## Why we started again

Zen Melodies 2.5.0 is not a normal update. We rebuilt the app from the ground up. Every screen is new, and it all sits on a fresh foundation that replaces the old app, version 2.4.1.

Why start again? The old app had grown one feature at a time, and it showed. Small changes took a long time, and some parts no longer fit together well. A clean rebuild let us design the whole app around one simple job: helping you wind down and get to bed.

You'll notice the change as soon as you open it. The Home tab follows the seasons, with themes that change through the year, and you can set reminders that suit your day in settings. Everything else is a tap away.

Here's what's inside.

## Sleep Mode

Sleep Mode is the heart of the new app. Set your bedtime and your wake time, and Zen Melodies keeps them in view. Turn on the wind-down reminder, and you'll get a gentle nudge when it's time to put the day down and start getting ready for bed.

If you connect Apple Health, Sleep Mode also shows you last night's sleep. It's a quiet way to see how your nights are going, right next to the times you chose. Connecting Health is up to you.

## Breathe

Breathe is a new place for guided breathing. Pick a session, such as Box Breathing, and let the glowing orb on screen guide each breath in and out. There's nothing to count in your head and nothing to remember. You just follow along.

When you finish, you'll see your stats for the session. It's a small, kind way to notice the time you've given yourself. Breathe fits well right before bed, but it's there any time the day feels loud.

## Sound Studio

Sound Studio is where you build your own soundscape. Layer sounds, music and brainwaves into a single mix. Try a gentle sound with some music underneath, or add brainwaves for a steady background. Keep what you like, change what you don't, and play it back whenever you need it.

Once a mix is playing, the player stays on screen wherever you go in the app. You can check Sleep Mode or browse your Library, and your mix keeps going, with the controls always close at hand.

## Library

Library keeps the things you come back to in one place. Your saved mixes live here, along with your favourites and your playlists.

Save a mix you like in Sound Studio, favourite the ones you love, and group them into playlists for different moments. Maybe one for falling asleep, one for reading, and one for a slow weekend morning. When you're tired, you shouldn't have to search. Your evening sound is right where you left it.

## Daily quotes

Each day brings a new quote to help you start or end on a calm note. If one stays with you, open the quote library to find more like it.

You can also turn a quote into a clean, simple image and share it. Send it to a friend who could use a quiet moment, or keep it for yourself.

## Your mixes came with you

If you used the old app, you don't need to rebuild anything. The first time you open 2.5.0, your saved mixes move across on their own. There's nothing to export and nothing to copy by hand. Open the app, and your mixes are there, ready for tonight.

The new Zen Melodies is on the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zenmelodies-white-noise-sound/id1494477458) now. Update the app, set your bedtime, and let the evening slow down.

- Sleep Mode: bedtime and wake time, with last night from Apple Health
- Breathe: guided sessions with a glowing orb and stats
- Sound Studio: layer sounds, music and brainwaves
- Library: saved mixes, favourites and playlists
- Daily quotes you can share
- Your saved mixes move over automatically

The new Zen Melodies, rebuilt around your bedtime