Changelog (March 21, 2026): Adaptive Mode, Redesigned Quiz Builder, and More

Big update today! The quiz builder got a redesign, Smart Review has evolved into something better, and the settings page finally makes sense.

Most of these changes came from the same realization: Blip's best features were buried too deep. Smart Review was powerful, but too many people never found it. Settings that mattered were lost in a scroll. The builder had the right options but the wrong hierarchy. This update is about surfacing the good stuff and getting out of your way faster. Here's everything that changed.

Adaptive Mode

Smart Review has been replaced by Adaptive mode. Same intelligence, but simpler interface and easier to find.

• Adaptive is now a toggle inside Study mode, not a separate mode you have to discover and select
• When enabled, Blip builds your session from five weighted signals instead of pulling questions at random:
  • Needs Work (questions you've flagged)
  • Previously answered wrong
  • Overdue (due for spaced repetition review)
  • Weak subjects (your lowest-accuracy categories)
  • Never seen
• Pro-only, enabled by default for new Pro subscribers

Quiz Builder

• Mode selector redesigned as visual cards. Study and Speed Challenge are now large, distinct cards instead of small buttons
• Adaptive toggle lives inside the Study card. Always visible, even when Speed is selected (dimmed). When Adaptive is on, the Study card shifts to a subtle animated gradient as a visual cue
• Additional settings moved into an accordion. Difficulty, Timer, Feedback, Answer submission, and Speed feedback are now collapsed by default. Core settings (mode, count, subjects, tags) stay front and center
• Subject and Tags filters are side by side on wider screens instead of stacked
• "Fill remaining with random" is now labeled "(Recommended)"
• Tooltips flip direction automatically if they'd get clipped at the top of the screen. Text is slightly smaller for better fit
• Adaptive tooltip explains what the mode does and lists all five selection criteria before you turn it on

Difficulty Labels

• Easy, Medium, and Hard labels now appear as color-coded pill badges throughout the app (quiz session, results screen, history, and marked questions) to help differentiate from other text

Marked Questions

• Full explanations added. The explanation panel now includes "Why the others are wrong" breakdowns, matching what you already see on the results and history screens
• Visual refresh. Question cards now sit on the page background instead of the surface color, making the ID, question text, and answer choices easier to read. The explanation panel keeps its subtle tinted background to stay visually distinct

Results Screen

• Full question text is always visible. Questions are no longer truncated. Since this is a review context, the full question is shown without needing to expand anything

Settings

Settings are now organized into three tabs: Account, Quiz Defaults, and Appearance.

• Quiz Defaults mirrors the quiz builder exactly. Mode cards, question count presets, Adaptive toggle, and the additional settings accordion all look and behave identically. Set your preferences once, they pre-load every session
• Appearance redesigned with theme cards. The dropdown is gone. All 13 themes are displayed as visual cards showing actual colors (background, surface, accent, correct, incorrect), grouped into Dark, Light, and High Contrast
• Default themes renamed to "Blip Dark" and "Blip Light"
• New toggle: Greetings & quotes. Turn off motivational messages on the quiz builder if you'd rather skip straight to drilling. On by default

Analytics

• Badges moved from Settings to Analytics. New tab layout: Analytics + Badges. Makes more sense alongside your performance data
• Both free and Pro users have access to the Badges tab

Post-Quiz Summary

• Adaptive sessions show a "Why these questions" breakdown after every quiz: how many were flagged Needs Work, previously answered wrong, overdue for review, never seen, and your weakest category if applicable
• The breakdown uses the same accent-to-correct gradient as the Adaptive toggle
• "Previously missed" renamed to "previously answered wrong" throughout the app (strictly means questions you got wrong, not skipped)
• Free users see a teaser version explaining what they'd get with Pro

All changes are live now. Feedback? Use the Send feedback button on the quiz builder or summary screen, or find us on Discord.

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