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Everything we've added to AhaBulb, newest first. Got an idea? Tell us.

Codes show their price before checkout

October 13, 2026

  • See what your code does: Type a code on the subscribe page and every plan now shows its price with the code, so you can see right away which plans it makes free.

Fixes from a full site check

October 13, 2026

  • Course links work every time: Opening a link to a course now always takes you to that course, even if it's already in My courses.
  • Faster game: The game now loads only the jokes for the course you're playing, so it starts faster on slow phones.
  • Small phones and screen readers: The top bar fits on small phones, and screen readers now read your score, your streak and whether you got the answer right.
  • Shared badge walls load: Links to a friend's Merit Badge Wall now show their badges.

Companions, unlock a test with coins, and Olivia, the AhaBulb octopus

October 13, 2026

  • Finish a course, get a companion: Learn every card of a course and its companion joins you: a plane for Pilot, a puppy for Dog Owner, a big rig for CDL and more. It stands beside your avatar. Learn a test's 50 free cards for the low-poly version.
  • Unlock a test with coins: Spend coins to open the rest of one test for good: every card, its certificate and the gold medal. Kids can do it too. Your score never goes down.
  • Olivia, the AhaBulb octopus (Super Learner): Finish any 8 different courses with 50 or more cards each, every card learned, and Olivia, the AhaBulb octopus, becomes your companion. It is the top goal in the game. Your badge wall shows how close you are.

Send us your ideas from Ask AhaBulb

October 13, 2026

  • Suggest an improvement: Got an idea to make AhaBulb better? Open Ask AhaBulb and tap Suggest an improvement. You can also just ask, like "Can you add a timer?", and send it with one tap.

Timed practice exams and more for members

October 13, 2026

  • Timed practice exams: AhaBulb members can take any test in its real format: the real number of questions, a countdown and the real pass mark. Then see your score by topic, every miss explained, and a readiness score.
  • The first 50 cards of every test are free: Everyone plays the first 50 cards of every test. Members get every card of every test and the certificate. AhaBulb Everyone and AhaBulb Kids are always free.
  • Make a Deck every day: Members can make a new deck every day. Free accounts make one a week.

Merit Badge Wall, coins and the avatar shop

October 13, 2026

  • Earn coins as you learn: Every point you score is also a coin, including all the points you already have. Spending coins never lowers your score or rank, and coins can't be bought.
  • The avatar shop: Spend coins on hats, glasses, scarves and backgrounds for your avatar. Try anything on first, then buy exactly what you pick.
  • Your Merit Badge Wall: Show off your score, cards learned, days played, finished tests and badges, with your avatar in its gear. Share it with a picture and a link.

19 new courses: world travel, three languages, sports and the ASVAB

October 13, 2026

AhaBulb memberships and Founding Members

October 12, 2026

  • Become a Founding Member: The first 100 subscribers get AhaBulb free for life, and subscribers 101 to 500 pay half price for life. The Subscribe page counts the spots down live.
  • Schools: the first 20 are free: The first 20 schools get AhaBulb School free for life, and the next 80 pay half price for life.
  • Manage your membership: Your profile shows your plan and renewal date, with a button to change your card, see receipts or cancel.
  • Terms of service: Plans, renewals, founder offers, the 14-day refund and the fail guarantee, in plain words.

Search, Ask AhaBulb, AhaBulb Drive mode and 30 new courses

October 11, 2026

  • Search every card: Find any card by section, category and topic, then narrow it to a course or a level. Play the cards you found as their own game.
  • Ask AhaBulb answers right away: Type a question and Ask AhaBulb answers from our cards and help pages. Still stuck? Send it to the AhaBulb team from the same box. Emergencies get the 911 and Poison Control numbers first.
  • Help pages: Short answers about signing in, kids and PINs, scores, streaks, certificates, study games and more.
  • AhaBulb Drive mode: The AhaBulb Driving Game: play any test with your ears. Each card and its answers are read out loud; after the beep, say A, B or C, or tap. Get it right and you hear a dad joke; miss it and you hear why. Your points count like they do in the game.
  • Answer out loud in the game: Tap the 🎤 button in the game to say your answer instead of tapping it.
  • 30 new courses: Pets (dog, cat, horse, bird, reptile, fish, small pet and backyard chicken owners), work and trades (electrician, HVAC tech, welder, woodworker, engineer, technology expert, AI expert, new business owner and founder), everyday life (homeowner, solar owner, dad, teen money, traveler, skier, angler, astronomer) and traveler phrases in Spanish, German, Portuguese, Japanese and Russian.
  • More cards for AhaBulb Everyone and AhaBulb Kids: Hundreds of new cards, each written by one AI, checked by a different one, and checked against its sources.
  • New store prices: Updated pre-order prices for the boxed game, AhaBulb Kids, printed test decks and AhaBulb gear. Pre-orders take no payment.

Certificates, Done for now, sounds and invites

October 10, 2026

  • Certificates: Learn every card of a test and get a certificate with its own check code, as a page and a PDF. Private health courses print on your device only.
  • Done for now: Stop any time to see this session's score, your progress on the whole test, and a picture you can share.
  • Daily Sprint: A timed race of the same 10 cards for everyone on a test that day, plus challenges you can send a friend.
  • Sounds: A sparkle when you are right, an uh-oh when you miss, and a fanfare every third in a row. Turn them off with the 🔊 button.
  • Invite friends: Share your invite link and get 10 points when a friend joins and plays.
  • Civil Air Patrol courses: Cadet and aerospace courses for CAP cadets.

Make a Study Game, jokes you vote on, and the store

October 9, 2026

  • Make a Study Game: Upload a study guide as photos or a PDF and get your own game to play and share with your class.
  • Two jokes per answer: Vote for the funnier joke, or send both to the Dad-a-base. The jokes players like best stay.
  • References and Challenge this answer: Every answer links to its sources. Think one is wrong? Challenge it and we check it again.
  • Continue with Google: Sign in with your Google account (13 and older).
  • Store pre-orders: Printable tests, expansion packs, printed decks and AhaBulb gear, all as pre-orders.
  • Scores and streaks screens: Tap the 🔥 or ★ at the top of the game to see your streak, your scores and your rank on every test.

Accounts, families and courses

October 8, 2026

  • Sign in with a code: No password: we email you a 6-digit code. Your score, streak and courses follow you to any device.
  • Families and kids: Kids under 13 get set up by a parent and sign in with a PIN. Kids are never emailed.
  • Courses: Study for a real test or a special topic: citizenship, pilot, drone, ham radio, boater, hunter, survival skills and more, each as its own course.
  • Leaderboard and birthdays: See the top players on the home page, and get a birthday bonus.
  • Free printable party game: Print the first 50 cards and play AhaBulb at the table.

AhaBulb is live

October 7, 2026

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