What is new at BE PLUS
Launches, updates and the security news that matters to anyone who runs a website or an app. Newest first.
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iPhone Duo is on sale, and BomberzBoard is ready
Apple's first foldable iPhone went on sale on 23 October. BomberzBoard was ready on day one, with both boards across the hinge and a clock on each side.
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PHP fixes two critical vulnerabilities in every supported version
PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35 fix two flaws that let an attacker run code on a web server without logging in. PHP 8.1 and older get no fix.
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Node.js fixes ten vulnerabilities in versions 22, 24 and 26
Node.js 22.23.4, 24.22.1 and 26.12.1 fix ten vulnerabilities, four rated High. Node.js 20 and 25 get no fix.
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BomberzBoard now plays in landscape on iPad
BomberzBoard 1.0.11 turns with your iPad. In landscape, its screens open side by side, like a book.
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Vault 1.0.2: encrypted details and an optional passcode
After a security review we ran ourselves, Vault now encrypts item names, types, sizes and dates, and adds an optional passcode of its own.
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BomberzBoard is ready for iPhone Duo
BomberzBoard 1.0.10 shows both boards across the hinge of iPhone Duo, plays half-folded like a laptop and gives each side its own clock.
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The BomberzBoard site now speaks nine languages
bomberzboard.com now has its own pages in each of the game's nine languages, and the privacy policy and terms are translated too.
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Metadata Cleaner arrives on Google Play
Our first utility app on Android. Metadata Cleaner shows what a photo, video or PDF hides and removes it on your device, before you share.
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BomberzBoard 1.0.8 and 1.0.9: tournaments and Evasion
Two updates in two days: tournament schedules and big brackets read round by round, then an Evasion power that keeps a moved plane hidden.
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BomberzBoard is now in more than 170 countries
Our real-time aerial grid duel is now available in more than 170 countries, on the App Store and on Google Play.
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Apple unveils iPhone Duo
Apple's first foldable iPhone opens into a larger display. Pre-orders start on 16 October and it goes on sale on 23 October, with iOS 27.1.
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BomberzBoard arrives on Google Play
Our real-time aerial grid duel comes to Android, first in Ireland, Romania and New Zealand, with achievements in Google Play Games.
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The Catchy games now read every task out loud
All four Catchy games now say each task out loud, on the device, and parents can pick any of nine languages in the app, behind the parental gate.
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CatchyLetters completes the Catchy family
CatchyLetters, four gentle alphabet games for little learners, joins CatchyShapes, CatchyNumbers and CatchyLogic on the App Store.
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Metadata Cleaner removes what your files hide
Metadata Cleaner shows the location and other hidden data inside photos, videos and PDFs, and strips it on your device before you share.
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Four utility apps in nine days
Product Studio, Scan & Organize, Vault and Voice Recorder reached the App Store between 23 and 31 July. Four focused tools for everyday jobs.
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Privacy Report shows what your apps track
Privacy Report: App Trackers turns the App Privacy Report that iOS already keeps into a dashboard you can read, entirely on your device.
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CatchyNumbers and CatchyLogic, our first games as BE PLUS
Two new learning games for little ones, CatchyNumbers and CatchyLogic, are on the App Store. They are the first games BE PLUS released as a company.
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BomberzBoard begins its test launch on iOS
BomberzBoard, our real-time tactical duel on a grid, is out on iPhone and iPad in Ireland and New Zealand, with Romania the next day.
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CatchyShapes gets a new look and nine languages
CatchyShapes comes back with the look of the Catchy family and is now in nine languages, picked automatically from the phone's language.
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The team behind CatchyShapes and Light Ahead becomes BE PLUS
On 16 June 2026 the team behind CatchyShapes and Light Ahead became a company: BE PLUS S.R.L., a software studio in Bucharest. Be more.
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Light Ahead: Dungeon Run is out on iPhone
Our premium pixel-art dungeon crawler is on the App Store. Light every torch, slip past the monsters and find the way out. No ads, no in-app purchases.
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CatchyShapes, our team's first game, is on the App Store
CatchyShapes, a calm game of shapes, colors and first words for little ones, is out on iPhone and iPad. It is our team's first game.
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