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Six quiet apps,
together.
The Paperback Collection is a set of single-purpose iOS apps with a shared paperback aesthetic — warm cream paper, serif typography, restrained motion. Each app does one thing well and gets out of the way.
No subscriptions. No notifications. No streaks. No analytics. No accounts. Each app is paid once and yours forever, like a small book.
i.The apps
- Tallies a quiet habit tracker App Store →
- One Line in Time a line a day, a book in time App Store →
- A Spell of Work a quiet focus timer App Store →
- A Deep Breath breathe a book, page by page App Store →
- A Place Recalled capture a place, return to it later App Store →
- Until Arrival for the people you wait for App Store →
ii.What they share
iii.Common questions
What is the Paperback Collection?
Six quiet, single-purpose iOS apps from sthreelabs — Tallies (habit tracker), One Line in Time (journal), A Spell of Work (focus timer), A Deep Breath (breathing), A Place Recalled (ambient field recordings of meaningful places), and Until Arrival (a quiet flight tracker for the person at home). Each app does one thing well, with no notifications, no streaks, and no engagement loops.
Are the apps free or paid?
Most apps are $2.99 one-time on the App Store. The first four — Tallies, One Line in Time, A Spell of Work, and A Deep Breath — are also available together as a $7.99 App Store bundle, four dollars off the individual prices. A Place Recalled is sold individually for $2.99. Until Arrival is $4.99 individually, priced higher because it relies on a paid real-time flight-data feed. Both will join the bundle in a future update. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads. You buy them once and own them.
Do the apps collect data?
No. All apps process data on-device, sync via your private iCloud account, and use no third-party SDKs, no analytics, and no telemetry. There is no account to create.
Do they work without an internet connection?
Yes. The apps work fully offline. Internet is only needed for optional iCloud sync between your own Apple devices.
What is the paperback aesthetic?
All Paperback Collection apps share a visual language inspired by paperback books — warm cream paper backgrounds, serif typography, restrained motion, and a quiet feel. Each app is its own object, but they rhyme as a family.
iv.The collection together
The first four apps — Tallies, One Line in Time, A Spell of Work, and A Deep Breath — are available as a single App Store bundle. $7.99, four dollars under the price of buying each individually.
A Place Recalled ($2.99) and Until Arrival ($4.99) are currently sold individually. They will be added to the bundle in a future update.
Made quietly by sthreelabs.