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A totally new nostalgia-fueled minimalist phone experience. It's your old mp3 player, brick phone, and digicam all rolled into one fresh package
You know that feeling. Headphones on, lying in the grass, just you and your music with no distractions. Those ten minutes on the bus with the snake game on your T9 keypad. Blocky photos you took with your first digicam. That is 1bit.
We think the early 2000s got something right. Not just nostalgia. A clear head. No algorithm waiting when you only meant to check the time. No doomscrolling. We don't block apps, we just give you a more fun one. You keep your banking app and your transit pass, all available when you need them. Get the dumb phone experience without buying a second phone that you will put down as soon as you get tired of its limitations.
This is the digital detox you never have to quit.
WHAT IT IS
A gloriously retro phone experience in two colors. Black and white, one grid, every shade a dither pattern on a screen that never pretends to be anything else. Put the launcher widget on your home screen and each row opens into a quiet world with nothing in it pulling you back.
WHAT IS INSIDE
• Music. Add files or play from your library. Gapless, a real peak meter, an optional tactile wheel like your favorite mp3 player had.
• Podcasts. Search, subscribe, queue, download, sleep timer. Stream them or download them.
• Web. Addiction-proof browsing. One page at a time, no tabs. Block ads and scripts. 1bit images or none at all. No videos at all.
• News. Old school RSS reader. Only the feeds you picked, in publish order, plus a read-later shelf.
• Camera. A 1-bit viewfinder that develops into black and white film when you save to your camera roll.
• Maps. A drawn map, search, saved pins, route guidance. No frills.
• Phone and text. Classic dial pad. Your contacts, favorites, and a record of every call you made from here.
• Calendar and reminders. Your real calendars and lists.
• Notes and voice memos. Plain text in a folder over USB.
• Clock. Alarms, timer, stopwatch with Live Activities.
• Games. Solitaire, minesweeper, snake on a drawn keypad, brick breaker on the wheel.
• Widgets. Launcher, clock, today, and a great big shortcut button to any feature you use the most.
Switch any section off in settings. It stays off.
WHY IT FEELS DIFFERENT
Nothing here makes up reasons to pull you back. No algorithms trying to learn who you are. No notifications to tickle your dopamine. News ends. Music stops when the album ends. The browser will not autoplay video at you. Alerts stay off until you turn them on.
Pick a retro font. Pick a size. Day, night, or following the sun.
SETTING UP
The guide is in the app. Pop our widgets on the home screen, tuck everything else away, black wallpaper, grayscale with a triple-click to bring color back. Ten minutes.
YOUR DATA
We don't like having our data harvested so we don't collect yours. No account. No server. No analytics. No third-party SDK. Sync uses your own iCloud if you want it.
WHAT YOU NEED
An iPhone running iOS 18 or later.
THE PRICE
Free for fourteen days, everything unlocked. Then one purchase, once. No subscription. Nothing else to buy.
Love this concept and this reminds me of the good old days when tech was pure fun. I love the maps and web app specifically for that nostalgic recall of reading the article in a ‘typewriter-esque’ visual.Few suggestions, can you add features such as ad-blocker and also the ability to remove the bottom and top menu to gain more real estate when reading in the web app, even read mode does not offer full screen text I believeCan we add more apps to the list or array as a pointer to apps outside of 1bit apps if possibleCustomize 1bit maps units from KM to Miles.Add 1bit weather app.Possibly also arrange apps (1bit + external apps), with the pixelated icons in addition to the list view. (not sure it it is already available and if I missed it, as I am just starting out and find ways around.)
Developer Response
Thanks for the review and the really great feedback. ❤️ Check out the latest version. Most of your wishes are there, including launching external apps, better browser experience, local maps units, and more. We’ll see about the weather app ;)
It’s Amazing !
CoquitoelCoqui
I genuinely really like the app. The look is super interesting, keeps the essentials and relatively easy to set up. I only had an issue getting my already downloaded music from my files into the app but other than that I’m really enjoying it!
Developer Response
Thanks for the review! ❤️ Glad you’re enjoying the app. The music import can be tricky, hope you got it working. Feel free to reach out if you need any assistance.
Great fun, and quite functional!
melyncora
Older millennials will appreciate the click wheel interface, newer generations will get to experience the magic of doing more with less.
Developer Response
I feel like I see myself in this review. ;)
1bit
@Marto58
Love the esthetic of this launcher, even on having a organizer; PDA, on your own smartphone is a plus for nostalgic reasons. Playing all around every corner to unlock the other easter eggs I read from the developer on Reddit.
Developer Response
Thanks for the review. Glad you’re enjoying the app. More Easter eggs to come 🤭
Thanks for using 1bit!
In this version we:
- Fixed some bugs
- Added a new retro game
Version 1.2.0
The developer, Nicholas Counts, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
Seller
Nicholas Counts
Size
16.7 MB
Category
Productivity
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
