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1bit

Dumb phone. Same phone.

You want the quiet of a minimalist phone without buying a second number, a brick, or a whole new life.

1bit is a black and white world on the iPhone you already have. Music, podcasts, maps, camera, notes, games. The essentials. Gloriously retro. On purpose.

The 1bit launcher on an iPhone: a split flap clock, today's reminders and a list of features, black on white.
Unlock to a list. That is the flex.

Keep the iPhone. Lose the chaos.

Drop the launcher widget on a black home screen, sweep the other pages away, and you unlock to words instead of a wall of icons. About ten minutes.

Instagram is still there if you need it. One swipe. The point is it is not staring at you every time you check the time.

The essentials, but make them fun

Podcasts you actually subscribed to. Music you own. Maps that get you there. A camera that shoots black and white pixels. Feeds that end. No algorithms recommending the next hit of dopamine.

It looks like it escaped a museum. Lean into it.

Breathe!

A photograph opened in 1bit: a snarling animal rendered in black and white pixels, with save and share actions below.

What is in here

Hate a row? Switch it off. The widget follows.

An iPhone home screen with black wallpaper carrying only 1bit widgets: a split flap clock, a camera button, today's reminders and podcasts, and the launcher list.
Ten minutes. New phone personality.

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Real questions

Wait, can an app actually replace the home screen?

Nope. iOS will not let anybody replace SpringBoard.

What you can do is put 1bit's launcher widget on a black page, ditch the other pages, and unlock to a list of words. About ten minutes. Your other apps are still in the App Library if you need them.

So how do I get the dumb phone setup?

Install 1bit, drop the launcher widget on your home screen, leave one page. Black wallpaper. Grayscale if you want the whole phone to match. A Focus that only lets favourites through.

Camera, maps, alarms, podcasts, music: they live in here. The Manual has the steps.

Do I lose my photos, calendar, or messages?

No. Nothing gets moved and nothing gets deleted.

Calendars, reminders and contacts are the real ones. Photos stay in Photos. Messages stay in Messages.

Can I still open Instagram when I need it?

Yes. Everything stays installed. Setup just takes the noise off the page you stare at all day. One swipe to the App Library and you are back in colour chaos.

Why is it black and white?

Colour is how a screen begs for your attention. Two colours ask for less, and they look incredible.

Every shade is a pattern of black and white pixels. Built that way from the first sketch, not a filter slapped on later.

Is there a feed in it?

Podcasts you subscribed to. Articles from sites you picked. Oldest first. Then they stop.

Nothing recommends the next thing. Nothing autoplays while you are putting on a jacket.

Does Spotify work?

Not in here. 1bit plays music you own: files over USB or AirDrop, FLAC included, plus the library already on your phone.

If your whole life is streaming, this music player is not for you yet.

Which iPhones?

Any iPhone on iOS 18 or later.

On iOS 26 alarms are real system alarms (they ring through Silent and Focus). Below that they are notifications, quiet on Silent. The rest of the app is the same.

Are you tracking me?

No. No account, no server of ours, no analytics, no creepy SDKs.

Sync, if you turn it on, goes through your own iCloud.

How much?

Price TBD. When it ships you get a free trial so you can live with it for a week or two before paying.

Watch Get it for the App Store link when it is live.

Get it

On the App Store soon. Free trial when it lands.

Coming soon

Download on the App Store