Etched.

Etched.

Don't stop reading

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  • Released
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  • July 12, 2026
  • September 9, 2026
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Don't stop reading. When a sentence moves you, just take a photo and keep reading. Later, in your own time, you transcribe it by hand — one character at a time. And when the day ends, you return to that sentence and reflect on it. No competing, no scoring. Your words stay with you. ■ A day with Etched · Capture — save a sentence with a single photo. You never have to stop reading. · Etch — later, type it out yourself, by hand, slowly. · Reflect — at the close of the day, return to the sentence and write what it meant. Each step can be done anytime, or skipped. Etched never rushes you. ■ When you want to share Reading, in the end, may be a way of connecting with someone. A sentence that stayed with you can become a single card — quietly shared, only when you wish. Not to show off, but to pass on what you felt. ■ What Etched leaves out · No streaks, no badges, no points. · No stats, no rankings. · No notifications designed to pull you back. Etched doesn't measure time spent in the app. It measures how quickly you return to your book. ■ Our promise · No subscription — one purchase, forever. · No ads. No account. No tracking. · Every record stays only on your device, and is never sent anywhere. Read slowly. Keep deeply. — Etched
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What's New in Etched.

2.0.0

September 9, 2026

Widget is now available ! · Add the "Etch a Line" button to the Lock Screen or Control Center — the camera opens without unlocking (iOS 18 and later) · Lines captured from the Lock Screen are saved automatically the next time you open the app · On devices with an Action Button, the capture action can be assigned there as well · On iOS 16–17, a circular Lock Screen widget opens the camera directly · When the free limit is full, Lock Screen captures are held and activated automatically, oldest first, as space becomes available

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