# Kanso - Minimal — One photo a day. Let it go.

> One photo a day. Let it go. (iPhone/iPad app by Yutaro Kawahara.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kanso-minimal/id6798272712 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yutaro Kawahara](https://appshunter.io/developer/6776284160)
- Category: Lifestyle, Photo & Video
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 29 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-08-13
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kanso-minimal/id6798272712/reviews.md

## What is Kanso?

Just one a day.

Kanso - Minimal places today's photo on a sheet of washi paper, lets you add a word, and then lets it go.
It is not made for collecting photos. It is made for letting them go.


- A DAY, IN FOUR STEPS

1. Take or choose
   Shoot right there, or pick a single photo from your library.

2. Compose
   Choose the shape (square, circle, rectangle), the paper, and the tone.
   Few choices, so there is little to hesitate over.

3. Write
   Add one line. With the keyboard, or by hand with your finger.
   Three pens - fountain, brush, pencil - and five inks.
   Write slowly and the line thickens; sweep quickly and it breaks into dry-brush marks.

4. Let go
   The card drifts away on the wind, and only empty space remains.


- YOU DECIDE WHAT STAYS

Before letting go, you can save the card as an image or share it.
Do nothing, and nothing remains.


- THE HOLDING PLACE

Not sure yet? Set a card aside for later.
Sort into Discard, Give, Sell, or Undecided, and decide another day.


- iPAD AND APPLE PENCIL

On iPad, a canvas lets you draw directly on the paper.
Line width follows pressure, and quick strokes break into dry-brush marks.
Once Apple Pencil is in use, finger touches are ignored, so you can rest your hand.
Turn the device sideways and the card becomes a picture diary - photo on the left, words on the right.


- KOYOMI - A ONE-TIME PURCHASE

For the days you do want to keep.
After you unlock it, every card you let go stays quietly in a calendar on your device.
You can also choose a past date and fill in that day after the fact.
It also lets you hide the date in the lower-right corner of a card, and adds four
watercolor washi papers: Blossom, Mist, Leaf, and Wisteria.

One payment, not monthly or yearly.
Cards you let go before purchasing are not restored.


- EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE

Your photos and your words are never sent anywhere.
No account to create, and no analytics of any kind.
Your original photos in the library are never modified.


Japanese / English
iPhone and iPad

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Koyomi | $3.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-08-21

Improvements to handwriting.

• Tapping "Handwrite" above the keyboard now opens the full handwriting screen right away, with a slider for size. What you write is placed on the paper, where you can move and resize it freely.
• You can now tap the paper to add a word anywhere before you finish your card.
• Added an eraser to the iPad canvas. Double-tap your Apple Pencil to switch between the brush and the eraser.
• Fixed a bug where a saved or shared landscape image could occasionally come out in the wrong shape.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-14

Improvements to handwriting.

• Tapping “Handwrite” above the keyboard now opens the full handwriting screen right away, with a slider for size. What you write is placed on the paper, where you can move and resize it freely.
• You can now tap the paper to add a word anywhere before you finish your card.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-08-13

No release notes.

## More apps by Yutaro Kawahara

- [Kanso - Zen Focus](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kanso-zen-focus/id6776284158)

All apps by Yutaro Kawahara: https://appshunter.io/developer/6776284160

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