minutiae: Real Life

minutiae: Real Life

Daily unscripted moments

8.5K ratings
1247 reviews
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • March 12, 2017
  • August 1, 2026

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This app prompts users daily at a random minute to capture a single, unscripted moment. It encourages reflection on ordinary life and builds a personal archive of these fleeting experiences.

Daily random timed alerts
One-minute capture window
Explore own and stranger's moments
1440-day archive creation
Option to create a physical book
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August 1, 2026

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User reviews

Enjoyable

I love this project as I enjoy the having to be present during your capture time. One thing I do not enjoy is that more than half my pictures are black because I’m asleep. If there could be time zones that are included it would cut down on the blackout “pictures.”

Great concept, bad luck

I’ve had this app for several months now and it’s a great concept in theory. I even had multiple friends download it after the first week and made sure to set my notifications up to never miss an opportunity to snap a picture.
Unfortunately for me, which might just be my bad luck, I only ever got notified when I was on the toilet or in bed lol. Almost every single time. I travel, I explore, I go out in nature, I’m with my friends and yet my whole album after several months was full of pictures of my bedding, tv screen, and bathroom tile.
Again, truly could just be my horrible luck but you only get a certain amount of time to snap the photo and I’m not going to jump out of bed half awake, hit the lights and quickly find something to snap. Or rush my piss to sprint out of the bathroom for a good photo lol
Even more unfortunately, all the pictures I got paired with were the same exact thing. It seems when caught off guard with a few seconds to snap a picture most quickly choose the wall, a cup, the cupboard, the tv and so on. Which can be cool at first until it’s just….nothing really interesting?
It would be really cool if you could decide when to snap a photo, only allowed one photo per day, and then you got paired with someone else who had chose to take a photo around the same time maybe within the hour or so. Keeping the same photo album concept etc. the amount of absolutely beautiful views or fun adventures I experienced and I wished to the universe to get the notification because THIS, this is what I want to remember. This is want I want to pay for later down the line in a 5 year photo album. Not a collection of everytime I was half awake and had to pee.
Again cool concept, just fell short for me. Sorry!
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Love this app

I love this app. Aside from being fun, it’s my reminder to just stop and be present in a random moment. I especially love seeing who’ve I matched with - a little bit of human connection over a vast distance.

Used to be great

I used to love this app. but i haven't been able to load the app to take a photo in a WHILE. every time i get the notification and click on it. it crashes the app and doesn't allow me to
game a photo. pretty sad cause i've missed at least 30-40 photos due to this it's been glitched out. i almost want to restart at this point cause almost every photo is black.
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How joyful!

I love this app, being so creative to come up with the idea. Ty!!! I love my moments taking pics and then seeing others around the world. Pretty cool stuff! So refreshing

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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Notifications not working consistently

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Camera not opening properly

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Photos not uploading successfully

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Subscription issues

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Requested Features

6 requests

Longer notification window

Feature

Time zone or location-based notifications

Feature

Ability to view past photos

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Option to save missed moments

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Offline photo capture

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Ability to delete or edit photos

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FAQ

What is minutiae: Real Life?

minutiae: Real Life is an art project and an anti-social media app designed to help participants capture ordinary, unscripted moments of their daily lives. It prompts users at a random minute each day to take a photo of whatever is in front of them, fostering reflection on the value of these everyday experiences.

How does the daily capture process work?

Once each day, at a random minute, all participants globally receive a simultaneous alert. You have exactly one minute to open the app and capture the moment in front of you. After capturing, you have another 60 seconds to explore your own previous moments and those of one random stranger.

Is this app free to use?

No, this app operates on a subscription model. Your payment is charged to your iTunes account upon purchase confirmation, and subscriptions automatically renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

What happens to the captured moments?

Over 1440 days, the app creates a digital archive of all your captured moments. This archive serves as a long-term collaboration between the artist and participant, and there is an option to turn this archive into a physical book.

What is the purpose of this app?

The app aims to be a response to current social media trends, offering an anonymous alternative that focuses on documenting the 'in-between' moments of life. It celebrates the ordinary, retrieves forgotten memories, and acts as an automated self-portrait of your real life, uncurated and unfiltered.