minutiae: Real Life

minutiae: Real Life

Daily unscripted moments

9K ratings
1288 reviews
Free
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • March 12, 2017
  • September 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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User reviews

Love it!

I love everything about the Minutiae app—the brief window to take the photo and the black square you get if you miss it. It has shown me that I’m not always on my phone, as I’d suspected. But when I hear that little Morse code alert, I grab my phone and photograph whatever is in front of me. I’m always delighted when I hear it.
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Great idea; bad execution

This is fun; could be great fun if it worked properly or if some changes occurred. I do not get notifications daily; it's very sporadic. Also, don't like that you can't go back to look at any of the photos. Once you leave, that's it, you never see again unless you but the book, but who knows if I want to buy the book, if I can't refresh my memory at what I'm missing at the end of the year. At this time I'm not willing to pay for services or books but maybe in the future.
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Wonderful memory jogger

I have received my first record. Reviewing it brought back so many memories. Little snippets from my every day life and from big moments. It tells a story of my everyday with little to know effort on my part. I am looking for to my next book.

cute!

I love the anticipation of when a notification might come to snap my moment. I’m also excited to see my life “come together” at the end of with the purchasable items. Such a fun, non pushy way to share bits of yourself.

Love this App

I get genuinely excited every day for my minutiae moment and I’ve been using it for 8 months now.
I love seeing what someone else in the world is doing at the exact same time as me, gives a weird closeness no matter where in the world they are!

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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Notifications not working consistently

Bug

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.