# Procedure Manuals Are Novels — Survive the IT Industry > Survive the IT Industry (iPhone/iPad app by Fuji Bit Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/procedure-manuals-are-novels/id6769402873 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Fuji Bit Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1874205957) - Category: Lifestyle, Utilities - Price: Free - Age rating: 9+ - Requires: iOS 13.0 · 41 MB - Languages: English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and 6 more - Released: 2026-05-15 - Data updated: 2026-06-25 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/procedure-manuals-are-novels/id6769402873/reviews.md ## What is Procedure Manuals Are Novels? "Procedure Manuals Are Novels" delivers one IT-industry maxim per day, dressed in the visual style of an ancient scroll: ink calligraphy, vermillion characters, gold-leaf accents. Maxim No. 1: "Procedure manuals are works of fiction." It is followed by one hundred and fifty-one more — including "The courage to simply say 'I don't know,'" "Eighty percent of work is absurdity and routine," and "Estimates are fantasy; invoices are reality" — 152 truths drawn from the absurdity, humor, and stubborn wisdom of life on the IT frontline. 【Key Features】 - Today's Maxim: open the app to receive the day's single maxim, presented full-screen with elegant ink-and-gold animation - Shuffled daily rotation: first launch shows Maxim 1; from then on, all 152 maxims appear in a non-repeating shuffle across a 152-day cycle - History: browse every maxim shown on days you opened the app - Favorites: tap the star to save the maxims that hit hardest - Browse all 152: swipe left or right on the home screen to flip through every maxim at any time - Rate on a 10-point scale: score each maxim from 1.0 to 10.0 in 0.5 steps. Votes are aggregated anonymously - Popularity ranking: see all 152 maxims ranked by average score in real time - Share: export the current maxim as a washi-style card image for messaging or social posts - Daily reminder: schedule a notification at the time of your choice to receive today's maxim - Sixteen languages: Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese (BR), German, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Russian, Italian, Turkish, Thai, Vietnamese — auto-switching with the device locale - Works offline: all 152 maxims bundled in the app 【Who It Is For】 - Software engineers, project managers, and salespeople in the IT industry - Anyone surviving consulting work, contracting, in-house development, or freelancing - Those who want a single sharp truth before opening their inbox each morning - Readers who prefer the unfiltered wisdom of the trenches over polished corporate platitudes 【A Note on Content】 This app contains expressions passed down within the Japanese IT industry, including self-deprecating, sardonic, and at times mature humor. All references concern workplace culture. [About Updates] New maxims are added from time to time, and existing entries may also be reworded or revised. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 4.2 — 2026-06-15 Version 4.2.0. The maxim collection has been expanded to a full 152 entries, with maxims 147–152 newly added. Server-side Firestore rules have been updated to accept the new ID range. Added a 10-point rating system (1.0–10.0 in 0.5 steps) for every maxim, plus a new "Popular" tab that ranks all 152 maxims by their global average score in real time. Voting uses Firebase anonymous authentication, so no personal information is required. Firebase Crashlytics and Analytics are now integrated for crash reporting and usage telemetry. ### 4.1 — 2026-05-30 Version 4.1.0. The maxim collection has been expanded to a full 146 entries, with the newly added "Watch the process, too" as Maxim 135. Server-side Firestore rules have been updated to accept the new ID range. Added a 10-point rating system (1.0–10.0 in 0.5 steps) for every maxim, plus a new "Popular" tab that ranks all 146 maxims by their global average score in real time. Voting uses Firebase anonymous authentication, so no personal information is required. Firebase Crashlytics and Analytics are now integrated for crash reporting and usage telemetry. ### 4.0 — 2026-05-22 Added a 10-point rating system (1.0–10.0 in 0.5 steps) for every maxim, plus a new "Popular" tab that ranks all 133 maxims by their global average score in real time. Voting uses Firebase anonymous authentication, so no personal information is required. Firebase Crashlytics and Analytics are now integrated for crash reporting and usage telemetry. ### 3.0 — 2026-05-20 Added 3 new maxims (now 133 in total), 4 new languages (Italian, Turkish, Thai, Vietnamese — now 16 in total), a Categories feature with 10 thematic groups, and user-defined tags per maxim. ### 2.1 — 2026-05-17 The daily reminder's title now follows your device language and renders correctly in all twelve supported languages. 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