# Ruten — A planet to gaze, time to flow

> A planet to gaze, time to flow (iPhone/iPad app by Daisaku Seto.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ruten/id6763751678 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Daisaku Seto](https://appshunter.io/developer/1889853807)
- Category: Lifestyle, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 5 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-27
- Data updated: 2026-07-10
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ruten/id6763751678/reviews.md

## What is Ruten?

RUTEN — drifting life and time

A small planet, viewed from space.

On a sphere, six lineages of life live within their own food chain.
Closer to red: stronger, more predatory.
Closer to blue: more numerous, gentler.

Pillars of light (lifestreams) rise from continents, where life springs forth.
At the center floats the era, lunar month, solar term, and a kanji-numeral clock.
Occasionally, a meditation bell in a Japanese pentatonic scale chimes "pohn" (optional).

>Modes
・Ranman — vivid blue Earth, abundant life darting and fleeing
・Wabi-Sabi — a translucent skeletal planet, sparse life walking quietly

＞Features
・Tap a creature to mark it as your favorite — it becomes immortal
・Home Screen widgets (small/medium/large) for daily seasonal notes
・Quiet notifications on each of the 24 solar terms (optional)
・Japanese / English

＞Philosophy
Heraclitus's "everything flows" meets Kamo no Chomei's "the river flows ever onward":
two voices a millennium apart, placed on the same sphere.

This app accomplishes nothing.
It is a place to gaze, and surrender to the flow.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Drop | $0.99 | one-time |
| River | $2.99 | one-time |
| Great River | $6.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-04-27

No release notes.

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All apps by Daisaku Seto: https://appshunter.io/developer/1889853807

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