# Stare: A Sitting Practice — for doing nothing, on purpose

> for doing nothing, on purpose (iPhone/iPad app by Bagawhey Solutions S.R.L.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stare-a-sitting-practice/id6808342324 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Bagawhey Solutions S.R.L](https://appshunter.io/developer/1859916102)
- Category: Lifestyle, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 13 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-15
- Data updated: 2026-10-09
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stare-a-sitting-practice/id6808342324/reviews.md

## What is Stare?

STARE gives you a reason to put your phone down, then gets out of the way.

Choose how long you want to sit. Place the phone so the rear camera faces whatever you were looking at. Nothing is photographed while you sit. When the time ends, STARE takes one picture of the view in front of you. Never your face. Keep it in a private diary or let it go.

Each stare becomes a small record of where your attention was. Add a short note, revisit your diary, and turn it into a print when you want something physical.

With friends, you can leave a moment for someone or ask them to sit with you. Their photographs meet after both people have taken time for themselves. Friends' stares arrive after your own, and the feed always ends.

STARE works without an account. Stare Pro adds sitting together, longer sittings, and full resolution diary prints.

The app is built around a few promises.

The feed is finite and ends.

Nothing is presented as new twice.

One reminder a day, and nothing else unless a friend asks to sit with you.

Time away, and changes in phone use as percentages.

No likes, views, counts, streaks, followers or leaderboards.

The front camera is never used. There are no ads and no tracking.

Terms of Use: https://stare.bitladssoftware.com/terms

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| stare pro, monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| stare pro, yearly | $9.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| stare pro, once for good | $13.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.7 — 2026-09-30

A little more clarity, with the same room to slow down.

- A warmer welcome to your first sitting. Start with two minutes, whenever you're ready.
- Choose “not now” when asked to sign in, and STARE will remember.
- Clearer descriptions of STARE Pro and its prices, with an option to try again if prices don't load.

### 1.0.6 — 2026-09-28

Moving or picking up your phone no longer pauses a sitting. This fixes a timer that could appear frozen while STARE was open.

### 1.0.5 — 2026-09-27

Your diary now has a quieter contact sheet, short notes for every photograph, and new ways to turn a month of stares into a print. Leaving a moment for a friend and sitting together are easier to find. This update also improves text legibility and accessibility throughout.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-09-24

Add a short note to each photograph and revisit it in your diary. Create beautiful diary prints with warm or night paper, flexible layouts, and PDF export. Friends and Stare Together are easier to find, with improved text legibility and accessibility throughout.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-19

Leave a moment for a friend. They can sit whenever they are ready; when they keep their photograph, your two views become one paired memory.

The paired reveal has a new look. The diary now offers a contact-sheet view, and a paired moment can become a portrait film to share when both people agree.

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