SlowCards by slowtico

Coming soon to Android and iPhone

One card a day. One question that slows you down.

Each day you draw a watercolour card with a question for yourself. You turn it over, write down a thought, come back tomorrow. No rush and no pressure.

Draw a card

Google Play — soon App Store — soon

Free. In English, Spanish and Polish. Seven days of Plus to begin with.

Watercolour: an open window with a curtain and a pot of basil.

What do you let into your day when you open the window in the morning?

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A two-minute ritual

  1. first

    Draw

    One card a day. Wanting more is part of the idea: the next one is waiting tomorrow.

  2. second

    Turn it over

    On the back the question opens up: a few sentences, three deeper questions and a small step for today.

  3. third

    Pass it on or write it down

    Send the card to someone it made you think of. With Plus you can write a note next to it, and it stays on your phone.

The card up close

Every card has two sides. The front asks a single question. The back helps you stay with it a little longer.

Watercolour: an open window with a curtain and a pot of basil.

What do you let into your day when you open the window in the morning?

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Front

  1. The leaf mark Two small leaves at the top. That’s how you can tell it’s a SlowCards card.
  2. A handwritten question One sentence that makes you pause. Written to you, with no right or wrong answers.
  3. A watercolour One illustration per card, the same in every language. Always below the question, never behind it.

An open window

Rhythm of the day

Mornings rarely begin with us. More often they begin with a phone, a to-do list, other people’s business. And yet you get to choose what comes in first: light, quiet, the smell of coffee, or the whole world at once.

Look deeper

  • What usually enters your day first?
  • What would you like to let in more often?
  • What is sometimes worth closing the window on?

A small step for today

Tomorrow morning, before you reach for your phone, open a window and take five slow breaths.

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Back

  1. Title and path A short title, like the title of a poem, and the path the card belongs to.
  2. A short reflection Two or three sentences on why this question can matter. An observation, not a lesson.
  3. Look deeper Three questions, from the easiest to the deepest. You’re free to stop at the first.
  4. A small step for today One thing that takes ten minutes. Nothing to buy, nothing to tick off.

Try it: draw a card

This is what the daily ritual looks like in the app. Tap the deck, turn the card over, switch its language. The illustration stays the same.

Today

Hello

SlowCards by Slowtico

Tap to draw a card

In the app, one card is waiting each day, and up to five with Plus. Here you can draw as many as you like.

The ← → arrow keys move between cards.

Also in the app

  • Pass it on

    Turn any card into a picture with its question and send it to someone it made you think of.

  • Collection Plus

    The cards you draw are kept from day one. With Plus you can go back through all of them.

  • Favourites Plus

    Mark the cards you want to come back to with a heart.

  • A note with the card Plus

    Write down a thought next to the question. It stays on your phone and we never send it on.

Five hundred questions, ten paths

Presence, the rhythm of the day, home, memories, closeness, the self, longings, nature, boundaries, small joys. Plus editions for Christmas, the New Year and the turning of the seasons.

  • Presence & senses

    Sounds, scents, taste, touch and whatever you notice when you slow down.

  • Rhythm of the day

    Mornings, evenings, rituals and pauses: the pace of your day.

  • Home & objects

    Places, things with a story, order and what makes a home feel like home.

  • Memories & roots

    Childhood, family and everything that shaped you.

  • Closeness

    People, conversations, tenderness, solitude and being together.

  • Me & my selves

    The roles you play, what you show and what you keep to yourself.

  • Dreams & longings

    Desires, “someday”, courage and envy that sometimes points the way.

  • Nature & seasons

    Weather, light, plants and the cycles that return every year.

  • Time, work & boundaries

    Rest, hurry, “no” and “enough”.

  • Gratitude & small joys

    Everyday luxury, wonder and what is already here.

Special editions

Five editions for the special days of the year. More about them below.

  • Christmas
  • New Year
  • Days of closeness
  • First days of spring
  • Longest days of summer

Sample cards

Six cards from the deck, each in three languages. Pick a language, then a card: it will open in the simulation above.

Language of the sample cards

Editions for special days

A few times a year the deck changes for a little while. Editions tied to a date work like a calendar: card three waits for the third day.

  • Which ornament do you hang first every year, and why that one?

    1–24 December

    Christmas

    Twenty-four questions for the weeks before Christmas, one a day.

    The first window — The first ornament

    Advent calendar on the site

  • What would you like to do in these few days that have no name yet?

    27 December – 12 January

    New Year

    The days with no name between Christmas and January. Looking back without resolutions.

    The first window — The days with no name

  • Whose favourite tea, song or park bench do you know by heart?

    10–15 February

    Days of closeness

    Six days about small knowledge, tenderness and being close.

    The first window — Known by heart

  • Which colour have you missed most over the winter?

    18–25 March

    First days of spring

    The first warm days, a hunger for colour and everything that comes back after winter.

    The first window — Hungry for colour

  • What do you do in summer simply because the day refuses to end?

    19–26 June

    Longest days of summer

    The longest evenings of the year and the ease that arrives with the light.

    The first window — Because it’s still light

The same card on the same day for everyone. A window you missed opens whenever you like, a window ahead waits for its day.

Extra decks

Two decks made for talking, alongside the main deck. Draw as many cards as you like, or lay three of them out in “cards on the table” and pick the one that catches you most.

Each deck on its own

You buy each deck separately, once, and it stays with you. The extra decks are not part of Plus or of the seven trial days: anyone can buy them, with Plus or without. A code from a Slowtico workshop unlocks a deck too.

  • The Two of Us SlowCards
    Extra deck
    Deck back

    120 cards

    The Two of Us

    Questions that bring you closer instead of keeping score.

    Six paths Beginnings and memory · Everyday life together · Falling out and making up · Shared dreams · Tenderness and gratitude · Apart and together

    Coming soon

    Three cards of the demo setTap a card to turn it over. The language of a card is on the card.

    • What do you notice in me today that you couldn’t see at the start?

      The first lookBeginnings & memory

    • Which ordinary moment of our week would you keep forever?

      Our ordinary TuesdayEveryday together

    • Which small gesture of mine says the most to you?

      A small tendernessTenderness & gratitude

    You can preview it free in the app — 6 cards, one from each path. After that you buy the whole deck.

  • Family SlowCards
    Extra deck
    Deck back

    150 cards

    Family — for the whole family

    Questions for the whole family, from the little ones to grandparents.

    Six paths At the table · When I was little · Grandparents and roots · Our rituals · Dreams and courage · Laughter and play

    Coming soon

    Three cards of the demo setTap a card to turn it over. The language of a card is on the card.

    • Which meal from our home will you remember forever, and why?

      The best dinnerAt the table

    • What did an older person teach you without explaining a thing?

      A grandmother’s handsGrandparents & roots

    • What treasure has somebody here carried home in a pocket?

      Full pocketsLaughter & play

    You can preview it free in the app — 6 cards, one from each path. After that you buy the whole deck.

Cards on the table

Lay out three cards and choose one together. Ask the question of one other person, or of everyone at the table.

In the making

The next series we are working on, each one an extra deck of its own. The names are there; the dates are not yet.

  • Transitions
  • Friends
  • Body and breath
  • Work at your own pace
  • Parents of little ones
  • Little explorers
  • Out for a walk
  • Parents of teenagers
  • Shadow and light
  • Memory
  • Guest decks

A separate app for adults18+

The Two of Us at Night

A separate app for adults: one deck of questions about closeness between two people, outside the daily ritual of SlowCards.

See the app

A few more things

Small things that change the daily ritual.

  • A card in three languages

    A language button on every card switches the question to English, Spanish or Polish. Hold the question down and you see it translated into the language of the app.

  • Full screen

    The card opens to the whole screen, with nothing around it. Only the question is left.

  • Passing it on

    Turn any card into a picture with its question and the line “SlowCards by Slowtico · slowcards.art”.

  • The cards know the season

    A card about snow will not turn up in July. A question about first warmth waits for spring.

  • Notes when you change phones

    Plus notes stay on your phone, so before you change it you save them to a file and read them back on the new one.

  • Suggested workshops

    Suggested Slowtico workshops near you — chosen by distance and by the decks you have. In the free version and with Plus.

Free and Plus

The ritual is free and holds everything one day needs. Plus keeps a trace of it: the collection, favourites and notes. The extra decks are bought separately, apart from Plus.

  • Everyone starts with seven days of Plus — the collection, the favourites and the notes are open from day one.

  • The collection is kept from day one in the free version too, so the moment you move to Plus your whole history is already there.

The free version and Plus side by side
What you get Free Plus
The base deck 60 cards All 460 cards
Card of the day Yes Yes
The back: reflection, three questions, a small step Yes Yes
Card language and the translated question Yes Yes
Full screen and passing it on Yes Yes
Garden, widget and reminder Yes Yes
Calendar editions Yes Yes
Collection of the cards you drew Kept from day one Open
Favourites No Yes
Notes on your phone, with export and import No Yes
Draws One a day Up to five a day
Extra decks A paid add-on, bought separately A paid add-on, bought separately
Suggested Slowtico workshops Yes — by area and deck Yes — by area and deck

A garden that grows at your pace

Every card is a leaf for your little orange tree. Every seven days with a card, an orange ripens. A missed day takes nothing away: there are no streaks to lose here and no leaderboards.

A sprout in a pot A small tree in bloom A tree full of oranges

Three promises

  • Your thoughts are yours

    Plus notes stay on your phone, with you. We never send them to a server, and when you change phones you carry them over in a file.

  • A card on your home screen

    The widget works like a little stand for the card of the day. The reminder arrives at the time you choose.

  • Instead of a box of cards

    Ten times more questions than a paper deck, always with you and in three languages.

From a question to an experience

The card asks the question. A workshop helps you answer it.

SlowCards is made by Slowtico, a home for slow-living workshops: ceramics, yoga, forest bathing, calligraphy, all near you.

“Suggested Slowtico workshops near you” is a feature of the app: we choose them by distance and by the decks you have. They are in the free version and with Plus.

See Slowtico workshops

Your first card is already waiting

Draw a card

Google Play — soon App Store — soon