Hasta La Ideas

Who needs iCal when Muji Calendar promises more legibility? Or Adobe Ideas, if MUJI Notebook picks up the slack with handwriting recognition and different paper grids? Or a calculator, clock, weather display, or a currency converter, when you’ve got MUJI to GO?

Yes, MUJI, the darling of design lifestyle brands, has just launched three apps for the iPad and iPhone. We haven’t had our hands on them for very long, but if they’re anything like all the other Muji products we own and love, we won’t be disappointed.

The launch is timely; we were just wondering how the famously “non-branded”brand’s simple treatment of everyday life would translate to the consumption and production of digital information. These apps may provide a partial answer, though like any new product, there will be kinks. No biggie&mdashlin true MUJI form, the apps are free or very nearly—the Notebook app coming in at $3.99.

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