The Tea House
Bowls and cups for slow mornings.
8 pieces
A 3D puzzle for iPhone and iPad
Break it. Mend it.
Make every crack golden.
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, so the breaks become the most beautiful part. In the game you smash a piece, gather its shards, and set them back one by one. Every crack you close fills with gold.
Coming soon to the App Store
See how it works
The idea
A repair you can see.
Instead of hiding the damage, kintsugi lacquers each crack with gold. Every mend is different, and so is every piece you keep.
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Break
Tap the piece and it shatters, a new way every time. The foot stays on the plinth; the rest falls into your tray.
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Mend
Drag each shard home by its curve, its pattern and its broken edge. Turn the pot to find the far side. Close calls glow warmer.
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Gild
Gold flows into every seam you close. When the last shard lands, the piece turns once in the light and joins your cabinet.
The museum
Six halls. Forty-eight pieces.
Walk from the Tea House to the Studio. Each hall has eight pieces to mend, from a five-shard tea bowl to a vase in twenty-five pieces.
Porcelain Hall
Cobalt on white, fired until it rings.
8 pieces
The Agora
Black on red, from the potters’ quarter.
8 pieces
Kiln Garden
Ash, iron and fire.
8 pieces
Tile Court
Stars and tulips in cobalt and coral.
8 pieces
The Studio
Modern shapes, bold glazes.
8 pieces
The first two halls are free. The other four open with a Patron membership, or one hall at a time.
Daily Break
One piece a day, broken the same way for everyone.
A new piece arrives every midnight. Mend it to keep your streak going, and see how your Game Center friends did with exactly the same break.
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A gentle reminder at the time you choose, if you’d like one. Patrons get a weekly streak freeze, and can mend any day they missed.
Seam finishes
Choose the metal in your seams.
Every seam you close earns gold leaf. Spend it on a hint when you’re stuck, or on a new metal for any piece in your cabinet.
IncludedGoldThe classic. Warm, bright, everywhere. 
300 gold leafSilverCool and quiet, like moonlight. 
600 gold leafRose goldA blush of copper in the light. 
1,000 gold leafPlatinumThe rarest. Pale and brilliant. PatronVermilion lacquerThe red of temple gates.
From the collection
A walk through the game.
Swipe or scroll along the wall.
Exhibit 1The lobbyYour latest mend, turning on its plinth.
Exhibit 2Mid-mendShards in the tray, gold in the seams.
Exhibit 3MendedStars for speed and first-try fits.
Exhibit 4The museumA path of plinths through each hall.
Exhibit 5Your cabinetEvery piece, with your own cracks.
Exhibit 6Up closeTurn it, read its story, view it in your room.
On iPad
Made for the big screen, too.
On iPad the pot gets the stage and the tray stands beside it. Every screen has its own iPad layout, in portrait and landscape.
Keyboard and pointer
Break, turn, peek and hint from the keyboard. Shards lift as the pointer passes.
In step with iPhone
Your cabinet and streak follow you through iCloud.
Widgets
Today’s piece and your streak, on the Home Screen and Lock Screen.
Made with care
Calm, by design.
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No ads. No timers to buy.
Play at your own pace. Zen mode even takes the clock away.
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Nothing collected
No accounts, no analytics, no tracking. Your progress stays on your devices.
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For every player
Full VoiceOver support, large text, Reduce Motion, and a “place a shard for me” action.
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A night gallery
A dark appearance for late-night mends, following your device or your choice.
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English and 日本語
The whole game, in English and Japanese.
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Game Center
Daily leaderboards with your friends, and achievements to earn.
Patron
Free to start. Become a Patron for the whole museum.
The Tea House, Porcelain Hall and the Daily Break are free, with no ads. A Patron membership keeps a small studio going and opens everything else.
- All four Patron halls: 32 more pieces
- Every seam finish, including vermilion lacquer
- The archive of past Daily Breaks
- A streak freeze every week
- Zen mode: no clock, no hurry
- Or buy any hall on its own, yours to keep
Monthly or yearly, with a free week on the yearly plan for new members. Cancel any time in your Apple Account settings.