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Bamboo Cicada: Traditional Toy
iOS
A little spin. A little joy. Play with a traditional bamboo toy, take a timed break, and try making your own WAH sound.
iOS 18.6
Bamboo Cicada: Traditional Toy
macOS
Bring a little play to your Mac. Spin a bamboo toy with your mouse or trackpad, take a timed break, and explore the WAH sound studio.
macOS 15.6
Everything included
Bamboo Cicada: Traditional Toy comes packed with everything you need to get more done.
Bamboo Cicada: Traditional Toy
Bring a traditional bamboo noisemaker to life on your screen. Drag the rod with your finger, gently move a supported device, or switch to Auto. Watch the bamboo cylinder swing on its string and hear its distinctive WAH sound. Bamboo Cicada turns a simple folk toy into a playful moment in your day.
• Choose touch, motion on supported devices, or automatic play. • Start in a hand-drawn bamboo grove under moonlight. The scene collection also includes sunny fields, willow trees, rain-washed eaves, and an evening tidal shore. • Explore three toy designs and four scene companions: a dragonfly, butterfly, swallow, and seagull.
Choose 3, 5, 15, or 25 minutes, or set a duration from 1 to 180 minutes. Pause, resume, or cancel your timer. On iPhone and iPad, widgets also let you check and control it. Reminder sounds depend on silent mode, Focus, notification permissions, and system settings.
Adjust the pitch, tempo, and number of repeats in the sound studio, then listen to the result. Saved custom sounds can be used for new timer reminders.
Basic play, the hand-drawn view, Moonlit Bamboo Grove, the original bamboo design, the dragonfly, the basic timer, and the default reminder sound are free. Adjusting and previewing sounds is also free. A one-time Lifetime Unlock in-app purchase adds the other scenes, designs, and companions, the 3D view, AR on compatible devices, and saving and using custom reminder sounds. AR requires an ARKit-compatible device and camera permission. You can also play on Apple Watch using the Digital Crown and wrist movements, and pause whenever you like. No rush. Just a little spin and a little joy.
Take a playful pause with a traditional bamboo noisemaker, reimagined for your Mac. Drag the rod with your mouse or trackpad and watch the bamboo cylinder swing on its string. Or choose Auto and let it spin on its own. Hand-drawn bamboo, moonlight, and fireflies set the scene for its distinctive WAH sound.
The collection includes Moonlit Bamboo Grove, Sunlit Countryside, Willow Reverie, After-Rain Eaves, and Evening Tidal Shore. Choose from three toy designs and four scene companions: a dragonfly, butterfly, swallow, and seagull. Hand-drawn and 3D views offer different ways to enjoy the toy.
Choose 3, 5, 15, or 25 minutes, or set a duration from 1 to 180 minutes. Pause, resume, or cancel your timer, with the default WAH sound available as your reminder. Sound playback depends on notification permissions, Focus, volume, and system settings.
Adjust the pitch, tempo, and number of repeats in the sound studio. Listen before deciding whether to save your creation for new timer reminders.
Mouse and trackpad play, Auto, the hand-drawn view, Moonlit Bamboo Grove, the original bamboo design, the dragonfly, the basic timer, and the default reminder sound are free. Adjusting and previewing sounds is also free. A one-time Lifetime Unlock in-app purchase adds the other scenes, designs, and companions, the 3D view, and saving and using custom reminder sounds. A small folk toy. A little room to play between tasks.
Lifetime Unlock — Unlock 3D, more scenes and ways to play.
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