No subscription. No ads. No data collection. Buy once – use forever.

Paper Tunes started from a simple idea: those familiar sound books with the little buttons that play a melody when you press them – as an app. Lighter, with more pages, always at hand.

Each page shows an illustration in paper-cut style. One tap on the button – and a piece of classical music plays. Calm by design, without overstimulation. For parent and child together – not to be handed over and forgotten.

Paper Tunes is designed for shared use. Research shows that when parents engage with media alongside their child – commenting, asking questions, making connections – it can actually support language development. What matters most is not screen time alone, but how and with whom.

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3 books · 45 recordings

Three curated books with 45 handpicked pieces of classical music – from calm to dramatic, from playful to festive. Enough music for a long train ride. Enough variety for every evening on the sofa.

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Real music, carefully curated

All recordings are original performances of works by great composers – from Mozart and Bach to Tchaikovsky. Handpicked pieces, edited to a child-friendly length. Music that parents enjoy too.
Illustrations in paper-cut style

Each page features its own warm, original illustration. Crafted with care, designed for parent and child alike. Something you actually enjoy holding.
A shared experience

Paper Tunes is made for parent and child together. Open a page, look at the picture, tap the music. That's all there is to it.

Fully offline – no Wi-Fi needed after download
One-time purchase – no subscription, no hidden costs
No ads, no data collection
Child-friendly touch controls, optimised for tablets
From around 15 months
Available in English and German

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A note on screen time

Many parents wonder: is an app okay for my toddler? Research offers nuanced answers. Large longitudinal studies show that moderate, accompanied screen use has no measurably harmful effects on child development. What matters most are three things: how long, what content, and whether a parent is present.

Studies from NYU School of Medicine (Mendelsohn et al., 2010) and Chulalongkorn University (Supanitayanon et al., 2020) demonstrate that when parents talk and interact with their child during media use, potential negative effects are not just offset – shared media use can actually support language development.

Paper Tunes is made for exactly this: short sessions, calm content, no autoplay loops – and an experience that parent and child share together.

Paper Tunes by Tiny Notes Studio