Pentire guides

Plain-English writing about paint by stickers, turning your own photos into puzzles, and why calm puzzle games feel so good. Start anywhere.

What is a paint by stickers app?

The plain-language explainer: how numbered slots and sticker trays work, and how the hobby differs from paint by number and from a jigsaw.

Turn photos into puzzles

Step by step: how any photo becomes a sticker puzzle on your iPhone, which pictures cut well, and why it all happens on-device.

Pet photo puzzles

Make a puzzle from a photo of your dog or cat — what makes a good pet shot, and how one photo can become dozens of different puzzles.

Relaxing puzzle games for iPhone

Why no-timer, no-score puzzles calm you down, what to look for in a relaxing puzzle game, and how paint by stickers compares.

Paint by numbers vs. paint by stickers

Two similar-sounding hobbies, side by side: what each one asks of you, which is harder, and which suits the mood you're in.

Sticker puzzles for kids

Starter mode gives little hands 12 big chunky pieces — with no ads, no chat, no account, and full offline play.

A private, offline puzzle app

Why your photos never leave your phone, the complete list of what Pentire sends over the network, and four ways to verify any app's privacy claims yourself.

Try it yourself

Pentire is free to download, with 60 puzzles included and no ads. Turn your first photo into a sticker puzzle in about a minute.

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