diff --git a/lib/data/log_watch.dart b/lib/data/log_watch.dart
index be2b150..ba8091f 100644
--- a/lib/data/log_watch.dart
+++ b/lib/data/log_watch.dart
@@ -1,22 +1,38 @@
-/// A seeded stream over the note log's change events.
+/// A seeded, coalesced stream over the note log's change events.
 library;
 
 import 'dart:async';
 
-/// A stream that emits `compute()` synchronously when first listened to (the
-/// seed), then again on every event of [changes]. Seeding in `onListen` --
-/// rather than lazily in an `async*` body -- avoids a race where a write
-/// between `listen` and the first generator tick would swallow the initial
-/// snapshot.
+/// A stream that emits `compute()` when first listened to (the seed), then
+/// again after [changes] fires. Seeding in `onListen` -- rather than lazily in
+/// an `async*` body -- avoids a race where a write between `listen` and the
+/// first generator tick would swallow the initial snapshot.
+///
+/// Re-emits are coalesced: the first change of a burst arms one
+/// zero-duration timer and every further change before it fires is absorbed,
+/// so N back-to-back changes cost ONE `compute()` carrying the latest state
+/// instead of N full re-queries (each of which repaints the whole list).
+/// The timer fires on the next event-loop turn, so tests stay deterministic
+/// under `pumpEventQueue` and the widget tester's `pump`.
 Stream<T> watchLog<T>(Stream<void> changes, T Function() compute) {
   StreamSubscription<void>? sub;
+  Timer? pending;
   late final StreamController<T> controller;
   controller = StreamController<T>(
     onListen: () {
       controller.add(compute());
-      sub = changes.listen((_) => controller.add(compute()));
+      sub = changes.listen((_) {
+        pending ??= Timer(Duration.zero, () {
+          pending = null;
+          controller.add(compute());
+        });
+      });
+    },
+    onCancel: () {
+      pending?.cancel();
+      pending = null;
+      return sub?.cancel();
     },
-    onCancel: () => sub?.cancel(),
   );
   return controller.stream;
 }
diff --git a/lib/ui/app_route.dart b/lib/ui/app_route.dart
index 24aa534..ff373f8 100644
--- a/lib/ui/app_route.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/app_route.dart
@@ -1,28 +1,26 @@
-/// The one page route every screen is pushed with, on the shared motion tokens.
+/// The one page route every screen is pushed with.
 library;
 
-import 'package:design_system/design_system.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:todo/ui/motion.dart';
 
-/// A route for [builder]: fade plus a short rise over [AppDuration.slow],
-/// instant under the OS "remove animations" setting.
-Route<T> appRoute<T>(BuildContext context, WidgetBuilder builder) =>
-    _AppPageRoute<T>(
-      builder: builder,
-      duration: motionDuration(context, AppDuration.slow),
-    );
+/// A route for [builder] that switches screens instantly: no fade, no slide.
+///
+/// Without a GPU the desktop web build repaints the whole 4K canvas in
+/// software on every frame, so a 320 ms transition cost ~600 ms of main
+/// thread and a 260-300 ms frame stall on every tab switch and note open.
+/// The same instant switch applies on the phone. The context is unused but
+/// kept so every call site stays as it was.
+Route<T> appRoute<T>(BuildContext _, WidgetBuilder builder) =>
+    _AppPageRoute<T>(builder: builder);
 
 class _AppPageRoute<T> extends MaterialPageRoute<T> {
-  _AppPageRoute({required super.builder, required this.duration});
-
-  final Duration duration;
+  _AppPageRoute({required super.builder});
 
   @override
-  Duration get transitionDuration => duration;
+  Duration get transitionDuration => Duration.zero;
 
   @override
-  Duration get reverseTransitionDuration => duration;
+  Duration get reverseTransitionDuration => Duration.zero;
 
   @override
   Widget buildTransitions(
@@ -30,21 +28,5 @@ class _AppPageRoute<T> extends MaterialPageRoute<T> {
     Animation<double> animation,
     Animation<double> secondaryAnimation,
     Widget child,
-  ) {
-    final enter = CurvedAnimation(
-      parent: animation,
-      curve: AppCurve.decelerate,
-      reverseCurve: AppCurve.accelerate,
-    );
-    return FadeTransition(
-      opacity: enter,
-      child: SlideTransition(
-        position: Tween<Offset>(
-          begin: const Offset(0, 0.04),
-          end: Offset.zero,
-        ).animate(enter),
-        child: child,
-      ),
-    );
-  }
+  ) => child;
 }
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index be36ec2..3235a98 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ publish_to: 'none' # Remove this line if you wish to publish to pub.dev
 # https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html
 # In Windows, build-name is used as the major, minor, and patch parts
 # of the product and file versions while build-number is used as the build suffix.
-version: 1.0.69+1
+version: 1.0.70+1
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.12.2
diff --git a/test/log_watch_test.dart b/test/log_watch_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea34d33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/log_watch_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:todo/data/log_watch.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  late StreamController<void> changes;
+  late int computes;
+
+  setUp(() {
+    changes = StreamController<void>.broadcast(sync: true);
+    computes = 0;
+  });
+  tearDown(() => changes.close());
+
+  Stream<int> watch() => watchLog(changes.stream, () => ++computes);
+
+  test('the seed is emitted at once on listen', () async {
+    final seen = <int>[];
+    final sub = watch().listen(seen.add);
+    expect(computes, 1, reason: 'seeded inside listen, not on a timer');
+    await pumpEventQueue();
+    expect(seen, [1]);
+    await sub.cancel();
+  });
+
+  test(
+    'a burst of 5 changes yields one recompute carrying the latest',
+    () async {
+      final seen = <int>[];
+      final sub = watch().listen(seen.add);
+      for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+        changes.add(null);
+      }
+      expect(computes, 1, reason: 'nothing recomputed inside the burst');
+      await pumpEventQueue();
+      await sub.cancel();
+
+      expect(computes, 2);
+      expect(seen, [1, 2]);
+    },
+  );
+
+  test('changes after a flush start a new coalescing window', () async {
+    final seen = <int>[];
+    final sub = watch().listen(seen.add);
+    changes.add(null);
+    await pumpEventQueue();
+    changes.add(null);
+    changes.add(null);
+    await pumpEventQueue();
+    await sub.cancel();
+
+    expect(seen, [1, 2, 3]);
+  });
+
+  test(
+    'cancel drops a pending recompute and the change subscription',
+    () async {
+      final sub = watch().listen((_) {});
+      changes.add(null);
+      await sub.cancel();
+      await pumpEventQueue();
+
+      expect(computes, 1);
+      expect(changes.hasListener, isFalse);
+    },
+  );
+
+  test('each listener gets its own stream state', () async {
+    final a = <int>[];
+    final b = <int>[];
+    final subA = watch().listen(a.add);
+    final subB = watch().listen(b.add);
+    changes.add(null);
+    await pumpEventQueue();
+    await subA.cancel();
+    await subB.cancel();
+
+    expect(a.length, 2);
+    expect(b.length, 2);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/motion/motion_tokens_test.dart b/test/motion/motion_tokens_test.dart
index abfb46c..63d3937 100644
--- a/test/motion/motion_tokens_test.dart
+++ b/test/motion/motion_tokens_test.dart
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ double _barValue(WidgetTester tester) => tester
     .widget<LinearProgressIndicator>(find.byType(LinearProgressIndicator))
     .value!;
 
-Future<void> _pushPage(WidgetTester tester) async {
+Future<Route<void>> _pushPage(WidgetTester tester) async {
   late BuildContext ctx;
   await tester.pumpWidget(
     MaterialApp(
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@ Future<void> _pushPage(WidgetTester tester) async {
       ),
     ),
   );
-  unawaited(
-    Navigator.of(
-      ctx,
-    ).push<void>(appRoute(ctx, (_) => const Scaffold(body: Text('page')))),
-  );
+  final route = appRoute<void>(ctx, (_) => const Scaffold(body: Text('page')));
+  unawaited(Navigator.of(ctx).push<void>(route));
   await tester.pump();
+  return route;
 }
 
 void main() {
@@ -46,22 +44,20 @@ void main() {
     expect(offenders, isEmpty);
   });
 
-  testWidgets('a pushed page eases in over AppDuration.slow', (tester) async {
-    await _pushPage(tester);
-    await tester.pump(AppDuration.slow ~/ 4);
+  testWidgets('a pushed page is instant: no fade or slide', (tester) async {
+    final route = await _pushPage(tester) as PageRoute<void>;
+    expect(route.transitionDuration, Duration.zero);
+    expect(route.reverseTransitionDuration, Duration.zero);
+    // Fully visible and covering the old page after a single pump.
+    expect(find.text('home'), findsNothing);
     expect(find.text('page'), findsOneWidget);
-    final fade = tester.widget<FadeTransition>(
-      find
-          .ancestor(
-            of: find.text('page'),
-            matching: find.byType(FadeTransition),
-          )
-          .first,
+    final page = find.ancestor(
+      of: find.text('page'),
+      matching: find.byType(FadeTransition),
     );
-    expect(fade.opacity.value, inExclusiveRange(0, 1));
-
-    await tester.pump(AppDuration.slow);
-    expect(find.text('home'), findsNothing); // fully covered, route settled
+    for (final f in tester.widgetList<FadeTransition>(page)) {
+      expect(f.opacity.value, 1);
+    }
   });
 
   testWidgets('remove-animations: the page is there at once', (tester) async {