Remnants: Places Time Machine
Quiet voices, left in place.
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Drop a whisper at a real-world spot. Strangers find it when they walk past. Seal a time capsule. Open it years later, at the exact place you left it.
Remnants is a field journal for the places you've stood.
Three kinds of remnants you can leave at any spot in the world.
WHISPERS
A short text or voice note pinned to a coordinate. Anyone within ten metres hears it as they walk through. Drop a thought, a memory, a warning, a recommendation. Yours come back when you return.
ECHOES
A cinematic photo card stamped with the spot, the date, and a fragment of found-poetry. The film grain and amber wash give every echo the feel of a postcard from a place you can't quite remember the name of.
TIME CAPSULES
Seal a message at a spot you care about. Pick when it opens — an hour, a year, a decade. Walk back when the hourglass empties. Optionally bury an echo inside it. The only way to write to your future self at a specific place.
SHADOW MODE
Want to listen first? Enter as Shadow. No account, no email, listen-only. Step out of the shadows whenever you're ready.
WHY REMNANTS
Most apps treat places as a database. Remnants treats places as memory — layered with the voices of strangers and yourself. Walk past, listen in. Drop a fragment for the next person.
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Quiet voices, left in place.
Remnants is built around your privacy. No advertising. No analytics. No third-party trackers. Sign in with a one-tap email link or Sign in with Apple. Full privacy policy: https://remnants.naderhosny.com/privacy
Requires location access for the drop-and-listen feature. The app uses your GPS to surface whispers at the spot you're standing on and to notify you when you walk into the radius of a remnant left by someone else. You can disable location at any time in Settings.
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A better version of Remnants.
The map waits for you now, instead of guessing where you might be.
Echoes return your gaze sooner.
And the path opens to a few more walkers who stood at the edge.
The developer, Mohamed Magdy, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Mohamed Magdy
- Size
- 14.4 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Contains
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © 2026 Nader Hosny