The private family journal trusted with 240+ million memories. From bump to birthdays and beyond — save every photo, video and milestone in one safe place, beautifully organised by child.
NEW! Transform your memories into premium Photo Books you can hold forever — created effortlessly from your most-loved moments already in BackThen. Our most requested feature, minus the hassle.
WHY FAMILIES CHOOSE BACKTHEN
1. Private & secure — You control who sees what. No ads. No data-sharing. Ever.
2. Effortlessly organised — Photos auto-sorted by child on their own timeline.
3. Full resolution — We never compress your images. Your memories, kept at their best.
4. Timelapse magic — Watch how their face changes over time with our unique technology.
5. Photo Books & prints — Create premium keepsakes from the photos already in your app.
6. The whole family — Grandparents, aunts, uncles — everyone included on any device.
DESIGNED FOR EVERY STAGE
• Pregnancy Journal — Track bump photos, maternity moments & milestones
• Newborn & Baby Book — Document firsts, growth markers & everyday memories
• Growing Up — Build a lasting digital family album from year to year
SAVE & ORGANISE
• Auto-organise from any device — mobile or desktop
• Ordered chronologically from the moment you save — every photo and video in the right place
• Photos at full resolution, videos at any length, unlimited milestones including height & weight
• Each child gets their own timeline, viewed together or individually
• Find any moment with instant scroll or search by date
SHARE SECURELY
• Invite family and friends — you set their permissions
• Everyone gets notified when new memories are added
• 100% private — no ads, no data-sharing, no exceptions
LOOK BACK & ENJOY
• Unique timelapse technology shows how their face changes
• Fun sibling and cousin comparisons at the same age
• Auto-created highlights, flashback reels and animated stickers
PRINT YOUR FAVOURITES
• NEW: Premium Photo Books — beautifully laid out, printed to the highest quality
• Auto-created calendars, montages and prints from your favourite photos
• Available in the UK, US, Canada and Europe
• Printed locally using your original-resolution photos for the best results
TRUSTED BY MILLIONS
• From the team behind Lifecake — the original online childhood journal, founded in 2012
• Connecting families across 182 countries
• All devices welcome — iOS, email, web & other mobile platforms
TRY IT FREE
• 1GB free storage to try all features
• VIP subscription: £4.99 / $6.49 / €5.99 per month
• Nothing to lose — all your content returned if you choose to leave
Questions? support@backthen.app
Privacy: backthen.com/privacy
Terms: backthen.com/terms
Spammy push notification, collects too much personal data
nik.reiman
I’ve been using this app since it was called LifeCake. The app itself is great, but a few weeks ago it started spamming me with lame push notifications, even though I only have favorites enabled in the notification preferences. Also, the amount of personal data this app collects is alarming. Please explain or reduce!
Notifications are horrible
Loreer
It’s a nice app, but the spam you get from the app is horrible. I have turned off all notifications, yet I still receive an email from every comment on a photo in the app. Even unsubscribing from the emails doesn’t do the trick. How do I get rid of these annoying emails?!
Impossible de se connecter
Hompsoise
Je ne suis pas calée en informatique et ne parle pas anglais et voudrais pourtant voir les photos de ma petite nièce qui se trouve à plus de 1000 km de moi
Kleinkinderen
moeke talle
In deze coronatijden is dit heel belangrijk voor mij. bedankt Back toen
Good news: uploading your photos and videos is now much faster. We’ve made a few behind-the-scenes improvements to speed things up.
Got a feature idea or just want to say hi? Write to support@backthen.app — we love hearing from our families.
Version 2.3.4
Subscriptions
VIP - Monthly payment
Keep unlimited photos & videos safe & secure.
5,99 €
The developer, Back Then Digital Ltd, 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 Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
Identifiers
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Contact Info
User Content
Identifiers
Usage Data
Sensitive Info
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based, for example, on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Size
122.3 MB
Category
Lifestyle
Compatibility
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
BACK THEN DIGITAL LIMITED has not identified itself as a trader for this app. If you are a consumer in the European Economic Area, consumer rights do not apply to agreements between you and the provider.
