Instint
Chores, Birthdays, and Photos
Only for iPhone
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
Completely free for a limited time!
Instint is a productivity app for families. With Instint, you can manage your household chores by assigning them to children and rewarding them for completing chores. The 'Pay Day' reminders allow you to ensure that your children are rewarded for completed their chores on time. The app has notifications for assigning new tasks, when they're completed, and when they're approved. Instint is a quick and fun way to stay on top of your family's chores. With the app, one or more parents can assign and mark tasks as complete for the entire family. Families can even use Instint to share their current status privately with each other. Keep track of birthdays with the entire family, plan celebrations together, and now you could also share photo memories right on your family's home screens with the real-time Memories photo widget. It's the best way to stay together all day even when you're not there with each other.
Instint wants to become the productivity and task management app for families of all sizes. We want to make chores fun for all!
You can create an account using Sign In with Apple, or using an email address. The account is required to be able to invite family members to your household and to enable notifications. Our goal is to make this process as easy as possible, especially for children. To create a household, all you need to do is scan a QR code displayed on your screen with your kids' phones.
Some features:
• No collecting and sharing of your personal information
• A Birthdays tab to be able to remind yourself of upcoming birthdays as well as block time on your shared calendar for family activities
• Photo Memories feature to see your wonderful family members' pictures on your Home Screen
• Easy sign-in using Sign in With Apple
• Household customization, including auto-approval of completed chores
• Easily assign chores and tasks to kids
• Made a mistake? No problem! Edit or delete assigned tasks
• Could be used by one or more parents to manage the household
• Parents could also assign tasks to another parent for a complete chore management functionality
• Capability to send simple reminders to complete tasks
• Approve and reject completed chores
• Ability to mark a status as 'In-Progress'. Soon: ask someone for help!
• A history view to browse all previously assigned and completed tasks
• Widgets to keep an overview of tasks to be completed or approved
• An upcoming birthdays widget
• Simple and functional Status functionality to share what you're up to with the entire family. All without excessive notifications or algorithms
• Actively developed with a long list of features in the pipeline
We are working on some more amazing new features, and would be releasing them from time to time. Thank you for being a part of our journey! It is only possible with your help and support.
Instint is not built to use your data for tracking or showing ads. There are no marketing notifications or email lists to opt out of. We are working towards creating a sustainable app that does not rely upon selling your information to stay in business. This is an app that would grow with your family members. While we now support pay-days that reward children with money, we plan to add even more reward types. This is an app that is fun to use for every age group, and we even use it to improve Instint itself!
We are developers and designers with decades of experience building amazing apps, and our hope is that Instint would become a daily part of your household. We look forward to reading your feedback!
more Hope that you're loving the new Memories widgets, the notification-free way to see your family on your phone's Home Screen all day and even update pictures on their phones!
This version adds a few bug fixes and layout improvements.
4.1 29/05/2024
I'm hard at work trying to make Instint the best app for families. New in this version, a Photo Memories feature that lets everyone share a selfie instantly with the entire family! And, if you add the widget to your Home Screen, you will get to see your family's best memories right when you unlock your phone. An amazing way to be connected even when you're not together throughout the day. Give it a try and please send feedback!
4.0 25/05/2024
It's been a while since the last update as I was on vacation. After an amazing trip to Disney World(!), I am excited to bring the first update of 2024. Are you having a wonderful year, yet? Any resolutions?
This version adds a much requested feature - editable tasks! Now you can edit task titles, rewards, and even add and remove assignments. I've been trying out the feature at home and love it. No more having to create a duplicate task because you misspelled something or made a mistake. Just tap on the task, tap on Edit and you're halfway through!
I would really appreciate your help in spreading word about this app to everyone you know. Please share a link from the Settings tab or by long-pressing on the app icon on your Home Screen.
Lastly, here's a list of what's new/changed in this version:
• Editing and deleting created tasks is now possible
• Shows the right avatar in the Birthdays widget
• Updates the ToS and Privacy Policy links in the app so you could be sure that there is nothing being tracked
• Fixes a bug in the birthdays widget where it would not update the date
• Performance improvements to scrolling (something I am always tweaking)
• notification improvements
3.6.1 15/02/2024
It's been a while since the last update as I was on vacation. After an amazing trip to Disney World(!), I am excited to bring the first update of 2024. Are you having a wonderful year, yet? Any resolutions?
This version adds a much requested feature - editable tasks! Now you can edit task titles, rewards, and even add and remove assignments. I've been trying out the feature at home and love it. No more having to create a duplicate task because you misspelled something or made a mistake. Just tap on the task, tap on Edit and you're halfway through!
I would really appreciate your help in spreading word about this app to everyone you know. Please share a link from the Settings tab or by long-pressing on the app icon on your Home Screen.
Lastly, here's a list of what's new/changed in this version:
• Editing created tasks is now possible
• Shows the right avatar in the Birthdays widget
• Updates the ToS and Privacy Policy links in the app so you could be sure that there is nothing being tracked
• Fixes a bug in the birthdays widget where it would not update the date
• Performance improvements to scrolling (something I am always tweaking)
• notification improvements
3.6 12/02/2024
I've been hard at work refining the birthdays feature, and this version makes it really awesome.
• Add birthdays to your household so that all family members could see upcoming birthdays
• Reminders! Set your own custom reminder for when you'd like to be reminded
• A brand new Upcoming Birthdays Widget
The improvements don't stop here! I am already working on shortcuts to make your life better and to make chores more fun. In the pipeline is also a way to send birthday greetings from the entire family. If there is something you'd like to share or a feature that you really want implemented, make sure to send a message using the contact form in the settings tab. Hope to hear from you!
Version 3.4
• birthdays! Introducing a new Calendar tab, starting with a very basic birthdays calendar. This is the first step in adding even more calendar integration so that you could share events and tasks with your family in a much better way. The possibilities are endless, and I'd love to hear from you about what you'd like to see in the new Calendar tab!
Version 3.3
• adds functionality to set task status
• various performance improvements for iOS 17
Version 3.2
• adds an interactive widget for iOS 17! Now you can mark your chores as completed or even change their status to 'in progress'!
• did we mention that we are now working on adding calendaring features? Want to help with ideas? Please send a message through the contact form!
• minor performance improvements
Version 3.1
• This version adds the capability to set a custom avatar! You can now use emojis and even stickers as your personal avatar. It's very cool!
• improves the layout of the tasks/chores creation view
• various other improvements
Version 3.0
• A brand new history view to check an overview of all current and previously assigned and approved tasks by month
• Optimizations to the tasks lists such that they load faster
• Tons of other major improvements and performance upgrades
• adds a fix for duplicate section headers in the activity view for parents
If you've been a part of this journey for long, you'd know that version 2.0 was all about performance improvements and upgrades to household management functionality. We introduced Status messages. We refreshed notifications and improved the UI. And we're still continually improving Instint to make it one of the best apps that your family uses regularly.
As always, please do send feedback about the app using the contact form inside Settings. Talk to you soon!
3.5 16/12/2023
Here's what's new since the last version
• birthdays! Introducing a new Calendar tab, starting with a very basic birthdays calendar. This is the first step in adding even more calendar integration so that you could share events and tasks with your family in a much better way. The possibilities are endless, and I'd love to hear from you about what you'd like to see in the new Calendar tab!
Version 3.3
• adds functionality to set task status
• various performance improvements for iOS 17
Version 3.2
• adds an interactive widget for iOS 17! Now you can mark your chores as completed or even change their status to 'in progress'!
• did we mention that we are now working on adding calendaring features? Want to help with ideas? Please send a message through the contact form!
• minor performance improvements
Version 3.1
• This version adds the capability to set a custom avatar! You can now use emojis and even stickers as your personal avatar. It's very cool!
• improves the layout of the tasks/chores creation view
• various other improvements
Version 3.0
• A brand new history view to check an overview of all current and previously assigned and approved tasks by month
• Optimizations to the tasks lists such that they load faster
• Tons of other major improvements and performance upgrades
• adds a fix for duplicate section headers in the activity view for parents
If you've been a part of this journey for long, you'd know that version 2.0 was all about performance improvements and upgrades to household management functionality. We introduced Status messages. We refreshed notifications and improved the UI. And we're still continually improving Instint to make it one of the best apps that your family uses regularly.
As always, please do send feedback about the app using the contact form inside Settings. Talk to you soon!
3.4 03/11/2023
Here's what's new since the last version
• resolves an issue where assigned tasks might not be visible in the To-Do list occasionally
Version 3.3
• adds functionality to set task status
• various performance improvements for iOS 17
Version 3.2
• adds an interactive widget for iOS 17! Now you can mark your chores as completed or even change their status to 'in progress'!
• did we mention that we are now working on adding calendaring features? Want to help with ideas? Please send a message through the contact form!
• minor performance improvements
Version 3.1
• This version adds the capability to set a custom avatar! You can now use emojis and even stickers as your personal avatar. It's very cool!
• improves the layout of the tasks/chores creation view
• various other improvements
Version 3.0
• A brand new history view to check an overview of all current and previously assigned and approved tasks by month
• Optimizations to the tasks lists such that they load faster
• Tons of other major improvements and performance upgrades
• adds a fix for duplicate section headers in the activity view for parents
If you've been a part of this journey for long, you'd know that version 2.0 was all about performance improvements and upgrades to household management functionality. We introduced Status messages. We refreshed notifications and improved the UI. And we're still continually improving Instint to make it one of the best apps that your family uses regularly.
As always, please do send feedback about the app using the contact form inside Settings. Talk to you soon!
3.3.1 17/10/2023
Here's what's new since the last version
• adds functionality to set task status
• various performance improvements for iOS 17
Version 3.2
• adds an interactive widget for iOS 17! Now you can mark your chores as completed or even change their status to 'in progress'!
• did we mention that we are now working on adding calendaring features? Want to help with ideas? Please send a message through the contact form!
• minor performance improvements
Version 3.1
• This version adds the capability to set a custom avatar! You can now use emojis and even stickers as your personal avatar. It's very cool!
• improves the layout of the tasks/chores creation view
• various other improvements
Version 3.0
• A brand new history view to check an overview of all current and previously assigned and approved tasks by month
• Optimizations to the tasks lists such that they load faster
• Tons of other major improvements and performance upgrades
• adds a fix for duplicate section headers in the activity view for parents
If you've been a part of this journey for long, you'd know that version 2.0 was all about performance improvements and upgrades to household management functionality. We introduced Status messages. We refreshed notifications and improved the UI. And we're still continually improving Instint to make it one of the best.
As always, please do send feedback about the app using the contact form inside Settings. Talk to you soon!
3.3 13/10/2023
Presenting the latest major update of Instint!
Version 3.2
• adds an interactive widget for iOS 17! Now you can mark your chores as completed or even change their status to 'in progress'!
• did we mention that we are now working on adding calendaring features? Want to help with ideas? Please send a message through the contact form!
• minor performance improvements
Version 3.1
• This version adds the capability to set a custom avatar! You can now use emojis and even stickers as your personal avatar. It's very cool!
• improves the layout of the tasks/chores creation view
• various other improvements
Version 3.0
• A brand new history view to check an overview of all current and previously assigned and approved tasks by month
• Optimizations to the tasks lists such that they load faster
• Tons of other major improvements and performance upgrades
• adds a fix for duplicate section headers in the activity view for parents
If you've been a part of this journey for long, you'd know that version 2.0 was all about performance improvements and upgrades to household management functionality. We introduced Status messages. We refreshed notifications and improved the UI. And we're still continually improving Instint to make it one of the best.
As always, please do send feedback about the app using the contact form inside Settings. Talk to you soon!
3.2 15/09/2023
Presenting the latest major update of Instint!
• This version adds the capability to set a custom avatar! You can now use emojis and even stickers as your personal avatar. It's very cool!
• improves the layout of the tasks/chores creation view
• various other improvements
Version 3.0
• A brand new history view to check an overview of all current and previously assigned and approved tasks by month
• Optimizations to the tasks lists such that they load faster
• Tons of other major improvements and performance upgrades
• adds a fix for duplicate section headers in the activity view for parents
If you've been a part of this journey for long, you'd know that version 2.0 was all about performance improvements and upgrades to household management functionality. We introduced Status messages. We refreshed notifications and improved the UI. And we're still continually improving Instint to make it one of the best.
As always, please do send feedback about the app using the contact form inside Settings. Talk to you soon!
3.1 02/09/2023
Presenting the latest major update of Instint!
If you've been a part of this journey for long, you'd know that version 2.0 was all about performance improvements and upgrades to household management functionality. We introduced Status messages. We refreshed notifications and improved the UI.
This version continues the momentum, and adds the following improvements:
• A brand new history view to check an overview of all current and previously assigned and approved tasks by month
• Optimizations to the tasks lists such that they load faster
• Tons of other major improvements and performance upgrades
• adds a fix for duplicate section headers in the activity view for parents
As always, please do send feedback about the app using the contact form inside Settings. Talk to you soon!
3.0.1 03/08/2023
Presenting the latest major update of Instint!
If you've been a part of this journey for long, you'd know that version 2.0 was all about performance improvements and upgrades to household management functionality. We introduced Status messages. We refreshed notifications and improved the UI.
This version continues the momentum, and adds the following improvements:
• A brand new history view to check an overview of all current and previously assigned and approved tasks by month
• Optimizations to the tasks lists such that they load faster
• Tons of other major improvements and performance upgrades
As always, please do send feedback about the app using the contact form inside Settings. Talk to you soon!
3.0 02/08/2023
Presenting the latest 2.x update! The last 4 updates brought you some very useful household management features and UI improvements. We also added 2 widgets. This update builds on all that and adds a few more improvements. We are sure that you'll love them!
Version 2.4 --
• adds improvements to pay day notifications and resolves a couple issues
• resolves an issue where the statuses widget would not update
• adds a tip jar if you would like to help in making Instint one of the best apps on your phone
As always, please do send feedback about the app using the contact form inside Settings. Talk to you soon!
Version 2.3 --
We are working on a new activity view to visualize your household's past activity. For this functionality, this version adds improvements to pay days, reminded admins to mark a pay day at the end of the month. For household members, this means better notifications. Additionally, as a first step towards improving the rewards system, the app now lets you pick a currency of your choice (in case you don't want your iPhone's default). This means that your app might suddenly show USD as the household currency. If you would like to change this, please goto Settings -> Household Settings.
Includes other bug fixes and performance improvements.
Version 2.2.1 --
• adds under-the-hood performance improvements to the task list; it should be a whole lot snappier now
• resolves a bug where admins were unable to pick their avatar right after creating a new household
• improves the dashboard header
Version 2.2 --
• adds auto-approval of tasks. Parents can now set an automatic task approval timer.
• improves the dashboard by changing the position of the 'add new task' button.
• adds a new UI for managing tasks. Just tap on a task to be able to remind assignees (or admins to approve the task) or delete it.
• adds the capability to search for tasks in Spotlight!
• adds a completely new in-app notification system so that you get instant feedback about actions like adding a task, deleting it, or sending reminders.
• adds a bunch of bug fixes and under-the-hood improvements -- faster launches, better reloading of tasks, improved everything.
We are working on more improvements. If you would like to share feedback or ideas with us, please tap on Settings --> Contact Us to send us a note. We would love to hear from you!
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Version 2.0 is here!
New in this version:
• share your current status with the entire family! This version allows for simple text statuses and we're working on including more types like images and videos. Just tap on your avatar to add a status. Your other family members will see an icon above your avatar.
• it is now possible for parents to reject tasks with an optional note about the reason.
• widgets! We've added 2 of them! One for a quick glance of your upcoming tasks, and the other to easily see what the family is up to.
• It is now possible for parents to assign tasks to each other. Why not?!
• added a toggle in the household settings to disable rewards so that you could use the app just to assign chores and share statuses with each other.
• various design improvements.
We've also added a contact form in the settings. We would love to get your feedback on the app, and the contact form makes it really easy for you to share your stories and ideas with us. Try it out!
2.4 23/06/2023
Presenting the latest 2.x update! The last 3 updates brought you some very useful household management features and UI improvements. We also added 2 widgets. This update builds on all that and adds a few more improvements. We are sure that you'll love them!
We are working on a new activity view to visualize your household's past activity. For this functionality, this version adds improvements to pay days, reminded admins to mark a pay day at the end of the month. For household members, this means better notifications. Additionally, as a first step towards improving the rewards system, the app now lets you pick a currency of your choice (in case you don't want your iPhone's default). This means that your app might suddenly show USD as the household currency. If you would like to change this, please goto Settings -> Household Settings.
Includes other bug fixes and performance improvements.
Version 2.2.1 --
• adds under-the-hood performance improvements to the task list; it should be a whole lot snappier now
• resolves a bug where admins were unable to pick their avatar right after creating a new household
• improves the dashboard header
Version 2.2 --
• adds auto-approval of tasks. Parents can now set an automatic task approval timer.
• improves the dashboard by changing the position of the 'add new task' button.
• adds a new UI for managing tasks. Just tap on a task to be able to remind assignees (or admins to approve the task) or delete it.
• adds the capability to search for tasks in Spotlight!
• adds a completely new in-app notification system so that you get instant feedback about actions like adding a task, deleting it, or sending reminders.
• adds a bunch of bug fixes and under-the-hood improvements -- faster launches, better reloading of tasks, improved everything.
We are working on more improvements. If you would like to share feedback or ideas with us, please tap on Settings --> Contact Us to send us a note. We would love to hear from you!
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Version 2.0 is here!
New in this version:
• share your current status with the entire family! This version allows for simple text statuses and we're working on including more types like images and videos. Just tap on your avatar to add a status. Your other family members will see an icon above your avatar.
• it is now possible for parents to reject tasks with an optional note about the reason.
• widgets! We've added 2 of them! One for a quick glance of your upcoming tasks, and the other to easily see what the family is up to.
• It is now possible for parents to assign tasks to each other. Why not?!
• added a toggle in the household settings to disable rewards so that you could use the app just to assign chores and share statuses with each other.
• various design improvements.
We've also added a contact form in the settings. We would love to get your feedback on the app, and the contact form makes it really easy for you to share your stories and ideas with us. Try it out!
2.3 12/06/2023
Presenting the latest 2.x update! The last 2 updates brought you some very useful household management features and UI improvements. We also added 2 widgets. This update builds on all that and adds a few more improvements. We are sure that you'll love them!
• adds under-the-hood performance improvements to the task list; it should be a whole lot snappier now
• resolves a bug where admins were unable to pick their avatar right after creating a new household
• improves the dashboard header
Version 2.2 --
• adds auto-approval of tasks. Parents can now set an automatic task approval timer.
• improves the dashboard by changing the position of the 'add new task' button.
• adds a new UI for managing tasks. Just tap on a task to be able to remind assignees (or admins to approve the task) or delete it.
• adds the capability to search for tasks in Spotlight!
• adds a completely new in-app notification system so that you get instant feedback about actions like adding a task, deleting it, or sending reminders.
• adds a bunch of bug fixes and under-the-hood improvements -- faster launches, better reloading of tasks, improved everything.
We are working on more improvements. If you would like to share feedback or ideas with us, please tap on Settings --> Contact Us to send us a note. We would love to hear from you!
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Version 2.0 is here!
New in this version:
• share your current status with the entire family! This version allows for simple text statuses and we're working on including more types like images and videos. Just tap on your avatar to add a status. Your other family members will see an icon above your avatar.
• it is now possible for parents to reject tasks with an optional note about the reason.
• widgets! We've added 2 of them! One for a quick glance of your upcoming tasks, and the other to easily see what the family is up to.
• It is now possible for parents to assign tasks to each other. Why not?!
• added a toggle in the household settings to disable rewards so that you could use the app just to assign chores and share statuses with each other.
• various design improvements.
We've also added a contact form in the settings. We would love to get your feedback on the app, and the contact form makes it really easy for you to share your stories and ideas with us. Try it out!
2.2.1 17/05/2023
Presenting the latest 2.x update! The last 2 updates brought you some very useful household management features and UI improvements. We also added 2 widgets. This update builds on all that and adds a few more improvements. We are sure that you'll love them!
Version 2.2 --
• adds auto-approval of tasks. Parents can now set an automatic task approval timer.
• improves the dashboard by changing the position of the 'add new task' button.
• adds a new UI for managing tasks. Just tap on a task to be able to remind assignees (or admins to approve the task) or delete it.
• adds the capability to search for tasks in Spotlight!
• adds a completely new in-app notification system so that you get instant feedback about actions like adding a task, deleting it, or sending reminders.
• adds a bunch of bug fixes and under-the-hood improvements -- faster launches, better reloading of tasks, improved everything.
We are working on more improvements. If you would like to share feedback or ideas with us, please tap on Settings --> Contact Us to send us a note. We would love to hear from you!
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Version 2.0 is here!
New in this version:
• share your current status with the entire family! This version allows for simple text statuses and we're working on including more types like images and videos. Just tap on your avatar to add a status. Your other family members will see an icon above your avatar.
• it is now possible for parents to reject tasks with an optional note about the reason.
• widgets! We've added 2 of them! One for a quick glance of your upcoming tasks, and the other to easily see what the family is up to.
• It is now possible for parents to assign tasks to each other. Why not?!
• added a toggle in the household settings to disable rewards so that you could use the app just to assign chores and share statuses with each other.
• various design improvements.
We've also added a contact form in the settings. We would love to get your feedback on the app, and the contact form makes it really easy for you to share your stories and ideas with us. Try it out!
2.2 16/05/2023
This version adds a completely new instiCode implementation. Invite links can now be shared through various apps and would open the app to complete the invitation process. Really simple.
We are working on more improvements. If you would like to share feedback or ideas with us, please tap on Settings --> Contact Us to send us a note. We would love to hear from you!
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Version 2.0 is here!
New in this version:
• share your current status with the entire family! This version allows for simple text statuses and we're working on including more types like images and videos. Just tap on your avatar to add a status. Your other family members will see an icon above your avatar.
• it is now possible for parents to reject tasks with an optional note about the reason.
• widgets! We've added 2 of them! One for a quick glance of your upcoming tasks, and the other to easily see what the family is up to.
• It is now possible for parents to assign tasks to each other. Why not?!
• added a toggle in the household settings to disable rewards so that you could use the app just to assign chores and share statuses with each other.
• various design improvements.
We've also added a contact form in the settings. We would love to get your feedback on the app, and the contact form makes it really easy for you to share your stories and ideas with us. Try it out!
2.1 30/03/2023
Version 2.0 is here!
New in this version:
• share your current status with the entire family! This version allows for simple text statuses and we're working on including more types like images and videos. Just tap on your avatar to add a status. Your other family members will see an icon above your avatar.
• it is now possible for parents to reject tasks with an optional note about the reason.
• widgets! We've added 2 of them! One for a quick glance of your upcoming tasks, and the other to easily see what the family is up to.
• It is now possible for parents to assign tasks to each other. Why not?!
• added a toggle in the household settings to disable rewards so that you could use the app just to assign chores and share statuses with each other.
• various design improvements.
We've also added a contact form in the settings. We would love to get your feedback on the app, and the contact form makes it really easy for you to share your stories and ideas with us. Try it out!
2.0 18/03/2023
This is a major update that adds the following improvements:
- the create task view has been completely updated to be easier to use.
- adds a reverse sorting button to sort tasks by due date.
- adds a way to send task reminders! Yes, you can now send instant reminders about tasks. Just long press on any task to send a reminder. We are working on adding custom reminder messages.
- adds a new view to show all the recently assigned tasks.
- a rewritten core that is ready to add more features.
1.6 18/10/2022
This version adds the ability to delete your account from within the app. It also lays the foundation for some iOS 16 features coming soon to the app!
1.5 12/09/2022
This version adds the capability to change your avatar right from the tasks dashboard. We are currently working on some amazing new functionality like reminder notifications for upcoming deadlines, a neat calendar view to visualize all the chores and tasks, and various other small and handy improvements. Please let us know how you are using the app and if there are any features that you would like to see added to the app! We would love to hear back from you.
1.4 29/04/2022
This version adds minor improvements to the onboarding flow.
1.3 26/01/2022
This version improves the task creation view by fixing various bugs.
1.2 18/01/2022
Thanks for trying out Instint! We are already working on new features and improvements, and there is so much more to do!
This version tweaks the color scheme, adds capability to add co-parents as admins so that they could also assign and approve chores, and adds the capability to create multiple households, because why not!
Please send us comments and feedback. We would also love to learn how you are using the app.
1.1 21/12/2021
Hope that you're loving the new Memories widgets, the notification-free way to see your family on your phone's Home Screen all day and even update pictures on their phones!
This version adds a few bug fixes and layout improvements.
more Version 4.1 29/05/2024
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