Retro - Social Photo Journal 17+

So far so good!

Just started using this and it’s a great little app. It is like a throwback to old days of IG but better: especially love the recap view. I was even tempted to invite a few friends lol but I’m waiting to see how I use it long term. Since you can only have one account/handle (as far as I can see) I went back and forth trying to decide how I was gonna use it: photo dump, visual journal, hobby tracker etc. I wanted to use it multiple ways like I do with IG and the separate accts I have on there but don’t see that option yet. But so far I love the way the app works, it’s smart and intuitive and ad-free. And I love being able to control who sees my stuff and cut the noise of lots of random feeds floating through my own. Great job folks: please don’t junk it up with random access, and ads and filters and reels! Thanks for making this and advertising it on IG so I could find it!

Developer Response ,

Hey knitizen! We're so happy that you're enjoying Retro so far. We launched a feature today called Journals that we think will solve exactly the use case you're describing here. Journals is a collection of photos, to be used however you see fit - it can be for photo dumping from a trip, keeping a private visual journal for hobbies, or having a private place to stay in touch with someone important to you. They're as public as you'd like them to be - so you can keep ones just for yourself, share them with specific friends, or even make it public and share a link out to your journal for others to view. We hope that you like it and that it helps you look back on all the moments you want to remember :)

Just the app I’ve been looking for!

I’ve been looking for an app to capture and share personal photos for life’s big and small moments. Since many photos include photos of my kids, privacy is super important to me as is having control over use and visibility of the photos. And Retro has delivered!

I love how easy it is to post and review photos, and the weekly and yearly recaps are a wonderful delight. I also love how it incentivizes posting by locking the week until you post, which prevents followers from lurking without sharing. The whole design and experience makes it feel more intimate and real unlike other social media that ends up feeling performative and full of ads.

If you’re looking for a more personal, honest social photo sharing app, this is the one for you!

Thanks for existing ✨

I was looking for an app to connect with my friends who live far away (because we aren’t great with texting..) I don’t know why it was so hard to find an app to meet our needs?? We’ve tried to stay connected with Instagram, Snapchat, Locket, and other messaging apps but this is the one that stuck! 💓 I love that you can upload from your album, upload videos, the Recap feature, that each week is separated, and the UI is cleann! There are no captions, so we just type a comment and it works the same. Honestly, it’s basically a filtered version of my camera roll and I love it.
(Would love if there was a cute widget for this app 🙈)