BackThen: Family Album Journal

In-app purchases
4.7
8.22K reviews
100K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Welcome to BackThen, the safe space to save and share your kids' story. From bump to birthdays & beyond, enjoy every photo, video and milestone organized in a private family journal.

WHY PARENTS LOVE BACKTHEN

✅ Save easily - Auto-organized by child. Saved at full-resolution.
🔐 Share securely - You control who sees what. No ads. No data-sharing. Ever.
☝️ Interact & look back - Add easily forgotten details or pin creative time-leaps.
🔎 Find moments fast - Instant scroll through the years.
🖼 Print your best - Auto-created calendars, montages & more, delivered fast.
❤️ Loved by millions - Trusted with 200+ million memories.

DESIGNED FOR EVERY STAGE

🤰 Pregnancy Journal - Track bump photos, maternity photography & make notes
👶 Newborn Milestones - Document key growth markers & developmental firsts
📸 Infant & Family Photography - Build a lasting story, in your personal digital home

Try it FREE today with 1GB of storage. No risk - your memories are yours forever.

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SAVE EASILY
• Auto-organize baby photos from any mobile or desktop device in seconds
• Save photos of any size, videos of any length, plus unlimited milestones (including height & weight) and stories
• The original quality of your content is preserved in your digital baby memory book - we never compress your images

SORT QUICKLY
• We organize your content chronologically by child in your private family journal
• Each child with their own personal timeline (viewed together or individually)
• Find memories fast with instant scroll

SHARE SECURELY
• Securely share baby photos with family - you choose who to invite and set their permissions
• Family and friends are instantly notified when new memories are added (they can have permission to add too)
• 100% privacy and safety in our secure photo sharing app - no ads and no data-sharing

INTERACT
• Family and friends can comment on and love their favorites
• Add easily forgotten details to any memory with titles, captions and comments
• Pin our creative time-leaps

LOOK BACK
• Fun comparisons match siblings and cousins at the same age on shared timelines
• Auto-created weekly highlights using your everyday photos

PRINT YOUR FAVORITES
• Order print products quickly and conveniently from your favorite photos already in the app
• NEW! Calendars, montages and more are auto-created for you based on the photos you love
• Printed locally at premium facilities and delivered in days, using your original resolution photos (remember, we don't compress) for the best results

Note: prints are available to order for delivery within the UK, US & Canada

LOVED BY MILLIONS
• The app that parents (and grandparents) love for easy grandparent photo sharing
• All family and friends can be included on any device (Android, email, web & other mobile platforms)
• Trusted by millions, connecting families and spreading smiles everyday across 93% of the world

TRY IT NOW FOR FREE
BackThen is made for parents, by parents. From the team behind the original online childhood journal, Lifecake - founded in 2012, we're a private family-oriented company offering:
• 1GB of free storage to try all features before you subscribe
• A simple low-cost monthly VIP subscription £3.99 / $4.99 / €4.49
• There's nothing to lose, all your content returned if you choose to leave
Updated on
Jan 30, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App info and performance
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Photos and videos and 3 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.8
7.82K reviews
RP Lieberman
June 19, 2020
Being unable to access BackThen by computer is simply the biggest problem and extremely inconvenient. Receiving an email while on my computer, I am unable to see the photo...what's the point? I must go to my phone to first open the app...it's ridiculous! If you truly want BackThen to succeed going forward, I suggest you take seriously the numerous complaints regarding the inability to access from a computer, and upgrade this service to enable this. If Lifecake could do it, so can BackThen!
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Brian Carp
February 5, 2022
The Timeline and upload convenience are stellar for this app. I'm dissatisfied with the 'What's New' feature because it's almost all favoriting by family members who ❤️ *every* single picture, and I have to scroll forever to see recent uploads and comments. The one thing that could make this a five-star app is if there were filters that could be applied to 'What's New' such that I could see all activity by default but then have the ability to filter out favorites and see just new uploads.
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Back Then Digital Ltd
February 12, 2022
Hello Brian, thanks a lot for your feedback. I've already passed your suggestion onto our team per your email and although it's not in our roadmap now, it's something we're evaluating based on demand.
Leah Willis
May 26, 2020
I loved Lifecake, and am enjoying this app just as much. Transferring everything has been easy, and the user experience is the same, so there is no learning curve in using the new app. The only thing I wish they had was a website for my family and friends who don't use smartphones or would prefer computer options. Hopefully that will be integrated soon because I really did like having the option to use both platforms.
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What’s new

We're excited to share a little update with you! As part of our brand refresh, you'll notice a shiny new app icon on your screen.

Have a feature or fix? Write to support@backthen.app and say hi. We'd love to hear from you!