BackThen: Family Album Journal

In-app purchases
4.7
8.19K reviews
100K+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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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 organised in a private family journal.

WHY PARENTS LOVE BACKTHEN

✅ Save easily - Auto-organised 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-organise 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 organise 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 favourites
• 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 FAVOURITES
• Order print products quickly and conveniently from your favourite 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, e-mail, 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-orientated 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
30 Jan 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

4.6
7.79K reviews
Jess Agostinho
2 December 2024
Takes so long to load photos and videos, always has no treasures, the layout and treasures are different on different people's phones no matter when last updated its so odd, the idea is great just needs alot of TLC to make it great to use
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Richard Gully
18 September 2024
I have used back then (formerly lifecake) for over 7 years. It's a great app, which is why I pay the monthly fee. I have currently used up all my available memory and can no longer upload any photos or videos of my children. The app says more memory coming soon, but has done for months. When will the extra memory be available
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Sharron Elizabeth Jones
1 February 2025
great app, the only negative is you can take screenshots so if you want total control of the photographs this isn't suitable.
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Back Then Digital Ltd
6 February 2025
Hi Sharron, Thanks for the feedback, have you tried the following to prevent screenshots? Please head to Download and Share" under Manage Contacts and disable the permission here. Hope this helps :) Best, The BackThen team.

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 [email protected] and say hi. We'd love to hear from you!