BackThen: Family Album Journal

Private family memory journal

BackThen: Family Album Journal helps parents record a child’s story with photos, videos, milestones, and written notes. Content is arranged in chronological timelines, making it easier to follow each child’s growth from pregnancy and newborn stages through birthdays and later family moments.

Organise memories by child

The app keeps each child’s memories in a personal timeline, while allowing family content to be viewed together. Parents can add captions, stories, height and weight details, and other milestones alongside their photos. A scrolling timeline makes older moments easier to find without sorting through one mixed camera roll.

Share with selected family members

BackThen is designed for private sharing rather than a public social feed. You choose which relatives and friends can see a family journal and can manage their permissions. Invited people can interact with memories through comments and reactions, and may be allowed to contribute their own updates. The service also states that it has no advertising and does not share user data.

Useful for saving and revisiting

Photos and videos can be kept in their original quality, with support for memories of different sizes and lengths. The app includes ways to compare children at similar ages, create time-based highlights, and revisit selected moments. It also offers printed products such as calendars and montages based on saved photos.

BackThen: Family Album Journal is listed in the Parenting category and is developed by Back Then Digital Ltd. With a rating of 4.86 from 8,899 reviews and 100,000+ installs, it suits parents who want a structured, private place for preserving and sharing family memories.