Your photos, from this date.
The trip, the haircut, the afternoon you hadn’t thought about in years. Backward gathers the photos and videos you took on today’s date, year by year, so a completely ordinary Tuesday gets its moment.
Guide
What happened on this day?
Backward is a free “On This Day” app for iPhone and iPad. Each day it shows the photos and videos you took on that date in past years, the songs and albums in your library released that day, and the one-line notes you wrote on that date before.
The soundtrack of the day.
Some days come with music. Backward shows songs and albums from your library that were released on today’s date. Tap a track to hear a preview or open it in Apple Music.
Your own words, coming back around.
Write one line about today and it returns on the same date next year, stacked with the lines from the years before. Photos show what happened. Your notes remember how it felt.
It stays yours.
No account, no ads and no third-party tracking. Your photo and music libraries never leave your device. Notes and streaks sync through your own iCloud account if you turn that on.
Questions, answered.
Is there an “On This Day” app for iPhone?
Yes. Backward is a free app for iPhone and iPad that shows the photos and videos you took on today’s date in past years, music from your library released today, and the one-line notes you wrote on this date before.
How is Backward different from memories in the Photos app?
Backward brings photos, music and your own notes together in one daily check-in, instead of photos alone.
Do I need an account to use Backward?
No. There’s no account to make. Backward works with the photos and music already on your device.
See what today remembers.
Backward is free on iPhone and iPad, with no in-app purchases.
