BackThen is a private family photo journal app that utilizes automated organization technology to create a chronological timeline of photos, videos, and journal entries, ensuring that childhood memories are preserved in original quality. The platform addresses the need for a secure and user-friendly space for families to share and relive moments while maintaining control over privacy and access permissions.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Parents often struggle to organize and privately share the overwhelming number of photos, videos, and milestones captured throughout their children's lives. Existing solutions may lack sufficient privacy controls, compress media quality, or make it difficult to chronologically track a child's development over time.
Solution
BackThen is a dedicated family journal application designed to securely store, automatically organize, and privately share childhood memories. The platform allows parents to upload photos and videos in original quality, add journal entries, and track milestones, all organized chronologically within a dedicated timeline for each child. Privacy controls ensure that only invited family and friends can access and interact with the content, fostering a safe and connected environment for sharing precious moments. Time-lapse technology and creative age comparisons further enhance the experience of reliving and celebrating a child's growth.
Target Audience
The primary target audience is parents who want a secure, organized, and private platform to preserve and share their children's memories with close family and friends.
Features
- Automatic chronological organization of photos, videos, and journal entries by child
- Preservation of media in original quality without compression
- Secure sharing with granular privacy controls for invited family and friends
- Interactive features such as commenting, liking, and adding captions
- Time-lapse technology to visualize facial changes over time
- Creative age comparisons to match siblings and cousins at the same age
- Auto-created weekly highlights using everyday photos
- Print product ordering for calendars, montages, and individual photos
- Cross-platform accessibility on iOS, Android, web, and email