# On This Day Rewind — revisit photos from past years

> App displays photos from your library taken on the current date in past years. (iPhone/iPad app by Florian Grossmann.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/on-this-day-rewind/id6754617354 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Florian Grossmann](https://appshunter.io/developer/1849277879)
- Category: Photo & Video, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 23 App Store ratings · 3 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-04
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/on-this-day-rewind/id6754617354/reviews.md

## What is On This Day Rewind?

On This Day shows you photos from your library taken on today's date in past years. 

Open the app and see what you were doing one, two, or five years ago. No account needed, no cloud upload. It reads your photo library and filters by today's date. 

What you can do

- Browse photos grouped by year 
- Swipe between days to check other dates
- View EXIF metadata: camera, lens, ISO, aperture, shutter speed
- See where a photo was taken on a map
- Share photos with a date caption
- Add widgets to your home screen
- Get a daily reminder to look back
- Pinch to zoom, favorite, and delete photos 

Privacy

Your photos never leave your device. OnThisDay reads from your photo library and doesn't upload or sync anything. 

Pro

The free version shows the last 3 years. Pro gives you access to your full history and removes the share watermark.

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Privacy Policy: https://flohgro.com/onthisday-privacy-policy/
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Browse photos by year
- View EXIF metadata
- See photo locations on map
- Share photos with date caption
- Home screen widgets
- Daily reminder notifications
- Pinch to zoom and favorite photos

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| One A Month Club | $0.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medium Tip | $2.99 | one-time |
| Small Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Large Tip | $3.99 | one-time |
| On This Day Pro | $4.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (3 of 3)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/on-this-day-rewind/id6754617354/reviews.md

### 5/5 — This is the one you want

*2026-07-10*

I was a big fan of Timehop years ago, before it was ruined by ads. I’ve tried a bunch since then but never settled on one. On This Day Rewind is by far the best and well worth paying for. Thank you FlohGro!

**Developer response:** Thanks you so much 😊 glad that you have such a great experience 👍🏼

### 5/5 — Daily throwbacks that help you declutter

*2026-04-15*

I’ve been using On This Day Rewind to work through my 50k+ photo library one day at a time, and it’s actually made the process way more manageable. It pulls up memories from the same date each day, so I can clean things up while revisiting moments I forgot about.

The Home Screen widget is a great touch too. It gives me a quick daily throwback without even opening the app. You can also set a daily reminder notification if you want a nudge to stay consistent. Simple, useful, and easy to stick with.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the great review. In one year your photo library will be fully cleaned up 🙌🏽

### 5/5 — Great app, even better developer

*2026-04-14*

This app is very thoughtful with what it does and how the pictures are presented; when I reported a bug, the developer was very responsive and fixed the issue very quickly; I paid for Pro immediately

**Developer response:** Thank you for the kind words and for reporting your finding :)

## Frequently asked questions about On This Day Rewind

### What is On This Day Rewind?

On This Day Rewind is a photo and video app that shows you pictures from your device's library taken on the current date in past years. It helps you revisit memories without needing an account or cloud upload.

### How does On This Day Rewind protect my privacy?

Your photos never leave your device. On This Day Rewind reads from your photo library locally and does not upload or sync any of your images, ensuring your privacy.

### What are the features of the Pro version of On This Day Rewind?

The free version of On This Day Rewind displays photos from the last 3 years. The Pro version unlocks access to your entire photo history and removes the share watermark from your photos.

### Does On This Day Rewind have ads?

No, On This Day Rewind does not contain advertisements. The app is free to use with optional in-app purchases for its Pro features.

### What devices does On This Day Rewind support?

On This Day Rewind is available on iPhone and iPad devices. It is designed to work seamlessly with your existing photo library on these platforms.

### How often is On This Day Rewind updated?

The latest version of On This Day Rewind is 1.3, which was last updated on July 1, 2026. Updates typically include performance improvements and new features.

### Can I see where my photos were taken with On This Day Rewind?

Yes, On This Day Rewind allows you to see where a photo was taken on a map. This feature helps you recall the context and location of your past memories.

### What is the age rating for On This Day Rewind?

On This Day Rewind has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for children and adults, focusing on general photo viewing and organization.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5 — 2026-08-31

# On This Day 1.5 Release Notes

Your photos can be displayed in a merged grid instead of a stack of years, your shared text (on the image) can carry any date you want, and some fixes for the widgets.

Highlights

- One merged grid: every year in a single grid, with a small badge where each year starts (Pro)
- Custom share text can include the date in any format you like
- Reordered Settings: All grid settings now live under one Image Grid entry
- Widgets no longer come up blank, and they show video thumbnails

Merged grid (Pro)

- Turn on Merged Grid in Settings to see every year as one grid. The rows fill up across the year boundary. 
- A small badge marks the first photo of each year.
- If you limit the rows per year, that year ends with a tile that shows how many photos are hidden. Tap it to see the rest. (Pro)
- The per-year layout stays. Leave the setting off and nothing changes.

Settings

- Column count, rows per year, merged grid, current year and sorting are together merged into Image Grid to cleanup the settings page a bit

Share text

- Custom share text accepts a date. Write [date:MMMM yyyy] for December 2024, or [date:EEEE] for the weekday.
- Write [date] on its own to use the format you already picked.
- Tap a chip under the text field to insert a token. You do not have to type the patterns.
- The new help button lists every token and every format letter, with an example beside each.
- The example under the field shows the real result as you type.

Widgets

- Widgets set to one or two photos could come up blank. They now draw at every size and count.
- Videos appear as a still frame with a play symbol. A day with only videos is no longer empty.
- Widgets refresh much faster.
- The photo count you pick is respected. Choosing 1 on a Medium widget showed 2 before.
- The Extra Large widget on iPad honors your count instead of always showing 10, and goes up to 12.
- Photos in the Large and Extra Large layouts are sharper.

Fullscreen

- Full screen photos are sharper. They were loaded below the screen's real pixel size.
- Videos download faster, and a progress bar shows how far along they are.

Fixes & polish

- A Live Photo held you in full screen. Swiping down to close it did nothing until the motion finished.
- An empty day now offers Previous and Next buttons. They jump to the closest day that has photos.
- Days with many photos scroll better and use less memory.

### 1.4 — 2026-08-18

Live Photos play when you open them, the background takes on the colors of your photos, and you can finally tell the app which albums to leave alone -- all wrapped in a new look.

## Highlights

- Live Photos play in fullscreen, with zoom while they play
- Backgrounds pick up the colors of the photos on screen
- Add photos to albums, or (Pro) skip albums you'd rather not see
- A fresh look: tap a photo and it zooms open

## Live Photos

- Live Photos play in the fullscreen viewer.
- Pinch or double-tap to zoom while one is playing.
- Audio follows your device's silent switch.
- New "Live Photos" section in Settings to control playback.

## Ambient backgrounds

- In the grid, the background follows the colors of the year you're viewing and updates as you scroll.
- In fullscreen, it follows the photo you're looking at and shifts as you swipe.
- Both can be turned off in Settings under Ambient Backgrounds. They hold still if you use Reduce Motion.

## Albums

- Add a photo to an album from the fullscreen menu, or select several in the grid and add them together.
- New (Pro): exclude albums in Photo Selection settings. Those photos are skipped in the grid and in your widgets.

## A new look

- Tapping a tile zooms it open into fullscreen, and it shrinks back to the photo you swiped to.
- The date navigator is now one glass capsule that morphs into the date picker, instead of three separate buttons.
- The date, streak, and photo counters roll when they change.
- Small touches: the favorite heart bounces, the streak bolt reacts when your streak grows.

## Grid and fullscreen

- RAW and JPEG versions of the same shot share one tile instead of showing up twice.
- Tap a video in fullscreen to show or hide the map and toolbar, the way photos already worked.
- The "See more" button is easier to spot.
- The grid loads faster and no longer double-loads on a cold start.

## Widgets

- New option to open the app itself instead of the tapped photo.
- Widgets skip any albums you've excluded.

## Fixes & polish

- Videos deeper in the grid no longer get stuck on a loading placeholder -- this covers the cases that survived the 1.3 fix.
- Clearer VoiceOver labels on the day switcher, photo tiles, and toolbars, and better behavior at large text sizes.
- The loyalty unlock is now described correctly: 10 months of subscription unlocks Pro for good.
- Deleting a batch of selected photos asks once instead of twice.

### 1.3 — 2026-07-01

On This Day now understands time zones, can burn the date right onto
shared photos, and gives you more control over how years are shown.
Thanks to everyone who tested the betas — this one took a while.

## Highlights

- Photos show the time zone they were actually taken in and can be "moved" to the correct days if time zones overlap
- New (Pro): share a photo with the date drawn onto the image
- Tidier years and relative dates ("3 years ago")

## Time zones

- Photos can display in their original capture time zone, with a caption
  for foreign zones (e.g. "Los Angeles · PDT"). New "Time Zones" section
  under Fullscreen Date Format.
- Optional banner offers to fix grid grouping when a photo landed on the
  wrong calendar day because of a time-zone difference.
- New FAQ entry explaining how this works.

## Sharing

- New (Pro): share a photo with the date drawn on as a Liquid Glass
  capsule, instead of or alongside the caption text (Settings → Image
  Share Setting).
- The share sheet now previews the image.
- Shared text includes the App Store link.
- Cleaner sharing to Threema (text left off where it doesn't belong).

## Viewing

- New: relative dates in fullscreen ("3 years ago"), via the new
  Fullscreen Date Format setting.
- New (Pro): cap how many rows show per year, with a "See more" button.
- Photos load faster and at higher resolution.

## Fixes & polish

- Updated app icon.
- Fixed a wrong time zone for photos taken at the same clock time in
  different zones.
- Smoother fullscreen swipes; fixed stuck video placeholders.
- FAQ: added a note on personal / shared library filtering.

### 1.2 — 2026-05-08

This update brings major performance improvements and a bunch of fixes based on your feedback. Thanks to everyone who helped test along the way!

## Highlights

- Massive performance boost: loading and scrolling images is now 3 to 10 times faster
- Improved video player controls and proper video sharing (no more screenshots when sharing videos)
- Many smaller fixes for a smoother, more polished experience

## What's New

### Performance & Polish

- 3–10× faster image loading and scrolling
- Numerous additional performance improvements with minor visual refinements
- Faster loading of the Pro unlock
- Improved thumbnail sizes when using fewer than 3 columns

### Video & Sharing

- Improved video player controls
- Sharing a video now actually shares the video (previously only a screenshot)
- Updated filenames when sharing

### Fixes

- Fixed duplicated images from shared albums
- Locally synced images that previously didn't show up are now displayed correctly
- Deleting images on other dates no longer jumps back to today
- Favorite state now displays properly when returning from full screen to grid view
- Widget no longer duplicates an image when too few are available
- Companion Shortcut now uses your local timezone instead of UTC for search

### Other

- Added URL scheme documentation to the FAQ

### 1.1 — 2026-04-14

# On This Day 1.1 Release Notes

Thank you for the great feedback on version 1.0 — it means a lot! Keep your feedback coming and keep sharing the app with your family and friends :)

**What's New**
- You can now open a search in the Photos app directly from the full screen view using a companion shortcut
- New option to hide screenshots from your memories (off by default — find it in Settings)
- Buttons on locked images now show a helpful hint about On This Day Pro

**Improvements**
- Photos from further back in time (before ~2010) now show up properly
- Images should load faster
- Your preferred map & toolbar display settings in full screen view are now remembered between sessions
- Selection mode automatically turns off after performing an action

**Fixes**
- Fixed an issue where the last image of a day couldn't be deleted
- Fixed a rare crash when removing multiple images at once
- Widgets now properly open tapped images (note: this doesn't work on clear/tinted home screens — see the FAQ in Settings for details)
- The app no longer shows yesterday's photos after midnight when returning from the background

## Related topics

[on this day rewind](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/on-this-day-rewind) · [on this day](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/on-this-day)

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