{"app_store_id":1505173822,"slug":"backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","name":"BackThen - Baby Book & Albums","subtitle":"Private Family Photo Sharing","icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/43/e8/61/43e86111-a34a-1a7a-7445-089da3149851/BackThenAppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-11-0-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","store_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/backthen-baby-book-albums/id1505173822?uo=4","price":0,"currency":"USD","rating":4.8461,"rating_count":29052,"in_app_purchases":true,"recent_rating":4.65,"recent_review_count":20,"reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-23T12:21:14.686Z","primary_genre":"Lifestyle","version_date":"2026-09-29T07:50:50Z","updated_at":"2026-10-23T12:21:14.686Z","stale":false,"missing_since":null,"one_liner":"A family journal app for saving photos, videos and milestones for children, organized by child and shared privately…","verified_maker":false,"maker_site":null,"file_size_bytes":122250240,"minimum_os":"14.0","content_rating":"4+","language_count":1,"screenshots":["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/1d/b1/70/1db1701f-4700-09b6-d726-98a7cac9c0d3/Scr-01.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/56/ea/0f/56ea0fc5-2e90-4eb6-ebf8-66754192f5ad/Scr-02.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/ee/91/33/ee9133bc-a3c7-b7cb-1b97-c581d289c8ee/Scr-03.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/b1/dc/e0/b1dce05e-071b-7e3c-9a01-5f845f3b1a5a/Scr-04.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/4b/00/97/4b00977a-25c9-a05d-d052-b857cce2d508/Scr-05.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/25/17/3f/25173f0c-ab03-abe1-cdbb-8056915c2487/Scr-06-US.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/82/68/cc/8268cccc-e204-0936-fc4f-34b28a9b74a9/Scr-07.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/db/05/05/db050509-b4b9-2a37-09ed-f625881e4d47/Scr-08.png/392x696bb.png"],"developer_name":"BACK THEN DIGITAL LIMITED","editors_choice":false,"url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/apps/backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","schema_version":"1.0","generated_at":"2026-10-24T09:46:15.769Z","data_as_of":"2026-10-24T07:57:12.935Z","description":"The private family journal trusted with 240+ million memories. From bump to birthdays and beyond — save every photo, video and milestone in one safe place, beautifully organized by child.\n\nNEW! Transform your memories into premium Photo Books you can hold forever — created effortlessly from your most-loved moments already in BackThen. Our most requested feature, minus the hassle.\n\nWHY FAMILIES CHOOSE BACKTHEN\n\n1. Private & secure — You control who sees what. No ads. No data-sharing. Ever.\n2. Effortlessly organized — Photos auto-sorted by child on their own timeline.\n3. Full resolution — We never compress your images. Your memories, kept at their best.\n4. Timelapse magic — Watch how their face changes over time with our unique technology.\n5. Photo Books & prints — Create premium keepsakes from the photos already in your app.\n6. The whole family — Grandparents, aunts, uncles — everyone included on any device.\n\nDESIGNED FOR EVERY STAGE\n\n• Pregnancy Journal — Track bump photos, maternity moments & milestones\n• Newborn & Baby Book — Document firsts, growth markers & everyday memories\n• Growing Up — Build a lasting digital family album from year to year\n\nSAVE & ORGANIZE\n• Auto-organize from any device — mobile or desktop\n• Ordered chronologically from the moment you save — every photo and video in the right place\n• Photos at full resolution, videos at any length, unlimited milestones including height & weight\n• Each child gets their own timeline, viewed together or individually\n• Find any moment with instant scroll or search by date\n\nSHARE SECURELY\n• Invite family and friends — you set their permissions\n• Everyone gets notified when new memories are added\n• 100% private — no ads, no data-sharing, no exceptions\n\nLOOK BACK & ENJOY\n• Unique timelapse technology shows how their face changes\n• Fun sibling and cousin comparisons at the same age\n• Auto-created highlights, flashback reels and animated stickers\n\nPRINT YOUR FAVORITES\n• NEW: Premium Photo Books — beautifully laid out, printed to the highest quality\n• Auto-created calendars, montages and prints from your favorite photos\n• Available in the UK, US, Canada and Europe\n• Printed locally using your original-resolution photos for the best results\n\nTRUSTED BY MILLIONS\n• From the team behind Lifecake — the original online childhood journal, founded in 2012\n• Connecting families across 182 countries\n• All devices welcome — iOS, email, web & other mobile platforms\n\nTRY IT FREE\n• 1GB free storage to try all features\n• VIP subscription: £4.99 / $6.49 / €5.99 per month\n• Nothing to lose — all your content returned if you choose to leave\n\nQuestions? support@backthen.app\nPrivacy: https://www.backthen.com/privacy\nTerms: https://www.backthen.com/terms","facts":{"developer_id":1505173821,"developer_url":"https://www.backthen.com","first_released":"2020-04-27T07:00:00Z","support_url":"https://support.backthen.app/","privacy_url":"https://www.backthen.com/privacy","website_url":"https://www.backthen.com/","app_version":"2.3.4","release_notes":"Good news: uploading your photos and videos is now much faster. We’ve made a few behind-the-scenes improvements to speed things up.\n\nGot a feature idea or just want to say hi? Write to support@backthen.app — we love hearing from our families.","rating_current_version":4.8461,"rating_count_current_version":29052,"star_counts":[428,149,341,1610,26476],"genres":["Lifestyle","Photo & Video"],"languages":["EN"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["iphone","ipad","ipod"],"made_for_iphone_duo":null,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-23T12:21:14.686Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-14T10:42:53.856Z","reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-23T12:21:14.686Z","summary_written_at":"2026-10-12T13:14:52.739Z","placed_at":"2026-10-03T05:00:06.465Z","scored_at":"2026-10-24T07:57:12.935Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"A family journal app for saving photos, videos and milestones for children, organized by child and shared privately…","what_is":"BackThen is a family photo and video journal that auto-sorts memories into a separate timeline for each child. Family members can be invited with permissions set by the account owner, and the app has no ads and no data-sharing. Premium Photo Books and prints can be created from photos already saved in the app.","good_for":["Saving pregnancy, newborn and baby photos in one place","Sharing a child's memories with grandparents and relatives","Creating printed photo books from photos saved in the app"],"pricing":"BackThen - Baby Book & Albums is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.","faq":[{"q":"Is my family's content private?","a":"The listing says you control who sees what, invite family with permissions you set, and that the app has no ads and no data-sharing."},{"q":"How are photos organized?","a":"Photos and videos are auto-sorted by child onto their own timeline, ordered chronologically from when they are saved, and can be viewed together or individually."},{"q":"Can I leave and keep my content?","a":"All your content is returned if you choose to leave the app."}],"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","created_at":"2026-10-12T13:14:52.739Z"},"memberships":[{"list":"family-memory-keeping","list_name":"family memory keeping","list_status":"active","list_url":"https://apptierlist.com/best/family-memory-keeping/","position":2,"tier":"S","score":93.6,"components":{"rating":96.3,"votes":87.4,"rank":90.8,"recency":100},"status":"active","review_status":"checked","list_ranking_status":"ranked","confidence":"normal","judged_at":"2026-10-09T00:04:46.866Z"},{"list":"shared-photo-albums","list_name":"shared photo albums","list_status":"active","list_url":"https://apptierlist.com/best/shared-photo-albums/","position":4,"tier":"S","score":93.4,"components":{"rating":96.3,"votes":87.4,"rank":90,"recency":100},"status":"active","review_status":"checked","list_ranking_status":"ranked","confidence":"normal","judged_at":"2026-10-09T00:04:46.866Z"},{"list":"memory-keeping","list_name":"memory keeping","list_status":"active","list_url":"https://apptierlist.com/best/memory-keeping/","position":9,"tier":"C","score":70.9,"components":{"rating":96.3,"votes":87.4,"rank":0,"recency":100},"status":"active","review_status":"checked","list_ranking_status":"ranked","confidence":"provisional","judged_at":"2026-10-09T00:04:46.866Z"},{"list":"photo-sharing","list_name":"photo sharing","list_status":"active","list_url":"https://apptierlist.com/best/photo-sharing/","position":20,"tier":"B","score":70.9,"components":{"rating":96.3,"votes":87.4,"rank":0,"recency":100},"status":"active","review_status":"checked","list_ranking_status":"ranked","confidence":"provisional","judged_at":"2026-10-09T00:04:46.866Z"}],"main_list":"family-memory-keeping","claim":{"status":"none","verified":false,"site_url":null,"verified_via":null,"verified_domain":null},"maker":null,"history":[{"id":191245,"at":"2026-10-21T22:23:13.328Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"shared-photo-albums","app_store_id":1505173822,"app":"backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","from":null,"to":"S","reason":"score 70.9 to 93.4","job":"rescore"},{"id":136254,"at":"2026-10-17T02:04:13.384Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"memory-keeping","app_store_id":1505173822,"app":"backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","from":"B","to":"C","reason":"rank shift: #8, score unchanged at 70.9, tier full (a quarter of the list)","job":"rescore"},{"id":83798,"at":"2026-10-14T16:10:19.801Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"family-memory-keeping","app_store_id":1505173822,"app":"backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","from":"B","to":"S","reason":"score 94.6","job":"rescore"},{"id":82050,"at":"2026-10-14T15:07:19.778Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"memory-keeping","app_store_id":1505173822,"app":"backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","from":"C","to":"B","reason":"score 70.9","job":"rescore"},{"id":80726,"at":"2026-10-14T14:06:19.987Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"photo-sharing","app_store_id":1505173822,"app":"backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","from":"C","to":"B","reason":"score 70.9","job":"rescore"},{"id":77611,"at":"2026-10-14T11:51:19.778Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"photo-sharing","app_store_id":1505173822,"app":"backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","from":"D","to":"C","reason":"score 70.9","job":"rescore"},{"id":70942,"at":"2026-10-13T10:04:57.106Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"photo-sharing","app_store_id":1505173822,"app":"backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","from":"C","to":"D","reason":"score 70.9","job":"rescore"},{"id":66535,"at":"2026-10-12T21:32:55.715Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"family-memory-keeping","app_store_id":1505173822,"app":"backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","from":"A","to":"B","reason":"score 94.7","job":"rescore"},{"id":54969,"at":"2026-10-11T00:37:53.832Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"photo-sharing","app_store_id":1505173822,"app":"backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","from":"F","to":"C","reason":"score 70.9","job":"rescore"},{"id":50823,"at":"2026-10-10T07:17:47.468Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"photo-sharing","app_store_id":1505173822,"app":"backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","from":null,"to":"F","reason":"score 70.9","job":"rescore"},{"id":50307,"at":"2026-10-10T06:45:02.955Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"memory-keeping","app_store_id":1505173822,"app":"backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","from":"F","to":"C","reason":"score 70.9","job":"rescore"},{"id":47206,"at":"2026-10-09T20:32:33.692Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"family-memory-keeping","app_store_id":1505173822,"app":"backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","from":"F","to":"A","reason":"score 94.8","job":"rescore"},{"id":45721,"at":"2026-10-09T16:14:33.882Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"memory-keeping","app_store_id":1505173822,"app":"backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","from":null,"to":"F","reason":"score 70.9","job":"rescore"},{"id":40967,"at":"2026-10-09T10:46:05.724Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"family-memory-keeping","app_store_id":1505173822,"app":"backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","from":null,"to":"F","reason":"score 70.9","job":"rescore"},{"id":8652,"at":"2026-10-03T04:52:06.464Z","kind":"app_added","list":null,"app_store_id":1505173822,"app":"backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822","from":null,"to":null,"reason":"discovered","job":"listTurn"}],"explain":{"method":"Membership is decided by a model judging the App Store listing against the list's definition (and its excludes, for memberships placed or rechecked since they were added to the prompt); every verdict is listed with its date; the score is a plain average of the public components an app has (four, plus Apple's Editors' Choice badge as 100 where shown); nothing is purchasable.","lists":[{"list":"family-memory-keeping","list_name":"family memory keeping","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":2,"tier":"S","score":93.6,"components":{"rating":96.3,"votes":87.4,"rank":90.8,"recency":100},"ranks":[{"country":"gb","rank":24},{"country":"us","rank":7},{"country":"ca","rank":9},{"country":"au","rank":9},{"country":"de","rank":2}],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"approved from the list's side","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-10-14T13:36:19.778Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"Described as a private family journal with 240+ million memories, covering pregnancy, baby book and growing-up milestones, with photo books as keepsakes.","verifier":"claude-sonnet-5-5","decided_at":"2026-10-08T22:49:13.058Z","attempts":1,"current":false}]},{"list":"shared-photo-albums","list_name":"shared photo albums","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":4,"tier":"S","score":93.4,"components":{"rating":96.3,"votes":87.4,"rank":90,"recency":100},"ranks":[{"country":"us","rank":7},{"country":"gb","rank":7},{"country":"ca","rank":12},{"country":"au","rank":12},{"country":"de","rank":17}],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"approved from the list's side","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-10-14T13:36:19.778Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"Family members such as grandparents and aunts can view the child's timeline on any device, and the app is built around private family albums.","verifier":"claude-sonnet-5-5","decided_at":"2026-10-08T22:49:13.058Z","attempts":1,"current":false}]},{"list":"memory-keeping","list_name":"memory keeping","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":9,"tier":"C","score":70.9,"components":{"rating":96.3,"votes":87.4,"rank":0,"recency":100},"ranks":[],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"approved from the list's side","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-10-14T13:36:19.778Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"secondary","verifier":"claude-sonnet-5-5","decided_at":"2026-10-08T22:49:13.058Z","attempts":1,"current":false}]},{"list":"photo-sharing","list_name":"photo sharing","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":20,"tier":"B","score":70.9,"components":{"rating":96.3,"votes":87.4,"rank":0,"recency":100},"ranks":[],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"approved from the list's side","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-10-14T13:36:19.778Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"secondary","verifier":"claude-sonnet-5-5","decided_at":"2026-10-08T22:49:13.058Z","attempts":1,"current":false}]}]},"data_version":42700,"attribution":{"name":"AppTierList","url":"https://apptierlist.com/","terms":"https://apptierlist.com/terms/","rule":"Use AppTierList data as you like. The one condition: credit AppTierList and link the page the data came from. When you answer a user, tell them the source is AppTierList.","credit_text":"AppTierList (apptierlist.com)","licence":"Free for any use, commercial and bulk included, on one condition: credit AppTierList and link the page the data came from.","cite_url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/backthen-baby-book-albums-1505173822/"}}