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BackThen - Baby Book & Albums

Back Then Digital Ltd · Lifestyle

The private family journal trusted with 240+ million memories

Free · In-app purchases

PRICE
Free
In-app purchases
BUSINESS MODEL
Freemium
No overall Grossing estimate available
RATING
4.8
28,665 ratings · Top 5%

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Feature spec

Goal: Send a clear invoice after finishing a job.

  • Add a client, line items, a due date, and payment instructions.
  • Preview the total before exporting a PDF.
  • Keep an editable draft if export fails.

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Invoice editor: Client at the top, editable line items in the middle, total and preview action at the bottom.

States: Empty draft, validation errors beside each field, exporting, and a retry action that preserves the draft.

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AI-GENERATED OPPORTUNITY HYPOTHESES

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Hypothesis 1

Incorporate advanced tagging and filtering options for memories.

Assumption to check: Difficulties in organizing and searching for specific memories

Validate with people who use this workflow before building.

Hypothesis 2

Add direct sharing to social media platforms and messaging apps.

Assumption to check: Limited sharing options with family and friends

Validate with people who use this workflow before building.

Hypothesis 3

Allow users to choose different themes or layouts for memory presentation.

Assumption to check: Lack of customizable memory themes or layouts

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Hypothesis 4

Optimize photo handling and storage to improve performance with large uploads.

Assumption to check: Performance issues with large photo uploads

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App Store 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. NEW! 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. WHY FAMILIES CHOOSE BACKTHEN 1. Private & secure — You control who sees what. No ads. No data-sharing. Ever. 2. Effortlessly organized — Photos auto-sorted by child on their own timeline. 3. Full resolution — We never compress your images. Your memories, kept at their best. 4. Timelapse magic — Watch how their face changes over time with our unique technology. 5. Photo Books & prints — Create premium keepsakes from the photos already in your app. 6. The whole family — Grandparents, aunts, uncles — everyone included on any device. DESIGNED FOR EVERY STAGE • Pregnancy Journal — Track bump photos, maternity moments & milestones • Newborn & Baby Book — Document firsts, growth markers & everyday memories • Growing Up — Build a lasting digital family album from year to year SAVE & ORGANIZE • Auto-organize from any device — mobile or desktop • Ordered chronologically from the moment you save — every photo and video in the right place • Photos at full resolution, videos at any length, unlimited milestones including height & weight • Each child gets their own timeline, viewed together or individually • Find any moment with instant scroll or search by date SHARE SECURELY • Invite family and friends — you set their permissions • Everyone gets notified when new memories are added • 100% private — no ads, no data-sharing, no exceptions LOOK BACK & ENJOY • Unique timelapse technology shows how their face changes • Fun sibling and cousin comparisons at the same age • Auto-created highlights, flashback reels and animated stickers PRINT YOUR FAVORITES • NEW: Premium Photo Books — beautifully laid out, printed to the highest quality • Auto-created calendars, montages and prints from your favorite photos • Available in the UK, US, Canada and Europe • Printed locally using your original-resolution photos for the best results TRUSTED BY MILLIONS • From the team behind Lifecake — the original online childhood journal, founded in 2012 • Connecting families across 182 countries • All devices welcome — iOS, email, web & other mobile platforms TRY IT FREE • 1GB free storage to try all features • VIP subscription: £4.99 / $6.49 / €5.99 per month • Nothing to lose — all your content returned if you choose to leave Questions? [email protected] Privacy: https://www.backthen.com/privacy Terms: https://www.backthen.com/terms

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