Now on iPhone

Clean your camera roll,
one memory at a time.

A five-minute daily ritual. Each day you see a small stack of photos you took on this date in past years — swipe right to keep, left to let go. No weekend purge. No regret.

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October 24

Today's Stack

2 years ago

Oct 24, 2023 IMG_4821

drowning in photos 23,847 unopened "I built a monster" 5 GB of screenshots "I don't know where to start" 2,400 photos, 80% never reopened "storage almost full"

The problem

Your camera roll became the biggest unsorted archive of your life.

2,400

Photos on an average iPhone. In 2015 it was 630. Less than a decade, four times the size.

80%

Have not been opened since the day they were taken. The rest — you check a few times a year.

2,400×

Tiny decisions to make if you tried to clean it all at once. That's why you never do.

"I'm paying for storage, it's absurd, but I've built such a monster I don't know where to start. I'm literally drowning."

— a real iPhone user, Apple Support Communities

How it works

One small stack. One tiny habit.
Five minutes a day.

Step 01

Open the app.

MemorySwipe pulls a small stack of photos you took on this date in past years — a moment of nostalgia, handed to you with your morning coffee.

Step 02

Swipe through.

Right to keep, left to let go. Tap to expand. Undo if you changed your mind. Videos play inline so you can scrub before you decide.

Step 03

Done for today.

The stack ends. Your library is a little lighter. Come back tomorrow for a new day, and keep your streak alive.

October 24

Oct 24, 2024

1 year ago · 8 photos

Oct 24, 2023

2 years ago · 14 photos

Oct 24, 2022

3 years ago · 6 photos

Oct 24, 2021

4 years ago · 11 photos

On this day

The year you forgot you had.

Every morning, MemorySwipe pulls photos from today's date in past years. A birthday you forgot, a walk you meant to print, a coffee you took a picture of for no reason.

Nostalgia isn't a weakness. It's what makes the cleanup feel like opening a diary instead of doing chores.

The swipe

Two directions. No menus.

Swipe left

Let go.

The photo goes to the in-app Trash. Nothing is deleted from your library yet — you can review and restore anything before it leaves.

Swipe right

Keep.

The photo stays exactly where it was. Nothing moves, nothing changes — you just told MemorySwipe this one matters.

Safety

Nothing is deleted instantly. Two trash bins protect you.

Accidents are the reason people give up on cleaning. MemorySwipe makes them impossible.

Bin 1

In-app Trash

Swipes left land here first. Review, restore, or empty when ready. Nothing leaves your photo library yet.

Bin 2

iOS Recently Deleted

When you confirm, photos move to Apple's own 30-day trash. Two safety nets, always.

Streak & Shields

A quiet flame,
not a shouting game.

Every day you swipe, your streak grows. Miss a day? A Shield quietly covers for you — up to three of them, earned over time.

No fireworks. No "keep going!!!" No gamified noise. Just a small flame on your home screen, and the gentle pull of not wanting to break it.

Current streak

consecutive days

2 of 3 shields ready

Smart Cleanup

When you want to skip the ritual and just free up space.

A second mode for the obvious clutter. Pick a category, swipe through it, move on with your day.

Blurry

Missed focus and shaky hands.

Duplicates

The same moment, ten times.

Screenshots

Useful for a minute, kept for years.

Dark frames

The ones you took from your pocket.

Large videos

Gigabytes hiding in plain sight.

Privacy

Your photos never leave your device.

No server, no cloud.

Everything runs locally. MemorySwipe has no backend to upload to.

No account, no login.

No email, no Sign in with Apple, no friends list. You open the app — it's yours.

Minimal permissions.

Photos access, and optional notifications. That's all.

Questions

Good ones, hopefully.

Will photos actually get deleted from my iPhone?

Yes, but not at once. Swipes go to the in-app Trash. When you confirm, they move to Apple's "Recently Deleted" album, where they sit for another 30 days before truly disappearing.

Does it need the internet?

No. MemorySwipe is fully offline and has no server.

How long does it take each day?

Three to seven minutes. Typical stacks are 10–30 photos from the same date in past years.

What if I took nothing on this date?

Widen the date window (±1, ±3, ±7 days) or switch to a Cleanup mode for the day.

Can I get my streak back if I miss a day?

If you have a Shield ready, it covers the day automatically. Without one, the streak resets. You can hold up to three Shields, earned over time.

Can I turn off reminders?

Completely, from Settings. Notifications are always optional.

Clean your camera roll, one memory at a time.