Photos On This Day

Where were you a year ago today?

Rediscover the photos you took on October 31 in every year past, from last year all the way back. Right on your Home Screen.

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On This Day21 photos2021–2025
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A saguaro cactus crowned with blossoms against a blue sky

1 year ago

A full rainbow arching over the water

October 27, 20215 years ago

Waves breaking on a pebble beach
2025
A bare tree silhouetted against a pink sunset
2024
A red sun glowing through smoke behind the trees
2023

Every year, one day

A little time machine for October 31.

Each morning the app gathers what you photographed on this date in every year before, from last year back to your very first photo. Flip through them like a stack of prints.

  1. A saguaro cactus crowned with blossoms against a blue sky

    20251 year ago

  2. A ring halo around the sun above snowy mountain pines

    20251 year ago

  3. A snowy road between towering evergreens

    20251 year ago

  4. A waterfall pouring between granite boulders

    20242 years ago

  5. Clouds reflected in a still mountain lake

    20242 years ago

  6. A carpet of red and pink fallen leaves

    20242 years ago

  7. A bare tree silhouetted against a pink sunset

    20242 years ago

  8. The sun setting over the water under a sky of scattered clouds

    20233 years ago

  9. A rainbow over the water beneath storm clouds

    20233 years ago

  10. A red sun glowing through smoke behind the trees

    20233 years ago

  11. Pink clouds reflected in a calm bay

    20224 years ago

  12. A full rainbow arching over the water

    20215 years ago

What’s inside

Small moments, beautifully resurfaced.

A new memory on your Home Screen

Widgets in every size, including a Years widget with one photo from each past year, and Lock Screen widgets with today’s count. Choose how often they change, or tap shuffle for another.

Waves breaking on a pebble beach
2025
A calm lake at dusk with a wooded shore
2024
A city skyline across the water at sunset, under criss-crossing contrails
2023
Pink clouds reflected in a calm bay
2022
A puppy padding through the snow

7 months ago

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A viewer worth lingering in

Photos zoom open from the grid. Pinch, scrub the filmstrip, watch Live Photos and videos play, and see where each was taken on a map.

Share the day

Turn today into a post, a story or a slideshow video, with the best photo from each year picked for you.

Ask Siri

Show a day’s photos, a chosen year, a random memory, or how many photos today has. All in Shortcuts too.

iPhone, iPad and Mac

A native app on each, with widgets on your Home Screen, Lock Screen and desktop.

The whole family

Includes your Shared Library and iCloud Shared Photos from friends and family. Hide any photo you’d rather not see again.

Never an empty day

Quiet days point you to nearby days that have photos, and every few months a gentle nudge on a day full of them.

Speaks your language

English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Português and 简体中文.

Made for every screen

Big on iPad. Pocket‑sized on iPhone.

Private by design

Your memories stay yours.

Photos On This Day reads your library right on your device. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is tracked, and there’s nobody to sign in to.

  • No adsNot now, not ever.
  • No data collectedNo analytics, no accounts, no servers.
  • Open sourceRead every line on GitHub.

See what today remembers.

For iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Download on theApp Store