Backstory: Every Year
GAURAV CHOUKSE Lifestyle iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Backstory: Every Year is a free Lifestyle app for iPhone and iPad by GAURAV CHOUKSE. Rated 5.0/5 from 1 ratings. Requires iOS 15.1. Updated August 1, 2026.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 1 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 48 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Aug 1
- 2026 · v1.1.0
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About Backstory: Every Year
Backstory is a beautiful, private journal for the milestones that shape your life — the ones that come back every year. Save your anniversaries, birthdays, personal achievements, and cherished memories. Backstory gently reminds you when they return and helps you reflect on how far you've come. Features: • One-tap milestone creation — add a date, a story, photos, and even a voice memo • Gentle reminders — never forget the dates that matter to you • Timeline view — see your year at a glance with all your milestones beautifully arranged • "Around this time" — discover memories from years past on quiet days • "This day, across the years" — see how a milestone has evolved over time • Family sharing — create a private circle, invite the people you love, and share only the memories you choose • Tender photo covers — tap to reveal sensitive or emotional photos when you're ready • Milestone markers — celebrate round anniversaries (5, 10, 25 years…) • Import from Calendar — bring in your existing yearly events instantly • Encrypted backups — export your memories with AES-256 encryption • Biometric lock — protect your memories with Face ID or your device passcode • Private by default — no account required, no ads, no tracking • Dark mode — gorgeous in light and dark • Available in English, Spanish, Hindi, and Chinese Your memories stay on your device. Nothing is ever uploaded unless you choose to share it with a circle you created — and you can stop sharing, or delete your account and everything in it, at any time. No ads. No tracking. No subscriptions. Just you and the moments that matter.
What’s new
Version 1.1.0 · Updated August 1, 2026
Backstory now speaks your language. • Choose from 12 languages the moment you open the app — English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Português, Русский, हिन्दी, Bahasa Indonesia, 日本語, 한국어, and 中文. You can change it anytime in Settings. • Plus a round of refinements and fixes to keep your memories feeling just right.
App privacy
The developer, GAURAV CHOUKSE, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
- User Content: Photos or Videos, Audio Data, Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: App Functionality
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| Backstory: Every Year | 5.0 / 5 (1 rating) | Free | August 1, 2026 | |
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