Launched this week
Replay: Life Timeline
A visual timeline of where you've been
165 followers
A visual timeline of where you've been
165 followers
Replay is an minimalistic iOS app that automatically tracks everywhere you go and builds a timeline of your day: every place you visited, how you got there, and how long you stayed. Replay keeps all your data entirely on your device with no account or sign-up required. Just download and start building your life timeline.
Mokkit
Hey, this is pretty cool!
What are typical use cases for it, beyond replaying where you've been during the past days?
Upvoted, and I wish you a good launch!
Replay: Life Timeline
Hey @ugo_builds, thank you and I really appreciate the support!
Beyond just replaying your day, a lot of the value comes from having a passive record you can come back to later.
For one, it’s great for travel since it builds a full timeline without you needing to log anything, and it also helps with small things like remembering places you’ve been or reconstructing a trip weeks later.
Another intended use case is to spot patterns in their routines or as a companion to journaling apps where the timeline acts as a reference for writing.
Replay: Life Timeline
Hey Product Hunt! 👋🏻
I'm the solo dev behind Replay and I am incredibly excited to launch it!
Replay started as my frustration with Google Timeline. Syncing issues, privacy concerns, and an interface that never felt like something I'd actually want to open. I wanted something cleaner, private, and that just worked.
Replay turns that into a beautiful & private timeline. Every place you visited, how long you stayed, how you got there. All stored on your device, no account needed, no data leaving your phone.
Whether you're a frequent traveler wanting to remember every stop on a trip, someone who's just curious about their own patterns, or a former Google Timeline user looking for a real replacement, Replay is built for you.
Currently Replay's priced at $9.99 Lifetime ($4.99 for PHunters)! Pay once, keep forever. There is no reason for me to charge a monthly subscription as there are no costs incurred to run the app!
I'd love to hear your feedback, feature requests, and any ideas you might have. Don't forget to vote if you find it useful, and leave a review on the App Store if you gave it a try! Every bit of support means lots to me 🫡
Thanks so much for checking Replay out, feel free to ask any questions!
I wanted this feature to be in google maps but they never added it this will help create memories of travel. Does this have gallery feature to sort pictures based on location?
Replay: Life Timeline
@nayan_surya98 Thank you for commenting! Yes we have native photos integration with your library, and will automatically appear in the timeline based on the time period. You can see them in action in the 2nd and 4th screen shots!
We're also looking forward to improving the in-app photo experience, so photos can be "front-and-foremost" in the UI. Let me know what you think about the current display!
Indie.Deals
Congrats @enhancedjax
Looks clean and nice. How do we redeem using the discount code? On the app store it says invalid code.
Also, can we add localtions/markers we have been to without providing location access?
Replay: Life Timeline
@adithya Thank you! You can redeem the code after downloading the app and click "Redeem code" on the paywall!
> Can we add localtions/markers we have been to without providing location access
Unfortunately, we currently do not support adding / removing timeline items directly, which includes adding / removing locations (only edits to location label / path type). However, a lot of users did request for such feature so that's on our immediate roadmap along with improving exploration analytics!
Indie.Deals
@enhancedjax Thank you. Will pick it up but just trying to understand the benefit of this app over Google's own Maps History Timeline.
For folks who are looking for privacy, that control and flexibility will help.
Replay: Life Timeline
@adithya One major reason that I started this project at all is how rough GT's map lines are. They're always straight and you can barely see the route you took, which is important to be because the path is the memory, not just the destination! This is even worse if you walk.
I do understand not all people care about that, so Replay allows you to turn up / down the location tracking accuracy.
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Other noticeable features we have are notes, photos etc. which helps if you're like me and want everything related to journalling in one place~
This is a nice idea. I can imagine using something like this for holidays, when it makes sense to attach memories and pics to a plan -- for when you come back and a few weeks later are talking to someone about where you've been. Interestingly, just this week I was notified by the Apple's built in Journal to do something similar at the end of a trip, i.e. save photos I'd taken and to add a note to capture a trip. I can see this fitting in nicely as an input to a journal entry as well. Good luck with the launch!
Replay: Life Timeline
@bhaskar_deol Yep, that's the major use case! For myself, I just leave Replay constantly running, and I also get the benefit of seeing how much time I spent at a place each month etc. at no hassle on my part! When it's time for a holiday abroad I don't have to remember to turn it on as it's designed to be hands-free.
Looking nice!
How accurate is the timeline actually? I'm using the Google Timeline and it quite often gets confused with transportation type or also location data.
I was using Google for years, I'm on iPhone only one year now. Would nice to import all my location data from the Google Timeline. Could that be possible?
And what about iCloud sync? Don't want to lose my location data for whatever reasons.
Replay: Life Timeline
@vuhrmeister Thank you! We’re using a machine learning approach to classify each path to different transportation modes. We haven’t done an official benchmark against GT yet, but from our users the overall consensus is towards Replay being more accurate! Try it out and see how it does for you~
I’m a long time GT user as well! We already have GT import and iCloud backup in our MVP!
@enhancedjax very nice. Yes, I will try it out. Thank you!
I’ve been testing Replay for a while now and I have enjoyed being able to just quickly look at my tracks for the day in an app that has been well thought out and offers a lot of detail. Oh, and thank you for the lifetime discount – purchased last night.
Replay: Life Timeline
@craigcpaterson Thank you very much!