Alternatives
Products that do what Flashbak does
Wondering what you were doing on this day in past years?
- 1
- 2
- 3AT
I've been working on Recall for a while now, it had some initial traction in the beginning which has since died down now. I am facing the inevitable question of whether to continue with the project. I just put out a new release and it would be helpful to get advice from the community on what they think of the idea and my implementation.
2022 · recall-app.com
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
Hey HN, I’m the creator of Mail Memories. Like many of you, I've had my Gmail address for more than 20 years. A few years ago, I got curious and wanted to see what photos were buried deep in my account. I ended up finding lots of "lost" pictures of old friends, family members, and a ridiculous number of vintage memes. I originally built and launched this as a SaaS, but even with code and policies in place that kept users' photos private, I figured everyone would feel more comfortable with a desktop app. So, I threw out the server architecture and completely rewrote it as a 100% local desktop…
Jul 2026 · mailmemories.com
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18WA
I had an issue where I would journal stuff, and then never look at what I wrote. So I thought it'll be cool to schedule something that will get sent to you at a later time (like a time capsule). Also, was inspired by futureme, where you can send yourself letters that'll arrive in the future.
Dec 2025 · resurf.me
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Refine with your own description →