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Scan on your phone, review on a bigger screen

One private archive everywhere: capture prints on iPhone or iPad, review and organize on web, bulk-scan on Mac. Same account, same quota, same originals.

The Nostalgia app Home with actions to choose a photograph or scan a print.
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Scan or choose one photograph

Pick a photo already on your device or scan a print. It opens in Restore without model or quality settings to configure.

The photo check recommending the next restoration step for a family photograph.
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Follow the recommended repair

The photo check looks at the original and recommends the next restoration step. Specialist tools stay available without crowding the first decision.

The Nostalgia app comparing the original with a restoration result before choosing one.
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Compare before you choose

Reveal the complete original and restoration result side by side. Keep the result only when the person still looks like themselves.

The Nostalgia app Family screen with People, private Vaults, and family follow-up.
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Ask the person who would know

Send one photograph with one focused question. A relative can answer without installing the app, and nothing enters your archive until you approve it.

iPhone and iPad

Nostalgia is on the App Store

Scan a print or choose a photograph, follow the recommended repair, and compare the original with the full result before choosing a restoration. The same private archive continues on web.

The Nostalgia app on iPad, with the accepted Source beside a restoration result.
The same Nostalgia app on iPad. Source stays beside the restoration result.
  1. Install Nostalgia - Living Archive from the App Store.
  2. Sign in with the same account you use on web so your Archive stays aligned.
  3. Choose a photo, tap the recommended Restore action, then reveal and share the result.
iPhone and iPad
QR code linking to Nostalgia on the App Store
On your computer? Point your phone camera at the code — it opens Nostalgia on the App Store.
Download on App Store
Android

Android is in Google Play testing. Join with the Google account used by the Play Store on your phone — the same account must be used for both steps.

Android

Join the Android test

Android is in Google Play testing while we work toward broader Play Store availability. Join with the Google account used by the Play Store on your phone.

Before you start: open the Play Store app on your phone, tap your profile picture, and note the Google account shown. Use that same account for both steps below.

  1. Join the tester group. Open the group and tap Join group.
  2. Opt in on Google Play. Open the opt-in page and tap Become a tester. When the page confirms you are a tester, use its download link.

Can’t do it now? Email me the two links — they go out immediately.

Android install troubleshooting

Seeing Item not found? Confirm the tester group, opt-in page, and Play Store app all use the same Google account. Open the links in Chrome or Safari rather than an in-app browser. If it still fails, email [email protected] with your phone model.

The web app

Open web when you want a bigger workspace

The web app is best when the archive needs more room than your phone: batch upload, Albums and Timeline, restore progress, People, family-tree import, and Family Vaults. Start in the browser, or continue here after you scan on your phone.

Importing a family tree? Read the family-tree guide.

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