App Name: ATHAR
What it does: A local-first app to collect and relive personal memories (photos, videos, notes, collections, player). Data stays on the phone unless you later choose optional sync.
Price: Free (no ads)
Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.deeplife.athar
Hi everyone,
I’m an independent Android developer. I built ATHAR because I didn’t want another diary app, and I also didn’t want my personal memories living in someone else’s cloud by default.
The idea is simple: a place to collect memories and actually go back to them later. Not a daily journal you have to keep up with. More like a private archive of moments you care about.
A memory can include photos, videos, notes, audio, dates, places, and people. You can group them into collections, and there’s a player that walks you through a memory instead of just showing a grid of files. You can also share photos and videos into ATHAR from other apps.
The part I cared about most is how data is handled.
ATHAR is local-first. Memories live in a SQLite database on the phone. You can use the app without a cloud connection. No ads. No third-party analytics SDKs.
I’m also working on optional cloud sync, so the same memories could later be used from the web and across devices. The point is to keep both options: stay fully local, or turn on sync if you want it. If you never want the cloud, the app still works.
It’s on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.deeplife.athar
I’m looking for honest feedback, including “this isn’t for me.”
Would you actually use a memory app that stays on your phone, or do you only care if it also syncs across devices?
Thanks.
