Lume — rediscover your memories
My camera roll is a graveyard. Tens of thousands of photos, none of which I ever scroll back to. So I built Lume — a small iOS app that shuffles your library and hands back a random memory every time you open it.
It's live on the App Store today, and the full story lives at
lume.tyemnyak.com.
Private by design
Lume never uploads anything. Your library stays on the phone, an on-device SQLite index tracks what you have already seen, and that's it. No accounts, no analytics, no "we value your privacy" dark patterns. The app literally can't see your photos from anywhere but your device.
Random, not algorithmic
No feed. No endless scroll of yesterday's dinner. No "on this day" reliving the same three events every year. Just your own photos, shuffled, with a light filter of "you haven't seen this one in a while." You can search by date or location when you want something specific — the rest of the time it's pleasantly out of your control.
What's next
iOS is shipping today, universal for iPad. Android is a "maybe later" — the whole thing is React Native + Expo, so the door's open. No ads, no analytics, no monetization yet and probably not for a long time.
Grab it on the App Store, or read the full story on the
microsite.