Lume

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.

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 is it. No accounts, no analytics, no “we value your privacy” dark patterns. The app literally cannot 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 have not seen this one in a while.” You can search by date or location when you want something specific — the rest of the time it is pleasantly out of your control.

Under the hood

React Native + Expo, SQLite for the local index, the native Photos framework for access. iPhone on iOS 16+, universal for iPad. Android is a “maybe later” — the stack is portable and the door is open.

Grab it

Lume is live on the App Store today: Download Lume on the App Store

Full story, screenshots, and FAQ on the microsite: lume.tyemnyak.com