Retro

A friends-only photo journal for moments big and small

5.0•10 reviews•

350 followers

A friends-only photo journal for moments big and small

5.0•10 reviews•

350 followers

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Retro is a social app that feels like a joy, not a habit. Here, you’re posting for yourself as much as your friends because it’s a photo journal that helps you backfill each week with photos, videos, and screenshots that are already on your camera roll.

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Journals on RetroA place to collect memories with a select group of friends

Launched on April 4th, 2024

RetroA friends-only photo journal for moments big and small

Launched on July 13th, 2023

5.0

Based on 10 reviews

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Reviewers describe Retro as a polished, fast, privacy-minded way to share photos and updates with real friends and family, without the ads, bots, spam, pressure, or influencer-driven feel they associate with larger social apps. They especially like its simple design, elegant interface, and the low-stakes feeling of posting casually, then looking back on their weeks. The main caveat is network size: at least one reviewer says the experience depends on having enough friends willing to use it, which can limit its appeal.

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friends-only platform (7)

photo sharing (4)

no performance pressure (3)

casual social interaction (2)

elegant interface (2)

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•1 review

Fast software, feels extremely well crafted making it a delight to use. Easily my favorite way to share photos with friends — sort of like perfect group-chat photo sharing, wrapped in an elegant interface, quick and easy to post / see friends' photos / comment. Been using nearly daily for the last three months as a tester and love it.

What's great

fast performance (1)elegant interface (2)friends-only platform (7)photo sharing (4)

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•1 review

Wonderful app! Feels like a throw-back to the good ol' days of social before influencers, brands, meme-accounts et al turned the feed into The Feed (TM) where "more eyes --> more ads." Fun to post more care-free and see what my friends are actually doing.

What's great

friends-only platform (7)casual social interaction (2)no influencers or brands (1)

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•1 review

I’ve been using Retro as my main social/personal app to post updates since earlier this year. Obv I love and will always love Instagram but it’s honestly been so joyful (yes!) to have a space to see my real friends and just what they’ve been up to, and then scroll back and reflect on my own weeks as they happened. I feel no pressure to post and no judgment on my own or others’ content… just pure joy and gratitude that I see my friends are doing well, doing fun things, seeing friends and fam, living life :)

What's great

friends-only platform (7)no performance pressure (3)casual social interaction (2)

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