Their photos, on your terms: gentle resurfacing after loss

Everyone who has grieved knows both moments: the ambush of an algorithmic 'memory' on a hard day, and the deliberate scroll to find their face on a day you needed it. The difference between the two is control — and control is the whole design question.

Why algorithmic memories can hurt

Cloud memory features don't know who's gone. They resurface a face on the anniversary you were bracing for, or a random Tuesday you weren't — chosen by engagement logic, not tenderness. Many people shut the feature off entirely and lose the photos along with the pain, which is its own quiet loss.

Resurfacing you actually govern

Bubbles In Time only ever floats memories you chose to add, at a frequency you set, with a switch that turns the layer off instantly on the days you need stillness. Add their photos when you're ready — a few, or many. Some people want a daily visit; some want the Mystery Photo's occasional surprise; some load one photograph. All of those are correct.

Private, as this should be

Grief is nobody's data. Nothing you add is uploaded, no account exists, no service analyzes which faces you look at longest. The photos stay on your phone, the ritual stays yours, and the relationship this app has to your loss is the only appropriate one: it holds what you gave it, and it shows up when you asked it to.