Meanwhile
Your day. Meanwhile, theirs.
Hourly photos, one shared reel
Each hour you snap a photo. They snap theirs. Side by side, you get the story of two very different days: the school run and the board meeting, 7 AM in Austin and 5:30 PM in Pune. No feed, no followers, no account. Just the two of you.
iPhone and Android · English and Spanish · 18+
How it works
Pair with one code
Share an 8-character code or a link. iPhone and Android work together.
Snap your hour
Your widget turns red when your hour is due. You have the whole hour to snap.
Their day, as it happens
Their photos land on your widget and Today screen within seconds. Can't snap? One tap sends a note.
One reel at night
One tap turns both days into a 20 to 30 second split-screen reel, with both local times on every hour.
Made for
- The parent at home and the partner at work
- Long distance couples in different time zones
- Best friends, siblings, a parent and a grown kid far away
Any two people. You can have more than one pair.
The little things
Surprise days
Keep the day sealed. Photos arrive as envelopes and open only when you both hold Unlock.
Long distance, done right
Same clock (7 AM next to 7 AM) or same moment (your 7 AM next to their 5:30 PM). Pokes never wake anyone: they wait quietly until morning.
Widgets, Siri and Shortcuts
Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets, plus Siri, Shortcuts and Controls to snap or send a note without opening the app.
Move phones, keep everything
Move your history to a new phone with a QR code, even between iPhone and Android.
Private by design
- Photos and notes are end-to-end encrypted on your phone before they leave it. We cannot see them.
- They are deleted from our servers as soon as they are delivered. Your history lives on your phones.
- Cover faces with Mo in one tap. Explicit images are blocked on the phone, before anything is sent.
- No email, no password, no sign-up.
Meanwhile Pro
Your first week together is free. After that, Meanwhile Pro gives you unlimited days and reels. One subscription covers both people in a pair, for up to 3 pairs. Weekly or yearly, with a 3-day free trial for new subscribers. Cancel any time in your App Store or Google Play account.
Help and questions
How do we pair?
One of you opens Meanwhile and shares the invite code or link. The other taps "Have a code?" and enters it. That is all: no accounts.
I am not getting their photos.
Check that notifications are on for Meanwhile and that both phones are online. Photos wait on our servers for up to 48 hours; if a phone is offline longer, the other phone re-sends them automatically when it comes back.
I got a new phone.
With both phones: Settings, then Moving to a new phone, and scan the QR code. With Meanwhile Pro cloud backup: restore with your recovery code. Without either: pair again and your person's phone re-sends your shared days.
How do I end a pairing?
Open the person in Your people and choose End pairing. You can also remove your photos from their phone and report a problem from there.
How do I cancel my subscription?
In your App Store account (iPhone) or Google Play subscriptions (Android). Deleting the app does not cancel it.
How do I delete my data?
In the app, open Settings and choose Delete my account. It removes everything we hold about you. You can also use the web page linked below.