Rewind: History on a map

See how the streets you know looked a hundred years ago. Rewind puts historic photos and paintings on a map, right where they were taken, so the past is just around the corner.

Bring black-and-white photos to life in color, compare then and now, and save the places you love. Free, with no ads and no account.

EXPLORE THE PAST NEAR YOU
Open the map to find old photos of your city, your street, maybe even your building. Each pin shows which way the camera was facing, and its color tells you the year. Tap it to see the photo and read its story. Use the year filter to step into a particular era, from the 1820s to 2000.

BRING OLD PHOTOS TO LIFE IN COLOR
Colorize any black-and-white photo in a few seconds. The neural network runs entirely on your iPhone: download a model once, and nothing is ever uploaded. There are two models to choose from, so if one gets the colors wrong, try the other.

THEN AND NOW
Stand where the photographer once stood. Point your camera at the same spot, or compare the photo with Google Street View from your couch, and see what has changed and what has stayed the same.

PAINTINGS, TOO
Discover cities and landscapes the way artists saw them, long before cameras were everywhere.

READ IT IN YOUR LANGUAGE
Many descriptions are written in Russian or other languages. Translate them into yours with a single tap.

FAVORITES
Save photos to Favorites to come back to later, download them to your library, or share your finds with friends.

SEARCH
Look up a city, a street or a landmark and jump straight to it.

All photos come from PastVu, a community archive of historic photos from cities around the world, built by volunteers since 2009. If you enjoy what you see, visit pastvu.com and say thanks.

Rewind is an independent, open-source app made with care. If it made you smile, a rating or a review helps other history lovers find it.