What this app does
Lastloved never plays anything. You type the title and the artist of a song you love right now, record the day you last loved it, and choose how many years until you meet it again. That is the whole app. When that day arrives, the song moves into the “back now” list and waits for you there.
The list is split in two: songs whose years are up sit at the top in “back now”, and the ones still sealed sit below. Each ticket carries a stamp with the year it returns. When you have heard it again, one tap restarts the count from today.
How to use it
- Type the song title and the artist. Both are required, and both are enough — no album, no artwork, no link to paste.
- The “date last loved” is already filled in with today. If it is a song you were obsessed with years ago, change it to that date instead.
- Choose how many years until it comes back: tap 1, 2, 3, 5 or 10, or type any number. Your choice becomes the default for the next song.
- When a ticket in “back now” has been played again, tap “heard it again”. The last-loved date jumps to today and it is sealed for the same number of years.
- Tap a ticket to open it and the date and the number of years are editable at any time. Once the shelf fills up, search by title or artist.
- A song you no longer want on the shelf can be removed after a confirmation. Nothing else ever disappears by itself.
What is not here
- No login and no sign-up. Open the address and you can add the first song right away.
- No 10-song or 100-song lock. Some apps in the stores require a music library of at least 100 songs before they will start; here one song is enough.
- No streaming account to connect. No play button, no audio file picker and nothing to upload.
- No subscription and no payment screen, and no paywall on how many songs you keep.
When people open it
You open it when you are playing one song ten times a day and you know that in a few months you will have moved on. Writing down the title and the artist now means that in three years the song comes back — and this particular season comes back with it.
It also gets opened the day an old favourite surfaces in your head. Put the date you were last obsessed with it, and the ticket stamps how long it has actually been.
FAQ
The repeating questions are about playback, signing up, song limits and where things are kept. Below is the actual scope.
Does it play the song?
No. There is no play button, it never handles audio files, and it does not connect to Spotify, Apple Music or anything similar. What lives here is the title, the artist and the date you typed. Getting hold of the recording again is up to you and whatever you normally use.
Do I need an account or a library of 100 songs to try it?
No. There is no account, no login and no email box. Some store apps require a music library with at least 100 songs before they will start; here one title and one artist gets the first song in. Nothing locks when a trial runs out, because there is no trial.
How many songs can I keep?
There is no limit. It does not stop at ten and it does not ask for money to go further. The wait can be anything from one year to fifty, and every song can have its own.
Does it disappear when I close the tab?
No. It is saved the moment you type it, and it is still there after closing the tab or the browser. There is no Save button either. The N years is when a song comes back, not when it is deleted, so time passing never removes anything.
Is anything I write uploaded to a server?
No. Songs, dates and year counts stay on this device. There is no account sync, no cloud backup and no share link. The trade-off is that switching devices or clearing the browser’s site data clears them too, so keep a separate copy of a list you cannot lose. Google AdSense ads may appear.