Déjà Vu Photos

Name: Déjà Vu Photos
Rating: 4.6 (11 reviews)
Author: E.J. Kalafarski

by E.J. Kalafarski

iPhone

Active Last checked 7 Aug 2026

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At a glance: Free to download

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Reference

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Free

Last verified 7 Aug 2026

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4.6 11 ratings · App Store

5/5Beautiful Pictures
It's amazing to see pictures of the streets I walk down from a hundred years ago. So much has changed, but the cities are still so familiar. To get the most of this app you need to walk through the streets of one of the app's photographed cities.

cityTourist · 7 Aug 2026
1/5App is crashing when I take a picture!
The app crashes when I try and save my picture.

ChipperChelseaK · 7 Aug 2026
4/5Beautiful, clever idea; hope it grows
What a great idea! Finding old photos that correspond to your location is lots of fun - the only drawback is that currently there aren't very many photos in the app's database (and virtually none from the boroughs). Hopefully the designer will continue to add more. Kudos also on the elegant interface (for one thing, it's nice to see a departure from the candy color schemes used in most apps).

Bornromantic · 7 Aug 2026
5/5A history lover's dream
Very cool app. I have seen a lot of history apps but I like that you can use the calendar to adjust by years. It also shows a lot of places I haven't seen or heard of before. Def recommend.

Jade Sue · 7 Aug 2026
1/5Only 3 Cities are on this app!
I feel taken advantage of this app. I guess if you don't live in New York, Boston or DC and don't visit them often, then don't get this app. Also, I thought they would have more pictures in their database than just the few hundred (maybe not even that many) that were loaded. I am not impressed. They should give people the opportunity to post old pics of their cities and pinpoint the locations and then it may flourish... Needs work.

Amber Harvest · 7 Aug 2026

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2.2.1
Improved experience opening a photo.
2.2.2
Improved map experience.
2.2.3
Under-the-hood improvements and a few surprises.
3.0
Déjà Vu has been rebuilt from the ground up for compatibility with iOS 10 and to provide brand new features, new technologies on your iPhone, and new cities. • Photos colorfully show you what era they are from. Use the new Calendar menu to filter photos to a specific era of the city's history. • "Point of view" mode from street level lets you easily see which photos area nearby and which direction to head. • 3D Touch quick actions let you jump to a particular viewpoint in the app. • 3D Touch peek and pop to preview any photo on the map or see the closest photo. • Photos allow pinching and zooming. • Each photo has a mini "radar" telling you how far and which direction it's in, letting you home in on your desired photo. Thanks for time-traveling with Déjà Vu! If you enjoy Déjà Vu or have suggestions for features or new cities please leave a review in the App Store!
3.0.1
Bug fixes
3.1
A Most Unusual Camera: Déjà Vu uses your iPhone's compass to help you find a photo and your gyroscope to face the right direction; now use your camera to take a side-by-side "then and now" to share. Show your non-time traveling friends and followers just how much has changed.
3.2
• BACK TO THE FUTURE. Déjà Vu has partnered with YIMBY in New York City to bring you visions of the future—stunning renderings of the future New York skyline. Get a glimpse of Christmas Yet to Come by finding silver locations on the map, or filter by Future development in the calendar. • WORMHOLE HO! Let Déjà Vu use your location "Always" in your Settings to get a location notification whenever you walk through a spot with a Déjà Vu wormhole.....even if your phone is in your pocket. Never miss an opportunity to time travel. Just remember that giving any app your location "Always" can use up your battery faster.
3.2.1
• BACK TO THE FUTURE. Déjà Vu has partnered with YIMBY in New York City to bring you visions of the future—stunning renderings of the future New York skyline. Get a glimpse of Christmas Yet to Come by finding silver locations on the map, or filter by Future development in the calendar. • WORMHOLE HO! Let Déjà Vu use your location "Always" in your Settings to get a location notification whenever you walk through a spot with a Déjà Vu wormhole.....even if your phone is in your pocket. Never miss an opportunity to time travel. Just remember that giving any app your location "Always" can use up your battery faster.
3.2.2
• BACK TO THE FUTURE. Visions of the future now live among the glimpses of the past. Get a peek at Christmas Yet to Come by finding silver locations on the map, or filter by Future development in the calendar. • WORMHOLE HO! Let Déjà Vu use your location "Always" in your Settings to get a location notification whenever you walk through a spot with a Déjà Vu wormhole.....even if your phone is in your pocket. Never miss an opportunity to time travel. Just remember that giving any app your location "Always" can use up your battery faster.
3.3
Updated for iPhone X.
3.4
And a Map To Steer Her By: Déjà Vu's calendar menu lets you filter to a specific era or point in time, and now where available Déjà Vu zooms to a period map as well. Explore not just the scenery of the past, but the roads, paths, and ancient shorelines too. Déjà Vu is also now optimized for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR.
3.4.1
New maps added, as well as optimizations and bug fixes.
3.4.2
Interface tweaks and improvements.
3.4.3
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
3.4.4
Dark mode.
3.5
Déjà Vu continues to expand the ways to explore history around you—you can now see the age of any building in the city simply by zooming into it. NYC, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco are the first cities that allow you to seamlessly learn more of the history all around you. Just zoom in to give it a shot.
3.5.1
Bug fixes
3.5.2
Performance improvements
3.5.3
Bug fixes
3.5.4
Bug fixes and iOS 14 compatibility.
3.5.5
Updated for iOS 16.
3.5.6
Updated for iOS 17.3.
3.5.7
Updated for iOS 18, including Dark Mode icon.
3.5.8
New maps transport you to medieval Paris, French colonial New Orleans, and post-consolidation New York City.
4.0 · 15 Sep 2025
Déjà Vu has been totally rewritten for iOS 26 to take full advantage of Liquid Glass. An elegant new interface keeps the focus on beautiful historic photos that run from edge-to-edge of your iPhone screen, immerses you in historic maps, and lets notations and information sit on top of this content without obscuring any of it. The app icon has also been updated to fit into the new Home Screen, including the clear icon look.

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