Why Your Memories Deserve Encryption (And How Time Capsule Protects Them)

Think about the most personal things on your phone. Photos of your family. Voice memos you recorded for yourself. Notes you wrote at 2 AM. These aren't just files,they're pieces of your life.

Now think about where most apps store that data. On a server. In the cloud. Behind a login that could be breached. Backed up to a system you don't control. Analyzed by algorithms you didn't ask for.

Your memories deserve better than that.

The problem with cloud-based memory apps

Most photo and journal apps store your data on remote servers. That's convenient for syncing, but it means your most personal content is sitting on a computer you've never seen, managed by a company that could be hacked, acquired, or shut down.

Even "private" apps often include analytics SDKs, crash reporting tools, and ad tracking code that sends data about your behavior to third parties. They might not share your photos, but they're still watching how you use their app.

Time Capsule takes a different approach entirely.

How Time Capsule keeps your data private

Here's exactly what happens when you seal a capsule in Time Capsule:

• Everything stays on your device. Your photos, videos, voice memos, and text notes are stored locally. They are never uploaded to any server, cloud, or external system.
• Exported capsules use AES-256 encryption. When you export a capsule as a .ltc file, it's encrypted with AES-256,the same standard used by governments and financial institutions worldwide.
• Encryption keys are generated and stored locally. The keys used to encrypt your data are created on your device and never leave your device. There is no "master key" held by anyone.
• No analytics. No tracking. No SDKs. Time Capsule contains zero third-party analytics, crash reporting, or advertising code. We literally cannot see how you use the app.
• No accounts. There is no sign-up, no login, no email address required. You download the app and start using it. That's it.

What is AES-256 encryption?

AES-256 stands for Advanced Encryption Standard with a 256-bit key length. It's one of the strongest encryption methods available and is used by the U.S. government for classified information, by banks for financial transactions, and by messaging apps for end-to-end encryption.

In simple terms: if someone got access to your exported .ltc file, they would need a key that has more possible combinations than there are atoms in the observable universe to crack it. It's not happening.

Why does this matter?

Because the most personal things you create shouldn't be someone else's data. Your memories,the photos of your kids, the voice memo you recorded for your future self, the notes you wrote when you were feeling something real,those belong to you. Only you.

Time Capsule was built with one principle: your data is yours. We don't see it. We can't access it. We wouldn't want to. The app was designed from the ground up to make sure that your memories stay exactly where they should,on your device, encrypted, and private.