Every day your photo library contains memories from the same date in previous years — but you'd never know unless you happen to check the 'Memories' section. An on this day photos shortcut for iPhone surfaces every photo taken on today's date across all your past years instantly. It's a simple, delightful daily habit that takes one tap and costs nothing.
Tap the shortcut and it queries your photo library for all images with a creation date matching today's month and day, regardless of year. The matching photos are displayed in a quick preview — years of memories from a single date, surfaced in one tap without scrolling through your entire library.
Go to getturin.com and describe your shortcut (e.g., 'Show all photos I took on today's date in past years').
Wait a few seconds for Turin's AI to build the on this day shortcut.
Tap the 'Install' button to add it directly to your Apple Shortcuts app.
Discover photos from previous years automatically without any manual searching.
Get the same 'on this day' experience as paid apps like Timehop, completely free.
Your photos stay on your device — nothing is uploaded to external servers.
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Just describe it in plain English and tap install. No coding, no App Store, no subscription.
Build this shortcut freeWorks on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Installs in one tap.
Yes. You can build and install this shortcut using Turin's free tier. No subscription, no App Store download required — just describe what you want and tap install.
This shortcut works on any iPhone, iPad, or Mac running iOS 16 / iPadOS 16 / macOS Ventura or later. Install it directly from Safari in one tap.
No. Once installed the shortcut runs entirely on-device using Apple's built-in Shortcuts app. An internet connection is only needed during the initial build and install step.
Absolutely. You can describe any changes to Turin and get a new version in seconds, or open the shortcut in the Apple Shortcuts app and edit the actions directly.