Today I launched Cassette, a new app that I’ve been noodling on for a little while. In short Cassette is a fun way to watch your home videos shot on iPhone.
Now Your first thought might be “Can’t I already do that in the Photos app?”
To which I might reply “Well… yes, but this is different, I think… I hope. Remember the magic days when we shot family events on a camcorder? later when we put the VHS tape into the player, we’d get a random stream of snapshots through time, a quick clip of a birthday here, a mountain there, then 10 minutes of a 5 year old pulling faces and pretending to walk down imaginary stairs. When you watch videos in the Photos app, it’s typical to hunt out a specific clip that you remember, watch it and then move on. Which means there are hundreds, nay thousands of forgotten videos, robbed of the serendipity of being rediscovered. Cassette steals a little bit of your free will to choose and replaces it with these forgotten videos, just like the good old days”
Then maybe we’d stare at each other for a moment, blink and part ways. Later in the evening you might download the app, reject the Photos access permission prompt and go to sleep. I lie awake all night wondering how on earth I read your mind.
All of that to say, if you shoot a lot of video on your phone, I’d love for you to check it out. This app certainly isn’t the next big thing, it’s just a little thing, made with love.
I recommend starting with the a handy “Take Me Somewhere” button if you’re not sure where to start. If you want the full kick back experience then you can mirror your phone with AirPlay to your TV and enjoy your videos as Cassette seamlessly play through them all.
Download Cassette here