Historidex / History learning app

A history learning app built on real photos

Historidex is a history learning app that works like the feeds you already scroll: swipe up, see something, swipe again. Each screen is a real photo or film clip from a public archive, with a caption that explains it in under a minute.

Open Historidex Free, no account.

What this history learning app does

Ten stories a day, then it ends. About ten minutes, and then you put your phone down having learned ten real things.
A guess-the-year quiz. Some stories ask for the year before they show it, then place your guess on a timeline.
A source on every story. Tap Source to open the original archive record.
One reminder a day, if you want it. 8 a.m., noon or 8 p.m.
No account, no ads. What you save stays on your device.

Who a history learning app like this is for

It is for people who scroll anyway and would like it to leave them knowing something. It also suits students who want a daily habit, and anyone curious about what the past looked like.

Free and Pro

Ten stories a day are free. Historidex Pro, $2.99 a month, lifts the daily limit so you can keep reading.

What is inside

385 stories so far, in 11 collections, including photographs from the 1800s, real early color, ancient objects and film from the 1890s onward. Browse the historical photos or try the history quiz.