Your love story, written in stars.

Every message you have ever sent each other becomes a star – and together they form a galaxy that only the two of you could have made. Your first hello, your first “I love you”, the nights you stayed up: it is all in there.

See your galaxy – it’s free
The gift for Christmas · €9 incl. VAT · Your messages never leave your phone
Lena & Tom47,356 messages · since 14 March 2023

Made of your moments.

Lightyears reads your chat on your phone and finds the moments that made you. Each one becomes a bright star you can find again – with the photo you sent that day, and your own words for it.

A gift forLenaTouch to open
Lena & Tomsince 14 March 2023

A gift you open together.

They get a link. It opens with their name – one touch, and three years of messages rise out of the dark and gather into your galaxy. Your moments light up one by one with your photos, and at the end every star travels to draw the picture of you two.

  • Your own page with your names, your colours, your photos and your own words for every moment.
  • A one of one – its number and coordinates belong to the two of you and no one else.
  • Opens on any phone – turn it, zoom into your first day.
  • A print-ready poster up to 50 × 70 cm, to wrap and put under the tree.

No two galaxies are alike.

Everything you see comes from your chat: how long you have been writing, who writes more, your busiest days, your quiet weeks, the nights you stayed up. Who wrote first decides which way it turns, and its colours are made from your names. Every galaxy is a one of one, with its own catalogue number and a place in the sky taken from the minute you first wrote.

A couple’s galaxy in Rosé, four years
Mia & JonasOrbit · four years, one loop each year · long nights in the first winter
A family group’s galaxy in Golden hour
The MüllersTwo stars · a family group: one star for each of them, linked by every reply
Two best friends’ galaxy in Moonlight, eight years
Sam & AlexSpiral · best friends for eight years, a quiet year, then close again

See yours tonight.

Drop in your chat export and your galaxy appears in seconds – free. Export it with media and your photos find their moments by themselves. Then add your words, and only pay if you want to give it.

Showing an invented example. Your own chat stays on your device.
iPhone: open the chat → tap the name → Export chat → Attach media (or Without media) → Save to Files.
Android: open the chat → ⋮ → More → Export chat → Include media.
€19incl. VAT · one-time payment
Lena & Tom47,356 messages · since 14 March 2023
Every one of these stars is us.

Choose your gift.

Every option includes your galaxy, your moments and the stars that draw your photo. Make it for free first – choose when you give it.

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Your galaxy is ready the moment you make it – no shipping, no waiting. Make yours tonight; orders for the gift open soon.

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Your words stay yours.

Your chat is read only on your own phone or computer and is never uploaded. Your galaxy keeps the rhythm of your messages – when, how often, how long – never what you wrote.

Questions

Does anyone read our messages?

No. The export is opened only in your browser. From each message Lightyears only uses the time, the sender, the length and whether it holds a heart or an “I love you” – never the text. Not even we can read what you wrote.

What do we get for €9?

Orders open soon. Your galaxy as your own page with a private link: it opens with their name, gathers out of the dark and shows your moments. It works on any phone. You also get a poster file up to 50 × 70 cm for any print shop.

How does it find our moments?

From the dates and a few words: your first message, the first “I love you” (in English or German), your longest day, the longest time apart and today. If you export with media, each moment gets the photo you sent closest to that day – you can swap any photo and rename any moment.

What happens to our photos?

While you make your galaxy, they are only opened in your browser and stay on your device. Only the photos you choose for your moments become part of your page.

Can two galaxies look the same?

No. The shape comes from the rhythm of your messages, which no other chat has. On top of that, who wrote first decides which way it turns, your names decide its colours and the gold line that joins your moments, and the minute you first wrote decides its catalogue number and coordinates.

Does it work for friends and family?

Yes. Any chat with two to four people works – each person gets their own spiral arm and colour.

Is Lightyears made by WhatsApp?

No. Lightyears is an independent project by RYVO in Hamburg. It reads the export file WhatsApp creates for you.