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How to group events with tags in Lifely
A tag is a label you put on events to group them like an album: Travel, Family, Work or anything you like. Create one on the Tags page with New tag, or right from an event with Add tag. Open a tag to see all its events, or tick it under All events at the top of the timeline to show only those events. Unlike an interval, a tag does not depend on dates: you choose which events get it.
Tags work in the iPhone app, the Android app and the Lifely web app, with the same account.
How to create a tag
- Open Tags. On a phone, tap the menu button above the + button on the main screen and choose Tags. Tags are also among the tiles of your profile. In the web app or on a tablet with a wide window, choose Tags in the side menu.
- Tap New tag. With no tags yet, you can instead tap one of the suggestions, Family, Friends, Travel or Work, and it is created at once.
- Name the tag. A short word works best: “Travel”, “Our girl”, “The cabin”. An emoji works too.
- Add a cover image if you like, then tap Create. The cover shows on the Tags page and on the tag’s page.
You can also create a tag without leaving an event: tap Add tag in the event, then Add a new tag.
The free version has a limit on how many tags you can create; Lifely Premium removes it. The app shows the current limit.
How to tag events
From an event
- Open the event, or start a new one with +.
- Tap Add tag at the top left. If the event already has tags, their names are shown there instead; tap them.
- Select one or more tags and tap Done. Chosen tags get an orange frame; with ten or more tags, a search field appears at the top.
Many events at once, from the tag
Open the tag’s page, tap the pencil, then the events row (Add event for a new tag, or Number of events), and select the events that belong to it. This is the quickest way to tag memories you recorded earlier.
When the timeline shows exactly one tag (see below), a new event you add gets that tag by default.
See all the events with a tag
On the tag’s page. Tap a tag on the Tags page. Its page shows the cover, how many events have the tag in life, this year and this month, and the list Events with tag, newest first. Tap an event to open it.
On the timeline. Tap All events at the top of the timeline, stay on Tags and tick one or more tags. The timeline then shows only the events with any of them, and its title changes to their names. Tick All events to see everything again. More in timeline filters.
The Tags page shows each tag with its number of events. Sort it by number of events or by name with the button at the top right, or find a tag with the search field.
How to edit or delete a tag
Open the tag and tap the pencil (Edit tag) to rename it, change the cover image or change its events. Delete tag is at the bottom of the same sheet; Lifely asks “Are you sure you want to delete this tag?” first.
Deleting a tag removes it from all its events. The events stay on your timeline. To take a tag off one event only, open the event, tap its tags, unselect it and tap Done.
Tags, intervals and people: which to use
Tag
What kind of moment? You add it to each event.
Example: Travel, Family, Hospital.
Interval
During which chapter? Automatically, by date.
Example: University, 2014–2018.
Person
Who was there? You add them to each event.
Example: Mum, Jordan.
Use a tag for a theme that comes back across your life: every trip, every concert, every hospital shift. Use an interval for a period with a start and an end, because its events are gathered by date without tagging. Use people for who was with you. They combine: “Trip to Rome” can have the tag Travel, the person Jordan and fall into the interval “Living in Lisbon”.
Ideas for tags
- ThemesTravel, Work, Studies, Health, Sport, Music.
- RelationshipsFamily, Friends, Us, for moments you want to find as one album.
- PlacesThe cabin, Grandma’s house, a city you keep coming back to.
- Firsts and milestonesFirsts, Achievements, Big decisions.
Start with three or four tags. Too many similar tags are harder to use than a few broad ones.
Example
Sam wants all trips together.
- Sam opens Tags, taps New tag, names it “Travel”, adds a mountain photo as the cover and taps Create.
- On the Travel page, Sam taps the pencil, then Add event, and selects six old trips.
- Next summer, Sam adds “Weekend in Porto” and taps Add tag → Travel before saving.
- Now the Travel page lists every trip, and ticking Travel under All events shows only trips on the timeline.
Troubleshooting
There is no Add tag in the event or no Tags in the menu
Tags are turned off. Turn them on in Settings → Event details.
New tag shows a lock
You have reached the free limit for tags. Use an existing tag, delete one you no longer need, or get Lifely Premium.
The timeline shows only some events
A tag is ticked under All events. Tap the title at the top and tick All events.
Tags in the Lifely web app
At app.lifely.page, sign in with the same account as on your phone and your tags are there. In a wide window, Tags is in the side menu, and tagging many old events from a tag’s page is quick with a mouse.
The mobile app is the main experience; some features differ on the web.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a tag and an interval?
A tag is a label you add to chosen events, whenever they happened, such as Travel. An interval is a span of time that collects every event between its start and end dates automatically.
Can an event have several tags?
Yes. Select as many tags as you need in the event and tap Done.
How do I see all the events with a tag?
Open the tag on the Tags page to see Events with tag, or tap All events at the top of the timeline and tick the tag to show only its events.
What happens to events when I delete a tag?
The events stay. The tag is only removed from them.
Are tags free?
You can create a limited number of tags for free. Lifely Premium removes the limit. The app shows the current limit and prices for your store.
Can I use tags in the web app?
Yes. Open app.lifely.page, sign in with the same account and choose Tags in the side menu.
Make your first album
Lifely is a personal life timeline and diary for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, Macs with Apple silicon and the web. Tag a few memories, then open the tag and look through them together.
Free download with in-app purchases and ads. Some features require Premium. Your local store and the app show current availability and prices.