See deleted messages
Seeing “This message was deleted”? If the notification arrived first, the text is still in NotiKeep.
Notifications disappear. The text stays.
NotiKeep is an iPhone app that saves the text of notifications from the apps you choose, like WhatsApp, and organizes everything by app and conversation. Read them later without opening the chat, even if the message was deleted.
Free to download.
Requires iOS 27 or later.
- 1. Ana sends a message
- 2. The notification arrives and NotiKeep saves the text
- 3. Ana deletes it for everyone and the notification disappears
- 4. You open NotiKeep and read what she wrote
NotiKeep at a glance
- What it is
- An iPhone app that saves the text of your notifications and organizes the history by app and conversation.
- Requirements
- iOS 27 or later only, on iPhone 11 and iPhone SE (2nd generation) or newer. Uses the Shortcuts app, which comes with every iPhone.
- Apps
- Whichever apps you pick in the Shortcuts trigger. The shortcut comes with WhatsApp already selected.
- What it saves
- The sender, group name, text, and time of each notification.
- What it doesn’t save
- Photos, videos, audio, profile photos, and anything that arrived before setup.
- Where your data stays
- Only on your iPhone. No account and no ads. Usage data is sent only if you allow it.
- Price
- Free to download and use with one app, with no time limit. NotiKeep Pro unlocks all apps with a monthly or yearly subscription.
- Languages
- English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
How it works
iPhone apps can’t read each other’s notifications. iOS 27 changed that with the Notification automation in the Shortcuts app: it runs when an app you chose sends a notification and passes the content to another app. NotiKeep uses this automation, which is why it only saves what arrives after setup.
Add the shortcut
Open NotiKeep and tap Add to Shortcuts. The Salvar no NotiKeep shortcut comes ready to use.
Turn on the automation
In Shortcuts, open the shortcut, tap Edit and then the trigger’s arrow, and turn on Automation. WhatsApp is already selected; add other apps if you want.
Read whenever you want
Every notification from those apps is saved in the background within seconds. Open Recents to read by conversation, or search for a word.
Features
Available in NotiKeep 1.1, in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Items marked Pro are part of the subscription; everything else comes with the free download.
Read and organize
- History by app and by conversation, including groups.
- Unread counter and mark all as read.
- Show Latest Notification shortcut for Back Tap or the Action button Pro
Find
- Accent-insensitive search.
- Favorites Pro
- Advanced search by app, conversation, and date Pro
Label
- Mark a message as edited or deleted. The original text stays saved.
- Filter the list by labeled messages.
Export and clean up
- JSON export.
- CSV and PDF export Pro
- Select, select all, delete in bulk, and swipe to delete.
Daily summary
- An optional reminder, at the time you choose, with how many notifications were saved that day. Message text isn’t shown.
Protect
- Face ID or passcode lock.
- History retention: forever, 30 days, 90 days, or 1 year.
- Follow the system theme or choose light or dark mode.
- 1. The notification disappears before you get a good look
- 2. Press the Action button or double-tap the back of the iPhone
- 3. The message comes back in a notification tap it to open the conversation
Your latest notification in one tap · Pro
Glimpsed a notification and then it was gone? With Pro, Show Latest Notification brings the latest saved message back in a NotiKeep notification. Tap it to open the conversation in NotiKeep.
- In NotiKeep, open Settings › Show Latest Notification. Tap Allow notifications and choose Allow in the iOS prompt.
- Tap Add to Shortcuts, choose Shortcuts, and confirm Show Latest Notification. This is separate from the capture shortcut.
- Choose a gesture below and tap Test Latest Notification in the app guide. You need at least one saved message.
- Action button
- Settings › Action Button › Shortcut › Show Latest Notification. On models with an Action Button.
- Back Tap
- Settings › Accessibility › Touch › Back Tap › Double Tap › Shortcuts › Show Latest Notification. Requires iOS 27 and Pro.
- Siri
- Say “Latest notification in NotiKeep.”
- With the app open
- Shake your iPhone.
Only works on iOS 27 or later
NotiKeep relies on the Notification automation in Shortcuts, which only exists in iOS 27 and later. It doesn’t work on earlier versions of iOS, on any iPhone.
To check your version, open Settings › General › About. To update, go to Settings › General › Software Update.
iPhones that get iOS 27
- iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max
- iPhone Duo
- iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, and 17e
- iPhone Air
- iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max, and 16e
- iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, and 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro, and 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (2nd and 3rd generation)
iPhone XR, XS, XS Max, and earlier can’t get iOS 27 and can’t run NotiKeep. Apple’s official list.
Inside the app
Real NotiKeep screens, shown in the Portuguese version, with fictional conversations.
Recents. One row per conversation, with search and an unread counter. 
Conversation. Each notification as it arrived, with the time. 
Apps. The total for each app. On the free plan, one app is unlocked. 
Settings. Face ID, history retention, and delete all.
What it’s for
Read without opening the chat
Read in NotiKeep without opening WhatsApp: no blue ticks and no “online” status.
Find an old notification
Your iPhone forgets the notifications you clear. NotiKeep keeps a searchable history.
Replace WAMR from Android
WAMR and Notisave aren’t available for iPhone. Here’s what works starting with iOS 27.
Understand the iOS 27 automation
What the Notification trigger passes along, what it leaves out, and how to build the shortcut from scratch.
Read text saved before an edit
Previously captured text stays saved. Learn when an edited message may also arrive as a new notification.
Bring back the latest notification
Use the Action Button, Back Tap or Siri to read the latest saved message.
Other ways to see a message again on iPhone
Before iOS 27, only the first three existed, and none of them keeps the text of a notification after it disappears.
| Method | Kept after the notification is gone? | Keeps the text of a deleted message? | Limitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notification Center | No | No. In our tests, WhatsApp removes the notification when the message is deleted for everyone. | Disappears when you open or clear the notification. |
| WhatsApp iCloud backup | Yes, up to the backup date | Only if the backup was made before the deletion | Restoring requires reinstalling WhatsApp, and your chat history goes back to the state of the backup. |
| Android apps like WAMR | Not available for iPhone | They rely on notification access that iOS doesn’t offer. | |
| NotiKeep, with iOS 27 | Yes | Yes, the text that arrived in the notification | Only what arrives after setup. No photos or audio. |
Limitations
NotiKeep only saves what iOS passes to Shortcuts. That means:
- Only saves the text shown in the notification.
- Photos, videos, and audio aren’t saved.
- Profile photos aren’t saved.
- It doesn’t detect edits and deletions on its own. You can mark a message as edited or deleted, and the original text stays saved.
- Muted chats and notifications without previews aren’t captured, because they don’t include the text.
- Anything that arrived before setup isn’t captured.
It stays on your iPhone
Notifications are kept in the app’s storage on the device and never go to a server. There’s no account and no ads.
Usage data is optional: the app only sends it if you allow it, and it never includes messages, names, source apps, or searches. You can lock the app with Face ID or a passcode, choose how long to keep your history, and delete everything whenever you want.
Plans
Free
Free
The history of one app of your choice, with no time limit. Includes search, manual labels, bulk select and delete, JSON export, and the daily summary. Other apps keep being saved and show up when you subscribe.
NotiKeep Pro
Monthly or yearly
subscription
All apps, including what was already saved. Favorites, advanced search by app, conversation, and date, and CSV and PDF export. 7-day free trial for eligible accounts. If your subscription ends, nothing is deleted.
The App Store shows prices in your local currency, and Apple handles billing. The subscription renews automatically until you cancel it in iPhone Settings, at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
Frequently asked questions
Does NotiKeep work with WhatsApp?
Yes. The shortcut comes with WhatsApp selected, and capture was tested with WhatsApp on an iPhone running iOS 27. NotiKeep saves the sender, group name, text, and time of every notification.
Can I see deleted WhatsApp messages?
You can see the text of messages that arrived as a notification after you set up capture. If the sender deletes a message for everyone, the text stays in NotiKeep. iOS doesn’t signal when a message is deleted, so you can mark it as deleted in the app yourself; the original text stays saved. Nothing that arrived before setup can be recovered.
Does reading in NotiKeep send blue ticks?
No. You read in NotiKeep without opening WhatsApp, so reading there doesn’t send a read receipt or show you as online. When you open the chat in WhatsApp, it marks the messages as read as usual.
Which iPhones are compatible?
Only iPhones running iOS 27 or later. NotiKeep doesn’t work on earlier versions of iOS because the notification automation doesn’t exist there. iOS 27 runs on iPhone 11 and later, iPhone SE (2nd generation) or newer, and the iPhone 12 through 17 lineups, iPhone Air, and iPhone 18 Pro. iPhone XR, XS, and earlier can’t get iOS 27.
Why does NotiKeep need iOS 27?
Because it uses the Notification automation in the Shortcuts app, which arrived in iOS 27. Before that, no iPhone app could receive another app’s notifications.
Does it work with Instagram, Telegram, and other apps?
Yes. You choose the apps in the Shortcuts trigger, and NotiKeep saves the text each app puts in its notification. The detailed tests of deleted and edited messages were done with WhatsApp.
Does NotiKeep save photos, voice messages, and videos?
No. iOS only passes the notification text to Shortcuts. Photos, videos, audio, and profile photos aren’t saved.
Do my messages go to a server?
No. Notifications stay on your iPhone only. NotiKeep has no account and no ads. If you allow it, it sends usage data (in-app actions, language, version, and a random identifier) to PostHog, never messages, names, source apps, or searches. You can turn this off in Settings › Share usage data.
Can I export my history?
Yes. JSON export is free; CSV and PDF are part of NotiKeep Pro. The file stays on your iPhone until you choose where to share it.
How much does it cost?
The download is free, and the history of one app stays unlocked with no time limit. NotiKeep Pro unlocks all apps, favorites, advanced search, and CSV and PDF export with a monthly or yearly subscription, with a 7-day free trial for eligible accounts. The App Store shows the price in your local currency. If your subscription ends, nothing is deleted.
What languages is the app available in?
English, Portuguese, and Spanish. The app follows your iPhone’s language.
Is NotiKeep made by WhatsApp or Apple?
No. It’s an independent app made by Gustavo Takechi. It uses a public feature of the Shortcuts app and doesn’t access your WhatsApp account or chat history.
Start saving today.
Everything that arrives after setup is saved on your iPhone. Requires iOS 27 or later.