Kirkland-based entrepreneurs Mary Ellen Heinen and Len Kawell have released a third version of their Timebox app that is intended to help users handle the growing number of photos they take on a regular basis, especially while on vacation.

Timebox 3.0 automatically organizes all photos and videos in the user’s library and syncs them across Apple devices through iCloud.

Kawell said that the app, which costs $4.99, is ideal for people who take lots of photos and/or videos and are looking for a way to organize them efficiently. The app also helps because many of those same photos land on Facebook or Instagram, while others merely consume storage space on devices.

“One of the things we noticed is that people are collecting more and more digital media,” he said. “Photographs are one of the biggest things. Now that everyone has a camera in their pocket, they take pictures constantly. There are just a ton of photos that they don’t ever look at again. It just takes up space. So our goal is to try and help people do something with that huge collection of photos.”

Some of the ways that Timebox can organize photos is based on their description, the day they were taken or by the captions. The variety of search methods makes it possible to track down photos a user has lost or can’t find. For those who have thousands of photos, Kawell said, the automatic process can cut down on the amount of time they spend organizing their photos.

“People don’t have a lot of time to do this kind of organization, they see it as a chore,” he said. “Timebox 3.0 eliminates the chore and to make it automatic as possible. We organize it all for you. You can continue to organize it yourself but you get a lot of work done for you.”

The third version is based on feedback they received from users. The most common thing they heard, Heinen said, is that they loved the app but wanted it to be even easier and faster. One of the ways it does this is by automatically adding titles to a day’s photos and videos, so users don’t have to manually tag each photo after the fact.

The app can now put together photos, videos and live photos into a single video. This feature, they said, will have a large appeal for people looking to put tother something for a trip, wedding, birthday or family vacation without having to spend hours producing a video compilation with editing software.

“You can do it with editing apps, but it’s literally one button press to stitch together videos and photos from a day,” Kawell said. “We do it regularly, and it’s great for trips because it organizes the days of your trip. You don’t have to worry too much about it. We think that’s a particularly handy use for it for families and anyone. Now that everyone has a camera all the time, it’s easy to express yourself or remember an occasion with a photo. In a previous era, we had to write letters in words. You can capture the whole scene in a photograph.”

The video can then be sent to friends and family through a variety of social media handles as well as email.

“Sharing is so important,” Heinen said. “You can really stay connected by easily sharing little movies of things.”

Heinen and Kawell previously co-founded Pepper Computer, Inc. a software and hardware developer for tablets. They also co-founded Glassbook, Inc., a software company that developed the Glassbook eBook reader.

For more about the app, go to timeboxapp.com.