For parents

They'll ask
what they were like.
You'll have the answer.

Memories today. A story they'll read one day. The little things disappear faster than you think — Dear One gives you a place to keep them, so the person they become can one day know exactly who they were.

Download for iPhone

Free on the App Store

Dear One — Today screen

The truth about memory

The little moments
fade quickly.

A laugh at breakfast. A new word.
The way they held your hand today.
Small things you'll wish you remembered.

Guided entry writing

Capture them easily

Save the moment
in seconds.

Write freely, answer a gentle prompt, or just speak a feeling into words. However the memory comes — there's a simple way to keep it.

Guided writing with daily prompts
Free-write mode for longer thoughts
Mark milestones as they happen
Moods, and rich text

A gift for the future

One day,
they'll read it all.

Seal a letter for their first day of school, a milestone birthday, or any moment worth waiting for. When the time comes, it's there — a story only you could write.

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Sealed · Opens April 1, 2028

On the day you start school

Written · March 6, 2026

Future letters screen
Memory timeline

Their journey

Watch their story
unfold over time.

Every memory becomes a step on a path. Scroll back through months and years — and see how far you've come together.

Four themes

Make it feel like yours.

Light and dark. Yours to choose.

Light

Slate light theme

Dark

Slate dark theme

Slate is free. Warm, Rose, and Confetti are premium.

Privacy first

No account.
No server.
No one else.

Your memories stay on your phone. Not a company's server. Not a cloud you don't control. Just your words, your child, your device.

No sign-up, no passwords, no data collected
Nothing leaves your device unless you choose
Optional iCloud backup — to your account, not ours
Anonymous crash reporting only, never content
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Stays on your phone

Your journal lives entirely on your iPhone. Nothing leaves unless you say so.

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No accounts needed

No sign-up. No passwords. No data collected. Just open and write.

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Optional iCloud backup

Back up to your personal iCloud. Restore anytime. Entirely your call.

Pricing

Start free.
Go deeper when you're ready.

Free

✓ Daily memories
✓ Daily writing prompts
✓ Future letters
✓ On This Day
✓ Weekly recap
✓ Streak tracking
✓ Share a memory card

Unlocks with premium

✦ Unlimited memories
✦ Unlimited future letters
✦ Multiple children
✦ iCloud backup & restore
✦ PDF memory book export
✦ Home screen widgets
✦ Premium themes
✦ All future features
Download for free

Available now

Start writing
their story today.

Free to download. No account needed. Just open it and write.

Download for iPhone

Free on the App Store