Baby journal app
A baby journal the whole family fills in, not just you.
Type a note, snap a photo, upload a video, or just talk. Then invite the grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends who love your kid. Each one gets small, specific prompts and answers by voice, so the journal fills in from more than one memory.
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How it works
Invite the people who love your kid
Grandparents, aunts and uncles, close friends: each one gets a role, so the questions they're asked actually fit their relationship to your child.
They get one small question at a time
A relaxed weekly prompt, answerable in about 30 seconds. No blank page, no pressure to write something profound.
They just talk, you get a written story
They tap a link on their phone and record a voice memory, with no app to install. It's transcribed into a warmly written story, with the original voice kept.
Capture it however it happened
Type a quick note, snap or bulk-import photos, upload a video, or record a voice memory. Bulk-importing years of old photos groups them into albums automatically, so you're not starting from zero.
Role-tailored prompts for every contributor
A grandmother gets asked something different than an uncle or a babysitter: small, specific questions on a relaxed weekly cadence, so nobody has to guess what's worth sharing.
Voice notes become written stories
When someone answers by talking, it's transcribed and turned into a warmly written story, but the original recording is kept too, because their actual voice is part of the keepsake.
One private timeline per child
Memories organize themselves under the child they're about. Families with more than one kid get a separate timeline for each, instead of one big pile to sort through later.
Private by design
This isn't a place to post; it's a place to keep. There's no feed, no ads, and no public profile to manage.
- Invite-only: nobody sees the journal unless you invite them
- Photos and recordings live in private storage, not a public feed
- You control who's invited and what they can see
Ourtifacts vs. the paper baby book vs. a notes app
All three can hold memories. Here's what's honestly different about each.
| Ourtifacts | Paper baby book | Notes app | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captures your child's actual voice | Yes | No | No |
| Prompts the whole family with tailored questions | Yes | No | No |
| Contributions from grandparents, not just parents | Yes | Only if passed around by hand | No |
| Organized automatically, per child | Yes | No | Manual folders only |
| Private, invite-only, no public feed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| No app to download for contributors | Yes | Yes | No |
| Free to start | Yes | Cost of the book | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to download an app to use Ourtifacts?
No. Ourtifacts is a web app that works right in your phone's browser, on iPhone or Android. Contributors don't install anything either: they tap a private link and record their memory from there.
Is Ourtifacts free to start?
Yes, Ourtifacts is free to start.
Can grandparents and other family members add memories too?
Yes, that's the whole point. You invite whoever you want (grandparents, aunts, uncles, close friends), each gets their own gentle, role-tailored prompts, and their answers become part of your child's journal alongside yours.
Is there an app that actually records my baby's real voice, not just text?
Yes. When a contributor answers a prompt by talking, Ourtifacts keeps the original audio recording, not just a transcript, so the journal holds their actual voice, not a summary of it.
What happens to the memories until my child is old enough to see them?
They're kept safe in your child's private vault until you decide it's time to share it. Nothing is posted publicly and nothing unlocks automatically; you're always the one who chooses when and what to share.
Are my family's photos and voice recordings used to train AI?
No, never. Ourtifacts uses AI only to serve your family: transcribing voice memories and writing keepsake versions of stories. Your content is never used to train AI models, by us or by our AI providers. Read the full commitment at ourtifacts.com/promise.
What happens to our memories if Ourtifacts shuts down?
You can export your entire vault anytime, for free: photos, videos as MP4s, original voice recordings, every story as a text file, and a spreadsheet index. And if Ourtifacts ever winds down, every family gets their complete archive delivered before anything is turned off.
Start the journal before the moment to ask is gone.
Ourtifacts is a private family vault for the voices, letters, and stories the people who love your child leave behind.
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