Before You Forget · A private place for the memories you want your child to have
a keepsake, kept a little at a time

What they will want to know someday starts with what you remember today.

Before You Forget gives you a private place to save the photos, stories, voice notes, and lessons you want your child to have one day.

A private record of the life you are building together.

A child reading a bedtime story under warm lamplight
A father and his son walking home hand in hand in evening light
why it matters

You think you will remember.

The bedtime stories. The questions from the back seat. The lessons learned the hard way. The ordinary Tuesday mornings. They feel unforgettable while you are living them. Then life keeps moving.

the little moments don't ask to be remembered. capture them anyway.

A stuffed animal left in a car seat
questions from the back seat
A messy cereal bowl on an ordinary morning
an ordinary tuesday morning
Small and big shoes lined up by the front door
shoes by the door, size 9 + size 12
how it works

Three small actions. That's it.

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three ways to keep it

Keep it however it comes.

Some moments are a picture. Some are a sound. Some are just a sentence you never want to lose.

A dad and his daughter building with wooden blocks on the living room floor
caught, not posed

A photo

The ordinary Tuesday-afternoon ones, rescued from the bottom of your camera roll.

out loud

Your voice

Someday they will want to hear it. The story told your way, laugh included.

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written down

A few words

One honest sentence, written while it is still fresh. That is a keepsake too.

"He asked why I look at him so long before bed. Someday he'll know."

entry no. 23
daily prompts

You do not have to know what to say.

Thoughtful prompts help you notice the stories, lessons, and everyday details that might otherwise pass by. One a day. Skip any of them.

today's prompt
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answer it before it fades…
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the archive

A life remembered one moment at a time.

Every entry lands in a private chronological archive. Days become months. Months become chapters. No feed, no followers, no audience.

chapter · age four
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…and 214 more entries, kept in order, kept private
just for your family

Made for your family.
Not an audience.

Your memories are personal. Before You Forget is designed as a private space, without likes, followers, public profiles, or pressure to perform.

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Your memories live on your iPhone, protected by your device's built-in security, never uploaded to our servers, and never sold or mined.
Read how we protect them

Worth keeping.

not the highlights. the real things

things to save, in no particular order:
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the app

Quiet by design.

Most apps want more of you. This one asks once, takes a minute, and then leaves you alone.

no. 01
TODAY'S PROMPT
What made her laugh today?
one gentle question a day

A single prompt when you open the app. Answer it with a photo, your voice, or a few words. Or skip it entirely. Nothing breaks.

no. 02
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no feed, no streaks, no noise

There is nothing to scroll and nothing to keep up with. Just your growing archive, in order, waiting for the day you hand it over.

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STORED ON THIS DEVICE
Nothing is uploaded anywhere.
everything stays on your phone

Your entries never leave your device. Private by default, from the first photo to the two-hundredth voice note.

the whole app, one card

This is the entire thing.

One screen, straight from the app. Open it, answer today's question, close it again.

one question, picked for today
voice, photo, or a few words, with no menu to dig through
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THURSDAY
July 23
For Jack
TODAY'S PROMPT
What did Jack say today that you never want to forget?
Voice
Photo
Note
ask me something else
TODAY'S MEMORIES 3 moments captured
The whole page, out loud
Photo · 7:42 pm
kept
What he asked about the moon
Voice · 0:18
kept
The puddle incident
Note · 4:05 pm
kept
41 memories preserved one at a time
Today
Stories
Archive
Family
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everything you kept today, in one place
and the count quietly adds up

Common questions

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More questions? Read the full FAQ page.

a note to yourself, today

Do not wait until the moment feels important.

Start with one photo, one story, or a few words. Someday, it may mean everything.

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