The story they tell about their drawing is the part worth keeping.
See it in your hands
Tap through every moment — from the first photo to the last goodnight.
Good evening
My Memories
Purple Dragon
Lily, age 4 · Today
✨ Story savedHouse Rocket
Mia, age 3 · Yesterday
🎙 0:42Rainbow Garden
Sam, age 5 · 3 days ago
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A growing archive of your child's drawings — each one linked to their voice, their story, and the day they made it.
The whole story.
Saved forever.
From the crayon in their hand to a storybook on your shelf — every step happens on your device, privately, just for your family.
Hold the drawing still
Snap it before it gets folded into a pocket or lost under the bed. Every children's drawing they make deserves a place that isn't the recycling bin.
Catch the explanation
One tap, then let them talk. That child voice recording — the squeaky, breathless, completely illogical one — is the thing you'll miss most in twenty years.
Their words become a story
Their voice recording and drawing come together — and out comes a warm, personal bedtime story. Save it, and an illustration begins painting itself automatically.
Watch it become a storybook
The moment you save the story, an illustration begins painting itself — warm watercolours, soft lines, the kind children's books are made of. One tap. Both done.
One last story before sleep
Dim the room. Their story reads itself aloud, word by word, while they curl in close. No screen-time guilt. It's their story — they wrote it.
A keepsake they'll open at 30
Export a storybook PDF to preserve children's artwork — or share the whole Memory Book with grandparents who live too far away. Print it. Frame it. Keep it.
Three minutes.
One memory that lasts forever.
Before it gets crumpled
That fresh children's drawing on the kitchen table — before it gets folded into a pocket or lost forever — takes one photo. That's it.
Let them explain it
Hit record, then step back. The "it's a rocket but also a dog" — that little voice, that impossible logic — is the family memory you didn't know you needed.
Tonight's illustrated bedtime story
Their words and drawing come together — and out comes a real illustrated storybook, ready to read aloud, share with grandparents, or export as a beautiful keepsake PDF.
Your family's memories stay
with your family.
No accounts. No analytics tracking. Drawings, voice recordings, and stories live on your device. Optional AI features use our secure server — only when you ask, only the minimum text required. When you delete a memory, it's gone — not archived somewhere else.
They almost missed these moments too
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She explained a purple blob for four minutes straight. I had no idea what she was saying, but I recorded every second. Now I know it was a princess who could breathe underwater.
— Parent of a 4-year-old
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We exported a PDF storybook for his third birthday. His grandparents cried. He was very proud of the dragon. It was a house.
— Parent of a 3-year-old
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The bedtime reading feature is genuinely magical. He asked to hear his own story three nights in a row.
— Parent of a 5-year-old
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The drawing fades.
The story shouldn't.
Right now, somewhere, they're drawing something extraordinary — and explaining it in a voice that won't sound like this forever. My Mini Canvas is on iPhone and iPad today. Free to start, no account needed.
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