Firstful — a quiet place for the things you want to remember

What it does

Built around one sentence

Open the app, the cursor is in the field, type, save. Everything else exists only if it doesn't get in the way of that.

The milestone sheet: mark an entry as a milestone in your own words. It reads: Every child has their own pace. This is a keepsake, not a checklist.

Milestones, after the fact

Write first. Tag later, or never.

Long-press an entry to mark it as a milestone — in your own words, or from a short list of common firsts with the age range they often happen in. Firstful never says a child is behind or ahead: every child has their own pace.

The child switcher: Mila and Ben shared with Sam, Lea shared with Alex, and Add child.

Shared, not solo

Both parents, every child

Invite the other parent with a link, or a short code if the link doesn't open the app. Both of you add to and see the same timeline, with who added what. Several children? Switch between them, and share each one only with the people who should see it.

Yours, and quiet about it

Nothing you can't take with you

Export every child, entry and milestone as a file you keep — with download links for the photos and videos — or delete your account, right in the app. Notifications are off until you turn them on, and then only ever say “New moment in your timeline”. Light or dark, English or German.

Works offlineAn entry saves on your phone first and syncs when there is signal again.
Photos and videosTake one or pick from your library. Uploads carry on where they stopped.
Milestones, if you likeMark an entry afterwards, in your own words. Ages are context, never a score.
Both parentsInvite the other parent with a link or a short code. You both add and see everything.
More than one childSwitch between children, and share each with the people who should see them.
Quiet notificationsOptional, and only "New moment in your timeline" — never a name, text or photo.
Yours to takeExport everything as a file you keep, or delete your account, from inside the app.
Light and darkFollows your phone, or pick one. In English and German.

What it isn't

Deliberately not building

A private keepsake stays that way by staying small. These are excluded on purpose, not waiting on a future roadmap.

Growth charts and percentiles
Feeding, sleep, or nappy tracking
Social features, public feeds, or comments
AI-generated summaries of a child's development
Ads, or analytics and tracking inside the app
Anything that turns a private record into a comparison

Where your data lives

Stored in the EU, seen only by your family

Entries, photos and videos are stored on servers we run in the EU, and only the members of a family can see them. Two service providers carry data on our behalf — Cloudflare passes the app's requests on to our server, and Google delivers notifications if you turn them on. The privacy notice lists exactly what is stored, where, and who handles it.