Family Journal: Stay In Touch
Check In With Guided Prompts
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Stay in touch with guided daily check-ins, moments from loved ones, and a private family journal — gentle connection, not another group chat.
Family Journal: Stay In Touch
Texting is fine for logistics. It’s not built for the slow, meaningful stuff — mom’s voice on a hard day, a photo from dad, a gentle daily check-in with your parents or grandparents, or the moments you want to keep as family legacy.
Family Journal is a private family journal for your inner circle: the loved ones you actually want to stay in touch with — not your whole contact list.
Why this isn’t just iMessage (or another sharing app)
• A place for memories, not a chat thread. You receive moments in a dedicated inbox, save what matters, and send back voice, photo, or text — with guided prompts so you don’t stare at a blank screen.
• Bidirectional, not broadcast. It’s for back-and-forth between family — not posting to a feed or building a photo album.
• Gentle daily rhythm. Check in with guided prompts and gratitude-style questions — warm connection, not a safety-app “life alert.”
• Memory keeper for your circle. Parents, grandparents, mom, dad, and the people who matter get a living journal of moments and keepsakes — not a scrapbook you print, and not a generic cloud drive folder.
• Reach-out nudges. Friendly reminders when you haven’t heard from someone in a while — a chance to reconnect, not a panic notification.
• Private by design. Memories stay on your device and your personal iCloud. We don’t host your family’s moments on our servers.
Who it’s for
Adult children staying in touch with aging parents or grandparents. Families spread across cities who want daily moments without another group chat. Anyone building a small, private legacy of heirloom memories with people they trust.
What you can do
• Receive daily moments from loved ones in your inbox
• Check in with guided prompts — voice, photo, or note
• Share moments back and relive grandparents’ stories anytime
• Journal what you’ve sent — your family journal over time
• Pin your inner circle in Contacts and add people by private code
FREE (Basic) — always free
• Unlimited text and photo memories
• Up to 1 minute of voice per day (total)
• Access to the last 30 days of memories
• No video
• No pinned favorite contacts
• No per-contact message hub
Basic is enough to try the rhythm and stay in touch with guided prompts — without paying.
PRO — why upgrade
Pro is for families who want the full memory keeper experience: richer media, unlimited history, and tools that make a small circle feel close.
Pro Monthly includes a 7-day free trial when you’re eligible (no credit card required to start the trial in the app):
• Unlimited memories — full legacy archive, not just recent days
• Up to 30 minutes of voice and video messages per day
• Pin up to 2 favorite contacts (Monthly)
• Contact message hub — view everything from one person in one place
• Family Pro sharing — your paid plan can unlock Pro for everyone you’re connected with
Pro Annual (best value):
• Everything in Pro Monthly
• Pin up to 4 favorite contacts
• Schedule memories for a future date and time (Annual only)
• Charged at signup — not a trial
If someone in your circle already pays for Pro, you may get Pro features through Family Pro sharing — one subscription can cover the whole inner circle.
Ratings & Reviews
We made minor improvements and bug fixes
The developer, David Medawar, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- David Medawar
- Size
- 27.5 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Messaging and Chat
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Kindred Memo Pro $2.99
- Kindred Memo Pro (Annual) $29.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 David Medawar
