How to make a baby memory book on your phone (and actually finish it)

Why memory books get abandoned, and how an app fixes it

Ask around and you will hear the same story: the beautiful baby book that stops at month three. The problem is not motivation, it is batching. Paper books ask you to sit down, find the photos, print them, remember what happened and write it out neatly. Nobody with a newborn has that hour.

A baby memory book app flips the workflow. You keep the moment when it happens (ten seconds), and the layout, dating and chapters are done for you. When you want the physical object, you print it.

Everkeep is designed around this: one capture button on every screen, pages already sorted into chapters by month of life, and a printed book that Everkeep Pro gives you as a clean PDF.

What to put in a baby memory book

Dates matter less than stories. The entries you will treasure in twenty years are:

• The story behind each first: where you were, who saw it, how you reacted.
• Their voice: babbling, first words, the way they said “lellow”. Keep it as a voice note.
• Ordinary days: the bath routine, the favourite spoon, the walk to the park. These fade fastest.
• Letters to them: a note at each birthday about who they are right now.
• Paper that would otherwise be lost: the hospital bracelet, the daycare note, the first drawing. Scan it and it becomes a page; Everkeep can read the writing into text on your phone.

See our full list of baby journal prompts if you want more ideas.

What the Everkeep memory book looks like

The printed book is made from the pages of your child’s book, in order: your photos, their titles and the words you wrote. You can preview it at any time from Today, and choose whether the date is printed on each page.

The book is made on your phone as a PDF, and nothing is uploaded. With Everkeep Pro you get the clean PDF to share, save or send to a printer: print it at home, take it to a print shop, or send it to a service that prints PDFs.

How to make a baby memory book in Everkeep

Keep pages as you go, then print whenever you like: after the first year, every birthday, or all at once.

1. Open the bookInstall Everkeep, give the book your child’s name and birthday, and choose the cloth for its cover. There is no account to create. Every page will carry your child’s age.
2. Keep pages as they happenPress the + button and choose a photo, a video, a voice note or a note. Add a title and the story. Aim for a couple of pages a week; there is no daily pressure.
3. Bring in the photos you already haveImport from your photo library in a few taps. Everkeep files each photo and video under your child’s age on the day it was taken. Importing is free, and you can undo an import for 30 days.
4. Mark the firstsWhen a page is a first, mark it “This is a first”. It is pressed with a foil seal and takes its place on the wall of firsts.
5. Preview the printed bookFrom Today, open “Preview the printed book” and turn through it. Choose whether the date is printed on each page.
6. Get the clean PDFEverkeep Pro is one purchase of $9.99. It gives you the printed book as a clean PDF to share, save or send to a printer.

Baby memory book FAQ

Can I print the Everkeep memory book?

Yes. The printed book is a PDF, so you can print it at home, upload it to an online print service or take it to a local print shop. Everkeep itself does not sell printing, so you are free to choose the paper and binding you like.

Can I make more than one book?

Yes. Make the book as often as you like: after year one, at each birthday, or a fresh complete book whenever you want. Each one reflects the book as it is that day.

Does the PDF include voice recordings?

A PDF cannot play audio. Your recordings stay in the app and in your backup. For a keepsake that moves, Everkeep Pro also saves a month’s film to your phone.