The snail named Gary
Today Emma found a snail on the porch and named it Gary. She made him a house out of a shoebox and a leaf.
We let him go by the tomatoes before dinner. She waved.
Your kids need your stories.
Just talk. Jot Jot writes down what you say, helps you get the names and dates right, and turns it into a book your family can hold.
Free to use. You only pay if you order a printed book.
Lettering
An example journal page. Tap Handwriting or Book to switch the lettering.
How it works
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Tell it out loud
Tap record and talk, the way you'd tell it at the dinner table. No typing. Stuck? Pick from nearly 200 questions, from childhood to the week you just had.
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We help write it
Your words become text. For a full story, Jot Jot asks a few questions about the parts it wasn't sure of, writes it up in the style you choose, and checks the names, dates, and places against your recording.
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Keep it forever
Every story stays in your journal with the original recording. When you're ready, design a book page by page and order a printed hardcover.
Three ways to record
Journal entry
Today, in your exact words. It shows up as a dated page in a lined journal, done the moment you stop talking.
Memory
Something from the past. A light clean-up, a question or two at most, and when it happened.
Story
The ones worth telling well. Questions, your choice of writing style, and a fact check before it's finished.
Start a journal for Mom
Make a journal for a parent or grandparent. Jot Jot gives you questions to ask them, you hold the phone, and they talk. Every story lands in their journal, in their own words and their own voice.
- Ask Mom: What's your earliest memory?
- Ask Mom: What was your favorite meal growing up, and who made it?
- Ask Mom: What's something your grandparents taught you?
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A real book, designed your way
See every page before you order. Change it and watch the book change with you.
- Three sizes, from a classic 6 x 9 in to big 8.5 x 11 in pages
- Styles from Modern to Heirloom, plus a lined journal that looks handwritten
- Photo pages with layouts; drag a picture where you want it, zoom and crop
- A QR code by each story to hear it in the voice of the person who told it
- Printed and shipped as a hardcover or paperback
Your stories stay yours
Private by default
Only you can see your stories, unless you turn on a share link yourself.
Never sold, never ads
We don't sell your stories or information, we don't show ads, and we don't use your stories to train AI.
Take it all with you
Download every story, recording, and photo in one file, anytime.