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Built to keep you going.
The weekly question and gentle reminders are the part that keeps you in it, so you don't drift off the way every journal and photo book eventually does.
A video time capsule for your kids
Capture who your kids are right now.
Capture your kids personality over time, not just on special events. Start with the photos and videos already on your phone, add a small moment each week, and Hheirloom turns it into a record of who your child is at this age, and how they change as they grow.
We’ll send the occasional update and let you know the moment it’s ready. No spam, ever.
No payment required. We’ll reach out when access opens.
The Problem
You wanted to capture who they were. So why is it all just sitting on your phone?
You meant to make the photo book. You started the journal. You bought the app. Then life happened, and you fell off. Your phone now holds thousands of videos and photos that you never turn into anything. And the version of them you keep meaning to capture is already changing. The way they pronounce things wrong. The questions they ask. Who they are at this exact age. By the time you get to it, that kid is already gone.
I want to remember the things they pronounce wrong. When they start saying it right, it’s always a little sad.
A parent of a four-year-old
Field notes
We talked to parents.
Here’s what they told us.
“I started a journal three years ago. I was good in the beginning. Then I fell off.”
“I have fifty thousand photos on my phone. I'm not really good at doing anything with them.”
“I want to remember the things they pronounce wrong. When they start saying it right, it's always a little sad.”
“People always think they're going to do it themselves. They never do. I do it all the time.”
The process
How it works
Four steps. Most of it works with what you already have.
Your camera roll
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3 photos selected
Start with what you already have.
Pull in the photos and videos sitting on your phone from a moment you want to hold onto.
A few questions
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What were they obsessed with?
Trains. Every single train.
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What did they say all the time?
Pasketti.
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What made them laugh?
Answer a few questions.
A handful of simple prompts about who they are right now. What they're obsessed with, what they say all the time, what makes them laugh.
This week
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What made them laugh this week?
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Catch the small moments as they happen.
Each week Hheirloom asks you one short question about your child. Answer it with a quick photo, a few seconds of video, or a line of text. These collect between the bigger moments.
Milestone
Summer 2025
Age 4 → Age 5
She turned five this summer. Still said pasketti. Asked why the sky was blue.
Since last summer
Reads herself to sleep now.
Built from 5 photos · 3 answers
Get a milestone back.
Hheirloom turns all of it into a milestone: a collage, a written portrait of who they are at this age, and a note on what's changed since last time.
Who they’re becoming
The story of who they are. Built from the moments you already captured.
Each milestone adds to the timeline. As you add more, the picture gets richer. The way they talked at three becomes context for who they are at five. You don’t just see the moments. You see the arc.
Age 5
The year she said ‘pasketti.’
Age 8
The year she couldn’t stop reading.
Age 11
The year she started asking why.
A sample milestone
What you get back.
Every milestone is a written portrait built from the moments you put in.
Summer 2025 · Age 5
She turned five this summer. Still said pasketti when she was tired. Asked why the sky was blue, then asked why it wasn’t always. Got quieter in groups. Funnier alone with her brother.
Since last summer
She used to need a song to fall asleep. This summer, she read herself to sleep with a flashlight. Started asking ‘what if’ questions before bed.
Built from 8 photos, 4 video clips, and 3 of your answers.
A different shape
Why it’s different
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The work is done for you.
No sorting, no editing, no making the album yourself. You get back something finished you'll actually want to keep.
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It captures who they are, going forward.
Most tools just store what already happened. Hheirloom keeps capturing your child's personality as it changes, year after year.
The honest part
Most parents mean to do this themselves. They don’t.
You’ve been meaning to organize those photos for two years. You haven’t yet. We’ll do the work, so you don’t lose what’s already in front of you.
Why I’m building this
When my son left for college, I went back through years of photos and videos looking for him. I had all the events. The games, the birthdays, the trips. But I couldn’t find the kid who mispronounced words, asked impossible questions, and danced badly in the living room.
I had captured what we did. I had missed who he was. I’m building Hheirloom so other parents don’t end up where I did, holding a thousand pictures and still missing the person.
— Patrick, founder of Hheirloom
Your family’s memories stay yours.
Putting your child’s life somewhere is a big thing to trust an app with, so here’s exactly how we treat it.
Private by defaultNo ads, everNever soldYours to export anytime
- Only you can see your family's memories. Nothing is shared unless you choose to share it.
- Your photos and videos are used only to build your milestones, and never for anything else.
- We never sell your information, and we never show you ads.
- Your memories are yours to export or delete, anytime you want.
- Everything is kept private and secure.
- Built to last. Your memories outlive the app, even us.
The waitlist
Start before another year slips by.
Join the waitlist. We’ll let you know when you can start your first milestone.
We’ll send the occasional update and let you know the moment it’s ready. No spam, ever.
No payment required. We’ll reach out when access opens.