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The baby book you'll actually finish

Capture the
fleeting moments.
Make them a keepsake.

Save the photos, little quotes, and everyday moments. Smalldays brings them together in a photo book, with your own words on the pages.

Photo selection happens on your phone. You choose what to share or print.

The Process

From a messy Tuesday to
a lifelong heirloom.

No scrapbooking. No weekend lost in a complex book editor. We built Smalldays for parents who want to remember everything, but have zero time to preserve it.

Capture the fragments

Drop in a photo, record a 10-second voice note in the car, or type a quick text before bed. Just fragmented thoughts — Smalldays organises them chronologically.

“He finally figured out how to say ‘dog’ today! Sounds like ‘dug’.”

Your book comes together

Smalldays selects photos and arranges the pages on your phone. Add your own notes and captions, then review and adjust your book before ordering.

Your photo book

“You said ‘dug’ every time the neighbour's dog walked past. We took the long way home just to see him again.”

Toddler smilingParents with baby

Hold it in your hands

At the end of the year, your photos and stories are printed on heavyweight paper inside a stunning linen-bound cover — delivered to your door, ready to treasure.

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Premium Linen Binding

Designed to live on the
coffee table.

Nothing generic. Every Smalldays book is wrapped in high-grade textured linen and printed on perfectly matte, 120lb Mohawk Superfine paper so photos look impossibly rich.

Auto-Layout

Captions, dates, and images merge flawlessly without dragging or dropping a single box.

No Cloud Compression

Because photos are kept locally, we print them at full, native resolution.

What parents are saying

I always felt guilty for not curating a baby book. With Smalldays, I literally just rambled into my phone occasionally, and a gorgeous book arrived 12 months later.

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Sarah T.
Mom of 2

I hated the idea of uploading my daughter's face to a random cloud server. The privacy-first architecture was the only reason I downloaded it.

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Elena C.
Mom of 1

One day you will carry them on your hip for the last time...

...and you won't even realize it was the last time until much later. Childhood isn't a series of major milestones. It's a million quiet, ordinary moments that quietly fade away.

Hold onto them.

Local Device Storage

0 Data Sent
A Walled Garden

Your child's face is not
business data.

Your moments stay on your device by default. Optional iCloud sync keeps them across your Apple devices. Sharing a preview, continuing in a browser, or ordering a book uploads selected book assets.

When you are ready to print your book, your selected photos are securely transmitted for printing, and are permanently deleted within 48 hours of your book shipping.

  • Zero cloud storage by default (unless you select iCloud sync)
  • Photo selection and face matching happen on your phone
  • Your own notes and captions stay in your own words
  • No compression = studio-quality printing
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Frequently Asked Questions

How does Smalldays make a photo book?
Capture photos, notes, and voice recordings as life happens. Smalldays selects photos and arranges the pages on your iPhone. Add your own captions, review the book, and order when you are ready.
Where are my family's photos stored?
Your moments stay on your device by default, with optional iCloud sync. Photo selection happens on your phone. Sharing a preview, continuing in a browser, or ordering a book uploads the selected book assets. See our Privacy Policy for details.
Is the app free?
Yes. You can capture moments, add children, and create books without a subscription. Printed books are separate purchases, with the total shown before checkout.
How much do printed books cost?
The price depends on your book's format, materials, page count, and delivery options. You can review the full price in the app before placing an order.
What happens if I lose my phone?
We recommend enabling optional iCloud sync and keeping a device backup. iCloud sync keeps your moments across devices signed into your Apple ID.
Is there an Android version?
Smalldays is launching on iOS first. Join the waitlist and select Android to hear about future availability.