The Short Years Baby Book

The Short Years Baby Book

Baby books on your phone

4.8K ratings
225 reviews
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • August 1, 2018
  • May 17, 2026

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Easily create a beautiful baby book by uploading photos and answering simple questions weekly. The app transforms your entries into printed pages, which are then mailed to you to add to a keepsake book. Capture your baby's first year and beyond with this convenient digital-to-print service.

Weekly photo and milestone prompts
Automatic page creation from text and photos
Printed page delivery for physical book
Optional 'Toddler Years' expansion
Premium fabric-covered keepsake book
Hospital-ready hand and footprint pages
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What's New in The Short Years Baby Book

9.19

May 17, 2026

- New: Search your photos by date — type something like "Jan 2024" to jump right to that month - New: Select multiple photos and videos from Apples built in photos library. - New: Now you can share photos to our app to import them. - Character counts are now shown on every question - Smoother scrolling when picking photos, especially on larger libraries - Fixed chapter dates in The Toddler Years so the right photos show up - More polish and fixes for AI Audio recording

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In-App Purchases

$7.99

Digital Book Download

Download your baby book as a PDF

User reviews

Perfect keepsake

I love this book so much. I’m giving it four stars because the UX of uploading/finding photos has changed but not for the better. It used to be simple to find photos, but now it’s a struggle.

Easy app and beautiful book

I have been using this app for 3 years. I love how it perfectly captures our family’s adventures and preserves them in a beautiful album. The app is so easy to use and has great features like uploading videos that are easy to access with QR codes printed on the pages. It has weekly questions to make sure you stay up to date on updating your book. I have pulled the album out during my daughter’s birthdays to highlight special moments through her year. I always get so many compliments on how beautiful the pages are and how organized the content is . Thank you for this product. Very well done.
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App crashes

I really want to love the app. I’ve heard fantastic things about the quality of printed pages, and I love the app when it works. But it doesn’t work very well. Pretty much crashes every time I upload something. Hopefully the development team can work out the kinks.

Best baby book app!!!

I’ve used this app for my baby book for over a year, and my baby’s book is absolutely beautiful. It was so easy to keep up with, I got notifications for the prompts! Nothing is missing. I love the ability to create collages on the pages.

Great if you put in the time

Only takes a few minutes a day but if you don’t keep up with it then it might take longer. Pictures take me the longest to organize and sometimes I worry I’ve already used a picture somewhere else in the book. It would be helpful if there was a feature to alert you if the same or a similar picture was already used. A prompt or a tab you could quickly look through that shows all pictures and videos used. The questions are creative, and I am thankful for those specific prompts. I used this app when my son was born. I got a little bit behind and thought that a paper baby book would be easier with my daughter, but I ended up just wanting to do this with her again because it so hard with kids to have a paper baby book out all the time and remember to write in it. This makes it easier to catalog every little memory.. there’s plenty of space to write down all the funny little memories that you have that you don’t wanna forget. Would recommend.
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Reported Bugs

2 issues

Printing issues with photo quality

Bug

Difficulty navigating between chapters

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Requested Features

3 requests

More flexible photo collage options

Feature

Custom page layouts

Feature

Ability to share updates with family

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FAQ

What is The Short Years Baby Book app?

The Short Years Baby Book app is a service that helps you create a physical baby book by uploading photos and answering simple questions weekly. The app then transforms your entries into printed pages that are mailed to you to add to a beautifully bound keepsake book, documenting your baby's first year.

How does the app turn my entries into a book?

Once a week, the app prompts you to upload a photo and answer questions about your baby's milestones. It then uses this information to design and format beautiful baby book pages. These pages are printed and shipped to you periodically to be added to your physical book.

How much does The Short Years Baby Book cost?

The app itself is free to download and use for creating chapters. The cost is associated with the printing and shipping of your physical book pages. You purchase the book, and then pages are sent as you complete chapters. An optional 'Toddler Years' add-on is also available at checkout.

What are the benefits of using this app for a baby book?

This app offers a convenient and easy way to document your baby's first year. It automates the design process, sends you physical pages to add to a high-quality keepsake book, and includes features like hospital-ready hand and footprint pages, making memory keeping effortless.

Can I continue documenting memories beyond the first year?

Yes, you can extend your memory keeping by purchasing 'The Toddler Years' add-on at checkout. This allows you to access additional chapters within the app and receive printed pages to add to your baby book, capturing memories up to your child's fifth birthday.