Free to journal. The book is the upgrade.
Dear You is free — unlimited memories, unlimited kids, no ads. The subscription adds prompts and PDF export, and the annual plan gets you a discount on printed keepsake books.
Plan comparison
| Free | Monthly | Annual | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 | $4.99/mo | $44.99/yr |
| Unlimited memories & kids | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private family sharing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| No ads, ever | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Prompts when you're stuck | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF export of your entries | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Discount on printed keepsake books | — | — | 25% off |
How Dear You pricing compares
Most memory-keeping apps cap their free tiers and charge $47–$96 a year for the full product:
| App | Free tier | Full price | Printed book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dear You | Unlimited memories & kids, no ads | $44.99/yr | 25% off with annual |
| Qeepsake | 7-day trial only | $47.88–$95.88/yr | Extra cost (Premium: credit up to $61.99) |
| Tinybeans | 20 uploads/mo, with ads | $74.99/yr | Extra cost |
| 1 Second Everyday | Limited free tier | $49.99/yr | No books (video app) |
Dear You is the only app in the category with an uncapped free tier — and the only one that discounts printed keepsake books for subscribers.
Competitor pricing and features as of July 2026 and subject to change — see each provider's site for current pricing.
Pricing FAQ
Yes. Unlimited memories, unlimited kids, private sharing, no ads. There's no cap that forces you to upgrade — the subscription exists for the extras, not the essentials.
Prompts (a simple question when you're stuck on what to write) and PDF export of all your entries. The annual plan also gets you 25% off printed keepsake books.
Yes — annual subscribers get 25% off printed keepsake books of their year's entries and photos.
Yes. Whether you have one child or five, everything in Dear You — free and paid — covers all of them.
Billing runs through Apple: Settings → your name → Subscriptions. If you cancel, your journal stays yours — every memory remains in the free app.