A private family journal
Turn little moments into lasting stories.
You keep the voice, the photo, the note. Melli gathers it into months, writes the story of the month, and turns it all into a film.
Free to start. Your first memory kept in under two minutes.
We remember that it was good. We forget what it was like.
Photos hold the face. They don't hold the voice, the words said wrong, what they told you from the back seat. That goes first — and it goes fast.
Keeping
Fifteen seconds, and it's kept.
Speak it, write it, photograph it or film it — from the camera or your library. The moment lands in the right month on its own. If it belongs to all your children, it goes to all of them.
- Record the memory in your voice — Melli transcribes it
- Note, photo and video in one place
- Lands in the right month without you sorting anything
Melli writes
You keep it. Melli writes it.
At the end of the month, the loose pieces become something you can read back. With a title, with the people who were there, with what happened for the first time.
The baby book nobody fills in — filled in on its own.
Film of the month
At the end of the month, a film is waiting.
Melli puts together a short film from what you kept. Watch it, send it to the family, save it to your phone. Every month, without asking.
- Made from the moments of the month
- Share it with whoever you choose
- Save it to your camera roll
Family
Family close by, without the feed.
Invite grandparents, godparents, your partner. You choose who only watches and who can also keep — and you approve what arrives before it enters the journal.
- Invite by email, with a role you set
- You approve what the family sends
- No feed. Nothing public. No algorithm.
What stays here, stays between you.
Melli is a journal kept at home. Nothing is public, nothing becomes a feed, nothing is sold.
Locked with Face ID
The journal is covered when you leave and when you return.
Private by default
Nothing leaves the circle you invited.
Saved to your account
Changing phones loses nothing.
Three languages
Portuguese, English and French.
How Melli uses AI
The AI writes for you, not about you. It transcribes your voice and gathers what you already kept — nothing else.
Read how it works →How it works
- 1
You keep it
Voice, note, photo or video — mid-day, in seconds.
- 2
Melli gathers and writes
Moments become months, and the month becomes a story.
- 3
You watch together
The film of the month is ready for the family.
Why I made this.
PLACEHOLDER — founder letter. First person, short, honest. What prompted it, what was being lost, why a journal and not another photo app.
Two or three paragraphs is enough. Signature at the end.
— PLACEHOLDER, founder of Melli
Start free.
Keeping what matters shouldn't depend on a subscription. Pro is for having the family along and the film every month.
Free
$0
- PLACEHOLDER — children limit
- PLACEHOLDER — moments limit
- PLACEHOLDER — story of the month
- PLACEHOLDER — film of the month
Melli Pro
PLACEHOLDER/month
- PLACEHOLDER — unlimited children
- PLACEHOLDER — invite the family
- PLACEHOLDER — automatic film every month
- PLACEHOLDER — yearly plan available
PLACEHOLDER — terms, free trial and cancellation.
Questions
Is Melli a social network?
No. There is no feed, no public profile and nothing is indexed. The journal stays between the people you invited.
Can I use it during pregnancy?
Yes. You add the pregnancy with the due date and Melli follows the weeks. Moments are kept from before birth.
What if I have more than one child?
Each child has their own journal. When you keep a moment you choose whose it is — and the same moment can go to more than one.
Can family comment on photos?
Not yet. Today the family watches and, if you allow it, also keeps. Comments are the next thing we want to keep.
Who can see my journal?
Only the people you invited by email, with the role you set: watch, or also keep. You can remove access whenever you want.
What happens if I change phones?
Nothing is lost. The journal lives in your account — sign in on the new phone and it's there.
Are my memories used to train AI?
PLACEHOLDER — answer precisely once the AI provider's retention terms are confirmed.
Does it work offline?
You can keep moments offline; they upload when the connection comes back.
What languages is the app in?
Portuguese, English and French.
How do I cancel?
PLACEHOLDER — depends on the final plan terms.
There's still time to keep this month.
The month doesn't close on the 30th. Start with fifteen seconds of your voice.