The problem with subscription baby books
A baby book is a five-to-eighteen-year project. Subscriptions were designed for services you might cancel next month, not for the one file you want to hand your child at graduation.
- The maths is bad. $5.99 a month is $72 a year and around $360 by school age, for storage you could hold yourself.
- Cancelling can mean losing. Several apps cap photos, hide history or remove export once you lapse. Your leverage is zero.
- Prices change. Parents of one popular family app saw the free tier cut to 20 photos a month and paid plans rise sharply in 2025. When the memories live on their server, you pay whatever comes next.
What a fair, no-subscription baby journal looks like
Everkeep’s model is simple and it is written into the app description on both stores:
| Free, forever | Everkeep Pro, $9.99 once |
|---|---|
| Unlimited photo, video, voice and note memories | PDF baby memory book export |
| Timeline, Chapters by month, Calendar, Favorites | Memory movie (MP4) export |
| Search across titles, notes and tags | Unlimited child profiles |
| Share single memories | Looking Back (on this day, months ago) |
| Local ZIP backup and restore | Bulk import from camera roll |
| Face ID / fingerprint / PIN app lock | Unlimited on-device text scanning and transcription |
| 5 text scans and 5 voice transcriptions | Profile theme colours |
Nothing in the free tier expires. Pro is a non-consumable in-app purchase: buy it once on your Apple ID or Google account, restore it on any future phone, and share it with your household through Family Sharing.
No account, so nothing to cancel. Everkeep has no login and no server. If Deximo Apps disappeared tomorrow, the app on your phone and the backup in your Files would keep working exactly as they do today.
How to switch to a no-subscription baby journal
If you are leaving a paid app, the goal is to get your photos out while you still can, then rebuild your timeline in Everkeep.
- Export from your current appBefore your plan lapses, use the app’s export or download-all option to save your photos and videos to your camera roll or a folder. Note the dates.
- Install Everkeep and create the profileGet Everkeep free on iOS or Android. Enter your baby’s birthday.
- Import and backdateAdd photos from your library. Set “When did this happen?” to the original date so each memory lands in the right chapter. Pro adds a bulk import session for large backlogs.
- Keep capturing for freeUse the Photo, Video, Voice and Note buttons daily. Everything in the free tier stays free.
- Unlock Pro when you want the bookOpen Settings → Everkeep Pro and pay $9.99 once. Your purchase is tied to your store account, so it restores on future devices.
- Back up on your termsCreate a ZIP backup in Settings every few months and keep it wherever you like. You are no longer renting your memories.
Stop renting your baby bookEverkeep is free. Pro is $9.99, once. Download it and cancel the subscription you did not need.
No-subscription baby journal FAQ
Will Everkeep ever add a subscription?
Everkeep Pro is sold as a lifetime, non-consumable purchase, and the app description on both stores promises “a one-time purchase, not a subscription.” Anyone who buys Pro keeps every Pro feature it includes.
What happens to my memories if I never buy Pro?
Nothing. Free users keep unlimited memories, the full timeline, search, sharing, app lock and backups indefinitely. Pro adds keepsake tools; it never gates your existing data.
Can I share the Pro purchase with my partner?
Yes. Everkeep Pro supports Family Sharing on the App Store, and Google Play family library where available, so one purchase can cover your household’s devices.