Aanvi vs Qeepsake
These solve different problems. Qeepsake is for writing things down: it asks you a question every day by text. Aanvi is for photos, videos and milestones that the whole family sees and comments on.
Choose Aanvi if
- Photos and videos matter as much as words
- You want grandparents to see and comment as it happens
- You don't want a monthly photo cap
Choose Qeepsake if
- You'd write more if something prompted you
- Your end goal is a printed journal
- You want prompts that start in pregnancy
Side by side
Aanvi, an independent team (the people who run this site)
Tinybeans Group, which bought Qeepsake's assets in November 2025. Source
iPhone, iPad and Android. No web viewer yet.
iPhone, Android and text messages. The website handles settings and export. Source
$6.99 a month or $49.99 a year. One subscription covers every relative you invite.
Essential is $4.99 a month or $47.88 a year. Premium is $9.99 a month or $95.88 a year. Source
No free plan. 14-day free trial through the App Store or Google Play, which asks for a payment method.
Not for new sign-ups. If you cancel, you drop to Lite: one question a week and 5 photos a month. Source
No monthly upload limit.
Essential: 50 photos a month. Premium: 100 photos a month. Source
Up to 5 minutes per clip.
Premium only, one minute or less, and only from the app. Source
Relatives install the app and get their own login. They get a notification when you add something. No email-only or browser viewing yet.
Journals are private. Relatives you add can get a weekly email with the 10 most recent entries. Source
Anyone you invite can add memories.
Family contributors are a Premium feature. They get their own questions and text answers into the same journal. Source
40 developmental milestones from the CDC's checklist, with the age range each one usually happens in.
No developmental checklist. Age-based questions, plus themed question sets for pregnancy, NICU, adoption and more. Source
Comments with threaded replies, likes, and a notification when someone replies to you.
None documented. Relatives read along through the weekly email.
Yes. One feed per child, or all of them together.
Essential allows 2 journals, Premium unlimited. Source
The account owner can export everything as a data file with a link to every photo and video, once every 7 days.
From Account Settings on the website. Qeepsake doesn't say what format you get. Source
Shareable milestone cards. No printed books.
Journal books and chapter books (a 30-page softcover chapter book is $20). Annual plans include book credit. Source
We make Aanvi, so weigh that when you read this. Everything about the other apps comes from their own websites, help centers, privacy policies and app store listings, checked on November 1, 2026, with US prices. Each fact links to its source. If something has changed, email support@aanvi.app and we'll correct it.
Try it with your family
Aanvi is free for 14 days
Invite the grandparents, add a week of photos, and see if it beats what you use now. $6.99 a month or $49.99 a year after the trial.