Scrapwell for parents
How Scrapwell keeps it private.
Scrapwell is a scrapbook journal for ages 7 to 17. Your child's pages stay on the device, encrypted, and open with their own code. Here's how that works, and what you can control.
Private by design
A diary should stay a diary.
- Locked with a passcode, a picture code for younger children, or Face ID and Touch ID.
- Everything is encrypted on the device. No accounts, no ads, no analytics and no tracking.
- Backups go only to your family's own iCloud, encrypted first, so nobody else can read them. Not even us.
- Places from photos show only the town or area, never the exact spot, and the photo files are stripped of location.
- Song search, link previews and place names go online when used. They never send anything from the journal.
Grows up with them
Simple at 7. Expressive at 16.
- Made for ages 7 to 17. Your child picks an age group and Scrapwell changes how it looks and talks: big buttons, prompts and a picture code for younger children, the full studio for teens.
- You can choose the style separately from the age, so a 12-year-old who wants the older look can have it. The grown-up checks still follow the real age.
- Up to four brothers and sisters can share a device. Each has their own journals and their own lock, so they can't open each other's.
- Year in review shows the whole year in pages, and the optional Home Screen widget offers a page idea each day.
Gentle, not pushy
What you can count on.
- For children under 13, a grown-up check comes before purchases, song search and web links. Child accounts also go through Apple's Ask to Buy.
- No streaks, badges or guilt. An optional daily reminder stays off unless it's turned on.
- Feeling low? The Help screen encourages talking to a trusted adult and links to free helplines.
- Scrappy's chat uses Apple's on-device model where it's available. Messages never leave the device and aren't saved, and you can switch the chat off.
Pricing
Free to start. No subscription.
Free
Free
Two journals, six papers, the starter stickers, the app lock, encrypted iCloud backup and single-page export. No time limit.
Plus
$19.99 once
Unlimited journals, all 300+ stickers and 30 washi tapes, all 12 papers, a lock for each journal and whole journals as PDF. No subscription.
Sticker packs
$0.99 each
Seasons, Pets and Celebrate, bought one at a time. Family Sharing is on for Plus and every pack.
Prices in US dollars; the App Store shows your local price.
Questions
What parents ask us.
+Can anyone else read my child's journal?
Not without their code. It's encrypted on the device, and backups are encrypted before they go to your family's iCloud. We have no servers that hold journals and no way to read them. If your child forgets their code, a grown-up can reset it with the recovery card or a master password, and Scrapwell tells your child when a master password was used.
+What if my child forgets their code?
During setup Scrapwell makes a recovery card, which a grown-up keeps safe. It opens the journal again so your child can choose a new code.
+Does Scrappy read what my child writes?
No. Scrappy only notices actions, like a sticker being added or a page being finished. Its chat runs on the device and is never stored. You can switch the chat off, and your child can hide Scrappy in Settings.
+Will it ask my child to buy things?
Rarely, and never while they're writing: at most one gentle mention of Plus a week, and none at all for ages 7 to 9. Under 13, every purchase needs a grown-up check, and on a child's Apple Account, Apple's Ask to Buy too. The app lock, the backup and the recovery card are never paid features.
+What happens if we stop using Plus?
Plus is a one-time purchase, so it doesn't run out. Everything your child made always stays theirs.
Read the full privacy policy · support-scrapwell@zephystudio.com