When I first found the Tinybeans App I wasn't looking for love... but as it turns out, I am hopelessly devoted to my Tinybeans journal. I am addicted to this easy to add, easy to share app and website. Which is saying a lot coming from some one who has a total of like... 5 apps.
A brief description of Tinybeans: Tinybeans is your family's own personal photo journal. There is a mobile app and a website where you can upload photos, record memories and milestones daily. You can keep the photos private or share it with select family and friends.
Here is my problem with most social media. I have used Instagram as my main source of "journaling" for a very long time but if you are like me you feel limited to how many time you can post a week (who are we kidding I would post several a day.) My #1 favorite thing about Tinybeans is I can finally post the five photos of Monty trying a new food and keep a journal of it. I can keep it private or share it with my family and friends, who I select.
I am a visual person so bear with me as I walk you through the coolest features of this App. If you stick around to the very end I have a special giveaway for you troopers!
I absolutely love how the photo journal is displayed in a calendar format, I can easily view growth and changes quickly. You start by adding your moment. (I know you are digging my fancy arrow)
You can scroll through dates easily and select the moment you want to feature or add multiple! I tend to have 1-4 moments added to a single day.
Add Text and give details to the moment captured.
If it is one of a couple photos on that day you can pin it as the featured photo on that calendar day.
One feature I love, I am able to share my journal with my family. Those who dont get to see Monty as often as we would like. They get emails of photos I upload and milestones and have the option to comment on those. It's perfect for keeping family in the loop. (If we're being totally honest, if my mom and my mother could, they would want know what Monty is up to 24/7.)
You can add in special milestones and add a photo/video to document specific "Firsts".
Now that you have endured my lengthy (but oh-so-informational) review guess what you get?!?!
A chance to win a Photo Book from Tinybeans! Whats that you say? You didn't realize that while you are adding all of these photos you can get them easily compiled and made in to a custom Photo Book? It's true. You can.
To be eligible to win:
1. Comment on this post for a chance to win.
2. Follow both Tinybeans and Ali Lewis on Instagram
3. Remain awesome, cross your fingers, say a prayer, wear lucky socks or whatever you do.
Winner will be announced on October 10th at 11am MST. This giveaway is open to readers with a US shipping address only.
Good Luck!
Love it! I would love to win!!
Posted by: Tyler | 10/07/2014 at 10:26 AM
I WANT TO WIN. AND I WANT YOU TO PUT THIS ON MY PHONE FOR ME SO I DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT:) If you only have 5 apps, I only have 2 so please do this for me because it looks like a GREAT thing since I am a new Grandma!!!
Posted by: Lisa Evenson | 10/07/2014 at 10:48 AM
So cute! :) -Katelyn Gunn
Posted by: Katelyn Gunn | 10/07/2014 at 11:00 AM
This is great! I've always felt like I post a lot on Instagram but yet I want to post even more!
Posted by: Whitney Smith | 10/07/2014 at 11:08 AM
This is awesome! Would love to have something like this for my family!
Posted by: Jessica | 10/07/2014 at 11:19 AM
So awesome! You're explanation makes me want this!!
Posted by: Lisa | 10/07/2014 at 08:56 PM
I love tinybeans ! I started using this app the day my little man was born as a way for my parents to stay connected with us. They live in the USA & I didn't want them to miss a moment !
I would love to the make his first year into a book so that he can look at it as he grows up !
Posted by: Kate Jaques | 10/08/2014 at 04:24 PM
I use TinyBeans every day! There are a lot of apps out there that are fleeting, but I feel like this is one I'll use for years and years to come. It's also great to help share photos with my little guy's grand mom and aunt, who live out of state!
Posted by: Sandra | 10/08/2014 at 04:32 PM
I am obsessed with TinyBeans too!! Absolutely love the calendar format because I love scrolling back through the previous months and seeing how my baby developed.
Posted by: Emily | 10/08/2014 at 05:01 PM
This app is the best! My dad lives 1200 miles away and doesn't get to see his granddaughter very often, but with this app he gets to see her everyday!
Posted by: Kelli | 10/08/2014 at 05:04 PM
Love it! I didn't know you could add milestones. Would love the photo book.
Posted by: Brianna C. | 10/08/2014 at 05:34 PM
Fingers crossed! I just learned about and LOVE Tinybeans - such a great and easy way to share pictures of my little guy with my family!
Posted by: AccordingtoKait | 10/08/2014 at 07:47 PM
Discovered Tinybeans a few days ago and like you am in love!! I jave a new born who is also my third which this is fantastic for but also thinking I'll be spending many hours back filling my older two milestones, random notes and photos that I wanted to keep on one spot. Tinybeans.. You had me at 'add moment' !
Posted by: Monique Goldsworthy | 10/08/2014 at 08:43 PM
My mom did not make such a book when I was a baby, as she said she was so occupied with taking care of me and working at the same time, that she simply gave up on making notes, developing the photos from photo camera etc. And I always thought I would end up with the same: good will to do it, but no time. But Tinybeans... They're just simple and easy and have lovely design, so I just got addicted to posting photos of our son Kai with funny descriptions! I love to scroll through the calendar myself and the whole family loves it! We're soon moving from Europe to Australia and I am sure, Tinybeans would become even more useful, as we would have to keep grandparents and aunties on track with Kai's development. I realised once we downloaded Tinybeans app, we simply got into a long term relationship with it. A good one... :)
Posted by: Ewa | 10/08/2014 at 09:02 PM
this would be awesome to win!!!
Posted by: Aubrey | 10/09/2014 at 12:28 PM
I want to win!! I'd love this not for me of course but for my sister!!!
Posted by: Andrea kirk | 10/09/2014 at 07:05 PM
I love tinybeans and this review sums it up perfectly. I am not a fan of social media, but this website and app seem very safe. We cannot be too safe with our little ones. Thank you for giving me a great site to share my daughter with family and friends
Posted by: Amy | 10/11/2014 at 08:58 AM