“For your 18th
birthday…”
A story about you at their age. A little encouragement for everything that comes next.
For grandparents. For generations.
A little of you.
For all their
tomorrows.
Your voice. Your stories. The things only you can tell them. Leave your grandchildren a gift to open in the years ahead.
Available now for iPhone & iPad. Make five gifts free.
iOS 17 or iPadOS 17 and later
A gift for your 18th
There’s so much
I want you to know.
Ordinary moments. Extraordinary memories.
A story. A laugh. A little “I love you.”
- Words
- Your voice
- Photographs
- Video
More than a memory
One day, they’ll want
to hear your stories.
Let them hear you.
The way you met. The mischief you got up to. The recipe you never wrote down. The advice you’d give them on a difficult day.
Box of Whispers is a place for grandparents to leave these little pieces of themselves. For a birthday, a milestone, or a day in the future when a familiar voice will mean the world.
So they can still hear your voice and know your stories, even when you’re no longer there to tell them yourself.
You don’t need a perfect story.
You just need to be you.
A few simple steps
From your heart
to their hands.
Choose who it’s for, make your message, pick a date and check your gift. Save a draft whenever you need a pause.
Actual app screens · fictional example family
For one grandchild. Or a few.
A closer look
Your stories.
On your screen.
See the Welcome, Home, Gifts and Family screens on iPhone and iPad, plus both the front and unfolded screens of iPhone Duo. Select a screenshot to see it in detail. Family examples use fictional data.
iPhone
Larger iPhone
iPad
Duo front screen
Duo unfolded
For the days ahead
Some things are worth
waiting for.
A gift for one grandchild or all of them.
Each with their own
moment to open it.
“For your 18th
“Before you go
out into the world…”
The advice you wish someone had given you. In your own words, in your own voice.
“I thought you
should know…”
Your favorite memory. Your terrible joke. A simple reminder that they have always been loved.
For wherever life takes them
Your voice.
A little closer.
On a train to somewhere new. At home after a long day. Sometimes, hearing a familiar voice is all they need.
A story to come back to. A little of you to carry with them.
Love deserves to be looked after
Their memories.
Their own little box.
A received gift is saved in the recipient’s own private iCloud—not just left on a link to your phone. Once it opens, they can save a copy outside the app, too.
- Private family invitations
- Future gifts stay out of their ready inbox
- Each grandparent controls their own gifts
- Free to receive, open and keep
A word about keeping memories for years
Long-term access depends on Apple accounts, enough iCloud storage and continued app compatibility. We can’t promise a service will last forever. Keep Apple account recovery details safe and make ordinary copies of memories once they open. Future opening dates are controlled by the app, rather than a tamper-proof time lock.
Simple. Just like it should be.
Start with a little.
Make room for more.
Receiving and opening gifts are free in the app.
Find your first stories
Get started
Freeto begin
A gentle start. Make and send five gifts, and see how it feels.
- Five distinct gifts to send
- Words, photos, voice and video
- One grandchild or many
- Today’s hellos and future dates
Box of Whispers Yearly
Make more each year
£29UK · per year
US: $29 per year
Keep creating with an annual plan. Apple shows your local price and renewal terms before you buy.
- Send more than five gifts while active
- Words, photos, voice and video
- Renews yearly; cancel through Apple
- Existing gifts still work if it ends
Box of Whispers Generations
Keep the stories coming
£49.99UK · one payment
US: $49.99 one payment
Keep making gifts with one payment. No yearly renewal.
- Send more than five gifts
- No charge per grandchild
- All four ways to share a memory
- Restore your verified Apple purchase
Apple’s checkout shows each plan’s price for your region before you buy. Yearly renews automatically unless you cancel through Apple. Buying Generations does not automatically cancel an existing Yearly plan. Earlier eligible Plus purchases keep permanent creator access. A gift for several grandchildren counts once. Normal app limits and iCloud storage requirements apply; neither plan promises permanent hosting.
For grandchildren, always free to receive. No paid creator plan is needed to open an existing gift. Receiving, keeping, backups and recovery stay free, including after a Yearly plan ends. Sharing needs an Apple account, iCloud, internet access and enough storage. Apple may charge separately for additional iCloud storage.
What if my grandchild is still little?
A parent or guardian can accept the private invitation using their own Apple account and look after the child’s gifts. When the child has their own account, the guardian can hand over the existing collection. Keep the guardian’s copies until the child’s saved copies are confirmed. New gifts will need a direct invitation to the child’s account.
Can both grandparents make gifts?
Yes. Each grandparent can use their own Apple account and invite the grandchildren they’re making gifts for. They can share the family’s names and pictures without sharing control of their recordings. Names on a gift are personal attribution; the account that sent it remains its owner.
How will they know there’s a gift to open?
They accept your private invitation and use Box of Whispers on their iPhone or iPad. Future gifts stay out of their ready inbox. With notifications allowed, the app can schedule a reminder for a gift already synced to their phone. Notifications also depend on iOS settings and successful syncing; opening the app refreshes what’s ready.
What if I send the wrong memory?
The original sender can remove their own gift for everyone. Updated recipient apps apply the removal when they next connect. Another grandparent can’t remove your gifts through the app. Copies already exported to Photos, Files or somewhere else can’t be recalled.
Can I leave a gift for many years from now?
You can choose a future opening date, including one many years ahead. That isn’t a guarantee of decades of uninterrupted service: Apple accounts, storage and future app compatibility still matter. Receiving families should keep their account recovery details safe, and make ordinary copies once a gift opens.
How do I get Box of Whispers?
Box of Whispers is available now for iPhone and iPad. Download it from the App Store and make your first five gifts free, or explore an example here first. The website’s example uses fictional content and doesn’t create an account, send a real gift or take payment.
The best place to start is a small memory
They’ll treasure your stories.
Start with one.
That first holiday. That funny family story.
The day you first
held them.