Being a parent is one of the most rewarding bewildering, life changing and amazing experiences you will ever encounter. Words can’t quite capture how fantastic it is, and also how many cliches come true. Since becoming a Mum last year, with my little one turning a year old this week, I’ve lost count of the things I’ve done and phrases I’ve said that I never imagined before my boy was here. Yet one that’s particularly true is when people say time goes fast and to soak it all in.
It seems like just yesterday he was a bleary eyed-newborn and now he’s crawling into little spaces and cruising around the furniture as though he’s done it all his life. But there’s one thing I want and that’s to remember all the little moments. The time he first rolled from back to front, his first words, the first time he stood up. It’s so easy to get caught up in the mundane daily running of being a parent that you forget to mark down these moment. Perhaps you’ll share a story on instagram or send a text, but it’s all too easy to get lost, or for extended family to feel like they’re missing out. Which is where Simirity comes in.
A private storytelling app that unites your extended family no matter where you are, it’s the perfect way to keep everyone in the loop and create a lasting legacy of family stories to look back on. Instead of using social media to share photos of your little one, which can easily get missed, or – a growing issue for many – if you are concerned about protecting your privacy, this means you get all the benefits without having to share your photos of your child with the rest of the world. Instead, it’s like having a shared journal where you can all contribute, share updates and watch your little one grow up in real time. It’s like opening a window to your family life and only sharing it with those that matter most.
A progressive web app, Simirity can be used on any browser or device, making it easy to quickly post updates wherever you are. You can create promps for family members to engage with, including bucket list activities and also sort your thoughts and uploads into sections making it easier than ever to look back on.
Stories are built using story blocks where you select the one you wish to use, whether it be text, photos, videos, audios or a life lesson, then you add in the media. You can bring your stories to life with anecdotes and photos, adding narration for your family members to tune into. You can also sort your stories with customisable tags such as #holidays or #milestone which enables everyone to find related stories. You could do a whole story on your first holiday abroad as a family, tag members in the story and others can add comments and thoughts themselves.
It’s this ease of engagment and interaction that means Simirity really brings the family together in ways they haven’t been able to connect remotely before. Within your family, you probably also have smaller groups – for example your partner’s side or your cousins where you want to make a separate group for updates just for them. Publishing groups means you can share stories with subgroups of your whole family.
The best part about Simirity? It’s totally free to join up, then you can optionally upgrade for an ehanced experience. With the free subscription you can have 1 member on the app and unlimited family connections. Premium subscriptions can be shared with up to 10 or 25 people (Family verses Family+ subscription). This enables others to upload media files to the app and enjoy additional pages such as the life lessons page, audio pages and visuals pages. Priced at just $5 per month for Family and $8 for Family+, it’s a no-brainer.
Simirity is a genius way to stay in touch no matter how far away you are and to ensure you never lose track of those milestones that might seem menial now, but will mean so much in years to come. For sharing with others, creating valuable time-keepsakes that you can treasure and look back on to building relations from afar, Simirity is an effortless choice.
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