Features
Everything Our Pear Tree does
One private place for your whole family's story, from the first ultrasound through every year that follows. Here is the tour, cluster by cluster, with a deeper page for each part you want to look at more closely.
Timeline and dating
One timeline, dated for you
Our Pear Tree keeps every photo, video, note, and audio memory on a single timeline. It begins during pregnancy, laid out by week and anchored on your due date, and it carries on through childhood with an age on every memory, like "10 weeks old" or "two years". You never sort folders or type a date. The story simply stays in order. See how the pregnancy photo journal starts things off before your baby arrives, and how the baby age tracker keeps every later moment labeled with exactly how old they were.
Everyone belongs on one family tree, with an avatar for each person and pet:
- Multiple children, parents, grandparents, and pets, all on one tree
- Captures upload on their own when you are back online, so nothing is lost
- Imported photos land on their real day, not all on today
Sharing
Sharing that stays in the family
Nothing here is public. You invite the people you trust, and you can also send a private link that opens in any web browser, so relatives do not need an account or an app to look. Read more about private baby photo sharing, or the gentlest version of all, photo sharing for grandparents, who can open a link in one tap on any device.
- Private links you can revoke any time, that need no app or account
- Unlimited viewers, free on every plan
- Roles that fit real families: parents contribute, relatives view
- Reactions and comments, plus a weekly email digest of what is new
Milestones
Milestones, before they blur together
A built-in catalog of milestones helps you remember the firsts that arrive faster than you expect: the first smile, the first crawl, the first word. Gentle reminders and a weekly journal prompt nudge you to write a line while it is fresh, without turning into another noisy app. See the baby milestone tracker for the full list and how the prompts work.
Growth
Growth you can actually see
Record height and weight whenever you have them, from a checkup or your own kitchen scale, and each entry can carry a photo of the day. Over the months it becomes a real record of how your little one is growing, kept right beside the pictures instead of on a stray slip of paper. See the baby growth tracker.
Audio and video
Not only photos
Some memories are a sound: the sleepy babble in the morning, or a grandparent reading a bedtime story. You can add audio memories alongside your photos, and keep notes in your own words. On the Family plan you can also save full 1080p HD video, so the belly laughs stay sharp for years. See what each plan includes on pricing.
Privacy
Private by default, with a vault for the tenderest moments
There is no public feed, no ads, and nothing you add is ever sold or used to train a model. Shared photos are served without their location data, so a link never gives away where you live. For the most personal moments, an early pregnancy or a fertility journey, there is an end-to-end encrypted vault that only you can open, and its contents are left out of every shared link, every printed book, and search.
Import and export
Bring it in, and take it with you
Moving in is easy. When you import from your camera roll or the web, each photo keeps its original day using the date saved in the photo itself, so your history lands in the right order. On iPhone you can bring your whole camera roll over in bulk. See how import keeps your dates.
It is yours to leave with, too. You can export everything at full quality, free, any time, and delete your account for real when you ask. If you are switching from another app, we wrote honest comparisons to FamilyAlbum and Tinybeans so you can decide with your eyes open.
Questions
Good things to know
Is Our Pear Tree really free?
Yes. The free plan is free forever and includes 15 GB of photos, about 30,000, with every core feature, unlimited free viewers, and full-quality export any time. You only pay if you want HD video and larger full-quality storage. See the plans.
What is the difference between Free and Family?
Both plans include the whole timeline, milestones, growth, the family tree, audio memories, sharing, and the weekly digest. Family, at $6.99 a month or $69 a year, adds full 1080p HD video and keeps full-quality photo originals up to 500 GB. Compare plans.
Where can I use it?
You can start today in any web browser, on your phone or your laptop, with nothing to install. An iPhone app that bulk-imports your camera roll is on the way, with Android to follow.
Do the people I share with need an account?
No. You can invite family as members, or simply send a private link that opens in any browser with no account and no app. Viewers are always free. See how sharing works for grandparents.
Can I bring my existing photos in without losing their dates?
Yes. When you import, each photo keeps its original day using the date saved inside the photo itself, so your history lands in order instead of all on today. See how import keeps your dates.
Is any of it public?
No. There is no public feed, no profiles to search, and no ads. Nothing you add is ever sold or used to train a model, and your most private moments can go in an encrypted vault that only you can open.
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