What is WordJar?

For a little while, small children say words in their very own way. Spaghetti becomes “pasketti”, tractor becomes “tak-toh”. And then, often from one day to the next, they say it correctly – and the old version is gone for good.

WordJar is a word jar for exactly this phase: for each word, you record short videos of how your child says it right now. Age and date are stamped into every clip automatically. Over time the jar fills up – and you end up with a collection you can watch together a few years from now.

How it works

1. Pick a word. WordJar comes with a built-in word library with pictures – from apple to tractor. You can add your own words with your own photos (Mama, Papa, Grandma …) at any time.
2. Record. Your child sees a big picture, you see a small camera preview. Start recording, let them say the word, done.
3. Into the jar. The video lands in the jar, labeled with the word, age and date. From there you can share it with family or download it – and even turn the best snippets into a little word song.

Private by design

WordJar has no account, no cloud, no ads and no tracking. All recordings stay on your device and only leave it when you share a video yourself. The app is free.

Get it on your iPhone or iPad

WordJar runs right in your browser and can be installed like an app: in Safari, tap Share → “Add to Home Screen”. After that, WordJar launches like a regular app and works offline too.

Who’s behind it

WordJar is a family project: Leon, a founder from Berlin, built the app for his own daughter – because her first words were too precious to forget. WordJar is published by ReviewForest GmbH.