Hi all!

Welcome to Scrip, an iOS app I built after a fishing trip to Lisbon with friends earlier this year. When I got home and thought back, some of the things that made the trip so great (like many trips before it) were already starting to fade: the jokes, fails, and terrible excuses for not catching very much ("my fishing hooks were rusty!"). I had plenty of photos, but they didn’t capture any of the impromptu best bits that really stood out.

So, I made Scrip: a place to keep those moments not as pictures, but in a few words.

Every memory is capped at 30 characters. The cap is deliberate: there's no blank page to stare at and no essay to write. "Rental car check engine light" doesn't sound like much, but to the people who were there, it brings back an entire day. Prompts are grouped into trips and events. Create a Scrip and share it with the people who were with you, so everyone can add their own take. Months later it resurfaces a memory you'd forgotten.

No feeds, no likes, no photos to sort. It works offline so you can write it on the plane home instead of watching the movie you’re not interested in. It's free with no ads and we don't sell your data or track you.

I'm not an engineer and this was built solo over a period of months with a focus on getting the look and feel exactly right - with simplicity front and centre. The font was chosen as it reminds me of the Sabre travel reservation system, and each Scrip is given a unique six-character reference, a nod to the passenger name records you find on every flight ticket.

I'd love to get your thoughts, and if you've ever come home from a trip wishing you'd written the small things down, I made this for you.

Thanks for taking a look.

Pascal
PS: Android coming soon

Scrip

Shared memories in 30 characters, no photos

Shared memories in 30 characters, no photos