Joynotes

Never miss a moment that matters.

Joynotes reminds you of birthdays, anniversaries and holidays, and opens your texting app with a heartfelt message ready to send. You just tap send.

Happy 36th birthday, Sam. You get more wonderful every year, and I get luckier.

Coming soon for iPhone and Android
The Joynotes home screen: Sam's birthday is next, in 3 days, with the message that will go out, followed by the occasions coming later.

How it works

Set it up once. Remember every year.

Sam's page in Joynotes, with a birthday, a just-because note and an anniversary.

Add your people

Pick someone from your contacts, say how you know them, and add their birthday, your anniversary or the holidays you celebrate.

The Joynotes home screen in dark mode, with Sam's birthday next and the message ready.

Get a reminder on the day

At the time you choose, a notification arrives with a message written for the occasion and the relationship: sweet, warm, funny, short or formal.

The message for Sam's birthday, ready to edit or send.

Send it as you

Tap Send and your own texting app opens with the message filled in. Change a word or send it as is. Nothing goes out until you tap send.

Just because

Not every message needs a date.

Choose how often, say every 5 to 10 days, and Joynotes picks a different day each time, so it never feels like clockwork. Each note is different, and none repeats until they've all been used.

Just a little reminder that you're my favorite person, Sam.

Setting up a just-because note for Sam: at least 5 days, at most 10 days, at 12:30 PM.

Private by design

Your people stay on your phone.

There's no account and nothing to sign up for. The people you add, their dates and your messages are kept in one file on your phone, and Joynotes doesn't send them anywhere. On Android, the app doesn't even have permission to use the internet.

Read the privacy policy

  • No contacts permissionYou pick one person at a time; Joynotes never reads your address book.
  • No texting permissionMessages are sent by your own texting app, by you.
  • No ads, no trackingThe app has no analytics and no ads.