A travel diary app for kids
TravElly is built around fun and memories. No social pressure, no likes, no accounts.
No ads · No tracking · No account needed
TravElly is a travel diary app for kids and families. During the trip, kids save photos, stories, and memories without social media, ads, or accounts. The ideal vacation app for kids ages 6 to 14.
About TravElly
TravElly does two things. Before the trip, kids see where you're going and what stops are ahead. It builds anticipation and sets expectations. During the trip, they make their own travel diary: pick photos, write about what they experienced, and share their day with whoever they want.
Fill in the destination, see where you're staying, how you'll travel. Your kid pictures the trip and counts down to departure. Great to do together on an iPad or iPhone.
Trip ready? Send it in one tap to anyone with an iPhone. They open the file and have the same trip in their own TravElly app, ready to start their own diary.
Kids fill in their own diary on the road: pick photos, write about their day, and share it as a postcard with grandparents or friends.
One tap turns a diary page into a digital postcard. Send it via WhatsApp, iMessage, or email. Grandparents light up, your kid feels proud.
Why TravElly
Built to be a place where kids can just have fun, safely. TravElly is designed so children can capture their vacation without worry. No distractions, no pressure. Just fun and memories.
Only your child sees it. No social media, no followers.
No likes or comments. Your kid writes for themselves, not for an audience.
No account needed. Install and go.
Everything stays on your device. No cloud, no tracking.
Kids capture their trip with their own photos and stories.
Share the trip with the whole family via WhatsApp or AirDrop.
What's inside
Pick the best photos of the day and add them to the diary. Build a personal album of the whole trip, day by day.
What was the best part today? Kids write about their adventures in their own words, from beach days to city explorations.
Choose your own photo or pick an illustration for where you're staying: beach, hotel, campsite, and more.
TravElly follows your iPhone's dark mode automatically. Easier on the eyes, gentler in low light.
Who it's for
An app where parents and kids work together.
TravElly is designed for kids ages 6 to 14. Parents can set up the trip and give their kids a sense of what's coming. Kids then fill in their own diary with photos and stories.
The app can live on a parent's phone, so kids can use it together or with supervision. That fits families who prefer limited or controlled smartphone use. You can also install TravElly directly on your child's phone. You decide what works for your family.
About
TravElly is built by me, Jeroen (49). I started in December 2025 and shipped within four months. It's my first app. I built it with what I call artisanal vibe coding: writing the app by hand alongside AI tools, taking the time to keep things small, clean, and honest. No team, no investors, no business model — just an app I wanted my own family to use.
Privacy
TravElly respects your privacy completely. No account required, no background analytics, no ads.
All data stays on your device.
Nothing is shared with me or any third party.
No account needed, nothing stored in the cloud.
Information only leaves the device when you tap share. You choose what and with whom.
TravElly contains no ads and no tracking.
Full privacy policy (Dutch).
Accessibility
TravElly follows your iPhone's dark mode setting automatically. Dark mode was originally developed for people with light sensitivity or acquired brain injury. The calmer, darker color scheme reduces visual strain and makes the app more comfortable for anyone who benefits from softer light.
FAQ
TravElly is made for kids ages 6 to 14. Young enough to find it fun, old enough to write and pick their own photos. Younger kids can use it together with a parent.
Yes. Everything works offline, which is ideal on vacation. You only need a connection to send a postcard.
No. TravElly is a free download on the App Store. No subscription, no in-app purchases.
Yes. Once the trip is set up, share it via WhatsApp, AirDrop, or iMessage. Anyone with an iPhone and TravElly receives the same trip and can keep their own diary.
Yes. You can create multiple trips. Each adventure gets its own diary.
No. The app can live on a parent's phone, so kids can use it together or with supervision. Or install TravElly directly on your child's phone, whichever fits your family.
Not right now. TravElly is only available for iPhone and iPad. An Android version is on the wishlist.
Download TravElly for free and start planning your trip.