· 2 min readWhy we're making Scrappd
Scrapbooks are made by hand and kept with love. Yet they usually sit in a cupboard, where nobody sees them. It doesn't have to be that way.
Somewhere in your home there's probably a pile of books full of tape, tickets and photos. A travel journal from that one summer, the baby book your gran made, your first junk journal. They were made by hand and kept with love. But hardly anyone gets to see them, and if something goes wrong, during a move or a leak, they're gone.
A place that didn't exist yet
If you scrapbook, you probably share your work in bits and pieces across Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and Facebook groups. That's fine for finding inspiration, but it's no place for your books. Your pages disappear into a timeline, between adverts and counters, and finding what you made three years ago is almost impossible.
A place made especially for scrapbooks didn't exist yet. That's why we're making Scrappd.
A bookshelf, not a timeline
Scrappd is all about your own books. You scan them page by page with your phone and they go on your shelf, which is just yours by default. Want to show a book? Then you choose, book by book, who can leaf through it.
Leafing through other people's books feels like it used to at the kitchen table. If you like a page, you stick a little flower on it or write something in the guestbook. No likes, no follower counts, no algorithm deciding what you see.
What we promise
- Your books are private by default.
- Your photos are stored on servers in the European Union.
- No adverts, and we don't sell anything on.
- We don't train AI on your pages.
Want to be there when it starts? Then join the waiting list. And if you've been scrapbooking for years, or you've only just started, and you'd like to help shape Scrappd, feel free to email us.
Questions about this topic
What is Scrappd?
An app that lets you scan your scrapbooks, junk journals and albums page by page and put them on your own digital shelf. You choose, book by book, who can leaf through them.
Are my books on Scrappd public?
No, your books are private by default. Want to show a book? Then you choose, book by book, who can leaf through it.
Does Scrappd have likes or followers?
No. If you like a page, you stick a little flower on it or write something in the guestbook. There are no likes, no follower counts and no algorithm deciding what you see.
Where does Scrappd store my photos?
On servers in the European Union. There are no adverts, nothing is sold on and no AI is trained on your pages.
