iSha: Pronounced as Aisha.

My daughter, Aisha, was born in 2022. As a new parent, I was very cautious over everything and I wanted to get an overview of what was happening, was I a good parent, were we being supportive for our 2 day old baby? I had a concern regarding Aisha’s health in the first week and I took a photo of Aisha. The photo was purposefully taken just to show the doctors whether my concerns were real or not, and what to do.

2 days later I was surfing my Photos app and I saw Aisha’s photo there. I would not have wanted this picture to make its way in such an environment, be cloud synced, or be leaked. It was at that day that I decided that I would make an application that would allow parents to track and share the data of their children in a controlled manner. And there is nothing as controlled as the one that does not interact with a server. Humans make mistakes, machines make worse mistakes. The app could potentially leak the data to a server, whether by human mistake or intention. The server could log the data, or someone else could get access to it. It is best to avoid this in the first place and make a conscious choice to only export the data that you require. Thus, effectively making an enclave for the data for your babies.

That idea turned into an app for parents, and today I happy to share that the application is ready to download and use.

The app

I started working on the app back in September 2022, and with the little time I could find to work, I would add one or two features that would mainly create the structure for the database to store the information but ensure that the data would be stored privately.

The objective of the application is very simple.

• Offer the parents with a simple to use application where they can log the data for their baby’s growth.
• Follow a guided, reminding flow for their babies. Where they can create reminders for their babies.
• The application must be private. The features must be modern and up to date.
• Offer data import/export services to allow parents to share the data that they would like to share with others.

The application is developed using Flutter, and offer services without creating an account. You will not need to create an account since there is no need to sync the data. As part of the roadmap, I am working on adding support to share the data from one device to another, one partner to another, and perhaps (if needed by the users) to share data with nannies and caretakers. However, since we will not support servers, the technical opportunities would need to be explored and decided on.

In the meantime, the app is ready for users. Here is a gallery that shows the application interface and features.

The application is also designed to support bigger screens (tablets for now).

Where to download?

You can download the app from the Play Store and the App Store. The application is available on Android and iOS platforms. It is a free application, of course, and is privacy-first by default.

The application is currently under review on App Store, and is available on Play Store already.

Please consider giving it a go, and share any feedback you may have. Any feedback, suggestions, questions, or concerns are welcome.

As is shared, the app is created by a parent for the parents and the objective is never to use the data of your babies for any purposes. Your children deserve the privacy, and the app will commit to delivering it.