Shikishi.app

No more passing a card around the office. Share one invite link in your group chat, and everyone's messages come together in a single animated "shikishi" — a Japanese-style group message card. The farewell party is in four days. There's no time to pass a paper card from desk to desk. You drop the invite link into the group chat. The next morning, on your commute, messages from seven people are already waiting. No reminders. No collecting. The moment it opens, the card comes alive. Fireworks burst and a train rolls by — an animation matched to the person you're celebrating, with everyone's words appearing along the way. ■ A design made just for them, automatically Tell us who it's for and what the occasion is. Colors, motion, and layout are all designed automatically. Ask for changes in your own words — "make it brighter," "scatter some cherry blossoms," "a thank-you from the junior team" — and remake it as many times as you like. No templates to hunt for. No design skills needed. ■ No more collecting messages Send the invite link, and friends, coworkers, and family can write from their own phones whenever it suits them. Contributors don't need the app — they can join from a web browser. No passing the card around, no chasing deadlines. People who live far away or can't make it on the day can still be on the same card. * Writing together (collaborative editing) is available on purchased shikishi. ■ Choose how to give it Send your finished shikishi as a QR code or a link. The recipient doesn't need the app. Scan the QR code with a phone camera, and the card starts moving right there. In Japan, you can also have a postcard printed with the QR code mailed to any address (purchased shikishi only). ■ Keep it and look back Save the shikishi you receive to your phone. Unlike a paper card, it won't crease or fade — years from now, the words from that day will be just as they were. ■ For every occasion • Farewells, retirements, and transfers • Graduations and team send-offs • Birthdays • Weddings and new babies • Thank-yous to teachers, bosses, and coaches • School festivals and events ■ How it works 1. Tell us who and what: your animated shikishi design is created 2. Share the invite link: everyone adds their messages 3. Finalize: send it as a QR code, or as a postcard in Japan 4. Give it: the moment it's scanned, the card comes alive ■ Pricing • Downloading the app and receiving or viewing a shikishi are free. • You can create a shikishi and send it by QR code for free (up to 5 auto-generations a day, with ads, 20 MB of storage, kept for 14 days after finalizing). • Purchase a shikishi to unlock writing together, 10 auto-generations, your choice of generation model, no ads, 100 MB of storage, and 90 days of storage after finalizing. • Extra generations and storage can be purchased later. • Postcard printing and shipping are charged separately (Japan only). Is the day you say goodbye coming up soon? Once the date is set, send one invite link today. Everyone else will write in their own words. Even a single line from you will reach them.