Tribela on Kickstarter: The Connection Book

The Connection Book gives every friend a two-page spread. There is space to record when your paths crossed, a birthday, where life has taken them, something you appreciate and a shared moment. You can add a photo or a drawing, making the entry feel like the person rather than a contact record.

It is not about completing a directory of everyone you have met. You might start with a friend from school, a teammate or someone who made an ordinary day memorable. The book gives you a reason to pause and remember what matters about a connection, beyond the last message you exchanged.

Small details can be surprisingly easy to lose. A birthday, a shared joke or the story of a first meeting may not have a permanent home in your messages. Writing them down gives those moments a place you can return to, even when your phone is not nearby.

The book also includes a birthday section with one page for each month. That can help you remember a date and turn it into a small act of connection. A note, a call or a message does not need to be elaborate to show someone you remembered. The book supports that intention without doing it for you.

Founder Natalie Boll remembers taking an address book to school and gathering her friends’ information. The Connection Book brings that personal ritual into a new form, with room for appreciation and memories as well as practical details.

You could fill a spread together, give the book to a friend or keep it as your own record of people who have shaped your life. It works as an invitation to make time for a relationship. It does not promise to create friendships automatically or replace conversations; the people and the moments are still the important part.

The Connection Book and Tribela Social are connected ideas, but they are different products. The book is a physical Kickstarter project. The app is free to download and use on iOS. Backing the book is not a membership payment and is not required to use Tribela.

A QR code in the book links back to Tribela. Online, the app offers interest-led discovery, a feed with an ending and deliberate playback choices. Offline, the book leaves room for handwriting, photos and drawings. You can enjoy either one on its own or use both as different ways to stay close to people.

Visit the live Kickstarter campaign for the latest reward options, prices, shipping information and estimated delivery dates. Those details can change, so the campaign is the place to check before making a pledge. This page is an introduction to the book, not a substitute for the current reward terms.

Kickstarter backing supports a project and carries risks; it is not the same as buying an already-delivered item from a shop. Read the campaign carefully and decide whether you want to support it. If you simply want to try the social app, you can download Tribela Social for free on iOS, with Android coming.

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