Gratitude Jar App for Groups & Families

One shared jar. Everyone adds notes. Open it together and remember all the good things that happened โ€” as a family, friend group, or team.

One Jar, Every Voice

A physical gratitude jar only works if everyone's in the same house. A group jar in GratJar works no matter where people are. Invite anyone with the app โ€” family members in different cities, a friend group spread across countries, a work team in different offices โ€” and everyone contributes to the same shared jar.

There's no limit to who can add notes. When you shake the jar, you might get a note from your mum, your best friend, or a teammate. It becomes a collective memory โ€” richer than anything one person could create alone.

Family Jar

Parents, kids, grandparents โ€” everyone drops in moments from daily life. Open it at Christmas and read the year together.

Friend Group Jar

A shared space for inside jokes, good memories, and appreciation. No chat thread clutter โ€” just the good stuff, saved.

Work Team Jar

Recognise wins, save kind feedback, and build a culture of appreciation. Open it during retros or team meetings.

Classroom Jar

Teachers can create a class jar where students add positive notes. A modern take on the classroom gratitude practice.

How to Start a Group Gratitude Jar

1

Download GratJar and create a Group Jar

Choose the Group Jar type and give your jar a name โ€” "The Smith Family Jar", "Squad 2026", whatever fits.

2

Invite your group

Share the invite link or code with everyone you want to include. They download the app and join your jar in seconds.

3

Everyone adds notes

Each person adds notes whenever something good happens โ€” a shared memory, a funny moment, something they're grateful for about the group.

4

Open it together

Pick a moment to open the jar together โ€” New Year, Christmas, an anniversary, a team meeting โ€” and read through the notes as a group.

Group Jar Ideas to Get You Started

Not sure what to add? Here are some prompts for your group:

Something you're grateful for about this group

Why does this group of people matter to you?

A funny moment you don't want to forget

Inside jokes, shared mishaps, things that were only funny to you.

Something kind someone in the group did

Call out a specific person and what they did. It'll mean a lot when they read it.

A highlight from this week / month / year

Something good that happened that the group shared or that you want to share with them.

A goal or dream for the group

Something you hope to do together โ€” a trip, a tradition, a project.

What you'd miss most if this group didn't exist

A reminder of what you actually have.

Start Your Group Jar โ€” Free

Create a jar, invite your group, and start collecting moments worth keeping.