The story behind the name, and why we built this for cigar enthusiasts.
Every cigar wears a band — that decorative ring near the head carrying the brand identity, the blend name, sometimes the country of origin. For enthusiasts, the band is almost a piece of art. People collect them, frame them, use them to remember great smokes.
The band is a cigar's fingerprint. It's how you identify what you're smoking and what you want to smoke again. In Box & Band, the band represents the discovery side of the experience — browsing, learning, reviewing, and remembering cigars.
Cigars are stored and sold in boxes — traditionally cedar-lined wooden boxes holding 10, 20, or 25 sticks. "Box-worthy" is a real term in the community. It means you liked a cigar so much you'd buy a full box, not just a single.
Opening a fresh box is a ritual — the cedar aroma, the cigars lined up, checking the construction. In Box & Band, the box represents the collection side — your humidor, your wish list, your personal stash.
The band is how you discover and judge. The box is where you keep what you love. Every feature in this app maps to one or the other — browsing and reviews are the band, the humidor and wish list are the box.
Box & Band was built for cigar enthusiasts who want to track their smokes, build their collection, and discover their next great stick. Whether you're cataloging a decades-deep humidor or picking up your first robusto, this is your space to keep a record of the journey.
Box & Band started with a simple frustration — there was no great way to remember what you smoked, whether you liked it, and what to try next. Notes on phones, photos of bands, half-remembered recommendations from a buddy at the lounge. It was all scattered.
So we built the app we wanted to use ourselves. Clean, focused, and designed specifically for the way cigar enthusiasts actually think about their hobby. No clutter, no gimmicks — just a sharp tool for people who take their smokes seriously.
Track every stick.