The Stories
We Were Told.

Are the ones we can't afford to lose.

Stories captures them — the voices, the details, the versions only one person remembers — and weaves them into a living family archive your grandchildren will treasure.

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Stories / The Callahan Family
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EK
Eleanor Keane, age 82
Story captured by her granddaughter · 3 min
AI Tagged
0:47 / 3:14

"I remember the day your grandfather brought home the first television. The whole neighborhood came over — we all sat on the floor and just stared at it like it was a miracle..."

1950s Grandpa Earl Chicago ✦ AI suggested
Family Tree
EK
Eleanor Keane
12 stories
TK
Tom
4 stories
MK
Mary
7 stories
Linked Perspective
TK
Tom Keane's version
87% match

"Mom always tells that story but she forgets — it was a Wednesday and the neighbors actually came the day after..."

What we believe

Four principles

01

Capture first, organize later.

Getting a story recorded is the #1 priority. Tagging, linking, and polishing can happen after — the moment the storyteller is ready, you shouldn't be fiddling with fields.

02

Every perspective matters.

When siblings remember the same event differently, both versions are linked and displayed side by side. Conflicting accounts are a feature, not a bug.

03

Designed for the least technical user.

If Grandma can't participate — even passively, without ever logging in — we've failed. Proxy capture is a first-class feature, not an afterthought.

04

Zero friction.

One tap to record. Forward an email to capture. Upload a dinner conversation and let the system figure out who said what. The app meets your family where they already are.

Names and dates are data. But the sound of a laugh is your real inheritance.

Most families realize too late. A funeral, a move, a health scare — and suddenly the person who held those stories is gone, and so are the stories.

Stories was built for the moment you decide you're not going to let that happen.

Old journals

"The way he told it, the sky turned green right before the wind started..."

Simple by design

How Stories works

1

Build the tree

Add family members, set relationships, and invite living relatives. Import from GEDCOM files if you already have family history data.

2

Capture stories

Record audio in-app, type a memory, forward an email, or upload a voice memo. Any format, any device — even for relatives who never use the app.

3

Watch it grow

AI organizes, tags, and links related stories. Different family members' accounts of the same event appear side-by-side — contradictions and all.

Told.

One memory. Two truths.

Stories links conflicting accounts side-by-side.

RK
Robert Keane
Dad's perspective · Summer 1984

The Great Road Trip

"It was the perfect trip. We had that old station wagon packed to the roof. The kids didn't complain once, and we made it to the coast in record time."

MK
Mary Keane
Daughter's perspective · Summer 1984

That Miserable Station Wagon

"It rained for three days straight. The AC broke in Topeka. Dad kept saying we were 'making great time' while we were all melting in the back seat."

AI linked these stories automatically with 91% confidence — same event, two very different memories
Why multiple perspectives matter

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

🎙
In-browser audio recording
One tap, no app download
📝
Rich text story editor
For stories that deserve more than a voice note
🌳
Interactive family tree
Add, link, and rearrange members
🤖
AI auto-tagging
People, places, dates, themes
👥
Multi-perspective linking
Same event, different accounts, side by side
📤
GEDCOM import
From Ancestry, FamilySearch, 23andMe
✉️
Email forwarding capture
Forward to your family's dedicated address
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Full-text search
Searches transcripts, text, and tags
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Follow-up prompts
AI-generated questions sent by email
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Granular privacy
Family-only or member-specific stories
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Speaker diarization
Who said what in group recordings
📚
100+ prompt library
Curated questions to spark stories

The Stories We Were Told.

What stories will
they be told?

The best time to record a story was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.

Stories makes it effortless — start free, no credit card needed.