Who it's for

Three generations. One archive.

Stories was built for three specific kinds of family member — and designed so none of them has to become someone they're not in order to participate.

FH
The Family Historian

Ages 35–60

You're the one who cares about preserving family history. You build the tree, invite relatives, and drive adoption. You've tried the genealogy tools — they're great for names and dates, terrible for stories. Stories finally gives you a system that works without spending your weekends organizing files.

What you get
  • GEDCOM import from existing tools
  • Steward controls and family permissions
  • AI does the tagging and linking for you
  • Invite flows built for the tech-wary
ES
The Elder Storyteller

Ages 65+

You hold stories no one else can tell. You don't need to learn any software, and you don't need to. A grandchild can record your phone call, forward your emails, or capture a dinner conversation — and it all ends up on your profile automatically. Soon, an AI interviewer can even call you on a schedule.

What you get
  • Zero app interaction required
  • Stories attributed to you, not the capturer
  • A phone-based option is on the way
  • Listen back without ever logging in
CD
The Curious Descendant

Ages 15–35

You're discovering your family's past. Browse the tree to hear your great-grandmother's voice, read your grandfather's story of immigration, then add your own perspective on the same events your parents remember differently. You're also the one most likely to ask the questions that finally pull a story out of someone.

What you get
  • Browse and explore in a familiar feed format
  • Add your own perspective on historical events
  • Submit questions for older relatives to answer
  • Notifications when new stories about your family appear

Proxy capture

For the relatives who will never download an app.

The most irreplaceable stories belong to people who have zero interest in signing up for software. Stories treats that as a design constraint, not an excuse.

  • 1
    Record a call on their behalf
    Put Grandpa on speaker, hit record in the app, and the story lands on his profile automatically.
  • 2
    Forward their emails
    That long reply Aunt Barb wrote about the old house? Forward it to your family's capture address. The story ends up attached to her.
  • 3
    Upload a dinner conversation
    Stories separates speakers, transcribes each voice, and splits a single recording into individual stories per person.
  • 4
    Schedule a phone interview Soon
    An AI interviewer calls them on a schedule, asks warm questions, and saves the conversation directly to their profile.
GL
Grandma Lena
Attributed to
captured by
JL
Janet
Her daughter
Story record
"The year we moved to Brooklyn"
Attributed to Grandma Lena · Captured via phone call by Janet, Oct 4, 2025

It takes one person to start.

Build the tree. Record the first story. The rest of the family joins when they see what's there.

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