Question 1

Does my grandmother need an app or an account?

Accepted Answer

No. A storyteller only ever receives an email with one question in it. They reply by typing, or tap once to record their voice or a video, and that is the whole experience.

Question 2

What if someone would rather talk than type?

Accepted Answer

Recording is a first-class answer. The audio is transcribed automatically, with the question and your family’s names as context so names come through right, and the original recording is kept with the text.

Question 3

Who writes the stories?

Accepted Answer

Your family does. The AI biographer is optional, and only runs when an organizer asks it to on a particular story: it weaves several relatives’ accounts of the same event into one narrative that names who said what and keeps their disagreements. Otherwise each voice is kept exactly as told.

Question 4

How do we get the book?

Accepted Answer

An organizer chooses which stories go in, puts them in order, picks a cover photo, and orders. The hardcover is printed on demand and shipped to the address on the order. One book is included with every plan; extra copies can be ordered by any family member to their own door.

Question 5

Is anything public?

Accepted Answer

No. An archive is private to the family. A storyteller can hold a memory privately until they choose to share it, and families can download everything they have gathered at any time.