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Your Life. Your Story. Remembered.

Introducing LifeTales Memoirs

What do you really know about your parents? Your grandparents? What will your kids remember about them? About you?

LifeTales has made Memoir creation really easy and fun to do. No tedious planning, typing and organizing. No need to hire a writer at high cost.

Now you can use video, audio, pictures AND text to tell your story … from anywhere, at any time. Just minutes a week to build a lifetime of stories.

Fun and easy for all ages. This is certain to be a cherished family heirloom!

Your Memoir Journey
Less time. Richer Stories.

Writing a memoir can be intimidating — lots of planning and typing. And no feedback until you're done in the distant future. That takes a lot of determination and time.

With LifeTales, you can easily tell stories using video, audio AND text. We transcribe it for you. Add pictures and video to create richer stories. Get reactions and comments from your Collaborators to enjoy immediately and also build on the story.

Less time. Better stories. More fun!

We send a story idea every week — and all Collaborators can do the same, using our prompts. The Memoir subject (usually you or a loved one) can pick and choose which ones seem interesting — or add their own idea.

At the end, you'll have many ways to view the Memoir, including a physical book (with QR codes for videos), a color e-reader version where you can play the videos directly, or even share some of your memoir on a public website.

Imagine the grandkids in 30 years being able to view their grandparent talking about their life. Priceless!

No planning needed

No need to do a lot of research on how to write a Memoir or agonize over a grand plan — LifeTales is fluid and flexible. Stories can be created as they're remembered. Want to add pictures or video to a story at a later date? Easy to do.  

Add a Chapter tag and they end up in the right chapter, sorted by date.  Want a new Chapter you hadn't considered? It's easy to create.

There's no reason to wait — start a Memoir today!
iPhone image of stories from dad
Phone showing stories from Grandma

Privately Social
Perfectly Personal

Enjoy the best part of social media — meaningful comments and reactions from your closest friends and family — without the downsides.

With LifeTales, you can invite loved ones as Collaborators, creating a private chat for each Story that’s exclusively for your group. This way, the Storyteller receives instant feedback, making the memoir creation process both motivating and enjoyable.

You can also request stories from anyone — whether or not they're a Collaborator. Want a story from Dad's best friend about their wayward youth? Or perhaps a story from someone who knew your now-deceased Grandparent?

It's all a breeze with LifeTales!

Easy for All

Storytelling made effortless on any device—no app download required. It’s incredibly user-friendly, with no need for the Storyteller to even log in!

Just tap a button to start recording video or audio. Prefer typing? That’s an option too, catering to different stories and personal preferences.

Storytellers can also upload photos and videos or add more recordings whenever they wish.

We take care of the rest, including transcribing all audio and tidying up the text, including removal of “ums” and “uhs.”

LifeTales makes it easy for everyone, regardless of age, to capture their stories!
Man recording story on phone and woman entering story on laptop

Bringing Stories to Life

Remember the enchanting newspapers in Harry Potter, where photos came to life? Imagine bringing that same magic into a memoir.

When the time comes, transform the story into a beautifully crafted, hardcover book, printed in full color. Each video and audio moment is paired with a QR code — just scan to watch or listen, adding a dynamic layer to the memories. It’s almost like stepping into the wizarding world of Hogwarts!

But the magic doesn’t end there. With the latest advancements in ePub standards and vibrant color e-readers, the memoir can be easily imported into a digital reader, creating a truly interactive experience. Watch the words and memories come alive as you turn the pages of this living book.

Want to share all or part of the memoir with the world? We make it simple and seamless to create a public website.
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What Do I Get at the End

The beauty of creating a digital memoir using LifeTales is that, whenever you're ready, you will have many different output options

Included in subscription

  • Physical Book: For annual subscriptions, your 1st book is included. It will be printed in full color 8"x10". QR codes are placed on video thumbnails — readers can scan them and view the video.
  • All files: No need to continue a subscription. This download will let you view your memoir on your own computer in your browser.
  • An epub file: Import this into your iBook or other color e-reader. Video content can be viewed with a simple tap.
  • PDF file: Download a PDF file to view on your device. Tap to view a video. Or print the PDF and scan a QR code to view each video.

Optional add-ons

  • Physical Books: Print additional copies for family and friends.
  • Public Website: Imagine being able to share with and find the stories of people from your community — communities like where you were born, your ethnicity or any other group you value. We make it easy to turn all or a subset of your memoir into a public website.
  • Read-only subscription: For a small cost, keep a read-only version of your memoir online once your main subscription is finished so it's easy to share the entire memoir with friends and family.

And last but not least … you can extend your subscription and record more stories over time. In the famous words of Yogi Berra, “it ain't over till it's over”.

View a Memoir as it looks in the App

LifeTales Example

Rubyn's family gave him a gift of a LifeTales memoir during our Beta.

It wasn't just a loving gift to him — it was an amazing gift for the entire family and close friends.

He agreed to share some stories (comments from friends and family have been removed).
Broken Heart
View Rubyn's Memoir
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LifeTales Features

Tremendously Flexible
Use any combination of pictures, video, text or audio to create your story.

Add to any story over time. Or create many stories. Or both.

Easily reorder pages in a story at any time.
Pictures & Videos
Upload from your phone or computer. Add a Youtube or Vimeo video. Record video in app.

No limit to size or length.
Audio
Add voice, audio clips or audio files.

Add audio captions on pictures to share your color commentary!
Text
Add captions to pictures or write full length stories.

Mix it up — use a combination of text, audio and video selfies to tell the story!
Stories are private by default
Share and preserve precious memories for you and your family in a way most of us will not do on public social media.
Safekeeping
Stories are hosted securely on Amazon's cloud servers, archived in a private, safe environment.

All stories are downloadable to your hard drive at any time for further safekeeping.
All owned by you
Unlike social media platforms, you own all of your content, not us.
Easy collaboration
Collaborate on your stories with family — they often have content to add!

Easy for everyone to comment and add pictures and video.
Pinpoint sharing controls
All stories are auto-shared only with your group.

You can also choose to share individual stories with others (read-only).

You're in charge of who gets access.
Future: Share stories publicly
Have a story to share with the world? Or perhaps you'd like to share the entire memoir?

Show it on your very own public page
Grandfather and grandson viewing a LifeTales Memoir story

FAQ

What do you mean by Beta? What’s ready now?
What happens at the end of my subscription
Is this really private? And who owns the content?
How is your service different from others?