StoryKeeper vs Storyworth, Remento & My Life in a Book
More ways to tell it.
No time limit to finish.
Choose a life story book that fits the person you love. StoryKeeper combines typing, dictation, original audio and video, with phone-call recording. Keep their memories in a beautiful hardcover with chapter QR playback. One payment. No subscription. No time limit.
Choose the freedom to keep more of them.
A question can start a memory. StoryKeeper gives it more places to go: onto the page, into a recording, and back into your family’s life through a chapter QR code. Compared with Storyworth, Remento and My Life in a Book, our strongest advantage is the complete combination of storytelling choices and no time limit.
StoryKeeper
Two A5 full-color hardcover copies of the same book are included, with unlimited contributors, automated phone-call recording and transcription, and photo colorization and enhancement. Write or dictate online, record audio and video, or tell your memories over the phone. QR codes in your book link to the original recordings. You can review and edit your words before printing. One payment. No subscription, automatic renewal or deadline. Take as long as you need to create your book.
Storyworth
A year of weekly questions, with written answers and phone recording available; voice features vary by plan. Basic includes a black-and-white hardcover; Color and Unlimited include color books. A book QR code opens the memoir project and available audio.
Remento
A recording-first service that turns audio or video into written stories, with chapter QR playback. The purchase includes a year of creation and a hardcover credit. Continued recording and editing require an active subscription; existing recordings remain accessible without renewal.
My Life in a Book
A one-year question program with typing, voice-to-text and a full-color hardcover of up to 500 pages. It also advertises an optional audiobook. Original chapter-linked audio/video playback and phone-call recording are not listed as included features in its published package.
More freedom to tell it. More of them to keep.
Start with what your family will actually use: time, easy ways to tell a story, and a book that brings the person back to you. Published by StoryKeeper. Prices and features checked on 29 September 2026. StoryKeeper prices are in US dollars; competitor currencies are shown explicitly. Listed package prices are before temporary discount codes. Taxes, delivery and optional extras may add to the total where not already included. Storyworth purchase prices · Plans and included books · Phone recording · QR playback · Access after a year · Renewal terms · International delivery · Remento prices and renewal · Recording options · Phone-call add-on · QR playback · International delivery · My Life in a Book prices and package · Storytelling options · Prompt extension terms · Delivery charges
| Storyworth | Remento | MY LIFE IN A BOOK | StoryKeeper | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to create your book | 1 year of questions + 3 months to write/edit; extensions can be requested | 1 year included; renew for continued recording and editing | 1 year of questions; optional extra year of prompts US$59 | No time limit |
| Subscription or renewal | Auto-renewal can be turned off; Unlimited renewal US$99/year | US$99/year or US$12/month after the included year | Optional extension; not needed to print the initial-year book | One payment. No subscription. |
| Start a chapter by typing | Yes — email replies or website writing | Record first; then edit or add to the generated text | Yes — typing and voice-to-text | Write, dictate, record audio and video |
| Original audio recording | Phone recording available; features vary by plan | Yes — original audio | Voice-to-text included; original chapter playback not listed | Yes — keep the original recording |
| Original video recording | Not listed in the published plans reviewed | Yes — original video | Original video not listed in the published package | Yes — keep the original recording |
| Phone-call recording service | Available; call features vary by plan | Phone-call recording: US-only add-on | Not listed in the published package | Phone-call recording and transcription included |
| QR access to original recordings | Book QR opens the memoir project and available audio | Chapter QR codes open original audio or video | Original-recording QR playback not listed; optional audiobook | QR codes link to your original recordings |
| Hardcover books included | Basic: 1 black-and-white · Color: 1 color · Unlimited: 2 color | 1 full-color hardcover credit, up to 200 pages | 1 full-color hardcover, up to 500 pages | Two hardcover copies of the same book are included. 300 pages included; up to 830 with extra-page fees |
| Family contributions | Family sharing; multiple storytellers with Unlimited | Family can view, suggest prompts, record and edit | Collaborative editing and sharing | Unlimited contributors |
| Package prices | Basic from US$59 · Color US$99 · Unlimited US$199 | US$99, including first-book US shipping | US$79, including first-print-run US shipping | $99 · 2 hardcover copies included |
| StoryKeeper | Storyworth | Remento | MY LIFE IN A BOOK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to create your book | No time limit | 1 year of questions + 3 months to write/edit; extensions can be requested | 1 year included; renew for continued recording and editing | 1 year of questions; optional extra year of prompts US$59 |
| Subscription or renewal | One payment. No subscription. | Auto-renewal can be turned off; Unlimited renewal US$99/year | US$99/year or US$12/month after the included year | Optional extension; not needed to print the initial-year book |
| Start a chapter by typing | Write, dictate, record audio and video | Yes — email replies or website writing | Record first; then edit or add to the generated text | Yes — typing and voice-to-text |
| Original audio recording | Yes — keep the original recording | Phone recording available; features vary by plan | Yes — original audio | Voice-to-text included; original chapter playback not listed |
| Original video recording | Yes — keep the original recording | Not listed in the published plans reviewed | Yes — original video | Original video not listed in the published package |
| Phone-call recording service | Phone-call recording and transcription included | Available; call features vary by plan | Phone-call recording: US-only add-on | Not listed in the published package |
| QR access to original recordings | QR codes link to your original recordings | Book QR opens the memoir project and available audio | Chapter QR codes open original audio or video | Original-recording QR playback not listed; optional audiobook |
| Hardcover books included | Two hardcover copies of the same book are included. 300 pages included; up to 830 with extra-page fees | Basic: 1 black-and-white · Color: 1 color · Unlimited: 2 color | 1 full-color hardcover credit, up to 200 pages | 1 full-color hardcover, up to 500 pages |
| Family contributions | Unlimited contributors | Family sharing; multiple storytellers with Unlimited | Family can view, suggest prompts, record and edit | Collaborative editing and sharing |
| Package prices | $99 · 2 hardcover copies included | Basic from US$59 · Color US$99 · Unlimited US$199 | US$99, including first-book US shipping | US$79, including first-print-run US shipping |
The right way to tell it is their way.
Let each memory begin naturally. StoryKeeper supports direct typing, dictation, original audio and video. StoryKeeper includes phone-call recording and transcription. Write the private reflection, record the funny story, and keep the smile on video.
Storyworth offers writing and phone recording. Remento begins with audio or video. My Life in a Book offers typing and voice-to-text. StoryKeeper brings a wider range of starting points together with chapter-linked original playback, without tying the project to a yearly subscription.
A beautiful book with a voice behind it.
Make something your family will want to open again and again. Two hardcover copies of the same book are included. 300 pages are included in the price. Your book can have up to 830 pages, with an extra fee for pages above 300. Additional pages are not included in the base price.
StoryKeeper includes two hardcovers—one to keep and one to share. Review and approve your book before printing, with no deadline forcing you to leave a favorite memory out. Unlike choosing on headline price alone, comparing the included books, recording options and ongoing costs shows what your family will actually receive.
The gift is time together. Not a race to finish.
Good memories deserve breathing room. StoryKeeper has no subscription, renewal or time limit. Give the experience now and let the book grow around family life, rather than a finishing date.
Remento requires renewal for continued recording and editing after its included year. Storyworth and My Life in a Book include a year of questions, with their own ongoing access terms. With StoryKeeper, the promise is clear from the start: take the time you need to create something worth keeping.
Read the chapter. Then hear or watch it.
Some memories mean more in the voice that first told them. StoryKeeper’s chapter QR codes open the original audio or video, bringing the laugh, the pause and the expression back to the printed page.
Remento also offers chapter QR playback, and Storyworth’s book QR code opens its memoir project and available audio. StoryKeeper combines original-recording playback with direct typing, video, phone calls and no subscription to keep creating. Choose the whole experience, not just a single feature.
The story gets richer when you build it together.
The best details often belong to someone else. The photograph in your sister’s drawer. The question only a grandchild would ask. The family joke that makes a whole chapter come alive. StoryKeeper includes unlimited contributors, so more of the people who remember can help.
Choose what to share with invited collaborators and viewers, and keep shaping the book at your own pace. Other services offer family involvement too. StoryKeeper brings it together with multiple storytelling formats, chapter-linked original recordings and no time limit. With StoryKeeper, family help, original recordings and a beautiful hardcover come together without a subscription or a deadline.
The words matter. So does the voice behind them.
Discover how StoryKeeper families bring memories, photographs and recordings together in a keepsake made to be shared.
See how families create their books together
Before you choose your life story book
What makes StoryKeeper the stronger choice?
Its combination of flexibility and a clear one-time purchase. Type, dictate, record original audio or video, and use chapter QR codes to replay the memories. StoryKeeper includes phone-call recording and unlimited contributors. There is no subscription or time limit.
What is included with StoryKeeper?
Two A5 full-color hardcover copies of the same book are included, with unlimited contributors, automated phone-call recording and transcription, and photo colorization and enhancement. 300 pages are included in the price. Your book can have up to 830 pages, with an extra fee for pages above 300. Additional pages are not included in the base price.
Can the book keep their voice and video?
Yes. StoryKeeper preserves original audio and video recordings, with QR codes connecting them to the printed chapters. Your family can read the story and return to the way it was actually told.
Keep more of the person you love.
StoryKeeper — $99. Two hardcover copies of the same book are included. Write or dictate online, record audio and video, or tell your memories over the phone. QR codes in your book link to the original recordings. You can review and edit your words before printing. One payment. No subscription, automatic renewal or deadline. Take as long as you need to create your book. 300 pages included; up to 830 with extra-page fees
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