StoryKeeper vs Storyworth
Their story. Their pace.
More ways to keep it.
Choose StoryKeeper for a life story your family can read, hear and watch. Type, dictate, or record audio and video; Plus adds simple phone-call recording. Keep the original telling through QR codes in a beautiful hardcover. One payment. No subscription. No time limit.
Choose a keepsake that holds more of the person.
Storyworth helps turn answers into a memoir. StoryKeeper gives your family the freedom to keep the voice, the expressions and the memories together—without watching the calendar. Start in writing, switch to audio or video, or choose Plus to tell stories by phone. Every chapter can feel as personal as the life behind it.
StoryKeeper
One payment. No time limit. Type, dictate, or record original audio and video. Plus adds phone-call recording and transcription. Chapter QR codes let your family hear or watch the memory behind the printed words.
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.
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
| Storyworth | StoryKeeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to create your book | 1 year of questions + 3 months to write/edit; extensions can be requested | No time limit on Classic or Plus |
| Subscription or renewal | Auto-renewal can be turned off; Unlimited renewal US$99/year | One payment. No subscription or renewal. |
| Start a chapter by typing | Yes — email replies or website writing | Yes — type directly or dictate |
| Original audio recording | Phone recording available; features vary by plan | Yes — keep the original recording |
| Original video recording | Not listed in the published plans reviewed | Yes — keep the original recording |
| Phone-call recording service | Available; call features vary by plan | Included in Plus: recording and transcription |
| QR access to original recordings | Book QR opens the memoir project and available audio | Chapter QR codes open original audio or video |
| Hardcover books included | Basic: 1 black-and-white · Color: 1 color · Unlimited: 2 color | Classic: 1 full-color hardcover · Plus: 2 |
| Family contributions | Family sharing; multiple storytellers with Unlimited | Unlimited contributors with Plus |
| Package prices | Basic from US$59 · Color US$99 · Unlimited US$199 | Classic: $99 · Plus: $139 |
| StoryKeeper | Storyworth | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to create your book | No time limit on Classic or Plus | 1 year of questions + 3 months to write/edit; extensions can be requested |
| Subscription or renewal | One payment. No subscription or renewal. | Auto-renewal can be turned off; Unlimited renewal US$99/year |
| Start a chapter by typing | Yes — type directly or dictate | Yes — email replies or website writing |
| Original audio recording | Yes — keep the original recording | Phone recording available; features vary by plan |
| Original video recording | Yes — keep the original recording | Not listed in the published plans reviewed |
| Phone-call recording service | Included in Plus: recording and transcription | Available; call features vary by plan |
| QR access to original recordings | Chapter QR codes open original audio or video | Book QR opens the memoir project and available audio |
| Hardcover books included | Classic: 1 full-color hardcover · Plus: 2 | Basic: 1 black-and-white · Color: 1 color · Unlimited: 2 color |
| Family contributions | Unlimited contributors with Plus | Family sharing; multiple storytellers with Unlimited |
| Package prices | Classic: $99 · Plus: $139 | Basic from US$59 · Color US$99 · Unlimited US$199 |
Make it easy to begin. However they like to talk.
Not everyone wants to sit at a keyboard. With StoryKeeper, a quiet reflection can begin as typed words. A favorite anecdote can be recorded in their voice. A video can keep the smile that makes the story theirs. Plus adds phone-call recording and transcription for someone who feels most comfortable talking on the phone.
Storyworth also offers writing and phone recording. StoryKeeper brings those choices together with original video and chapter-linked playback, giving your family more ways to capture each memory—not just more questions to answer.
Beautiful on the shelf. Even more personal inside.
Make something your family will want to open again and again. Bring stories and photographs together in a full-color hardcover, with up to 500 printed pages. Read the chapter, scan its QR code, and hear or watch the original memory being told.
Classic includes one hardcover. Plus 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. Storyworth’s Basic book uses a black-and-white interior. StoryKeeper includes full color with Classic as well as Plus, so family photographs can be part of the keepsake from the start.
Give them a gift. Not a deadline.
A lifetime of memories does not need a finishing date. Both StoryKeeper packages are one-time purchases with no subscription, renewal or time limit. Take a break when life gets busy. Find another photograph. Ask one more question. Finish when the book feels ready.
Storyworth includes a year of weekly questions. Its help centre allows three further months to write and edit, and customers can contact support if they need longer; existing stories remain accessible. StoryKeeper makes the commitment simple from the outset: no renewal bill to keep creating, and no pressure to turn a meaningful gift into another task on the calendar.
Read their words. Hear their laugh. See their smile.
Some of the best parts of a story never make it into a sentence. StoryKeeper preserves original audio and video, with QR codes connecting the printed chapter to the recording. Years from now, your family can return to the way the memory was actually told.
Storyworth’s QR code opens the memoir project and its available audio. StoryKeeper connects the individual chapter to its original audio or video, so the voice and expressions stay close to the story. Plus also includes photo colorization and enhancement to help treasured pictures shine.
Bring the missing pieces home.
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 Plus 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. Storyworth also supports family sharing; StoryKeeper’s strength is bringing that help together with original video, chapter QR playback 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.
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Before you choose your life story book
Why choose StoryKeeper over Storyworth?
Choose StoryKeeper if you want a full-color hardcover, original audio and video linked to chapters, and no subscription or time limit. You can type, dictate or record online, while Plus adds phone-call recording and unlimited contributors. It is a flexible way to keep more of a person—not only their written answers.
Can they tell their story without typing?
Yes. Classic and Plus support dictation and original audio or video online. Plus also includes phone-call recording and transcription. Review the written story before printing, and use chapter QR codes to keep the original telling part of the book.
Do I have to finish the book within a year?
No. StoryKeeper Classic and Plus have no completion deadline and no annual renewal. Start now, pause when you need to, and return to the book when another memory comes back. The pace belongs to your family.
Give them time to tell it. Keep more of them forever.
Start a StoryKeeper book from $99 in the United States. Write, dictate, or record audio and video; choose Plus for phone-call storytelling. A full-color hardcover is included. No subscription. No time limit.
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