StoryWorth gives you a book.
LifeLoom gives you a living biography.
StoryWorth pioneered the life story gift. But it was built in a world before AI and WhatsApp. Here's how the two compare.
| StoryWorth | LifeLoom | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99/year (recurring) | £149.99 one-time |
| How you share stories | Email prompts or scheduled phone calls | WhatsApp — text, voice notes, photos, video |
| What you get | Hardcover book + PDF download | Living biographical website + optional hardcover |
| Time limit | 1-year subscription | No deadline — ever |
| AI interview questions | Basic “Magic Questions” | Adaptive AI biographer — follows up on every thread |
| Voice notes | ✗ Phone calls only (scheduled) | ✓ WhatsApp voice notes, transcribed automatically |
| Photo restoration | ✗ | ✓ AI restores photos-of-photos |
| Family tree | ✗ | ✓ Auto-generated from stories |
| Visual timeline | ✗ | ✓ Scrollable life timeline |
| QR to voice/video | ✗ | ✓ Hear stories in their own voice |
| Group chats | ✗ | ✓ Add to any family group chat |
| Knowledge graph | ✗ | ✓ Cross-references dates, places, and events |
| Keeps growing | ✗ Book is finished when printed | ✓ Add memories for years to come |
| App to download | No (email-based) | No (WhatsApp) |
Why people are switching from StoryWorth
WhatsApp, not email
StoryWorth relies on weekly email prompts. For many people — especially older relatives — email feels like homework. LifeLoom lives inside WhatsApp, the app they already use every day to chat with family. No new habits needed.
A website, not just a book
StoryWorth produces a beautiful hardcover. But a book is finished the day it's printed. LifeLoom creates a living biographical website — with chapters, timelines, family trees, and restored photos — that grows with every new memory shared. You can still print a book whenever you're ready.
No clock ticking
StoryWorth gives you exactly one year. If life gets busy, memories don't get captured. LifeLoom has no deadline. Share a story today, skip a month, come back next year. Your biography is always there, always growing.
Real biography, not a scrapbook
StoryWorth compiles your answers into a book. LifeLoom writes a genuine third-person biography — weaving your own words in as direct quotes. It reads like a real book from the first chapter.
Hear their voice, not just their words
StoryWorth transcribes phone calls but doesn't preserve the audio. LifeLoom links QR codes to original voice and video messages — so future generations hear the stories in their own voice.
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