What Family Diary offers
Everything a life story needs.
Built for parents and grandparents first: every screen is large-type, one-action, and voice-first. Everything below is included in the one simple plan.
A companion, not a form
A warm, patient voice asks one question a day, and actually listens. It follows up on what was said yesterday, remembers the bakery, the first dance, the old street, and never asks the same thing twice.
Voice-first answering
No typing required. Storytellers just talk, as long as they like. Prefer to type? A large, comfortable text option is always one tap away.
A voice they choose
The companion speaks every question aloud. Pick the voice and the speaking pace that feels most comfortable, and change it any time.
Heard in their own voice
From one short recording, Family Diary can read the whole story back in the storyteller's own voice. Every chapter has a Play button, in the app and on the family website, so the people who love them can always hear them tell it.
Bring old journals in
Already have handwritten diaries or letters? Photograph a page and Family Diary reads the handwriting, types it into the story, and files it in the right chapter. The transcription is shown for you to check before it is saved.
A story that organizes itself
Spoken answers are gently polished into flowing memoir prose and filed into life chapters: Childhood, Family Roots, School Years, Work & Career, Love & Marriage, Parenthood, Places & Homes, Friends & Community, Wisdom & Beliefs, and Daily Life Today.
65 life topics, covered thoughtfully
Behind the scenes, the diary works through a map of 65 life-story topics, so no chapter is left thin, and one good ramble can fill three topics at once.
Edit by talking
Want to add that the dog was named Rex? Just say so. Any passage can be corrected, expanded, or removed (by voice or typing), and the diary rewrites itself gracefully.
Photos where they belong
Attach photographs to any chapter, right beside the memory they capture. A photo gallery collects everything in one place.
The life-story head start
In the first sitting, storytellers can simply tell their life story freely for 10 to 20 minutes. The diary sorts it all into chapters instantly, so day one already feels like a book.
Family joins with a scan
Every diary has a QR code. Family members scan it, create a free account, and read along in the app or on the web. The storyteller decides who's in.
A beautiful family website
Each diary has its own page at familydiary.ai, a clean, book-like reading experience in the storyteller's chosen colors. No app needed to read.
Eight color themes
Warm Sunset, calm Ocean, gentle Forest, bright Sky, golden Honey, soft Rose, quiet Slate, or high-contrast Ink. The diary and its website dress to match.
A gentle daily nudge
One reminder a day, at the time they choose. No streak guilt, no spam, just a friendly tap on the shoulder.
Private by default
Diaries start private, protected by an encrypted 6-digit family code with automatic lockout against guessing. Sharing is always a choice, reversible in one tap.
Private, story by story
Not every page is for everyone. Any single passage can be kept private with its own switch, hidden from family in the app and on the web, and shared later whenever they are ready.
Nothing is ever lost
Delete something by mistake and it is not gone. Removed stories and photos wait in Recently removed for 7 days and come back with one tap. Everything is also copied to separate off-site storage every night.
Your story, your data
Export the whole story and photos as a PDF keepsake whenever you like. Delete your account and everything goes with it. Stories are never used to train AI and never sold.
A living family tree
Build a warm family tree of relatives, with real faces. Tap anyone linked to their own diary to open their story. The tree becomes a map of your whole family's memories.
Family reacts and asks
Family read along for free. They can love a story with a tap, and ask their own question. Their question becomes the storyteller's very next daily prompt, so a diary never runs out of steam.
Send a question, get a story
Send a relative a question you've always wondered about. It lands in their inbox, they answer in their own voice, and the answer becomes a new chapter in their diary. Asking is for family who joined with the storyteller's 6-digit code, so a forwarded link never becomes a way to message them.
A keepsake that lives on
Order a small weatherproof QR sticker for a grave or memorial. A scan opens their whole life story (their voice, their chapters, their photos) for anyone who visits.
Kept forever, for family
When a storyteller passes, a family member they've chosen can turn the diary into a lasting memorial. It stays readable for the whole family, always. No subscription required to keep it.
Give a year as a gift
Buy a full year of Premium for a parent or grandparent right in the app. You get a code to share; they redeem it and get a whole year to tell their story: the gift that becomes a family heirloom.
A printed hardcover
Any diary can become a beautiful 6 by 9 hardcover book: every chapter, their photos, the family tree, and a code printed inside that plays each chapter in the storyteller's own voice. See the whole book before you buy on the Books page.