Still Telling — Their stories, in their own voice

💌 Open when you need me

The words you'll want to hear, in their voice, whenever you need them

For the happy days and the hard ones. They leave a message for the moments that matter, and you open it when the moment comes: buying your first home, your wedding day, a day you need to be strong. Again and again, for as long as you need.

“I'm proud of you.” “Congratulations.” “You've got this.” Ask them to say it now, so you can hear it later.

Leave your first “Open when” message

A finished book

Every question answered. Flip through one.

This is Abuelo Tomás's book, filled in from the first question to the last: childhood in Jalisco, the bus north, fifty-two years with Elena, and the recipes nobody wrote down. Turn the pages, tap a chapter, and press play where you see his voice.

16chapters
177stories
8photos
5“Open when” messages
199pages

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Why I built it

I lost my mom.

Before that, I lost her a little at a time. Alzheimer’s took her stories before it took her. The ones I thought I’d always be able to ask about. Where she grew up. What she was like at my age. The things only she knew.

I always thought there would be more time to ask.

After she was gone, the hard days were the hardest part. I didn’t need advice. I needed her. Her voice. Something from her I could go back to and hear her say, “You’re going to be okay.”

And the good days hurt too. When I bought my house, the person I most wanted to hear say “I’m proud of you, congratulations” was the one person who couldn’t.

So I built Still Telling.

It asks the people you love one gentle question at a time and keeps their answers in their own voice. It becomes a book your family keeps forever, and every story has a QR code you can scan to hear them tell it. They can leave messages to open when you need them, for the hard days and for the proud ones.

I can’t get my mom’s stories back. But you still can.

Ask them now, while they’re still telling.

RaymundFounder, Still Telling

Start asking, free

“I would give anything to hear the story one more time, in their voice.”

The stories are right there. How they met. The house they grew up in. The recipe nobody wrote down. They're waiting for someone to ask.

We always think there will be more time. Still Telling gives you a reason to ask now, while you can still laugh about it together.

Their voice matters as much as their words. The laugh in the middle of the story. The way they say your name. You keep all of it.

How it works

As easy as a phone call with someone you love

No writing skills needed, no long forms. Five minutes and one question is enough.

Ask one question
Pick from 175 thoughtful questions in 16 chapters, from childhood to advice for the people they love. Family can add their own: "Grandpa, what was your first car?"
They answer their way
Talk and it's recorded in their own voice, or type a few lines. Add an old photo and tell the story behind it. Skip anything, come back anytime.
They decide who gets what
Share a story with everyone, with one person, on a date, or only after they're gone. Letters for later open on a wedding day or a 30th birthday.

Try the first question now

Questions that open doors

The questions you've always meant to ask

Childhood

What smell or sound takes you right back to being a child?

Traditions & recipes

What dish should the family never stop making? How do you make it?

Family roots

Where does our family come from, and how did we end up where we are?

Love

What did you notice first about the person you married?

Work & dreams

Was there a dream you didn't get to chase? What was it?

Advice

What do you wish you'd known at 20?

Messages

Is there anything you want to say that you haven't said yet?

Everything in one keepsake

More than a book. A voice you can play again.

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Their real voice

Every answer can be recorded. The original is always kept, never altered, never imitated by AI.

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Photo stories

Add the old photo and record who's in it, where it was and what was happening.

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Letters for later

Sealed messages that open on a date, at a milestone, or after they're gone.

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They choose who sees what

Some stories are for everyone. Some are just for one person. Nothing is shared by default.

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Open when you need me

Messages in their voice for the big moments and the hard ones: "open when you buy your first home," "open when you need to be strong." Theirs to open again and again.

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Yours to keep

Download the whole book as one page that opens in any browser, with recordings and photos inside.

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English and Spanish

Answer in any language today. Questions and the app in Spanish are coming for launch.

Spanish at launch

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Gentle by design

No streaks, no pressure. Hard topics stay closed unless they choose to open them.

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Made to give

Give it with a personal note and a start date, for any holiday or birthday.

Gifting opens soon

Memory care mode

When memories are starting to fade

Sit together, ask out loud, and record. Big text, one question on the screen, and nothing to correct. Every answer notes who helped tell it.

Try it with someone you love

For the family member holding the phone. A calm, simple screen so you can focus on them, not the app.

No quizzing, no pressure. Stop whenever they're tired. Come back tomorrow.

The earlier you start, the more of them you keep. Even a few minutes this week is worth it.

A gift for every occasion

The gift they'll never forget, and you'll keep forever

Mother's DayFor the stories only Mom knows

Father's Day · Día del PadreDad's stories, in Dad's voice

Grandparents DayFor Lola, Abuelo, Grandma and Pop

ChristmasTheir first question arrives Christmas morning

Birthdays & anniversariesFor a 70th, an 80th, or 50 years together

Simple pricing

Pay once. Keep it for good.

No subscription that locks the stories away. Unlimited family on every paid plan, because no one should have to choose between their children.

Spark

FreeSee if they enjoy it

Up to 10 stories
Share with 1 person
Typed answers

Start free

Most families

Keeper

$49~~$79~~One time · launch price for the first 500 families

Unlimited stories and family
Voice recordings and photos
Letters for later
English or Spanish
10 years of hosting, free export anytime

Get Keeper · $49 or try it free first

The gift to hold

Heirloom

$149One time · includes a printed hardcover

Everything in Keeper
Their stories printed as a color hardcover, up to 200 pages
A QR code on every story that plays their voice
Gentle follow-up questions from their answers
Extra copies for the family, $69 each

Get Heirloom · $149 or try it free first

Two storytellers in one family, like Mom and Dad or Abuela and Abuelo? Add a second storyteller for $29.

Start the day you buy. Telling your own stories? Begin right away. Giving it as a gift? Add their name and a note at checkout, then you two decide when the first question arrives: today, Christmas morning, or their birthday. Full refund within 30 days, no questions asked.

Our promise

Private by default. Theirs forever.

These are family stories. We treat them that way.

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Private until they shareNothing is shared unless the storyteller chooses. Even the person who gave the gift can't read private stories.

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Never sold, never used to train AINo ads, no data brokers, and no AI learning from their stories.

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Their words, their voiceAI may help transcribe or suggest a question. It never writes memories for them or imitates their voice.

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Export anytime, freeDownload everything whenever you like. If we ever close, you get 90 days' notice and a full copy.

Still Telling is a keepsake, not a will or legal document. Please don't store passwords or account numbers in it.

Questions

Good to know

Who is it for?

Anyone whose stories you want to keep: a mom, dad, grandparent, tía, tito or a dear friend, of any age or gender. The storyteller chooses what they're called in the book.

Can I tell my own stories?

Yes, for anyone you choose: a partner, your children, nieces and nephews, a best friend, a godchild, the friends who became family. Choose "My own stories" when you start, add the people you're keeping them for, and decide what each person receives: now, on a date that matters, or after you're gone. With Heirloom, anyone you choose can get their own printed copy.

What if they're not good with technology?

They don't need to be. Answering is one big button: talk or type. Many families sit together and the helper holds the phone. Answering by phone call is coming.

Who can see the stories?

Only the people the storyteller chooses, story by story. Some can be shared now, some on a date, and some held until after they're gone, with safeguards so nothing goes out by mistake.

What are "Open when" messages?

Messages the storyteller leaves for the moments their family will need them most, happy and hard: when you buy your first home, get married or hold your first baby, and when you need to be strong, miss them, or need to remember how much you're loved. They aren't tied to a date. Each one can be opened anytime, as many times as needed, or held until after the storyteller is gone.

Is there a printed book?

Yes, with Heirloom. When the storyteller is ready, their stories are printed as a color hardcover of up to 200 pages (most books are 80 to 140), with a QR code on each story that plays their voice. Order extra copies for the whole family for $69 each. Answered nearly everything? Longer books can print as a second volume. Every plan can also read the book on screen and download it.

Can they change an answer later?

Yes. They can see every question, read or replay any answer, and change the words, record a new version, or swap the photo.

Is the free version really free?

Yes. Start a book now with no sign-up. Today's free preview keeps everything on your own device, so download a keepsake now and then. Accounts with safe cloud storage come with the paid launch.

Can I give it as a gift?

Yes. Choose Keeper or Heirloom in the pricing section above and add their name and a note at checkout. You and the storyteller decide when they start: right away, or on a day that means something. Questions? Email info@stilltelling.com.

Does it work in Spanish?

They can answer in any language today, and the recording is always kept as-is. Questions and the app in Spanish are coming for launch.

Start today

Ask now, while you can laugh about it together.

The first question takes five minutes. The story lasts forever.

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