AfterLyfe
AfterLyfe
$12.99 monthly or $99 yearly
Video stories, downloadable videos, posthumous release, personal messages, and family photos and home videos with their background stories
Life story service comparison
Compare life story recording services
AfterLyfe, Storyworth, Remento, Meminto, and Storii can all help preserve someone’s life stories. The difference is how those stories are recorded, what families can add, and what loved ones ultimately receive.
Some services focus on creating a printed book. Others focus on phone recordings, written stories, or multimedia memories.
AfterLyfe helps you record video stories, preserve the stories behind your family media, and leave personal messages for the people you love. Your Keyholders receive free accounts and can watch or download what you share with them, either now or after your vault opens.
Video storiesAvailable now
Downloadable videos
Personal messages
Free Keyholder accounts
Watch, download, and request stories
Start hereQuick comparison
Remento
$99 for the first year
A hardcover memory book with QR codes linking to newly recorded audio or video
Storyworth
Starting at $59
A printed memoir created from written or phone-recorded stories
Meminto
Starting at $99
A printed memory book with photos, voice, and video connected through QR codes
Storii
$9.99 monthly or $99 yearly
Audio stories, transcripts, AI-written versions, a downloadable audiobook, and an e-book
Pricing and features were reviewed on August 20, 2026. Competitor pricing may change.
What AfterLyfe provides
Video stories
Loved ones can see and hear you tell your stories in your own words
Downloadable videos
Keyholders can download the videos and messages shared with them
Posthumous release
Content can be shared now or released after your vault opens
Personal messages
Record something meant for a particular person
Free Keyholder accounts
Family members do not pay to participate, watch, or download
Sharing control
Choose which Keyholders receive particular stories, videos, and messages
Family story requests
Keyholders can request stories they want you to preserve
Existing family media
Upload photos, home videos, documents, and audio files
Background stories
Explain who is shown, what happened, and why the memory matters
Choose AfterLyfe if you want the actual videos
AfterLyfe is built around preserving the person, not only converting what they say into text.
You can answer Guided Stories on video, upload existing photos, home videos, audio files, and documents, explain the stories behind those files, record video journals, and leave personal messages.
Your Keyholders receive free accounts. They can request stories while you are still recording and view or download the content you choose to share with them. There is no additional recipient fee.
Choose Remento if the printed book is the priority
Remento is strongest when someone wants to speak instead of write but still wants a polished hardcover book.
Remento converts newly recorded audio or video into editable written stories. QR codes inside the book connect readers to the original recordings.
Remento does not accept existing audio or video uploads. AfterLyfe is the stronger option when the family already has home videos, audio recordings, documents, or other media that should be preserved with their background stories.
Read the full AfterLyfe vs Remento comparison.Choose Storyworth if someone wants a traditional memoir
Storyworth sends questions and lets someone respond through writing or, depending on the plan, phone-based voice recording. Those stories and photographs are organized into a printed memoir.
AfterLyfe is video-first and does not include a printed book. Its videos can be watched and downloaded directly by the Keyholders who receive them.
Read the full AfterLyfe vs Storyworth comparison.Choose Meminto if you want a multimedia book
Meminto supports text, photographs, voice, and video. Audio and video can be connected to the printed book through QR codes.
Meminto is designed around completing a book project. AfterLyfe is designed for continued storytelling, personal messages, controlled sharing, and posthumous release.
Read the full AfterLyfe vs Meminto comparison.Choose Storii if phone calls are easiest
Storii can call someone on a regular phone or landline and ask life story questions without requiring internet access. It records and transcribes their answers.
Storii also accepts photos, videos, text, and audio online. Its guided recording experience centers on audio phone calls, while AfterLyfe centers direct video stories and downloadable content shared with chosen Keyholders.
Read the full AfterLyfe vs Storii comparison.Frequently asked questions
Which services include a printed book?
Remento, Storyworth, and Meminto include printed-book options. AfterLyfe is video-first, while Storii focuses on recordings, transcripts, audiobook downloads, and e-books.
Which service works without internet access?
Storii allows the storyteller to answer questions through a regular phone or landline.
Can family members participate in AfterLyfe for free?
Yes. Keyholder accounts are free. Keyholders can request stories and view or download the videos and messages shared with them without purchasing their own subscription.
Can AfterLyfe release content after someone dies?
Yes. Members can decide whether content should be available now or after their vault opens. They can also choose which Keyholders receive particular stories and messages.
Can I add old family media to AfterLyfe?
Yes. You can upload photos, home videos, audio files, and documents and explain the background story behind them.
Record it in your own words
Preserve your face, voice, stories, personal messages, and the meaning behind your family media. Then decide who receives each part and when.