Looking for a Storyworth alternative?

Storyworth’s Basic plan currently costs $59 and includes one black-and-white hardcover book with up to 480 pages.

The Color plan costs $99 and includes one full-color book with up to 300 pages. The book can be expanded to the 480-page maximum for an additional $20.

The Unlimited plan costs $199 and includes two full-color books with up to 300 pages each and support for multiple storytellers.

Additional books currently range from $39 for black-and-white copies to $79 or $99 for color copies.

Storyworth’s official book pricing

AfterLyfe costs $12.99 monthly or $99 yearly. Keyholder accounts are free. Loved ones do not need to purchase additional subscriptions or physical copies to watch and download the videos and messages shared with them.

Storyworth is no longer limited to typed email responses. Depending on the plan, storytellers can answer by phone, participate in guided interviews, or record conversations with a family member. The audio can be transcribed into a written story and linked through a QR code.

Storyworth’s official Memoirs materials focus on written stories, photographs, and phone-based audio.

AfterLyfe begins with the person on video. Loved ones can revisit their expressions, laughter, pauses, surroundings, and way of telling the story.

The original video is not merely supporting material for a printed page. It is something the selected Keyholders can watch and download directly.

AfterLyfe members can upload family photos, home videos, audio recordings, and documents they already have.

They can explain:

• Who appears in the file
• What was happening
• When it occurred
• Why the moment mattered
• What future family members should understand about it

AfterLyfe also supports personal messages and posthumous release. A member can decide which Keyholders receive particular content and whether it should be available now or after the vault opens.

AfterLyfe Keyholders receive free accounts. They can:

• Ask the Vault Owner to record particular stories
• View the stories and messages shared with them
• Download shared videos and messages
• Access content during the member’s lifetime
• Receive content after the member’s vault opens

The Vault Owner remains in control of who receives each item.

Storyworth is a strong choice for someone who wants:

• A professionally printed memoir
• Weekly questions by text or email
• More than 500 available questions
• Written responses by email or website
• Phone-based voice recording on eligible plans
• Automatic audio transcription
• Photographs placed throughout the book
• Continued access to completed stories

Storyworth is especially valuable when the family wants a physical book they can read and display.

Storyworth may not be the right fit if video is the main format, the family has existing home videos or audio files to preserve, or the storyteller wants to leave private personal messages for particular people.

It is also not centered on posthumous release or assigning different content to individual recipients.

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.

It does not currently provide automatic transcription. Its focus is preserving the original video stories, family media, personal messages, and sharing instructions.

Choose Storyworth if the goal is:

“I want to turn my parent’s or grandparent’s answers into a printed family memoir.”

Choose AfterLyfe if the goal is:

“I want to preserve their video stories, personal messages, family media, and the stories behind those files for the people they choose.”