The 4 Best StoryWorth Alternatives in 2026
StoryWorth is a lovely way to turn a year of written answers into a hardcover book. But it isn't the only way to save a loved one's stories, and depending on what you actually want to end up with, a book, a recording you can hear, or something you can talk to, another option may suit you better. Here are the best StoryWorth alternatives in 2026, and who each one is for.
1. The Living Mirror, the one you can talk to
The Living Mirror is the interactive option. Instead of a written book, your loved one records their real answers on video, and you get a private Mirror you can ask questions of out loud, then watch and hear them answer in their own voice and face. Nothing is written up for them, and nothing is AI. It is their real recording, exactly as they said it. Ask it something new years from now and it still answers.
- What you get: an interactive video you talk to, not a book
- Best for: families who want to hear and see them, and keep asking questions for years
- Price: $129 for a full year, no subscription. Renew later for an optional $49/yr, or pay $599 once for life. Family plans (up to 5 people) start at $299/yr
2. Remento, a book with clips behind QR codes
Remento (as seen on Shark Tank) has your loved one answer weekly prompts by voice or video, then uses AI to transcribe and rewrite the recordings into written chapters, printed as a hardcover book with QR codes you can scan to hear a clip. It's a nice middle ground if you want a printed keepsake but still want to hear their voice.
- What you get: a hardcover book with QR codes to play clips
- Best for: people who want a printed book and don't mind AI shaping the writing
- Price: $99 a year for one 200 page book (add ons extra)
See the full Living Mirror vs Remento comparison.
3. Storii, record by phone call
Storii is the best pick for a loved one who isn't comfortable with apps. It calls them on any phone, even a landline, a few times a week with a prompt, records and transcribes the answer, and turns it into an audiobook and eBook. No app, no wifi, no passwords to remember.
- What you get: an audiobook and eBook of recorded phone answers
- Best for: older storytellers who'd rather just pick up the phone
- Price: about $9.99 a month, or $99 a year
4. Do it yourself
A notebook of questions, a voice memo, or a phone video costs nothing and beats not asking at all. The trade off is that it takes discipline to keep going, and loose recordings are easy to lose and hard to return to. If you go this route, start with our 100 questions to ask your parents.
So which StoryWorth alternative is right?
If you want a printed book, StoryWorth or Remento are built for that. If your storyteller would rather talk than type, Storii (by phone) or Remento (by app) make it easy. But if what you really want is to hear and see them, and keep asking them things for years to come, that's exactly what The Living Mirror is for.