Gather the family's voice messages into one book.

Pop a link in the family group chat, and everyone sends a voice message for the book. You get a book you can hear, read and hold!

Gathering is free. You only pay when the book is ready.

A Chorus book called For Grandad on a wooden table
Why we made Chorus

It started with a pavlova.

Our founder heard a story at her mum's funeral that she'd never heard before.

Mum had gone down to the shop for the makings of a pavlova. A woman there said pavlova was her favourite. So Mum went home, made a second one and brought it back down to the woman.

So much of a person only comes out when everyone who loved them is together, each telling the bit they remember.
Read our story
A Chorus book called In memory of Mum on a shelf
How it works

Bring everyone's stories together with one link!

  1. 1

    Start the book

    Give it a name and pick the questions, then share the link with the family.

  2. 2

    Everyone records

    Each person opens the link on their own phone and answers a question. They can talk, film it or write it, and add photos too.

  3. 3

    We make the book

    We write out every message beside the voice that said it, and lay it all out as a book.

Who can record?

Anyone in the family can record, at home or abroad, and you can invite as many people as you like. Nobody needs an account.

The real app

Watch Grandad's book get made.

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The printed book For Grandad on a shelf
Family books

Tap a book to start it.

Pop in your email, and it opens with its name and questions ready. You can change any of them before you send the link.

For a grandparent

Granny's stories

  • What's your first memory of Granny?
  • Tell us about a time Granny made you laugh.
  • What did Granny teach you?
  • What story does Granny always tell?
  • What would you like to say to Granny?
Start this book
A parent's big birthday

Dad's 60th

  • What's a day with Dad you still talk about?
  • What does Dad always say?
  • What do you want to say to Dad for his 60th?
Start this book
A new baby

Welcome, baby Cillian

  • Who are you, and how are you related to Cillian?
  • What's a family story Cillian should hear one day?
  • What do you hope Cillian gets to do?
  • What would you tell Cillian about his mam and dad?
Start this book
For the cooks in the family

The Byrne family recipes

  • Which family dish do you make most?
  • Whose kitchen did you learn it in?
  • Talk us through how you make it.
  • When does the family eat it?
Start this book
What it costs

Choose how to keep it.

Gathering the voices costs nothing, and you can download every recording as a file. When the book is ready, pick one of these.

The listening link plays one voice at a time on a phone
The voices
€39

One link plays every voice straight through, and each message is written out.

A page from a Chorus book shows a photo and the message written out
The book
€89

The finished book is laid out to read online, and each message plays from its page.

The finished Chorus book on a table
The keepsake
€99

One printed hardcover copy of the book is posted to you. Postage is included.

Extra printed copies are €39 each.

Other voice books

A book with the whole family in it.

Remento and Storyworth build the book around one storyteller. That's lovely when you want one person's life story. Chorus asks everyone in the family, and each person adds their side of the story.

See how Chorus compares

Questions people ask

Does anyone in the family need an app?

No. The link opens in the browser on any phone.

Can the family share the cost?

Yes. Turn on chip-in, and everyone who records can put money towards the book. Each person picks an amount and saves their card. The cards are charged when you go to pay, and what they chipped in comes off your price. If you don't finish paying, the money goes back within a week.

How long does the printed book take?

Allow three weeks for printing. Close the book to new messages three weeks before the day it's for.

Who owns the recordings?

The recordings belong to the people who made them. Whoever started the book can delete them all at any time.

The printed book For Grandad on a shelf
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