Chorus or Storyworth for your family's stories?
You want your family's stories kept, and we think that's one of the best things anyone can do for the people they love!
Grandad can tell his stories on Chorus by voice note, on video or in writing, and so can everyone else in the family. All of it goes into one printed book, with a podcast to listen to. A Storyworth Memoir is one storyteller answering a question a week by email or phone call.
Start collecting, freeWe make Chorus. We read Storyworth's site on 10 November 2026. Prices change, so check both before you buy.
In short
- Choose Chorus if you want the whole family in one book and each person telling their own stories.
- Choose Chorus if Grandad would much sooner talk than type, and you want to hear him on every page.
- Choose Chorus if you'd like to gather the stories for free and pay once the book is ready.
- Choose Storyworth if one person loves to write and wants a year of weekly questions for a long memoir of up to 480 pages.
What it costs on day one
Nothing is charged while the family tells their stories.
Storyworth's pricing page lists Memoirs from $69, paid up front for the year. Its Celebrations book is free to start.
Where Chorus goes further
The whole family tells the story
Grandad tells it his way, then his sister remembers it differently and the grandkids add their bit! Everyone records into the same book. A Storyworth Memoir takes one storyteller, and in its Celebrations book each person adds one piece of writing.
Talk straight from the link
Grandad taps the link, presses record and talks for as long as he likes. On Storyworth a spoken answer is a phone call that the storyteller starts from their account.
Video and what you already have
People can film their answer, and you can add the voice notes, WhatsApp audio, videos and photos already on your phone. Storyworth's pages name writing, phone calls and photos.
One payment when the book is ready
Collecting the stories costs nothing, and you pay when you order the book. Storyworth Memoirs are paid up front for a year, and its Unlimited plan renews at $99 a year.
A copy for everyone
Every brother and sister can have their own copy for $45 each with postage. Storyworth's extra copies are $39 in black and white and $79 in colour, before shipping.
Postage is in the price
The printed book is delivered to 35 countries with nothing added at the checkout. Storyworth ships the included book free by economy post in the United States and charges shipping everywhere else.
Here's how the grandchildren made Grandad's book.
What families say
We gave a book of stories about Mam to her for Christmas and she said it was the best gift she had received. There were some stories she had never heard! She felt really surrounded by love.
The podcast link is brilliant - you just get things you couldn't get in a book like laughing or the background in a recording! I am so happy we have this for all the grandkids!
How Chorus and Storyworth compare
Storyworth's facts come from its own site, read on 10 November 2026.
| Chorus | Storyworth | |
|---|---|---|
| What it costs | Nothing to pay until the book is ready. $45 for the podcast of every voice, $99 for the book online, $115 for the printed hardcover with postage. | On its pricing page Memoirs are $69 for Basic with a black and white book, $99 for Color and $199 for Unlimited with two books. Its home page also shows Basic at $59. |
| When you pay | When the book is ready | Up front for a year of Memoirs. Celebrations is free to start, and you pay for each book. |
| After the first year | Nothing renews. A book has no closing date unless you set one. | On Basic and Color the weekly questions stop unless you renew, and the stories stay open to edit and print. Unlimited renews by itself at $99 a year. |
| Who tells the stories | One person or the whole family, all in the same book | One storyteller in a Memoir. In Celebrations each person adds one piece of writing. |
| How people answer | A voice note, a video or writing, with photos | Writing by email or on the site, or a phone call that is transcribed |
| Hearing the voices | One podcast link plays every voice in turn, and each voice plays from its page online. | One QR code on the last page opens the stories for people on the sharing list. An audiobook and a podcast feed come with every plan. |
| The printed book | One hardcover. A linen binding with a foil title is $29 more. | A 6 x 9 inch hardcover of up to 480 pages |
| Extra copies | $45 each, postage included | $39 in black and white, $79 in colour up to 300 pages, $99 in colour up to 480 pages |
| Postage | Included, to 35 countries | Free by economy post in the United States for the included book. Charged for other books and other countries. It ships to 96 countries. |
Where Storyworth suits better
Storyworth is lovely for one person who enjoys writing. A question arrives every week for a year, and the book can run to 480 pages.
Its phone calls work from any phone, a landline included, and an e-book and an audiobook come with every plan. It ships to 96 countries, and Storyworth says it has printed over 1,000,000 books since 2013.
Questions people ask
Is Chorus an alternative to Storyworth?
Yes. Both turn a family's stories into a printed book. A Storyworth Memoir is one person answering a weekly question for a year. Chorus takes Grandad's stories and everyone else's in the same book, by voice note, video or in writing, and you pay when you order it.
How do the prices compare?
Chorus is free while the family records, then $45 for the podcast, $99 for the book online or $115 for the printed hardcover with postage. Storyworth's pricing page lists Memoirs at $69, $99 or $199, paid up front, with free economy shipping in the United States for the included book.
Can several relatives tell stories in the same book?
On Chorus, yes. Share one link and each relative records their own stories into the same book. A Storyworth Memoir sends its questions to one storyteller, and its Celebrations book takes one piece of writing from each person.
Is Chorus a subscription?
No. Gathering the stories is free, and the podcast, the book online and the printed book are each paid for once.
Can Chorus send a question every week, like Storyworth?
Yes. For a life story you pick from 35 questions or write your own, and the free Chorus app brings the next one every week or every month.
Sources: Chorus prices, Storyworth pricing, Storyworth questions and answers, Storyworth Celebrations, Storyworth help centre
Other alternatives to Storyworth
We've read each of these on its own site too.