Chorus or Tribute for a group video gift?
You're getting everyone's messages together for one person's big day, and that's a brilliant gift to give!
Chorus lets people send a video, a voice note or a few written lines from the same link. The person you're celebrating gets a podcast that plays every voice note and video, and a printed book with all the words in it. Tribute puts everyone's videos into one film.
Start collecting, freeWe make Chorus. We read Tribute's site on 10 November 2026. Prices change, so check both before you buy.
In short
- Choose Chorus if some of your group would love to send a voice note or write a few lines, and others want to be on video.
- Choose Chorus if you want each person to have a page in a printed book, and you want postage in the price.
- Choose Chorus if you'd like to collect every message before you pay anything.
- Choose Tribute if you want one edited film with music, cut by you or by Tribute's editors.
What it costs on day one
Nothing is charged while everyone records.
Tribute's lowest price is paid before anyone records.
Where Chorus goes further
Everyone joins in their own way
Some people love the camera, and some would much sooner talk or write! On Chorus you can open the book to videos, voice notes and written messages, with photos too. Tribute's guests send videos, and photos if you switch them on.
A book they can read
We write out every message and print it in a hardcover book, with a page for each person. Tribute's Video Book is a 7 inch screen in a linen cover that plays the film.
Postage is in the price
The printed book is $115 delivered, and nothing is added at the checkout. Tribute's Video Book is $99, and standard shipping is $24.99 to most US states.
One price for any size of group
Chorus costs the same for ten people or a hundred, and for short messages or long ones. Tribute's DIY price is $35, $49 or $99, by how much video comes in.
Everyone can chip in
Turn on chip-in and anyone who records can put something towards the book. Whatever they give comes off what you pay. Tribute's group gift collects money for a separate present.
Hear everyone in one podcast
One link plays every voice note and video in turn, with each person's name and their words beside it. It's lovely to listen to all the way through!
Here's how Mam's 60th birthday book was made.
What families say
I am so glad I took the time to do this, my mum loved it so much and said it was the best present she has ever gotten. Just a super gift!!
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 Tribute compare
Tribute's facts come from its own site, read on 10 November 2026.
| Chorus | Tribute | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | $35, $49 or $99 for a film you edit, by its length. $99 for a film Tribute's editors make. With a Video Book that is $149, or $99 until 30 November 2026 on its Black Friday offer. |
| When you pay | When the book is ready. Gathering is free for any number of people. | Before anyone records. The draft page is free. |
| How people answer | A video, a voice note or writing, with photos | A video, with photos if the organiser allows them |
| What you already have | Voice notes, WhatsApp audio, videos, photos and screenshots all go in. | The organiser can add videos and photos. |
| Written out | Every message, under the name of the person who said it | Not mentioned on its pages |
| What they get | A podcast link that plays everyone, a book to read online and a printed hardcover | One film at a link, to download as an MP4 |
| Something to hold | A printed hardcover with a page for each person. A linen binding is $29 more. | The Video Book, a linen hardback with a 7 inch screen that plays the film. $99 bought separately. |
| Postage | Included, to 35 countries | $24.99 to most US states, CAD $131 to Canada, and priced by address elsewhere |
| Extra copies | $45 each, postage included | $99 for each extra Video Book, plus shipping |
| Sharing the cost | Chip-in lets each person put money towards the book. | Guests can pool money for a separate gift the person picks. |
Where Tribute suits better
Tribute makes one film. You can cut it yourself with music, captions and transitions, or pay its editors to make it for you.
Its Video Book plays that film when the cover opens, with no phone or wifi. Tribute says people have sent over 8 million video messages through it.
Questions people ask
Is Chorus an alternative to Tribute?
Yes. Tribute and Chorus both gather a group's messages through one link, and guests record without an app. Tribute gives you one film. Chorus gives you a podcast of every message and a printed book, and people can send a voice note or write as well as record a video.
How do the prices compare?
Chorus is free while everyone records, then $45 for the podcast, $99 for the book online or $115 for the printed hardcover with postage. Tribute is $35 to $99 for a film you edit, paid before anyone records. An edited film with a Video Book is $149, or $99 until 30 November 2026 on its Black Friday offer, plus shipping.
Can people send a voice note in place of a video?
On Chorus, yes. You choose whether people can send voice notes, videos and written messages, and most books take all three. Tribute's guests record or upload a video, and its upload page lists video files.
Can I get a printed book of the messages?
Chorus writes out every message and prints them in a hardcover book, and you read every page before it goes to print. Tribute's keepsakes are the Video Book, a USB stick and a DVD of the film.
Can I keep the video clips with Chorus?
Yes. Every clip keeps the name of the person who sent it and plays in the podcast link, and you can download each one for free.
Sources: Chorus prices, Tribute, Tribute pricing, Tribute Video Book, Tribute help centre, Tribute at Christmas
Other alternatives to Tribute
We've read each of these on its own site too.