StoryWorth asks your loved one to write. The Living Legacy Project sends a trained guide to draw the story out, in person, on a schedule, wherever they are.
StoryWorth is a great idea. The execution relies on your loved one.
That is the part most families do not think about until the prompts stop getting answered.
Prompts go unanswered.
Most families see early enthusiasm followed by long gaps, then silence. Life gets busy. Your loved one forgets. The weekly email sits unread.
Writing is not everyone's medium.
Your dad can hold a room for an hour with a story. Ask him to write it down and two paragraphs feel like a burden. The stories are there, but writing is not the right door.
The real stories need a conversation.
The memory that unlocks a whole chapter does not come from a prompt. It comes from a follow-up question, someone who noticed the pause and asked what it meant.
Side by Side
How they compare
These are not the same product. One sends a question. The other sends a person.
Feature
The Clear Winner
The Living Legacy Project
StoryWorth
A trained guide who leads every conversation
Every session
Prompts only
In-person sessions at home, facility, or memory care
Anywhere we serve
Fully remote / written
Works when your loved one lives far away
We go to them
Still relies on them
No app, device, or screen required
Zero tech needed
Written replies required
Comfortable with cognitive decline and dementia
Trained, no guarantees
No guidance provided
Sessions happen on a guaranteed schedule
Automatic
Depends on motivation
Private family audio archive, family access included
Included free
Written answers, 1 year
Professionally built memorial book
Built from real sessions
Book of written answers
Legacy video film
Available add-on
Not offered
QR keepsake for shareable audio
Included
Not offered
Why It Is Different
Three things StoryWorth cannot do.
We send a person, not a prompt.
Our gatherers are trained interviewers who show up warm, ask questions, follow up, and guide the conversation the way a great podcast host would. The stories that come out in a 45-minute guided conversation go places a weekly email never reaches. Your loved one does not have to perform or remember anything on their own. The guide brings the structure, the curiosity, and the patience.
We go to them, wherever they are.
Memory care facility in another state. Assisted living two hours away. A family home your parents have not left in years. Our gatherers travel to the storyteller, so distance, mobility, and geography stop being excuses. You do not have to coordinate every visit. You do not have to be in the room. The stories get gathered whether you are nearby or not.
The archive grows on a schedule, automatically.
StoryWorth runs on your loved one's motivation. LLP runs on a calendar. Each month a session is scheduled, the gatherer shows up, the recording gets made, and you get notified when it is in your archive. There is no "we really should do another one" moment, because it is already happening. Families who intend to record someday almost never do.
What You Are Building
A legacy that outlives the conversation.
Every session adds to a private family archive. From there, we can turn it into almost anything.
Private Audio Archive
Every session stored, searchable, and accessible to your family.
Memorial Legacy Book
Bound printed volume of transcribed and edited stories.
Legacy Highlight Video
A cinematic short film drawn from recorded sessions.
QR Keepsake Card
Scannable audio card, perfect for memorials and gatherings.
Framed Legacy Artwork
A hand-designed portrait piece honoring the storyteller.
Common Questions
If you are comparing options, you probably have these.
Yes, but they are really not the same product. StoryWorth charges for a prompt delivery service. LLP includes a trained professional who visits, records, and archives each session. You are not just paying for a product; you are paying for it to actually get done. Most families who buy StoryWorth get 4 to 8 entries before the cadence falls off. With LLP, sessions happen whether your loved one remembers or not.
They do not have to stop. But LLP captures something StoryWorth cannot: the storyteller's voice, their laugh, the pause before an answer. What is in the written entries and what comes out in a guided conversation are often completely different stories.
That is exactly who we are built for. Your loved one does not touch a screen, answer an email, or download anything. The gatherer shows up, sets up a phone, and has a conversation. That is it.
When you start, we match you with a trained gatherer in your loved one's area. Together you agree on a recurring schedule, typically once a month, though accelerated and premium plans go more often. The gatherer handles all coordination directly with the facility or family contact.
Our gatherers are trained to work gently with varying levels of ability. That said, outcomes vary and we can never guarantee quality. We rely on your judgment about whether meaningful sessions are possible. You can cancel anytime.
Yes, and ours is built from real audio sessions, not written answers. When you order a Legacy Book, we work with your archive to produce a professionally edited, printed volume. It reads like the person actually talked, because they did.
The stories are there. We will help get them out.
Families who intend to record someday almost never do. This is the thing that makes sure it happens.
Story Gatherers sit with seniors, ask the right questions, and capture something their families will treasure forever. It’s not a side hustle. It’s a calling.
