Storyworth

Name: Storyworth
Rating: 3.38 (8 reviews)

The easiest way to document & discover beloved life stories

3.4•8 reviews•

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The easiest way to document & discover beloved life stories

3.4•8 reviews•

9 followers

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Storyworth makes it simple to document & discover loved ones' life stories. Each week, they receive a question about their life and share a story in an email response. After a year, their memories are bound into a beautiful keepsake book. With Storyworth, friends and family love to document timeless stories and discover new tales they might have never known.

3.4

Based on 8 reviews

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Storyworth receives mixed reviews. Users appreciate the concept of documenting life stories, with some finding it easy to use and rewarding, as seen in a positive experience shared by a Lineage creator. However, technical issues like lost stories, unsatisfactory book formatting, and inconsistent customer service are common complaints. While some users find it valuable for preserving memories, others suggest alternatives due to its high cost and technical challenges.

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Emma Barton

•1 review

In theory storyworth is great and I was really excited to gift subscriptions to my parents and grandparents. However, we ran into several problems. We were getting the same story prompts multiple times, even though I went through and scheduled specific questions. Many of our stories got lost and I had to retype all of them. When it came time to order books there was no way on the website for me to order all four storyteller's books in one order, which meant I had to pay for expensive shipping 4 times. And the weird thing was, on one order economy shipping was cheap, but then I would go to order the next batch 2 minutes later, with the same amount of books in it, and the economy shipping was either not an option, or for some reason the price had doubled. Their customer service is usually quick to respond, however they only have a text line, and sometimes it's just easier to work problems out over the phone. Overall I would say just type your own family stories and save your money!!

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2yr ago

Sarah Christian

Storyworth

I'm sorry to hear about your experience and for the delay in reaching out to you here. The shipping methods are based on the weight of the books so it's possible that the weight was greater than the amount allowed for economy shipping. In any case, I'll reach out to you by email to see if we can help make up for your troubles. -Sarah

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2yr ago

Jim Carney

•1 review

Storyworth worked for me. I'm not saying it is for everyone, but I'm over 65 and ran a company - what's that got to do with it you ask? I see other reviews with some raving about it and most saying it is sooo hard to use. They complain about it not saving stories (did they click save at the bottom - I forgot once, but it does save a draft, maybe they don't know). They complain about saving pictures. The program doesn't explain to drag and drop on the insert picture box - could be better said there where used, than in the FAQ's. I get it - if you aren't middle management or above or a prolific computer user or gamer, you might not be computer savvy. So, know your gifted persons abilities. I can't say enough about how helpful it was to put my life thoughts and history down on subjects I cared about from the 300 questions available... and you can write your own. Mine was a gift and I selected weekly questions for 6 months... then just started writing and finished with 300 pages in 3 months (the limit for colour at the lower price). You will probably only want 20-35 questions to finish with that many pages including the pictures you put in. You can have them print the book, which I did and I ordered a dozen copies. Because you own the stories and you can print to pdf at any time, I then printed out the book in pdf, made a few adjustments and then uploaded to a free e-book maker site where my book is available as a flip book also. It even has sound effects and music on several pages as applicable... siren for injuries, a few memorable songs from my youth, etc. I'm certainly glad I was asked to write my memoirs and happy to share it with my children and grandchildren... Well worth the very low price of this program compared to the interview business models out there. I would usually think on a question for a day before answering and how I would answer, research my facts and thoughts, and find pictures if applicable. How you going to do that and make a 300 page book with an hour or even 4 hours interview on tape? Think about it...

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3yr ago

Nick Toga

used Storyworth to build Lineage

Lineage

(84 points)

This product ultimately inspired my to create Lineage. We used it for my dad, an avid writer, and we had a great experience. My mom can't stand to type at her computer, but loves to talk on the phone.

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1yr ago