Nine rows, honest about where we lose.
Three different products for one job: keeping a parent's stories. The short version — if your parent likes to write, Storyworth. If you want the largest book included in the price, Remento. If your parent loves to talk and doesn't want another app, Senarra.
| Senarra | Remento | Storyworth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the parent need an app? | No. Any phone or landline; nothing to install. | No. A link by email or text, on any device. | No. Email, phone, or the website. |
| Phone or landline recording | Yes, on every membership including free. Senarra asks the questions on the call. | Not advertised. Prompts arrive by email or text and record in the browser. | Yes, from the $99 Color plan ("Voice record stories"); weekly guided phone interviews on the $199 Unlimited plan. |
| AI voice (hear them answer in their voice) | Yes, from Legacy. Only with their consent, and only their own recorded words. | Not advertised. | Not advertised. |
| Printed book | Yes. A printed hardcover from $49 (50 pages included) or $79 (100 included), plus shipping, US only. Recordings are printed word for word with a scan-to-listen code beside each one. Ordered from Imprint and above, or included in the $99 bundle (a Keepsake Book with 100 pages included; more can be added). | Yes. One hardcover credit included; extra copies $69. | Yes. One premium hardcover included. |
| Storytellers and books | As many books as you like. Every loved one on your membership can have their own (3 on Imprint, 10 on Legacy, unlimited on Eternal), and one book can be about up to five people. You pay per printed copy. | One storyteller per $99 purchase, with one book credit; extra copies $69 each. | One hardcover on the Basic and Color plans. The $199 Unlimited plan covers unlimited storytellers and includes two color books. |
| Export your recordings | Yes. Every membership, one tap, audio and transcripts. | Yes. "Download at any time, including all original recordings." | Yes. "Available to download for free at any time." |
| Family sharing | Yes. A private Circle; family can listen or contribute. | Yes. "Unlimited collaborators." | Yes. "Family sharing" is included on every plan. |
| Starting price | Free. Paid from $4.99/month. Or $99 once for 12 months of the Legacy membership and a printed Keepsake Book, shipping included, with nothing more to pay for the book. It does not renew; each year bought comes with one book. | $99 one-time for the first year; optional renewal $99/year or $12/month. | $69 Basic (black & white book), $99 Color, $199 Unlimited; one year, then $99 annual renewal. |
| Best for | A parent who loves to talk and doesn't want another app. | A family that wants a large, long book included in the price. | A parent who likes to write, and a book at the end of the year. |
Competitor rows verified against each company's public website on September 30, 2026: remento.co and welcome.storyworth.com and storyworth.com/purchase. "Not advertised" means the site does not offer or mention it as of that date; features change, and we would rather leave a cell honest than guess. The "Storytellers and books" row was checked on October 1, 2026. Spot an error? hello@senarra.app.
On the size of the book that comes with the price. Senarra's $99 bundle includes a Keepsake Book: 5.8 × 8.3 inches with 100 pages included (more pages are $10 per 25). Remento's $99 includes an 8 × 10 inch book of up to 380 pages. Our larger Heritage Book (8.5 × 11, up to 200 pages) is ordered separately from $79. And we ship to US addresses only. If the biggest possible book in one price is the point, they still do that and we don't.
Remento turns a recording into a written chapter. Senarra prints the recording word for word, so the page reads the way your parent talks, and the code beside it plays the original. You can turn any code off later, and one book can be about several people. One Senarra membership also covers every loved one on it, so a book for Mom, one for Dad and one for each child all come from the same account.
The parent never touches technology. They dial (978) 736-2772 from any phone, including a landline, enter the family's six-digit code, and Senarra asks the questions and listens. That is on every membership, free included. Everything stays private to your family, is never used to train AI, and exports in one tap.