Storyworth and EverTold: how they differ
Storyworth and EverTold both help a parent or grandparent share their life stories with the family. They work in different ways, and the right choice depends on the person telling the stories.
Everything below about Storyworth comes from its own website (welcome.storyworth.com).
How Storyworth works, from its website
- Sends a weekly question by text or email, with the frequency adjustable.
- The storyteller replies by email, writes on the web, or tells stories over the phone to be captured word for word.
- Built around a year of weekly questions that ends in a printed hardcover book, with an e-book or audiobook version also offered.
- Lets a gift giver choose the date the gift email is sent.
How EverTold works
- The storyteller has a spoken conversation with a gentle interviewer, in a phone, tablet or computer browser. It asks, listens, follows up and waits for them to finish. Typing is optional.
- Every answer is written up as a story and narrated aloud. Their own recordings are kept privately for the family.
- Each relative hears every story told from their own place in the family: a daughter hears about "your uncle", a grandson about "your great-uncle".
- Children can choose a story-time telling of the same story, in simpler words at a gentler pace.
- Family members can send a question to the storyteller, and the answer comes back as a new story.
- One payment for lifetime access. No printed book: a printable PDF book, the audio, transcripts and photos can be downloaded any time.
Which is right for your family
If a printed hardcover book is the gift you have in mind, or your parent enjoys writing, Storyworth is designed around that.
If your parent would rather talk than write, and you want every relative, including the youngest, to hear the stories told for them, EverTold is built for that.
Give EverTold
One storyteller, a lifetime family library, paid once.
Two storytellers, usually Mom and Dad, sharing one family library, paid once.
One payment, no subscription. 30 day refund. Delivered by email on the day you choose.
Give EverToldQuestions
What is the main difference between EverTold and Storyworth?
EverTold is built around a spoken conversation and narrated stories that each relative hears from their own place in the family, with a story-time telling for children. See the side by side notes on this page, taken from Storyworth’s own website.
Does EverTold print a book?
No. EverTold does not print or ship books. You can download a printable PDF book of the stories, plus the audio, transcripts and photos, at any time.
Sources
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