In Their Words: Family Stories

Record a parent's life story

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Pick a question, hand over the iPad, press the big button. Keep their voice in your family's iCloud, with on-device transcripts where the language is supported. The stories your parents and grandparents tell are easy to lose. In Their Words makes it simple to sit down, ask, and keep the answer — in their own voice. A SCREEN MADE FOR THE PERSON TALKING One question in large type. One big record button. The question can be read aloud. Skip a question to leave it until after the fresh questions. Decline a question and it won't be suggested again. 309 QUESTIONS TO START FROM Ten decks written for this app — childhood, youth, work, love and family, home and places, values, hard times, joys, advice, and about you — in English and German, each with gentle follow-ups. Add your own questions and they wait for the next visit. WRITTEN DOWN ON THE DEVICE Recordings are turned into text on the device where it supports that language, so stories can be read and searched. Correct names and places freely; the recording itself is never changed. Nothing is sent to a transcription service. A LIBRARY, AND A BOOK Stories are grouped into chapters. Add photos. Mark favourites. Share any story as audio and text — or make the book: a PDF with a cover, chapters, their stories and your photos. RECORDING AND RECOVERY A call can pause recording. When iOS permits, recording resumes in the same file; otherwise it stays paused. Unsaved recordings can appear under Recovered recordings, where you can keep or export them. YOUR FAMILY'S, NOT OURS No account. No subscription. No ads, no tracking. Recordings live on your devices and in your own iCloud; the developer has no server and never hears them. Export everything, whenever you like, as ordinary files. ASK THEM FIRST Before the first recording with someone, the app asks you to tell them what it does and to confirm they agree. ONE PRICE FOR THE FAMILY Free: one storyteller and five stories, with full export. A single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited stories, every storyteller in the family and the book — and can be shared with your Family Sharing group.

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    Information

    Seller
    Jakob Fabian Naher
    Size
    1.8 MB
    Category
    Lifestyle
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
    Languages
    English
    Age Rating
    9+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    Copyright
    © 2026 Jakob Naher
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    • Family Sharing

      Some in-app purchases and subscriptions may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled. Learn More

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