Family Story Recorder
One question.
A lifetime of answers.
Every family has a storyteller. Retold helps you keep their voice — ask one great question a week, press record, and build an archive your grandchildren will treasure.
Download on the App Store For iPhone · iOS 17 or later · No account required
From one recording to a family heirloom
Everything happens on the phone in your pocket — and stays there.
288 questions that open people up
A new story-eliciting question every week, plus eight themed interview kits — childhood, food, work, love, faith & community, and more.
Press record, pass the phone
No setup, no accounts. Hand the phone to someone you love and let them talk. Long answers welcome.
Transcribed on your device
Every recording becomes searchable text without leaving the phone — in English and eleven other languages.
The Book
Turn stories into a typeset memoir — cover, chapters, dedication — and print or share it as a beautiful PDF.
Remembrance
When a storyteller passes, Retold quietly remembers their anniversary each year — and their voice is right there to listen to.
An archive that outlives any phone
Create an encrypted, passphrase-locked safe copy and choose who looks after it — so the stories survive with the family.
Quiet, warm, and easy for any age
Designed to disappear so the conversation can happen.
"Some questions can only be answered by one person. Ask them while you can."
Private by design
No account, no cloud service reading your stories, no analytics. Recordings stay on your device with optional iCloud backup, and the on-device intelligence never sends a word anywhere. Read the privacy policy.