Real conversations. A finished chapter after every session. Not a prompt in your inbox once a week.
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Weekly prompts feel like homework. There's a new question in your inbox, and you either answer it or feel guilty.
Storyworth and Remento can take a year of one-question-at-a-time entries to add up to a real story. Boswell has a real conversation and hands you a finished chapter after one sitting.
With others, there's no conversation — just one prompt, one answer, and repeat. Boswell follows up in the moment, the way a person would, and remembers what you told it three sessions ago without you having to set that up.
Biographer works differently.
No prompts. No forms. Boswell asks the right questions, and follows the thread wherever it leads.
The Pontiac didn't have air conditioning, and by the time James crossed into Erie County the back of his shirt was soaked through. He had rehearsed the handshake somewhere outside Erie (firm, but not too firm) and he was rehearsing it again as he pulled into the staff lot at Buffalo General on a Saturday in July of 1976, two days early and entirely unexpected.
Nobody at the front desk had been told he was coming. He stood there with a duffel bag and a copy of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, trying to look like a doctor and not a sweating twenty-six-year-old who had just driven four hundred miles. The woman behind the desk (small, dark-haired, a wedding band on the wrong hand for reasons he wouldn't learn for another year) took one look at him and laughed, not unkindly. Her name was Eleanor. She told him to sit down. She brought him water in a paper cup.
He did not know, in that moment, that he was looking at his wife. He knew only that the cup was cold, that the lobby was quiet, and that for the first time since leaving New Haven he could feel his shoulders come down from around his ears.
That chapter was written automatically, the moment the conversation ended.
Don't take our word for it. Every number below comes straight from Storyworth's and Remento's own pricing and FAQ pages.
| Feature | Biographer | Storyworth | Remento |
|---|---|---|---|
| How a story is captured | Real two-way conversation. Boswell asks follow-ups live, in the same session | One prompt a week, answered by writing (or phone on Color/Unlimited) | One prompt a week, answered by a short video or audio recording |
| When you get a finished chapter | Right after each ~10-minute conversation | Each answer is emailed as written; the bound book is compiled when you order it | A narrative is generated after each recording; the book can be previewed anytime |
| Adapts to what you've shared | Yes, Boswell references earlier sessions unprompted | Personalized questions on Color ($109/yr) and Unlimited ($199/yr) only | Choose or write your own prompts; no adaptive memory across sessions |
| Family can contribute | Unlimited invited collaborators on one account | Comment or cheer only; a second storyteller requires the Unlimited plan | Collaborators can view; one storyteller per book |
| Ebook included | Every plan, including $30/month | Every plan | Not included ($49.99 add-on) |
| Narrated audiobook | Included on the 6- and 12-month plans | Not offered | Not offered (a QR code plays the raw recording, not a narrated book) |
| Hardcover book | Included on the 12-month plan | 1 credit (Basic/Color) or 2 (Unlimited) | 1 included (up to 200 pages) |
| Children's book or custom song | Available as add-ons | Not offered | Not offered |
| Entry price | $30/month | $59/year (Basic) | $99/year |
| Top-tier annual price | $250/year (12-month) | $199/year (Unlimited) | $99/year (+$99 per extra storyteller) |
| Try before you pay | 3-day free trial, no charge to start | 30-day money-back guarantee (pay first) | 30-day money-back guarantee (pay first) |
Biographer costs a bit more per year than Storyworth's base plan or Remento, and bundles in what they charge extra for. The 12-month plan includes an ebook, a narrated audiobook, and a hardcover book on one plan. With Remento, the ebook is a $49.99 add-on and an extra hardcover is $69. Only Storyworth's Unlimited plan allows for additional storytellers, while each additional storyteller costs $99 on Remento. With Biographer, you can invite as many family members as you want to one account at no extra cost.
Your parents chat for ten minutes about a memory, a person, a chapter of their life. Boswell turns it into a beautifully written chapter the whole family can read.
Pick your plan, write a personal message, and send a gift card in minutes.
Your parents open the Biographer, pick a topic, and start. They can speak or type, whatever feels easier. No forms. No questionnaires. Just a conversation.
The moment they're done, Boswell turns what they said into a finished chapter for the whole family to read. Real prose. Real voice. The kind of writing you'd expect from a memoir.
Send it to a parent or grandparent. They'll have a finished chapter after their very first conversation.
Send a GiftFrom childhood mischief to the wisdom you'd pass on. Skip what doesn't interest you. Linger on what does. Your story, your shape: eight chapters of life, only the topics you want.
No spelling. No grammar. No "is this good enough?" Talk like you'd talk to a friend at the kitchen table. Boswell turns it into beautiful prose.
Use your voice when it's easier. Type when it's quieter. Switch mid-sentence if you want. Boswell handles both seamlessly.
Tangents, half-finished thoughts, "wait, where was I?" All of it is fine. Boswell finds the through-line and turns it into prose worth reading.
The more you share, the better Boswell gets at asking. Boswell remembers everything you've shared, so your story builds into something whole, not just a collection of random entries.
Every plan starts with a 3-day free trial, so you see your first chapter before you're charged. Cancel anytime. Your stories are yours forever.
Children's books, custom songs, and extra copies available à la carte during or after any subscription.
Storyworth and Remento both work the same way: one prompt a week, one answer, repeat for a year. Each answer is its own entry. There's no real back-and-forth, and nothing connects what you said three weeks ago to what you're saying now.
Boswell has an actual conversation. It asks the obvious next question, the way a person would, and remembers what you've shared across every session. You get a finished chapter after one ten-minute conversation, not a single answer waiting to be compiled into a book at the end of the year.
And your stories can become books, audiobooks, children's books, songs, and more. A book is just the beginning.
Ten minutes per conversation, as often or as rarely as you like. There's no schedule, no homework, no pressure, whether you're telling your own story or gifted Biographer to someone you love.
If you can use a computer, you can use Biographer. After a quick sign-up, you (or the person you're gifting to) can talk instead of type, and the interface is designed to feel like a text conversation. Nothing to learn, nothing to configure.
A growing library of beautifully written chapters, accessible anytime. From there, chapters can become a printed book, audiobook, children's book, song, or ebook, either included in your plan or added à la carte whenever it feels right.
Yes, for individual plans. Three days or your first three chapters free. Gifts don't include a trial. The giver pays for the full term upfront, so it's a complete, ready-to-open present.
Yes. Monthly, 6-month, and 12-month plans can all be cancelled. Refund terms vary by plan. See Terms for details.
The stories are theirs forever, whether that's you or the person you gifted Biographer to. Chapters and transcripts can be exported at any time, and they'll always be available in the account.