Every Family Has a Story Worth Preserving
Record your stories in your own voice, organize a lifetime of memories with photos and guided prompts, and share them with the people who matter most. Your grandchildren will thank you.
Join families who are preserving their stories for future generations. Free forever with Spark. No credit card required.
Three Simple Steps to Preserve Your Stories
No tech skills needed. Just speak, write, or add a photo and let Our Embers handle the rest.
Record
Share your story by speaking naturally, writing it out, or adding a treasured photo. Our voice-first approach makes it as easy as having a conversation.
AI Organizes
Our AI transcribes voice recordings, tags themes and people, and weaves your entries into a beautiful, searchable family story collection.
Family Connects
Invite family members to explore stories, listen to recordings, and even have AI-powered conversations that bring your memories to life across generations.
What Can You Do With Our Embers?
Our Embers is a complete platform for capturing, organizing, and sharing your family stories. Designed with care for people who have a lifetime of wisdom to share and families who want to listen.
Voice-First Story Creation
Just press record and start talking. Our Embers captures your natural voice, transcribes it automatically, and preserves the warmth and emotion that only a real voice can carry. No typing required.
Guided Conversations With Your Memories
Family members can ask questions and have natural conversations with your preserved stories. The system draws from your actual words and memories, keeping your voice alive for grandchildren and beyond.
Shareable Family Legacy
Create beautiful shareable cards, printed books, and gift subscriptions. Invite family members to explore, contribute, and keep the family narrative alive together across generations.
How Does Voice Recording Work?
Simply press record and start talking. Our Embers captures your natural voice, transcribes it automatically, and preserves the warmth that only a real voice carries.
Record on Any Device
Use your phone, tablet, or computer. Just tap the record button and start speaking naturally.
Automatic Transcription
Every recording is transcribed with AI so your words are searchable, readable, and preserved in text.
No Typing Required
Voice-first means you never have to type a single word. Speak your story and we handle the rest.
Guided Prompts to Get Started
Not sure where to begin? Choose from 200+ thoughtful prompts that spark meaningful memories.
How Are My Stories Organized?
Your stories are automatically tagged with people, themes, and time periods. Browse by milestone timeline, search across your entire archive, or explore photo galleries.
Auto-Tagging
AI automatically tags every story with people mentioned, themes, places, and time periods so nothing gets lost.
Milestone Timeline
See your life story unfold on a beautiful timeline organized by milestones, decades, and important events.
Searchable Archive
Find any memory instantly. Search across transcriptions, tags, titles, and descriptions in your entire collection.
200+ Guided Prompts
Never run out of stories to tell. Curated prompts help you recall childhood adventures, family traditions, life lessons, and more.
Photo Galleries
Attach photos to any story entry. Browse your memories visually and relive the moments alongside your words.
How Do I Share Stories With My Family?
Invite family members to explore your stories, listen to recordings, and even contribute their own memories. An approval queue keeps you in control of what gets added.
Family Invitations
Invite children, grandchildren, siblings, and extended family to explore your story collection with a simple link.
Contributions With Approval
Family members can add their own memories and perspectives. An approval queue keeps you in full control of what appears.
AI-Powered Conversations
Family members can ask questions and have natural conversations with your preserved stories, keeping your voice alive across generations.
Role-Based Access
Assign roles like viewer, contributor, or co-creator so everyone has the right level of access to your stories.
Can I Create Keepsakes From My Stories?
Turn your stories into beautiful shareable cards, printed books, or meaningful gift subscriptions for loved ones.
5 Shareable Card Templates
Turn any story into a beautiful card. Choose from five professionally designed templates perfect for social sharing or printing.
Ember Books
Compile your stories into printable PDF books. Four distinct styles let you create keepsakes ranging from elegant to playful.
Gift Subscriptions
Give the gift of storytelling. Gift subscriptions come with a printable QR-code gift card your loved one can unwrap.
Social Sharing
Share individual stories or curated collections directly to social media, email, or messaging apps with one tap.
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Families Love Our Embers
I was nervous about technology, but Our Embers made it so easy. I just press record and start talking about my childhood. My grandchildren love listening to my stories in my own voice.
I gave my mom an Our Embers subscription for Mother’s Day. Now she records a new story every week, and our whole family can listen together even though we live in different states.
The guided prompts helped me remember stories I hadn’t thought about in decades. Now my family has over 200 stories preserved, organized, and searchable. It’s our most treasured possession.
Is My Data Safe?
Yes. Your stories are private by default, encrypted, and only visible to people you invite. You own your data and can export it anytime.
Private by Default
Your stories are only visible to people you invite. You control who sees what.
Secure & Encrypted
Industry-standard encryption protects your stories, recordings, and photos at rest and in transit.
You Own Your Stories
Export all your data anytime. Cancel anytime. Your memories belong to you, always.
No Ads, Ever
We make money from subscriptions, not your data. Your stories will never be used for advertising.
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Start free and upgrade when you are ready. Every plan keeps your stories safe forever.
- 25 entries
- 5 recordings (5 min each)
- 50 photos
- 10/month
- 3 members
- 20 prompts
- 500 MB
- With watermark
- Ember Books
- Gift subscriptions
- Co-creators
Billed annually at $99.00/year
- Unlimited entries
- Unlimited (60 min each)
- Unlimited photos
- Unlimited conversations
- 15 members
- Full library
- 50 GB
- Shareable cards
- Ember Books
- Gift subscriptions
- Co-creators
Billed annually at $179.00/year
- Unlimited entries
- Unlimited (60 min each)
- Unlimited photos
- Unlimited conversations
- 30 members
- Full library
- 100 GB
- Shareable cards
- Ember Books
- Gift subscriptions
- 2 co-creators
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about preserving your family stories.
Your Stories Deserve to Be Heard
Every day that passes is a story that could be lost. Start capturing your family's most precious memories today, completely free.