Your family's story, told by everyone in it.
Import photos, record stories, add video. Every family member contributes. Everything organized automatically into a living chronicle you can explore and print.
March 2025
Spring break, first steps, and Sunday pancakes
4 stories · 12 photos
Photos Don't Tell Stories. People Do.
You have 3,000 photos from this year. Pick one. Now try to remember: Who took it? What happened right before? What did your kid say that made everyone laugh? What were you worried about that week?
Now imagine your children looking at that photo in 20 years. They won't remember any of it. Unless someone writes it down.
A Google Photos album is a filing cabinet. Living Story is your family's memory — in your own words, with your own voice, preserved exactly as you'd tell it today.
How It Works
Step 1: Import Your Photos
Connect Google Photos or upload directly. Your photos are automatically grouped by event and date.
Step 2: Tell the Real Story
Add what the photo can't show. The story behind the birthday candles. Why your daughter was crying happy tears. What your family still laughs about from that road trip. Type it or just press record and talk.
Step 3: Your Family's Year Comes Together
Month by month, your photos and stories weave into a living chronicle that grows with your family. New memories slot in automatically.
From photos to stories — automatically
Beach Day with the Kids
June 15, 2025 · 3 photos · By Mom
Sunday Morning Pancakes
June 22, 2025 · 2 photos · By Dad
+ 7 more stories generated
Memory Fades. This Doesn't.
Right now, you remember everything. The smell of sunscreen at the lake house. The song that was playing when you pulled into the driveway. The face your toddler made when she tasted lemon for the first time.
In five years, those details will blur. In ten, most will be gone. The photo will still be there — but the story behind it won't.
Living Story captures your family's memories in the richness you'd tell them today. Not a caption. Not a comment on a photo. The full story, in your voice, preserved exactly as you remember it now.
See a Real Family Chronicle
Explore how one family turned a year of photos into a living, breathing story their kids will read forever.
Family Year in Review
The Martinelli Family — 2025
Games, milestones, celebrations, and everyday magic — 10 months of family life captured with the stories behind the photos.
Photos vs. Stories
A photo shows a moment. A story tells what it meant.
Without Living Story
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December 25, 2025
3264 × 2448 · 4.2 MB
With Living Story
“Red Pajamas, Zero Arguments (A Christmas Miracle)”
“Somehow we got all four kids in matching pajamas without a single meltdown. I think it was the cinnamon rolls...”
Christmas 2025 · The Martinelli Family
Why Families Choose Living Story
| Feature | Google Photos | Photo Books | Living Story |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photos | |||
| Stories behind the photos | Captions only | Full stories in your voice | |
| Searchable by memory | Yes — ask questions about any memory | ||
| Updates as life happens | Manual | Order a new book | Automatic |
| Voice recordings | |||
| Family can contribute | Shared album (photos only) | Stories, photos, and voice | |
| Preserved for your children | Tied to your Google account | Sits on a shelf | Permanent family URL |
What Families Are Saying
“We used to just dump photos in Google Photos and forget about them. Now every photo has a story, and our kids actually go back and read them.”
Sarah
Mom of 3
“I can ask questions about my grandfather's life and hear answers in his own words. It's like having a conversation with him even though he's no longer here.”
James
Grandson
Simple, Transparent Pricing
All tiers are free during beta
Each tier's real features and limits apply — pick the plan that fits so you can experience the genuine product. No credit card required.
Free No credit card needed Free | Story For families preserving their stories $99/year $8.25/mo billed annually | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Story entries | 25 entries | Unlimited | |
| Contributors | Unlimited | Unlimited | |
| Storage | 1 GB | 25 GB | |
| Video recording | 30 min total | ||
| AI organization & chapters | Basic | Full | |
| AI conversations | 10/yr | 400/yr | |
| Book credits | PDF export only | 1/yr | |
| Living Story links | 1 | Unlimited | |
| Family newsletter | Monthly digest | ||
| Google Photos import | |||
| Face detection & clustering | |||
| Voice transcription | |||
| Data export | |||
| Get Started Free | Start with Story | ||
Free
No credit card needed
- Story entries25 entries
- ContributorsUnlimited
- Storage1 GB
- AI organization & chaptersBasic
- AI conversations10/yr
- Book creditsPDF export only
- Living Story links1
- Google Photos import
- Voice transcription
- Data export
Story
For families preserving their stories
$8.25/mo billed annually
- Story entriesUnlimited
- ContributorsUnlimited
- Storage25 GB
- Video recording30 min total
- AI organization & chaptersFull
- AI conversations400/yr
- Book credits1/yr
- Living Story linksUnlimited
- Family newsletterMonthly digest
- Google Photos import
- Face detection & clustering
- Voice transcription
- Data export
Need more books? Order anytime: $29 softcover or $59 hardcover + shipping. Unlimited contributors on every plan.
Chronicle together — more ways to tell your story
Two features designed specifically for families and partners who share the telling.
Two perspectives on the same memory
Story Duets let two family members each record their version of the same moment. Mom remembers the chaos before the photo; Dad remembers what made everyone laugh. Both voices, preserved side by side.
You and your partner, one subscription
Unlimited contributors on every plan — both parents, both partners, or any number of people can contribute to the same shared chronicle. No extra accounts, no extra fees.
Your kids won't remember the details. But they'll remember the stories you saved.
No credit card required. Ever.