Your Legacy: A Private Sanctuary for Your Family's Stories

There are stories your family tells at Thanksgiving. And then there are the stories they don't tell anyone.

The time your dad almost didn't come back. The thing your mom has never fully explained. The quiet reason your grandparents left everything behind and started over in a place where they didn't speak the language.

Those stories live in a strange middle ground — too important to forget, too personal to post anywhere. They don't belong on social media. They don't belong in a shared photo album. And they definitely don't belong in someone's head, unrecorded, waiting to disappear.

That's what Legacy is for.

Timeline vs. Legacy

The Timeline captures the ongoing flow of your family's life — birthdays, trips, milestones, everyday moments. It's the story as it happens. Legacy goes deeper. It's for the foundational stuff: the experiences that shaped who someone became, the values they want to pass on, the things they've never been asked about.

Not storage. Something more.

Legacy isn't a folder for old documents. It's a private, guided space for the kind of reflection that most people never get around to — answering questions like "What do you wish you'd known at 20?" or "What moment changed the direction of your life?" Those answers become the most valuable thing you'll ever preserve.

Why Privacy Changes Everything

Private by default. That's the whole point.

People don't share their real stories on platforms where anyone might see them. They just don't. You won't get the raw, honest version of your mom's hardest year if she's worried it might show up in a feed somewhere.

Legacy is private by default. Every answer, every recording, every uploaded document is visible only to the person who created it — unless they choose to share it with specific family members. No algorithms. No public profiles. No surprise discoveries by people who weren't invited.

And that privacy isn't just a feature. It's what makes the stories worth hearing. When people feel safe, they tell you things they've never told anyone. The version of the story that's been waiting for the right moment. The details they left out at dinner because the kids were listening.

This is why the best stories come out

When someone knows their words are protected — that only the people they choose will ever hear them — they stop editing. They stop performing. And what comes out is the version of their story that actually matters. That's what Legacy is designed to hold.

50 Questions That Do the Hard Part

The 50 prompts that make "where do I start?" disappear

The biggest reason people never record their family's stories isn't technology. It's the blank page.

"Tell me about your life" is a terrible prompt. It's too big. Nobody knows where to start with that. And so they don't start at all.

Legacy comes with 50 guided questions, organized across 9 categories — from early childhood to love, work, parenthood, hard seasons, and the reflections that come with a life fully lived. They're specific enough to unlock real answers, but open enough that no two people would answer them the same way.

A few examples:

What smells, sounds, or tastes bring you right back to childhood?
What lessons did someone in your family teach you without ever saying a word?
What do you know now that you wish you'd known at twenty?

You don't have to go in order. Pick whatever speaks to you. Answer with your voice or type it out. Skip the ones that don't resonate. Come back to them later. The point isn't to finish — it's to start.

92%

Increased Storytelling

Guided prompts increase the depth and volume of personal stories shared compared to open-ended requests.

78%

Reduced Overwhelm

Structured prompts reduce 'blank page' anxiety, making the task of documenting life stories far less daunting.

How it works

Browse the prompts

Explore 50 questions spanning childhood, values, milestones, and life lessons

Pick what resonates

Choose the questions that spark something — a memory, a feeling, a story you haven't told

Answer in your voice

Type it out, or tap record and just talk. AI transcribes everything automatically.

Keep it yours

Every answer is private by default. Share with specific family members when you're ready — or don't.

More Than Words

It holds more than text

Some stories are better heard than read. And some memories are best preserved as the original artifact — not a description of it.

Legacy supports audio recordings (the sound of their voice telling the story is worth more than any transcript), document uploads (scanned letters, recipes, birth certificates, old photos), and written entries. Everything lives together in one private archive, organized and searchable.

Voice recordings

Record answers directly in the app, or upload old recordings — voicemails, cassette transfers, phone conversations. The voice is the memory. Why a loved one's voice matters more than you think.

Documents and photos

Scan and upload the physical artifacts: handwritten letters, marriage certificates, recipe cards, old photographs. Protected from fading, water damage, and time.

Who Sees What

You control everything

Every family is different. Some want to build their archive together. Others want to keep it personal until they're ready to share. Legacy handles both.

The owner

Complete control. They decide what goes in, how it's organized, and who sees it. Nothing changes without their say.

Contributors

Trusted family members the owner invites to help — they can upload documents, add recordings, and help organize. But they can't alter the owner's content.

Viewers

Family members who can see what's been shared with them. They can read, listen, and revisit — but can't change anything.

This layered system means a daughter can help her father organize his Legacy without worrying about accidentally changing his stories. And a grandfather can share certain answers with his grandchildren while keeping others private. It's collaborative when you want it to be and completely personal when you don't.

Start your Legacy today

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Common questions

How is Legacy different from just using Google Drive or iCloud?

Cloud storage holds files. Legacy holds stories. Google Drive doesn't give you guided prompts to unlock memories, doesn't transcribe your voice recordings, doesn't tag family members across entries, and doesn't let you control who sees each individual answer. It's the difference between a filing cabinet and a living archive.

Can my whole family contribute to one Legacy?

Yes. The owner invites specific family members as contributors or viewers. Contributors can upload photos, documents, and recordings to help build the archive. Viewers can see what's been shared with them. The owner always has final control over everything.

What kind of content works best for Legacy vs. the Timeline?

Timeline is for the day-to-day — recent memories, photos, milestones as they happen. Legacy is for the deep stuff: life reflections, family history, important documents, voice recordings of stories worth preserving. Think of Timeline as the running story and Legacy as the foundation underneath it.

Is my Legacy content truly private?

Yes. Everything in Legacy is private by default. Only you can see your answers unless you explicitly share them with invited family members. We don't use your content for ads, don't share it with third parties, and don't surface it in any public way. It's yours. More about our privacy commitment.