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Updated September 2026

The best memory book apps in the UK
compared honestly for 2026

Five good ways to turn a parent's or grandparent's memories into a book — what each costs in pounds, how the storyteller answers, whether you can hear their voice in the book, and who each one suits best.

Who wrote this: we make Tell Me Your Story, one of the options below, so we're not neutral. We've tried to be fair anyway: every competitor fact is taken from their own website, linked at the bottom, and we say plainly where another option is the better choice.

The short version

Our quick picks

Best free way to start

Tell Me Your Story

5 questions free · one-time from £3.99 · print from £21.99 including UK delivery

Best for a hardcover included, paid once

StoryKeeper

£79 (Classic) or £99 (Plus), one-time

Best for a weekly email routine

Storyworth

From £49 a year

Best for storytellers who would rather talk

Remento

$99 a year (US dollars)

Best for no technology at all

A paper guided journal

Usually the cheapest option

Side by side

How they compare

Tell Me Your StoryStoryKeeperStoryworthRementoPaper journal
Based inUKUKUS (UK site in £)USVarious
How you payOne-timeOne-timeAnnualAnnualOne-off
Cost to startFree, then £3.99+£79£49/yr$99Low
How they answerType or voiceWrite, audio, videoWrite; phone on upgraded plansVoice or videoHandwritten
Voice in the bookQR per recorded storyQR per chapterOne QR, last pageQR per story✗
Printed bookExtra, from £21.99A5 hardcover includedHardcover included8×10 hardcover includedIs the book
UK deliveryUK delivery includedFreeCharged at checkoutExtra, ~3 weeksVaries

1. Best free way to start

Tell Me Your Story

5 questions free · one-time from £3.99 · print from £21.99 including UK delivery

Built in Southampton. The storyteller answers guided questions by typing or tapping the microphone, at their own pace. Every voice-recorded story gets its own QR code beside it in the printed book. You can try 5 questions free, pay once when you are ready, and only pay for printing if you want a book.

Good

  • Try it free first — no card needed
  • Lowest-cost start: a digital keepsake from £3.99
  • Type or speak each answer
  • A QR code beside every voice-recorded story
  • Tribute video option

Worth knowing

  • Printing is extra, and softcover only for now
  • No phone-call or video recording
  • A younger, smaller company than the others
Try 5 questions free →

2. Best for a hardcover included, paid once

StoryKeeper

£79 (Classic) or £99 (Plus), one-time

A London-based service that has printed more than 12,000 books. Storytellers can write, dictate, or record audio or video, with weekly prompts or at their own pace, and chapters can link to the original recordings by QR code. It is a one-time payment with no deadline, and an A5 hardcover with free UK delivery is included.

Good

  • One-time payment, no deadline
  • Write, dictate, audio or video
  • Hardcover and free UK delivery included
  • Plus plan adds phone-call recording and unlimited contributors
  • 60-day money-back guarantee

Worth knowing

  • You pay £79 before you can try it
  • Phone calls and multiple contributors need the £99 Plus plan
  • Compact A5 book size
Read our StoryKeeper review

3. Best for a weekly email routine

Storyworth

From £49 a year

The best-known name. A question arrives each week by email or text, the storyteller replies, and the answers build into a hardcover book included in the plan. Upgraded plans add phone recording, and the book has one QR code on the last page linking to the stories and recordings online.

Good

  • Very simple — questions arrive by email or text
  • Phone recording on upgraded plans, even from a landline
  • Hardcover included
  • Can keep editing after the plan year ends

Worth knowing

  • An annual plan rather than a one-time payment
  • Entry plan is written answers with a black-and-white book
  • Shipping to the UK is charged on top; import fees possible
Read our Storyworth review

4. Best for storytellers who would rather talk

Remento

$99 a year (US dollars)

Voice and video first. The storyteller taps a link from email or text and records each answer — no app or password. Remento turns the recording into either a cleaned-up transcript or an AI-written story, and the full-colour hardcover includes a QR code for each story that plays the original recording.

Good

  • Very easy for storytellers who dislike typing
  • Voice or video, with a QR code for each story
  • 8×10 full-colour hardcover included
  • Download everything, and keep access without renewing

Worth knowing

  • Priced in US dollars, as a yearly plan
  • Every answer has to be recorded — no typing option
  • UK shipping is extra and takes about three weeks
Read our Remento review

5. Best for no technology at all

A paper guided journal

Usually the cheapest option

A printed book of questions with space to write the answers by hand — widely available from bookshops and online. There is nothing to set up, and a book in their own handwriting is a keepsake in itself.

Good

  • No devices, accounts or internet needed
  • Their own handwriting on every page
  • Inexpensive, and easy to give as a gift

Worth knowing

  • No voice recordings
  • Only one copy — nothing to share or back up
  • Relies on them writing by hand, which can be hard

How to choose

Four questions that decide it

Will they type, talk, or write by hand?

Typists and writers suit any of them. If they would much rather talk, look at Remento or StoryKeeper (video and phone calls), or Tell Me Your Story (tap the microphone). If they avoid technology altogether, a paper journal is the kindest choice.

Do you want to pay once, or is a yearly plan fine?

StoryKeeper and Tell Me Your Story are one-time payments with no deadline. Storyworth and Remento are yearly plans built around a year of weekly questions.

How much does hearing their voice matter?

Remento, StoryKeeper and Tell Me Your Story all put QR codes next to stories in the book. Storyworth has one QR code at the back linking to its online archive. A paper journal has no audio.

Do you want a hardcover included in the price?

StoryKeeper, Storyworth and Remento include a hardcover. Tell Me Your Story keeps the app cheap and charges for printing separately (softcover from £21.99 including UK delivery), so it costs less if you only want a digital keepsake or one softcover.

Common questions

What is the best memory book app in the UK?

It depends on your family. For a hardcover included and a one-time payment, StoryKeeper is strong. For a weekly email routine, Storyworth. For storytellers who would rather talk, Remento. To try it free and keep costs low, Tell Me Your Story.

Which memory book apps are UK-based?

StoryKeeper (London) and Tell Me Your Story (Southampton) are UK-based and priced in pounds. Storyworth is a US company with a UK site priced in pounds. Remento is a US company priced in dollars that ships to the UK for an extra fee.

Which memory book apps have no subscription?

StoryKeeper and Tell Me Your Story are one-time payments with no deadline. Storyworth and Remento are yearly plans.

Can I hear their voice in the printed book?

Yes, with most of them. Remento, StoryKeeper and Tell Me Your Story print QR codes next to stories that play the original recording. Storyworth includes one QR code on the last page linking to the stories and recordings online.

Is there a free memory book app?

Tell Me Your Story lets you answer 5 questions free with no card, and you only pay if you want to unlock everything or order a book. The others require payment upfront, though Storyworth, Remento and StoryKeeper offer money-back guarantees.

Details checked September 2026 from each company's own site: StoryKeeper UK, Storyworth UK FAQ, Remento FAQ. Prices and features change — check before you buy.

Not sure yet?

Try it free before you choose anything

Answer 5 questions with Tell Me Your Story — type or speak — and see whether they enjoy it. No card needed.

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One-time from £3.99 · Printed book from £21.99 including UK delivery