# Tellforth vs Autobiographer

Autobiographer is an iPhone app: you "talk with Dave, your AI biographer" in audio conversations as often and as long as you like, and the app writes your life story. Its FAQ says the first full biography is written automatically after about 50,000 words, roughly 8 to 10 hours of talking, and the home page promises up to 250 pages of shareable stories plus a full digital autobiography. The home page lists a $99 one-time payment (marked limited time) and a $16 month-to-month option. It is the closest thing to a voice interviewer in an app, and it is digital-only, iPhone-only and written by the AI.

## What Autobiographer does well

- Talking, not typing: audio conversations with an AI that asks about your life
- No limit on how often or how long you talk once subscribed
- Stories, letters and a full biography are written for you, and every story is editable and can be regenerated
- Export as PDF, or share by email, text or AirDrop
- A one-time $99 option on the home page, and account deletion from Settings

## Where Autobiographer falls short

- iPhone only (iOS 16 or newer, US App Store); no Android or web stated
- No printed book is mentioned on the pages we read; the output is digital
- The biography is written by the AI; the FAQ does not say the teller's own wording is kept
- The FAQ does not state whether the AI remembers across conversations, only that it "learns more about you" over time
- App Store payments are non-refundable by their FAQ; the one-time price is marked "limited time" and the FAQ refers to a yearly period, so check which applies
- No finished-book guarantee is stated

## Side by side

| | Autobiographer | Tellforth |
|---|---|---|
| How stories are gathered | Audio conversations with an AI biographer in an iPhone app, as often and as long as you like | Voice visits of 15 to 20 minutes with a live interviewer that asks follow-ups, plus a 30-second daily card; no typing, no login for the teller |
| Follow-up questions | Conversational; the pages we read do not say what it remembers between conversations | One record of every person, place, saying and story; the next question comes from what is still missing |
| What you get | AI-written stories and a full digital autobiography (up to 250 pages on their home page), as PDF or shared digitally; no print mentioned | A designed, finished book: a memoir in the teller's own words, or a novel built on the true story with what was invented listed at the back |
| Ownership | "Every narrative is yours to share"; data on your device or private cloud; export as PDF; account deletion is irreversible | You own every recording and word; export everything free, any time; no subscription |
| Price | About $99 one-time (marked limited time) or about $16 month to month on their home page; check their site | One-time price; no renewal |
| If it isn't finished | Non-refundable under App Store policy, by their FAQ | No deadline and no renewal: the record stays open until the book is finished, and we step in early if it stalls |

## Verdict

Choose Autobiographer if your parent has an iPhone, likes talking to an app on their own schedule, and a digital life story written by the AI is what you want. Choose this if you want a printed, designed book in their own words, an interviewer that works by phone call and on any device, and a guarantee that the book gets finished.

## Sources

- Autobiographer home page: https://www.autobiographer.com/
- Autobiographer FAQ: https://autobiographer.com/faq

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