# Tellforth vs Storii

Storii calls the storyteller on a schedule (several times a week), asks a recorded question, records the answer and transcribes it. It is the lowest-tech option in the category and good for people who will not use an app. The output is a transcript archive, not a book.

## What Storii does well

- Works on any phone, including a landline
- Scheduled calls mean no homework and no app
- Audio archive with transcripts

## Where Storii falls short

- The question is recorded; nobody listens to the answer and follows up
- What you get is transcripts; a book means editing them yourself
- Subscription pricing

## Side by side

| | Storii | Tellforth |
|---|---|---|
| How stories are gathered | Scheduled automated calls; one recorded question each | Visits are by voice in the app, with a live interviewer who listens and follows up; phone-call visits at a set time are a premium add-on |
| Follow-up questions | None | One record of every person, place, saying and story; the next question comes from what is still missing |
| What you get | Audio and transcripts | 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 | Subscription; check current terms | You own every recording and word; export everything free, any time; no subscription |
| Price | About $99 to $119 a year (check their site) | One-time price; no renewal |

## Verdict

Choose Storii if an automated call and an audio archive are enough. Choose this if you want the conversation to be real and the result to be a book; phone-call visits are available here too, as a premium add-on.

## Sources

- Storii vs Remento vs Storyworth (Storii's own page): https://storii.com/blog/storii-vs-remento-vs-storyworth

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