For the ones who want to remember
Your grandmother
knows things
you've never
thought to ask.
Take 30 seconds. Find out what to preserve first.
OriginTales helps families capture their stories together and turn them into a book they'll keep forever.
30 seconds · WhatsApp users need no account · Your whole family can contribute
The feeling is already there
Their voice. Their recipes.The stories only they know.
"My parents are getting older and each phone call feels like a race against time."
"Every year we spend away, the pieces of who we are slip a little further."
"I want my children to know they come from strength. Not just stories I half-remember."
The first step is knowing what to preserve. And where to start.
Find out where to start →Built for every diaspora
Your roots.
Your community.
Africa. Asia. Europe. Latin America. The Middle East. Every family has a story worth preserving.
Oral family history is typically gone within three generations unless someone deliberately preserves it.
Source: National Archives & FamilySearch →
Most diaspora families have lost their heritage language entirely by the third generation. By the time grandchildren arrive, it is gone.
Source: Migration Policy Institute →
Private beta members get full access to the OriginTales app, free for 60 days. 25 spots only. Take the quiz to apply.
Once you know your story type,
here's what happens in the app.
Get Your First Prompt
Answer three questions in the app about what you want to preserve. The questions reflect exactly what you want to capture. You receive a single tailored prompt written for your story type. One question at a time.
Record & Preserve
Respond by voice note, image, or text in any language, even via WhatsApp. Stories are translated to English so your whole archive is accessible to everyone. Every response goes into your family archive, and it grows with each new voice.
Invite Your Whole Family
Invite via email through the app, or share a WhatsApp link if you prefer. Family members and friends receive questions at their own pace and build your archive together. No two people tell the same story. Together, yours becomes complete.
Receive Your Family Book
When you're ready, OriginTales compiles your archive into a beautifully designed physical storybook. A real book your family will open again and again.
No surprises
Free to start.
Pay when you're ready.
We're in private beta. You get full app access free for 60 days while we build this together.
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App Access
for 60 days
- Guided story prompts, tailored to your family
- Voice note, image, or text in any language (WhatsApp users need no account)
- Invite family members and friends to contribute
After 60 days: $9.99 / month. Cancel any time.
Join the Beta →When you're ready
Your Family Book
Order when your archive is ready. Not before.
- Professionally laid out from your archive
- Physical hardcover delivered to your door
- Order one copy or as many as you need
Book pricing confirmed at order time.
Prices subject to change. Beta offer applies to founding members only.
9 story types. One is yours.
Your story type tells you
what to preserve first.
Everyone's relationship to their family story is different. Your story type reflects where you are right now and shapes the first prompt you'll receive in the app.
After you take the quiz, you can sign up for private beta and begin.
The Preserver
You feel the urgency. You always have.
Their voices, their stories. You understand better than anyone that these can vanish without warning.
Multi-Generational Legacy
The Memory Keeper
It's the people you want to hold onto.
Not facts or dates. The voices. The texture of how someone laughed.
Untold Story
The Culture Keeper
You're the one holding the thread.
The recipes, rituals, phrases only your family uses. These are living proof of where you come from.
Family Recipes
The Bridge-Builder
Your story sits at the intersection of two worlds.
You've spent your life translating between cultures, generations, identities.
Personal Heritage
30 seconds · The first step
What should you
preserve first?
Answer 3 questions. We'll tell you your story type and exactly where to start in OriginTales.
Question 1 of 3
Who is this story most about?
Your answer shapes your story type and first prompt.