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KeepSaiQ vs Storyworth: a book from weekly questions, or an archive of the family's voices
Storyworth is a paid service that sends one person a question each week by email or text, collects the answers, and prints a hardcover book. Plans are $69 (black-and-white book), $99 (full-color book) and $199 (two color books and unlimited storytellers). KeepSaiQ is a private family archive of short voice recordings and photos that everyone you invite adds to. It has a free plan, Family at $99 a year or $11.99 a month, and no printed book. The key difference is a finished book about one person versus an archive that keeps going and holds the whole family.
Choose Storyworth if you want a book
A hardcover with a year of weekly questions is the whole point of Storyworth, and KeepSaiQ does not print one.
Choose Storyworth for guided questions
A library of 500+ questions arrives weekly, and you can write your own. Phone interviews are available on higher plans.
Choose KeepSaiQ if the person won't write
Recording a twenty-second answer asks for no drafting. Everyone in the family can add theirs.
Choose KeepSaiQ for one ongoing archive
No year-long project and no book to finish: recordings and photos from every relative stay together, searchable by transcript.
Pricing
Prices verified on 2026-10-25. Storyworth figures come from its own pricing page and help center, linked in the last column. Storyworth plans are for one storyteller except Unlimited.
The $99 Storyworth Color plan and a year of KeepSaiQ Family cost the same, but they buy different things: Storyworth's includes a printed color book and KeepSaiQ's includes no book.
| Storyworth | KeepSaiQ | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | Basic, $69: one black-and-white hardcover book (up to 480 pages, color cover), a year of weekly questions, free domestic shipping. | Free to start, with a capacity cap. Family is $99 a year or $11.99 a month, one price per family. | welcome.storyworth.com |
| Full-color book | Color, $99: one full-color book up to 300 pages (180 more pages $20 at printing). | No printed book at any price. | help.storyworth.com |
| More than one storyteller | Unlimited, $199: two full-color books and unlimited storytellers. Its pricing-page footnote says it auto-renews yearly at $99. | Everyone you invite adds to one Family subscription. | welcome.storyworth.com |
| Extra books | $39 black-and-white (up to 480 pages); $79 color (up to 300 pages); $99 color (301 to 480 pages). | Not offered. | help.storyworth.com |
| Renewal | A renewal does not include a book credit. The help center lists no renewal price for Basic or Color. | Family stays $99 a year or $11.99 a month. | help.storyworth.com |
Features
Only features stated on each product's public pages are listed.
| Storyworth | KeepSaiQ | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Printed book | Hardcover memoir, 6 by 9 inches, photos can be added. | None. | help.storyworth.com |
| Prompts | Weekly questions by email or text, from a 500+ question library or your own. Reply by email, phone or the website. | Gentle prompts answered in a short voice recording. | welcome.storyworth.com |
| Voice | Phone calls add a transcript to the story; recordings play on the website. Access depends on plan. | Voice is the main way to add a story; transcribed automatically. | help.storyworth.com |
| Who contributes | One storyteller on Basic and Color; unlimited on Unlimited. A separate Celebrations product lets many people contribute to a book. | Everyone you invite, including children. | welcome.storyworth.com |
| Getting your data out | A ZIP of story PDFs and images, or the book interior as a PDF. 30-day refund offered. | Deletion details are on the security page. | help.storyworth.com |
Where Storyworth is better
The book. A bound hardcover at the end of the year is a gift that someone can hold, and Storyworth does it at $69 for a black-and-white edition. KeepSaiQ prints nothing.
Structure. A fresh question every week, drawn from 500+ questions, gives a reluctant storyteller something specific to answer. That rhythm is why many people finish.
Phone interviews. Higher plans include guided calls where Storyworth asks follow-up questions and turns the conversation into a story. KeepSaiQ does not phone anyone.
Group books. Storyworth Celebrations lets many people contribute to one book, free to start and paid per book.
Switching, or using both
Step 1. Finish or pause your Storyworth year. From Manage Account, choose Download all your stories to get a ZIP of PDFs and images, or download the book interior as a PDF.
Step 2. Create a family in KeepSaiQ for free and invite the relatives who should record.
Step 3. Ask each person for a first twenty-second answer, spoken rather than written.
Step 4. Keep the Storyworth download as your backup. We do not claim an automatic import from Storyworth, so treat KeepSaiQ as where new stories go.
Many families do both: a Storyworth book about one grandparent and a KeepSaiQ archive for everyone. The existing StoryWorth alternative guide covers when each shape fits.
Common questions
- Is KeepSaiQ cheaper than Storyworth?
- KeepSaiQ has a free plan to start and Family at $99 a year or $11.99 a month. Storyworth starts at $69 and includes a printed book. They sell different things, so compare what you need. Prices verified on 2026-10-25.
- Does KeepSaiQ make a printed book?
- No. If a hardcover is what you want, Storyworth is the better purchase.
- Can Storyworth record voice?
- Yes, through phone calls such as Story Calls and Magic Interviews, which add transcripts to the story. Which features you get depends on your plan.
- Can I get my stories out of Storyworth?
- Yes. Storyworth's help center describes a ZIP of story PDFs and images from Manage Account, and a PDF of the book interior.
- Can I use both?
- Yes. A Storyworth book about one person and a KeepSaiQ archive for the whole family do different jobs.
Last reviewed 2026-10-25 by KeepSaiQ team.
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