ToldByMe

Some stories are too good to lose.

ToldByMe helps you tell yours — in your own voice, on your own time.

Open the book. Five chapters of thoughtful questions ease you into your story — your name, the house you grew up in, the people who shaped you, what you've learned. Speak naturally; the app listens, types, and gently weaves your answers into your opening biography. Each volume after that follows you through the chapters of your life: childhood, building a life, the long view, and a photo album for the pictures you couldn't bring yourself to throw away.

Designed for older hands and eyes. Clear words. Big buttons. No accounts. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. One price, paid once.


WHAT IT DOES

Begin With a Book
ToldByMe opens to a virtual book. Five chapters, thirty questions. Each page asks one thing. You answer in your own voice; the app gently turns it into prose. By the end of Chapter 5, you have an opening biography — Volume I — that reads like the start of a published memoir.

Speak Your Stories
Tap the microphone. Start talking. Apple's on-device speech recognition turns your spoken words into text — works without internet. No typing required.

Guided Questions, Era by Era
After Volume I, the helper continues with the chapters of your life — childhood, school, work, family, the people you've loved. It listens to what you say and asks the next question that matters. Skip any question. End whenever you'd like. There is no finish line.

Polish, in Your Voice
With one tap, your raw words become smoother memoir prose. Your meaning stays yours; only the language is gently tidied.

Old Photos, Restored
Bring scratches, fading, and creases under control. Faces gently sharpened. Even bring black-and-white photos to color — your wedding day, your first house, the camp from 1953.

Hear Your Stories Read Aloud
Tap "Read it to me" and hear your polished memoir spoken back. A quiet way to know it sounds right.

Read with Family
Send an invite to family on iPhone or iPad — they read along on their own phone, no purchase needed. Only you can add or change a story. For family on other devices, save the whole memoir as a keepsake PDF and send it however you like.


DESIGNED FOR SENIORS — REALLY

- 18-point minimum text. Larger if you want it.
- Tap targets sized for older hands.
- Two taps to anywhere. You can't get lost.
- Autosaves as you go. You will not lose your work.
- Full VoiceOver support.
- WCAG AAA contrast.
- Designed so a parent can use it alone — no setup help needed after install.


YOUR STORIES BELONG TO YOU

No account. No login. No advertising. No tracking. Your memoir lives on your phone, with a safe copy in your private iCloud if you'd like one. When the helper polishes your text, only your words travel through our secure server — and they're never stored there.


ONE-TIME PURCHASE

$14.99, paid once, on the App Store. That is everything.

- No subscriptions.
- No in-app purchases.
- No "upgrade for more." There is no more to upgrade to.
- All future updates included.

Family on iPhone read your stories for free. The PDF keepsake works for anyone.


A NOTE ABOUT AI

We use AI three small ways: to weave your wizard answers into your opening biography, to gently rephrase your raw words into smoother prose (you choose when), and to restore old photographs. It does not invent memories. It does not change what you said. You're the author. The app is the helper.


We made this for our own parents and grandparents. We hope yours enjoys it too.