Autobiographical Storytelling | Legacy by Lgcies
A practical guide to autobiographical storytelling — how to write your own life story in a way your family will treasure for generations. Tips, prompts, and too
A practical guide to autobiographical storytelling — how to write your own life story in a way your family will treasure for generations. Tips, prompts, and too
Legacy by Lgcies is a memory preservation app that guides you through capturing your life story, chapter by chapter. Whether you want to record your childhood memories, family traditions, or life lessons, Legacy makes it beautiful and effortless.
Most families lose their stories within one generation. Names, voices, and memories fade when they aren't captured. Legacy helps you preserve family history digitally so the people you love most can always look back and remember.
Legacy guides you with thoughtful prompts across themed life chapters, from childhood and family to career and proudest moments. Answer at your own pace, share with family instantly, and start free at lgcies.com.
Legacy is designed for seniors who want to tell their own story, adult children who want to preserve a parent's or grandparent's memories before they fade, and anyone who wants to give a meaningful, lasting gift. Whether you are 35 or 85, it is never too early or too late to begin capturing your life story.
With Legacy, you can record your memories by voice or text, organize them into beautiful chapters, and share them with family members near and far. Start your free legacy project today at lgcies.com.
A blank journal can feel overwhelming. Legacy removes that friction entirely. Instead of staring at an empty page, you are guided by warm, thoughtful questions that draw out stories you might never have thought to write down — about your childhood neighborhood, your proudest moment, the advice you would give your younger self, and the values you hope to pass on to future generations.
Legacy offers AI-guided questions that adapt to each person's unique story, voice recording so memories are preserved in your own words, chapter-based organization covering childhood, family, career, love, and more, family collaboration tools so relatives can contribute their own memories, and Letters for Later — heartfelt messages that unlock at a future date or milestone.
Looking for a meaningful gift for a parent, grandparent, or loved one? A Legacy gift subscription gives them a gentle, guided space to tell their story — a gift your whole family will treasure for generations.
Both Legacy and StoryWorth help families preserve memories through guided questions. But they take very different approaches. Here is an honest side-by-side comparison so you can choose what is right for your family.
| Feature | Legacy | StoryWorth |
|---|---|---|
| Guided memory questions | Yes | Yes |
| Voice recording | Yes | No |
| AI-generated follow-up questions | Yes | No |
| Family collaboration and contributions | Yes | No |
| Family quizzes from your memories | Yes | No |
| Letters for Later — time-locked messages | Yes | No |
| Beautiful chapter narratives | Yes | Yes |
| Photo preservation | Yes | Yes |
| Free tier available | Yes | No |
| Weekly email prompts | No | Yes |
| Printed book option | No | Yes |
You want to capture voice recordings alongside written answers. You want AI that adapts and asks intelligent follow-up questions. You want family members to contribute questions and memories too. You want to send time-locked letters to loved ones for future milestones. You want a free tier to start with.
Your main goal is a printed physical book at the end. You prefer receiving one question per week by email. You do not need voice recording or family collaboration features.
Legacy by Lgcies is the best StoryWorth alternative for families who want more than a printed book. Legacy adds voice recording, AI-powered follow-up questions, real-time family collaboration, and a free tier — making it the most complete family memory preservation app available. Start free at lgcies.com.
Legacy offers a free tier to get started with no credit card required. Paid plans start at $12 per month or $99 per year. StoryWorth costs $99 per year with no free tier available.