We cannot buy more time with them. But we can keep a lifetime in their voice.

Her 11 free days start when she first replies. No card.

0:51

Vibha Anand, 55 · Delhi. “Once, on my birthday, something very interesting happened.”

96% of the 92 conversations scored in our study were rated moving or deeper. Read the study

The chapters they haven't told you yet

  • Why does she love the smell of jasmine so much?
  • Where was he when India won the World Cup in 1983?
  • What did she buy with her first salary?
  • How did he save up for his first scooter?
  • Which film did she sneak out of the house to see?
  • What did his father say the day he left the village?
  • What did her mother tell her the night before the wedding?
  • Which old film song does he hum when he thinks no one is listening?
  • Why does she fold every plastic bag into a tiny triangle?
  • What is in the old steel trunk he never opens?
  • Who taught her the dal that nobody else gets right?
  • Which teacher does he still talk about, fifty years on?
  • Which song did she sing to you that she never sings now?
  • What did he cook the one time Ma was away?
  • Who did she write letters to before the phone came?
  • What did his village smell like after the first rain?

In a few weeks, you'll have the answers.

Plans

One payment. Nothing renews.

Her 11 free days start when she first replies. No card. Choose a plan once you have heard her first stories.

Most families choose this

The Whole Story

Until her book is done, up to a year.

$171once

Everything in First Chapters, plus:

  • Invite up to ten family members to listen and ask her questions
  • A printed letter in her words every few weeks, not just two
  • Her printed hardcover, handcrafted and delivered
  • Her audiobook, in her own voice
  • Short films cut from her telling, every few months
  • A gift we make for her birthday or anniversary

+$110 for a second parent, in one shared book.

First Chapters

Four months.

$61once
  • Unlimited conversations in her language, on WhatsApp
  • Her voice to your WhatsApp, the same day
  • Digital artifacts from every story
  • Invite two family members to listen and ask her questions
  • Two printed letters in her words, posted to her door
  • Her growing digital book, from the first story

₹1the 1 at the end of every price is our small shagun, a wish for the stories to keep growing.

Both parents

A second parent is +$40 on First Chapters, +$110 on The Whole Story, with one shared book. Start with one parent, and add the other any time after.

In her language

Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali, Tamil, Gujarati, Punjabi or English. All languages →

In both plans

How Alfaaz listens: questions that follow her answers, a memory for every name, her best hour to talk, and care when a story is hard. See how →

Who is behind it

Pulkit Mendiratta and Shivli Gupta, building in Amsterdam. KvK 42039821. We never train on her stories. Our story →

Pricing FAQ

Direct answers.

Questions? Write to support@alfaaz.me. The founder replies directly.

Last reviewed 22 October 2026.

Prices in

Will my mother manage this?

Yes. It is WhatsApp, which she already uses, and she only ever sends voice notes. She never types. In our research, 93% of 1,347 elder replies came as voice notes.

What if she doesn't reply?

The first 21 days are free, so you find out before you pay. You send her the first message yourself, which about doubles the chance she answers, and we help you start.

Which plan should I choose?

Start free either way. If you want the book in her hands, The Whole Story. If you'd rather see her take to it first, First Chapters.

What does “until her book is done” mean?

As long as it takes to put her life on paper, up to a year. She talks at her own pace, and we keep asking until her book is ready. If a year passes first, her book holds the chapters she has told by then. Either way, it is printed and posted to her.

How is this different from memoir services that work by email?

They ask in English, by email, and someone has to type. Alfaaz asks in her language, by voice, on WhatsApp, and the book is in her words, with an audiobook in her own voice.

What happens after?

New conversations stop. Everything she told stays yours, for good. If she wants to keep talking, you can continue month by month. We never charge you again unless you choose to.

Where can I read what other families say about Alfaaz?

On Trustpilot, at trustpilot.com/review/alfaaz.me. Any family that has used Alfaaz can write a review there, good or bad, and we cannot take one down because we dislike it.