# LifeTales — Stories Worth Remembering > Digital journaling and private video sharing for preserving life stories. (iPhone/iPad app by Lifetales Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lifetales/id1244902797 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Lifetales Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/994200172) - Category: Photo & Video, Social Networking - Price: Free - Rating: 4.70/5 from 67 App Store ratings · 20 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 11.0 · 249 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2017-06-19 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lifetales/id1244902797/reviews.md ## What is LifeTales? We hope you and your family are keeping safe! We’re living in an incredible moment in history, the likes of which have not been seen in most lifetimes. Be sure to capture this once-in-a-lifetime experience — you'll want to remember what it was like … and memory grows dim over the years! YOUNG KIDS AT HOME? Many of our members are using LifeTales as a video diary, documenting their thoughts and experience. Not only can that be therapeutic — it will also be amazing to look back on one day! Another idea — record some of the activities your family and kids are doing each day during isolation. Tell the story — it's once in a lifetime! OLDER KIDS AT HOME? Your kids are at home and you’re trying to find things to keep them occupied? Suggest they do a daily video diary about their experience. You could suggest they tell stories to their 21 year old self — remind them what they’re experiencing today! PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS ON THEIR OWN? It's not a great idea to visit Seniors right now, especially with the kids — too much danger of viral transmission :( Keep your Parents/Grandparents engaged and involved in family life, even when they can’t be there with you right now! You’re probably already video chatting — and that’s terrific. But you can’t spend all day live on video. How about creating stories for them — or perhaps have the kids create stories — or share your LifeTales about what your family is doing each day. Imagine how often your parents/grandparents will play a song that your child sings to them!! GRANDPARENTS NOT TECH SAVVY? Not a problem! Send them a link to your story. They'll be able to view it on their computer, iPad or mobile phone, just by tapping the link. No need for your parents/grandparents to create a LifeTales account. A simple tap will do! --------------------------------------------------------------------- LifeTales is the place for all your stories worth remembering — Travel, Child Journals, Memoirs, Family Gatherings, Relationships, Hobbies, Pregnancy Journals, … each story privately shared with *just* the people you choose … archived in a private, safe environment and downloadable to your hard drive at any time. Way more than just a photo album — you can add the narrative by text or audio — the story behind the pictures — the story that never made it into pictures — the intangibles. ## Key features - Video diary creation - Private story sharing - Text and audio narration - Digital archiving - Family activity documentation - Memory preservation ## Recent user reviews (10 of 20) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lifetales/id1244902797/reviews.md ### 4/5 — This app is amazing!! *2023-12-31* I was looking for an app that would allow me to upload lengthy videos (I think I have one on this app over 10 minutes long), organize my videos and pictures in a specific way, and share it all with my 4H team along with comments on each video and picture. This is the only app that does all that that I know of. It fit all my needs perfectly! I have all the plants on our list organized in one collection for the team and then broken down into 5 different categories, then broken down by each plant with multiple pictures and videos for each plant in their designated album. I’m about to start a new collection for my homeschool. If I can find the time, I’ll start another collection to actually share personal pictures and videos with friends and family. As far as I know, no other app compares to this one! It’s amazing! ### 5/5 — Homeschooling Parents!!! *2022-07-30, version 2.3.4* This app is amazing for fellow homeschoolers!!! You can keep individual collections for each child. Create tags for different learning categories, and just snap photos and videos for each educational activity you do during the day. Seriously!!! Pitch all the paperwork, journals, & logbooks… this app is what you’ve been looking for! ### 5/5 — Where have you been all my life! *2021-11-21, version 2.3.4* For the longest time, I was beyond frustrated that there was no place for me to privately document my family life! Instagram is cool but so full of ads, and not private! LifeTales has solved this issue in a beautiful way! I love that I can share each and every entry or collection with specified people, or with no one at all! I love all the different ways I can organize my entries. I love that I can include videos, pictures, writing, and voice recording! LifeTales is a slam dunk for documenting my family and my life! If you are looking for the perfect solution for modern journaling, look no further! Thank you LifeTales! ### 4/5 — New user *2020-08-08, version 2.3.3* I haven’t yet used all the functions available but I really enjoy the way I can use the app to connect family photos with a narrative about the time and events in the pictures. I hope this will be a record my family can refer back to in later years. I found out I can paste entries I had already made in Notes into the narrative. **Developer response:** Many thanks, Kscanuck 😁. For even more ideas and features, check out the “How to” Collection in your sidebar. Tons of ways to use the app for different needs. Let us know how it goes and if you have any questions! ### 4/5 — Amazing for Children’s future! *2019-02-21, version 2.0.17* My wife and I were writing journals in paperback for our kids full of encouragement and love but we were always scared that we would loose them. My with mentioned developing an app that would allow you to journal, add videos, and pictures that would allow our children to access it and whoever the journal was approved to view. I told her well there’s probably someone else who has made that. Sure enough! We found LifeTales! Very good stuff. Would change a few things like how it doesn’t allow someone else to edit an entry you make. But you can add your own entries to same journal so I guess it makes up for it. Just gets crowded. **Developer response:** Thanks, tsh100163 😀. FYI - You can also allow others to edit and collaborate on a story with you. Tap the purple Sharing icon under your cover picture. You can then change anyone from a viewer to a Co-creator. If you have any other questions, feedback or ideas, please let us know at help@lifetales.com ### 5/5 — Great app!! *2018-11-20, version 2.0.6* Really love the layout of this app! Love that it allows me to incorporate pictures, videos and audio all in one! ### 5/5 — See ya, Instagram!! *2018-11-20, version 2.0.6* As a parent, I am so completely grateful to have found such a special way to solve my need to share and document my family photos. A must have for any photo snapping family! ### 5/5 — One of my favorite apps *2018-11-19, version 2.0.6* Lifetales allows me to compile all of my favorite memories into their own little books. I love to share them with friends and go back and look at them. From family trips to college events, it lets me use videos, pictures, and audio to remember every piece of it! ### 5/5 — Love this app!! *2018-11-19, version 2.0.6* This app is great for recording my life in photos/video and text without the world seeing what I post!! Love the new child journals ❤️ ### 5/5 — Great app for family memories *2018-11-19, version 2.0.6* Love that I can capture family moments in photos, videos and more! Such a big fan!!! ## Frequently asked questions about LifeTales ### What is LifeTales? LifeTales is an application designed for capturing and preserving your most important life stories. It allows you to create video diaries, document family activities, and record personal narratives using video, text, or audio. These stories can then be privately shared with selected individuals. ### What are the key features of LifeTales? Key features include the ability to create video diaries, document daily experiences and family activities, add narrative through text or audio, and privately share these stories with chosen people. The app also provides a private, safe environment for archiving your memories, with the option to download them to your hard drive. ### How much does LifeTales cost? Based on the provided information, the application is available for free. There is no mention of any subscription fees, in-app purchases, or advertisements. ### Who is LifeTales for? This app is ideal for anyone who wants to preserve their memories, including parents documenting their children's lives, individuals wanting to create a personal memoir, or families wanting to share their experiences. It's also useful for keeping distant relatives engaged by sharing family updates. ### Can I share stories with people who don't have the app? Yes, you can share your stories with others by sending them a link. Recipients can view your stories on their computer, tablet, or mobile phone simply by tapping the link, without needing to create their own LifeTales account. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.3.4 — 2021-01-08 • several speed and usability enhancements • removed the videochat beta ### 2.3.3 — 2020-07-21 * Bug fix release to address an issue related to the uploading of Photos stored in iCloud ### 2.3.2 — 2020-05-26 • bug fix release to address issue with photo formats ### 2.3.1 — 2020-05-16 • You can now do much more styling, more intuitively, for all your text pages. Add colour, centre and right justify paragraphs, and easily add links for websites and email addresses • When you're in Story Edit mode, you can now begin editing a text page by tapping *anywhere* on that page • Fixed a bug that caused crashes when linking/unlinking pages and other miscellaneous bug fixes ### 2.3 — 2020-05-09 • This release features our initial version of videochat. You can *EASILY* chat with a loved one — like a grandparent (no technical skills required) — and preserve the conversation forever. This is not just about live chat — it's about creating and preserving conversations worth remembering! • We've also added our initial version of enhanced text pages. 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