Comparison

StoryCorps vs Kinfolk

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

StoryCorps

Record meaningful conversations with loved ones or discover inspiring stories through a vast archive. This app facilitates personal connection and offers a platform for sharing diverse human experiences.

Highlights
  • Record conversations
  • Upload audio files
  • Listen to podcast
  • Watch animations
  • Prepare interview questions
  • Search online archive
Features
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Record, Podcast, Listen Since 2003, StoryCorps’ commitment to recording local stories, creating award-winning content, and helping illuminate the humanity in each of us has contributed to nearly 700,000 people across the country having meaningful conversations. Get involved by downloading the App today! Here are some of the features to look forward to: - Listen to StoryCorps’ podcast and watch animations all in one place. - Record conversations in the App or upload an existing audio file to your account. - Join an initiative, including Brightness In Black, One Small Step DIY, Military Voices Initiative, or The Great Listen. - Prepare interview questions or use our pre-populated ones. - Search our Online Archive for conversations about the themes important to you. Listen, honor, and share with the StoryCorps App. Major support for the StoryCorps App made possible by Jane Phillips Donaldson & William H. Donaldson. For more information about the StoryCorps App, visit storycorps.org/app.

About

Kinfolk

Explore hidden histories and cultural narratives through augmented reality. Discover stories layered into public spaces and engage with community archives to preserve collective memory. This platform brings history to life, connecting past, present, and future.

Highlights
  • AR monuments revealing hidden histories
  • Guided storytelling quests
  • Monuments Library by theme and location
  • Community archives for cultural memory
  • Interactive badges and achievements
  • Immersive historical narratives
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In a time of book bans, cultural erasure, and monuments that still glorify oppression, Kinfolk offers a different kind of education — rooted in truth, powered by the people. Kinfolk is a platform for collective memory, built with and for our communities that have too often been excluded from the narrative. We use augmented reality technology, monuments, and storytelling to make history visible and alive, layered into the very spaces we inhabit. Features: - AR monuments that reveal hidden histories in public spaces - Guided Quests that lead you through curated storytelling experiences - Monuments Library to browse stories by theme and location - Community archives preserving cultural memory and lived experience - Interactive badges and achievements for deeper engagement - Immersive narratives that connect past, present, and future History isn't behind us. It's alive in us. Download Kinfolk and help reimagine how we remember.

Screenshots

StoryCorps4 screens
Kinfolk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kinfolk at none against StoryCorps's shown. Kinfolk also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). StoryCorps's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 105). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for StoryCorps against 4.6 for Kinfolk. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StoryCorps has 1.5K ratings behind it against 105, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 72% and 72% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StoryCorps ships an update monthly, Kinfolk weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
StoryCorps versus Kinfolk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStoryCorpsKinfolk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better4.6 (105 ratings)
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews71.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better105
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB311 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStoryCorps, Inc.Kinfolk Tech Foundation

Customer experience

StoryCorps

All ratings1,511 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive71.5%
Neutral8.9%
Negative19.5%

Kinfolk

All ratings105 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative21.9%

Bugs and requests

StoryCorps

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes during recording or publishing
  • Recordings randomly disappear or get corrupted
  • Login and upload issues, especially with Facebook
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow re-recording of interviews
  • Improve upload and sharing functionality
  • Add backup and restore options for recordings
  • Extend recording time limit

Kinfolk

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

StoryCorps

No in-app purchases

None

Kinfolk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StoryCorps free?
StoryCorps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kinfolk free?
Kinfolk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StoryCorps or Kinfolk?
StoryCorps is rated higher. StoryCorps averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Kinfolk averages 4.6 from 105 ratings.
Do StoryCorps or Kinfolk have ads?
StoryCorps shows ads; Kinfolk does not.
Which is updated more often, StoryCorps or Kinfolk?
StoryCorps ships an update monthly, and Kinfolk weekly. Most recently, StoryCorps was updated on October 17, 2026 and Kinfolk on October 4, 2026.

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