What is Remento?
Remento is a memory book platform that turns spoken stories into a printed hardcover book for families and individuals. It sends weekly prompts by text or email. The recipient records a voice response by clicking a link on any device. Speech-to-Story technology converts each recording into a written story or cleaned transcript. The memory book includes QR codes that play the original audio. Every recording, story, and photo also goes into a private digital archive with lifetime access. Remento works as a personal storytelling tool or as a gift.
Features & Benefits
- Weekly Story Prompts: send curated questions by text or email each week to spark specific memories and life stories.
- Voice Recording: record responses in audio or video from any device with two clicks and no app download or login.
- Speech-to-Story Conversion: transform spoken recordings into a polished written story or word-for-word transcript using proprietary Speech-to-Story technology.
- Story Editing: edit every generated story before printing, switch between first-person and third-person perspectives, and adjust length.
- Hardcover Memory Book Printing: print a color hardcover memory book of up to 200 pages with stories, photos, and QR codes.
- QR Code Audio Playback: scan QR codes printed in the memory book to play the original voice recording for each story.
- Photo Upload: upload photos to pair with specific stories and prompts inside the memory book.
- Family Collaboration: invite family members to suggest prompts, upload photos, vote on questions, and read finished stories.
- Digital Archive: store all recordings, written stories, and photos in a private digital archive with lifetime access.
- Prompt Library: browse hundreds of expert-crafted prompts covering life history, childhood, relationships, and personal milestones.
- Custom Prompt Creation: add your own questions beyond the existing prompt library.
- Prompt Scheduling: set the delivery pace for prompts to go faster or slower than the default weekly cadence.
- Digital Gift Delivery: schedule email delivery of a gift on a chosen date with a personalized message.
- Printable Gift Card: print a pre-designed gift card for in-person gifting.
What can Remento do?
- turn voice recordings into a printed book
- preserve a parent’s life stories
- create a family history book from spoken memories
- record grandparent stories without writing
- make a memory book as a gift
- capture family history through weekly prompts
- convert spoken words into written stories
- create a hardcover book of personal memories
- preserve a loved one’s voice in a keepsake book
- share family stories with relatives online
- build a digital archive of family recordings
Real-World Applications
Adult children looking to capture a parent’s or grandparent’s life history may find Remento fits naturally into a busy household. The weekly prompt structure means the storyteller only needs a few minutes at a time. Over months, those short recordings can build into a full memory book covering decades of personal history.
Older adults who want to document their own life stories for their children and grandchildren can use Remento as a personal memory book project. The voice-first approach means the process centers on speaking rather than typing or writing. Stories get recorded at a comfortable pace and arrive as a finished hardcover memory book without any manual formatting.
Families planning a meaningful gift for a milestone occasion such as a birthday, retirement, or anniversary may consider Remento as an alternative to standard presents. The memory book arrives as a physical keepsake that includes the storyteller’s actual voice on every page via QR codes. Family members can also join the process by voting on prompts and uploading photos throughout the year.
Those preserving the stories of a family member with declining health or memory may use Remento to capture recordings before those stories are lost. The memory book format keeps each story connected to the original audio. The digital archive provides a backup that the whole family can access long term.