AI Memory App for Loved Ones
Preserve Their Voice, Stories, and Way of Speaking
Hearthsay is a private AI memory app that helps families preserve consented voice notes, family stories, wording, speech patterns, and meaningful memories — then turns them into source-backed answers for future generations.
Private by design. Consent-based. Source-backed. Built for family memories, not impersonation.
What Is Hearthsay?
Hearthsay is a private family memory app. It turns consented recordings into a searchable memory profile, so you can ask questions later and receive answers grounded in real memories, transcripts, and recordings — never guesses.
It preserves how someone spoke, what they cared about, the stories they repeated, the advice they gave, and the familiar details that make a person feel close. You can read more about source-backed answers and how it all fits together.
Most Family Memories Are Lost Before They Are Written Down
Most families have many photos but very few saved stories. A parent’s repeated story. A grandmother’s unwritten recipe. A father’s advice. A loved one’s way of speaking. These fade quietly, and they are hard to get back.
Hearthsay preserves those details before they fade. It is built for the questions families really ask:
- How do I preserve my mother’s voice?
- How do I save my father’s stories?
- Is there an app to record family memories?
- How can I preserve my grandmother’s recipes and advice?
- Can AI help organize family voice recordings?
- How do I create a private memory archive for my family?
How Hearthsay Works
Five simple steps, from a first recording to a source-backed answer.
Record or upload voice notes
Capture or bring in voice notes — always with the consent of the person being recorded.
Transcribe and organize
Hearthsay transcribes the audio and organizes it into people, places, events, values, memories, and themes.
Preserve speech style
It notes how someone naturally speaks — wording, repeated phrases, rhythm, pauses, tone, cadence, and storytelling.
Build a private memory profile
Everything becomes a private, searchable memory profile for that loved one, kept for your family.
Ask source-backed questions
Later, you can ask questions and receive answers grounded in the real memories your family saved.
Questions you can ask later
- What advice did Mom give about raising children?
- What was Grandpa’s favorite story from his childhood?
- How did Dad talk about work and responsibility?
- What recipes did Grandma explain?
- What family traditions did they want us to remember?
- What would they usually say when someone felt discouraged?
Important: Hearthsay does not randomly invent answers. It uses saved source material to create grounded responses based on the memories your family provides.
Preserve How They Spoke, Not Just What They Said
From consented recordings, Hearthsay preserves a person’s communication style — the small things that make a voice feel like theirs:
- Favorite words and phrases
- Sentence style
- Storytelling patterns
- Speaking rhythm
- Natural pauses
- Emotional tone
- Warmth and humor
- Pitch and frequency range
- Cadence and emphasis
- Common advice style
- Family-specific expressions
Hearthsay is not designed to impersonate or replace a person. It is designed to preserve memories, voice characteristics, wording, and speech patterns from consented family recordings.
Hearthsay preserves how a loved one speaks, not just what they said. From consented recordings, Hearthsay can understand wording, repeated phrases, tone, rhythm, pauses, cadence, and storytelling style. Answers are grounded in saved source material, helping families remember a loved one in a way that feels familiar without pretending to replace the person.
Hearthsay analyzes consented recordings to understand both what a loved one said and how they naturally expressed themselves — including wording, repeated phrases, rhythm, pauses, tone, and cadence. Answers are generated from saved source material, helping families preserve memories in a way that feels familiar without pretending to replace the person.
Answers Backed by Real Memories
Hearthsay focuses on your private family source material. It searches saved recordings, transcripts, and the memory profile — because family memory should not be guessed.
- Answers come from saved family memories.
- Memories link back to recordings and transcripts when possible.
- It preserves context, not just summaries.
- It avoids pretending to know things that were never provided.
- Every answer stays personal, private, and grounded.
Who Hearthsay Is For
Adult children preserving a parent’s voice and stories.
Grandchildren who want to remember their grandparents.
Families facing aging or illness.
Parents creating a memory archive for their children.
Families spread across different countries.
More Than a Voice Recorder. More Careful Than a Chatbot.
Private family memory profiles
Each loved one gets a private profile, kept for your family rather than the public.
Source-backed responses
Answers are grounded in the memories you actually saved.
Speech-style preservation
It preserves wording, tone, rhythm, and cadence — not only the facts.
Consent-based design
Recordings are added with permission, by design.
A clear no-impersonation promise
Hearthsay does not claim to recreate, revive, or replace a person.
Built for emotional value
It is made to keep real memories close, gently and respectfully.
Built for Private, Consent-Based Family Memory
Privacy, consent, and control come first. During Early Access, only upload recordings you have permission to use. For living people, consent is required. Please do not secretly record, upload, or simulate anyone.
Hearthsay is not a replacement for grief counseling, therapy, legal advice, estate planning, or medical support. You can read how consent works on our consent and safety page.
- Consent-based recordings.
- Private family memory profiles.
- Source-backed answers.
- Data deletion request support.
- No public sharing by default.
- No claim to recreate or replace a person.
Hearthsay is a family memory and reflection app. It does not provide medical, mental health, therapy, legal, financial, religious, or emergency advice.
Hearthsay does not recreate a person, replace grief support, or generate messages from someone without consent. It preserves user-provided memories and speech patterns from consented recordings, and every answer is grounded in saved source material.
Join Early Access
Hearthsay is opening to a small group of invited Early Access families who want to preserve their family’s voices and stories with care.
Early access is limited so we can protect privacy, preserve quality, and support families carefully. Please only upload recordings you have permission to use.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an AI memory app?
An AI memory app helps you save and organize real memories, then ask questions about them later. Hearthsay focuses on family memories: it turns consented voice notes, stories, and details into a private, searchable memory profile and answers from that saved source material.
Can Hearthsay preserve a loved one’s voice?
Hearthsay preserves voice characteristics and speech patterns from consented recordings — wording, repeated phrases, rhythm, pauses, tone, and cadence — so memories feel familiar. It preserves how someone spoke; it does not pretend to be that person speaking now.
Does Hearthsay recreate someone who passed away?
No. Hearthsay does not recreate, revive, or replace a person. It preserves the memories, stories, wording, and speech patterns your family saved from consented recordings, and answers questions using that saved source material.
Can I use Hearthsay for a living parent or grandparent?
Yes. Many families record a living parent or grandparent so their stories and advice are kept. For living people, consent is required: only record and upload someone with their permission.
Can I upload old family recordings?
You can bring in existing recordings, as long as you have permission to use them. Hearthsay transcribes and organizes them into a private memory profile alongside anything new you record.
Is Hearthsay a grief app?
Hearthsay is a family memory app, not a grief or therapy service. It can be meaningful while remembering someone, but it is not a replacement for grief counseling, therapy, or professional support.
Can Hearthsay answer questions like "What would Mom say?"
It can offer grounded answers based on what was actually saved — for example, the advice or stories your family recorded. Answers come from saved source material, not from guessing, and Hearthsay does not claim to be the person.
Is Hearthsay private?
Yes. Memory profiles are private to your family by default, with no public sharing. You can request deletion of your data, and Hearthsay does not create public voice models.
What should I record first?
Start with a story they love to tell, a piece of advice they often repeat, or a recipe or tradition they want remembered. Short, meaningful recordings are a good beginning — only record people who have given permission.
How is Hearthsay different from storing recordings in Google Drive or iCloud?
Cloud storage keeps files; Hearthsay preserves meaning. It transcribes and organizes recordings into a searchable memory profile, preserves speech style, and answers family questions with source-backed responses linked to the original memories.
Hearthsay is an AI memory app for families who want to preserve loved ones’ voices, stories, advice, traditions, recipes, and speech patterns. It helps turn consented voice recordings into private, searchable family memory profiles with source-backed answers. Whether you want to preserve your mother’s voice, save your father’s stories, record your grandparents’ memories, or create a private family archive for future generations, Hearthsay helps keep real memories close.