How it works
You start it once. They answer on WhatsApp. The memoir builds itself.
Alfaaz is built for two people at once: the family member who wants the stories preserved, and the elder who should not have to learn a new app. Setup happens in your family account. The conversation happens inside WhatsApp.
- No elder app
- They only use WhatsApp voice notes.
- One prompt at a time
- No appointment, script, or long interview.
- Voice stays attached
- Audio, transcript, and summary stay together.
The full loop
Six simple moments, repeated gently.
Alfaaz does not ask your elder to sit for a formal interview. It turns ordinary WhatsApp voice notes into a structured memoir over time. Your part is the first step; Alfaaz and your elder carry everything in between, and the finished stories come to you.
- Family
Step 1
Add your elder
Create the family account, add their WhatsApp number, choose their language, and review the first introduction.
- Alfaaz
Step 2
Alfaaz introduces itself
Your elder receives a warm WhatsApp voice note explaining that their family wants to preserve their stories.
- Alfaaz
Step 3
A voice question arrives
Alfaaz asks one specific question in their language: childhood, work, recipes, migration, family, or a memory you request.
- Elder
Step 4
They reply when ready
They press play, think, and send a voice note back. They can skip, pause, or answer later.
- Alfaaz
Step 5
The story is organized
The reply becomes original audio, transcript, summary, people and places, and context for better follow-ups.
- Family
Step 6
Your memoir grows
Your family reads along in the workspace while the archive builds chapter by chapter.
Two views
Nothing for you to run. Nothing for them to learn.
They stay in the WhatsApp chat they already know. You get a workspace where finished stories arrive on their own.
What your elder sees
WhatsApp voice notes
Alfaaz
0:22
Transcript
Aaj bachpan ke ghar ke baare mein batayenge?
Dadi
0:58
Transcript
Woh ghar Lucknow mein tha... chhoti si galiyan, aam ke ped, aur har shaam nani ki kahaaniyan.
What your family sees
Same answer, organized into a memoir entry
0:58 voice note
Native-language text
The old Lucknow house
Nana, Leela, Sultan
For the family
Your only job is to listen.
You review the first introduction before it goes out. After that, Alfaaz asks, follows up, and organizes every answer on its own. Finished stories arrive; you press play.
You can read along
Questions, answers, transcripts, summaries, people, places, and open threads appear in your family workspace.
You keep control
Pause follow-ups, invite family, or point Alfaaz at a topic you are curious about. The memoir keeps growing whether or not you do.
For the elder
They stay in WhatsApp
No login, download, password, camera, or unfamiliar interface.
They answer by voice
Voice notes let them speak naturally, code-mix where they already do, use family names, and take their time.
They can stop anytime
A skipped question is fine. A late answer is fine. An unprompted memory is also saved.
One voice note becomes six lasting pieces.
Not just a file in a folder: voice, chapter, cover, and family context, kept together.
Her voice, kept
The original recording, never re-recorded.
A written chapter
Woven from her words in the language she spoke.
People and places
Names, towns, and years remembered for the next question.
Common questions
The practical answers.
Short answers for the questions families usually ask before adding an elder.
Does my elder need to install anything?
No. The elder only needs WhatsApp. Alfaaz sends messages there, and the elder replies with the same voice-note habit they already use with family.
What do I do as the family member?
You create the account, add the elder's WhatsApp number, choose their language, and review the first introduction. That is the whole job: from there Alfaaz asks and follows up on its own, and you read and listen as stories arrive. Pausing or steering is always available, never required.
How long is a conversation?
There is no scheduled session. Alfaaz sends one question at a time and waits. An elder can answer in two minutes, half an hour, tomorrow, or whenever the memory arrives.
Can the elder skip questions?
Yes. They can skip a question, pause, answer late, or send an unprompted memory. Alfaaz is designed to follow the elder's pace, not push them through a script.
What does the family receive?
Each reply becomes original audio, transcript, story summary, people and places, open threads, and context for future questions in the family archive.
Can I see what Alfaaz asked?
Yes. The family workspace shows the questions and answers as the memoir grows, so you can follow along instead of guessing what happened.