How it works
You start it once. They answer on WhatsApp. Their life story builds itself.
Alfaaz is built for two people at once: you, who want the stories kept, and your elder, who shouldn't have to learn a new app. Setup happens in your family account. The conversation happens on WhatsApp.
No elder app · One question at a time · Their voice stays attached
How it works
Six simple moments, repeated gently.
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0:00On deep indigo, five gold voice-note bars breathe. Text: "Nani has eighty years of stories. And WhatsApp. That's all Alfaaz needs."
0:05Step 1, Add your elder. In the family workspace (Amsterdam, 07:32), a grandchild types "Nani", her WhatsApp number, and picks Hindi from a row of Indian languages, then taps "Start Nani's story". On screen: "Add Nani, once. Her WhatsApp number and the language she dreams in. That's the whole setup."
0:10Step 2, Alfaaz introduces itself. A golden voice note travels from Amsterdam to Nani's phone in Jaipur. In her WhatsApp chat, Alfaaz sends a warm introduction in Hindi: "Namaste Nani! I'm Alfaaz. Riya wants your stories kept forever."
0:13Step 3, A voice question arrives. Alfaaz asks one question in Hindi: "Nani, what was your first home like?" She plays it.
0:17Step 4, She replies when ready. The day passes to evening. Nani holds the mic and records a 3 minute 48 second voice note. Words from her memory drift out: aangan, neem ka ped, Chandni Chowk, 1961, Nana ji, jhoola. On screen: "She answers when she's ready. After her chai, tonight, or next week. Nothing to install, no appointment."
0:22Alfaaz follows up. Alfaaz replies to what she said: "What a lovely memory! Who got the first turn on the jhoola?" Nani answers, Alfaaz nudges "And then?", and she answers again. On screen: "Alfaaz listens, then asks more. It picks up on what she just said and asks the next thing. A conversation, not a questionnaire."
0:26Step 5, The story is organized. The waveforms of her three replies lift off and become the lines of a chapter: "The House with the Neem Tree", from a 7:37 conversation. Her audio plays with the words highlighted as she speaks. It shows the people, places and years (Nana ji, Bade Mama, Chandni Chowk, Delhi, 1961), and the next question Alfaaz will ask: "Who planted the neem tree?"
0:33Step 6, Her life story grows. More chapters arrive: The Train to Bombay, 1968; How I Met Your Nana; Amma's Rajma; The Summer It Didn't Rain; Your Mother's First Day of School. Alfaaz's next voice note asks "And then what happened, Nani?" The chapters close into a keepsake book, "Nani, in her own words".
0:39The Alfaaz logo. "Preserving voices, one story at a time." alfaaz.me
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 their life story
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. Their life story 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.
Before you decide
Who is behind Alfaaz
- Measured, not claimed
- 93% of 1,347 elder replies came as voice notes: 22 elders, March to July 2026.
- Read the study
How we handle voices and family data, in plain words: our trust promise.
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 session and no appointment to keep. Alfaaz sends one question at a time and waits, then comes back with the next one about every few days, during your elder's own waking hours. An elder can answer in two minutes, half an hour, tomorrow, or whenever the memory arrives, and if they go quiet the gap widens on its own.
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 life story grows, so you can follow along instead of guessing what happened.