Audio guest books, compared

The audio guest book you can read and hold

Most audio guest books hand you a pile of voice recordings and a link. Chorus gives you those, then turns them into a printed book.

How an audio guest book usually works

You have seen the setup at a wedding. A vintage phone sits on a table, guests pick it up during the night and leave a voicemail. Afterwards the couple gets the audio files, sometimes a web page to play them on, sometimes a vinyl record pressed with the best ones.

Only the people in the room got to speak.

What Chorus does with the same voices

With Chorus you share one link, and people record before the day or after it from wherever they are. A grandparent can record at home, a friend can record from three time zones away, and a cousin who's too shy to speak at a party can write their message instead.

Then Chorus makes the book. Each person gets a page with their message written out, their name and how they know the person the book is for. Their voice plays from the page.

Chorus next to the alternatives

What you wantChorusAudio guest book (phone)Digital guest bookStoryWorth
Everyone records from anywhere, any timeYesEvent onlyYesOne person
You get a printed bookYesNoNoYes
Many people's voices in itYesYesYesNo
Each message written out and signedYesNoSometimesYes
Play the real voiceYesYesYesNo
Works for a birthday, baby or memorial tooYesWedding-firstWedding-firstLife story

Who starts a Chorus book

A daughter plans one for her dad's 60th. A friend of the couple sets one up for the wedding, and an aunt starts one for a new baby. A parent can record for their own child year after year and hand it over when the child is older. A family who has lost someone gathers what everyone remembers about them.

What it costs

The Voices
€39

Each recording tidied, and every voice plays straight through from one link. Digital.

The Book
€89

The whole book to read online, every message playable from its page. Digital.

The Keepsake
€99

One printed hardcover, posted to you. Extra copies €39 each.

Questions people ask

Does everyone need to download an app?

No. People open the link, tap record and talk. It works in the browser on any phone or laptop.

How many people can take part?

As many as you want. The one link works the same for six people or sixty. Gathering the messages is free.

Can people who cannot be there still take part?

Yes, they can record right up to the day the book closes.

Start a book