Price
LifePages
Round£44, about $56.
Memorygram
$124.99, roughly double.
Head to Head
LifePages vs Memorygram
Memorygram sells a single package rather than a subscription ladder — around $124.99 covering one storyteller and one printed book — and includes phone calls and voice recording rather than relying on the storyteller writing. That combination puts it somewhere between the DIY services and a ghostwriter.
LifePages
getlifepages.com
£44 (about $56)
Fifty guided questions answered by typing or speaking at the storyteller’s own pace, printed as a hardback.
3 rounds won · our pick
Memorygram
$124.99 one-time
A one-time package covering one storyteller and one printed book, with phone calls and voice recording.
2 rounds won
The verdict
LifePages wins
LifePages wins on price by a wide margin — about $56 against $124.99 — and on being self-paced rather than scheduled. Memorygram wins on the two rounds where money buys something real: guided phone calls get answers out of people who will not write, and a one-time package has nothing to cancel.
How we compared these
Desk research against published pricing and package details read in September 2026. Memorygram also publishes its own ranked comparison of this category placing itself favourably, which is worth knowing when reading it — the same caution applies to this page.
5 rounds
Round by round
Each round is one thing that actually decides the choice. The overall winner is not always the one that wins the most rounds — some rounds matter more, and we say which.
Getting answers out of a reluctant storyteller
LifePages
Self-paced questions still need the storyteller to sit down and answer them.
Memorygram
RoundPhone calls and voice recording. Someone else initiates, which is the single most effective way to get a book out of a person who will not do homework.
Terms
LifePages
One flat membership price at checkout.
Memorygram
RoundA one-time package with nothing recurring.
Flexibility of pace
LifePages
RoundAnswer at whatever rate suits, with no scheduling required.
Memorygram
Phone calls need arranging, which adds coordination for a family already juggling one.
Number of storytellers
LifePages
RoundBuilt around one storyteller and their own account.
Memorygram
The package covers one storyteller and one book; additional people cost more.
In fairness to the runner-up
When you should choose the Memorygram instead
Buy Memorygram if the storyteller will talk on the phone but will never write anything down. Paying somebody to ring them and ask is the most reliable way to turn a reluctant parent into a finished book, and $124.99 is well below what a full ghostwriting service costs.
Questions
What people ask about this comparison
- How much is Memorygram?
- It sells a single package at around $124.99 covering one storyteller and one printed book, including phone calls and voice recording. It is a one-time payment rather than a subscription.
- Are guided phone calls worth paying extra for?
- If the alternative is a book that never gets written, yes. Someone else initiating the conversation removes the main reason these projects stall, which is the storyteller never getting round to it.
- Should I trust Memorygram’s own comparison articles?
- Read them the way you should read this page. Memorygram publishes ranked comparisons of this category that place it favourably, and we publish this one. Both are worth reading and neither is neutral.