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From memories to a family tree.

Grandparents tell stories, parents remember, someone writes it down. Kinverse reads or listens and turns it into a living family graph — as soon as the app opens for you.

How to begin

Path A

You want to interview.

Parents, grandparents, the favorite aunt — the most valuable source is sitting at the kitchen table. A good conversation lasts thirty minutes; a good recording lasts a lifetime.

Make an appointment
A quiet morning, a coffee, no background noise. Tell them what it's about beforehand — nobody should be surprised when the phone lands on the table.
Record or take notes
A smartphone voice memo is plenty. Better 45 minutes of audio than a perfectly formatted transcript. If writing feels better: a notebook or laptop — photograph it when the page is full.
Collect and wait
Save the file or the photo somewhere you'll find it again. When Kinverse opens for you, upload the material — we'll turn it into the people, places, and connections of your tree.

Good opening questions

Where were you born — and what did you do in the summers as a child?
Who were your grandparents? What do you still remember about them?
Which story did your mother tell most often?
Was there anyone in the family who was rarely spoken of?
What's the most beautiful celebration you remember?
What profession shaped your life — and which almost did?
Who helped you through a difficult time?

Path B

You want to tell your own story.

Your own story is family history too. Write it down or speak it onto tape — for the next generation, or for yourself.

Start without sorting
Nobody writes a family chronicle in one sitting. Begin with an episode that comes to mind right now — a birthday where something funny happened, a summer at your grandparents' house.
In the format that suits you
Speak voice memos if talking is easier. Write in Word or Notes if you like typing. Even an email to yourself works.
Set it aside — upload later
A collection grows over weeks. We'll let you know when the app opens for you — your stories then land directly in your own family profile.

Prompts for telling your own story

What was the most important moment of the last ten years?
Who shaped you most strongly — and why?
Where do you feel most at home?
Which tradition from your childhood still lives in your family today?
What do you want to pass on to your grandchildren one day?
Which photo would you choose for the family chronicle — and why?
Which story do you never want to forget?

Recording or writing

It doesn't matter how professional the source is — only that it exists. Four formats we can all read in later.

Voice memo on the phone

iPhone: the „Voice Memos" app. Android: usually „Recorder" or „Voice Recorder". Start the recording, put the phone 30 cm away on the table, speak. An MP3 or M4A file is enough.

Handwritten + photo

A classic notebook is often the most honest form. When the page is full: photograph it in daylight or scan it — a good phone photo is enough.

Email to yourself

On the bus, in the waiting room, in the evening: type a memory into an email and send it to yourself. They pile up in the inbox, each one stamped with a date.

Word, Pages, or Notes

If you like typing, write directly into a document — one file for all memories, or one document per person. Both work.

What Kinverse does with it

When the app opens for you, you upload your audio and text collection to your family profile. Kinverse extracts people, places, dates, and relationships — and slots them into your tree.

The original recording or original text is preserved. Each person carries not just a biography but also what they themselves told. Ideally in their own voice.

You don't have to sort anything, classify anything, fill in any fields. Collect what you have — Kinverse does the structural work.

Join the waitlist

As soon as the app opens for you, you can upload your collection right away. Until then, we collect stories.

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