Photo Capture
Photograph your heirlooms with your iPhone camera or import existing photos from your library. Capture multiple angles and every detail that makes the object unique. Photos are stored locally and backed up to the cloud on Premium.
The collection
Everything you need to preserve a legacy
Heirsay brings together every tool for capturing, organizing, and sharing the stories behind your family's most treasured possessions.
Audio Stories
Record audio stories in your own voice. Prompted questions help you get started — who owned this piece, where did it come from, what memories does it hold? Audio stories are the heart of Heirsay: your voice, preserved forever.
Video Stories
Record video to show the heirloom in context, demonstrate how it works, or simply put a face to the voice. Video stories bring depth and personality that audio alone cannot capture.
Written Stories
Prefer to type? Write stories directly in the app alongside your photos and recordings. Written stories are fully searchable, making it easy to find a specific memory or detail across your entire collection.
AI Transcription
Audio and video stories are automatically transcribed on-device using Apple's Speech framework. Read along while listening, search through your recordings by keyword, or share a readable version of a story with family members.
Heirtag Labels
Generate a unique Heirtag for each heirloom and print it on a standard Avery sticker sheet. Stick the label directly on the object — on the bottom of a vase, inside a jewelry box, on the back of a frame. Anyone who taps or scans it hears the story instantly, no app required.
Family Sharing
Create a family group and invite members to view, contribute, and comment on shared heirlooms. Everyone in the group can see the collection, and you control who can add or edit stories.
Story Requests
Know someone who has a story to tell but hasn't recorded it yet? Send them a story request directly from the app. They'll get a notification prompting them to record their memory about a specific heirloom.
Cloud Backup
Premium subscribers get 10 GB of secure cloud backup powered by Firebase. Your photos, recordings, and stories are safe even if you lose or replace your phone. Restore your entire collection to a new device in minutes.
Data Export
Your memories belong to you. Export your entire Heirsay library at any time — photos, audio files, transcripts, and written stories — as a structured archive. Never worry about lock-in.
The physical–digital bridge
The Heirtag is what makes Heirsay unique.
It's a smart label — like a memory tag for your heirlooms. It turns any physical object into a portal to its history. No app needed to tap or scan — the story plays in any browser, on any device, now and decades from now.