Private family archive
Where your family tree finds its voice
Preserve your family’s stories, voices, photos, and videos in one private place, for the generations who come next.
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Got an invitation from a family member? Open the link in your invitation email to join their tree.
Life story · Chapter 1
Arthur “Artie” Eastborn
Why family stories matter
Names on an ancestry chart tell us where we came from, but they rarely tell us who our family really was.
Life moves fast, and so do the moments that matter most. Your grandparents’ stories, the meaning behind old heirlooms, and the sound of a loved one’s voice slip away over time. Without a place to hold them, they’re lost for good.
MotherTree is a private sanctuary that turns your family’s history into a living, interactive legacy.
How it works
Start preserving your family’s stories in three steps
- 01
Plant or import your tree
Create your private MotherTree from scratch or seamlessly import your existing tree from Ancestry or GEDCOM.
- 02
Add stories, photos, and videos
Record memories in your own words right from your phone, or upload the photos and videos you already have.
- 03
Invite your family
Share your tree with the relatives you choose and watch your archive grow together.
What you can do
Record family stories, voices, photos, and videos
A legacy that grows
Grow a living family legacy that lasts for generations
Your MotherTree begins as a seed and grows with every milestone you celebrate, every elder’s story you record, and every old photo you rediscover.
Seed
Plant your tree with the people you know today.
Sapling
Every recorded story and rediscovered photo deepens its roots.
Canopy
A living legacy, ready for the generations that follow.
Pricing
Simple pricing for every branch of the family
Everyone you invite can join for free. Only the person who plants the tree needs a plan.
Free account
For relatives joining a tree someone else started.
$0forever
- Join existing family trees
- Contribute to shared vaults
- Unlimited photo viewing
- Add to stories and collaborate
Joining needs an invitation from a family member. Ask the person who started your tree to send one. Anything you upload counts toward that tree’s storage.
Join a family treeMonthly
Full access to build your tree. Billed monthly, renews automatically until you cancel.
$29per month
- 50 GB for photos, stories, and audio
- Unlimited family invites
- 14-day free trial, no credit card required
- Cancel anytime
MotherTree Lifetime Tree
Secure your family vault with a single payment.
$199was $299one time
November only. Ends November 30, 2026.
- 100 GB of high-capacity storage
- Unlimited family invites
- No monthly payments
- Your archive is never deleted for a missed maintenance payment
Your first year of upkeep is included. After that, maintenance is $50 a year, starting one year after you buy (for gifts, one year after the recipient starts their tree). It covers secure storage, encrypted backups, video processing, and keeping the platform running. If a payment is missed, nothing is deleted. Your archive becomes view-only until you renew. See Terms of Service, section 2C.
Get My Lifetime TreeGift this to someoneNeed more space? Add a Booster Pack: 50 GB more storage for a one-time $29. Add as many as you need.
Planting a tree for someone else? Give MotherTree as a gift
Privacy & security
A private, secure home for your family tree
You choose who sees it
Only the friends and relatives you invite can view and contribute to your tree.
Your memories stay yours
Your stories, photos, and videos are never sold, indexed by search engines, or mined for ads. We do not use advertising tracking pixels on any authenticated app page.
Built to last
Designed as a lasting home for your family history, ready for the generations that follow.
Plant your MotherTree today
The best time to save a story is while the person who tells it best is still here to tell it.
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