GetToKnow · The family story archive
Your family is full of stories you've never heard.
The best ones don't live with your parents — they live with the aunts, the uncles, the cousins, the whole sprawling cast. GetToKnow is a private app that asks your whole family one question a day, and keeps every answer for good.
Free · Private & invite-only · The whole family welcome
Where the good stories hide
Ask your parents about the old days and you get the sanctioned edition — the tidy version that skips the speeding ticket, the band, the summer nobody talks about. The fuller picture lives with everyone else: the aunt who was there, the uncle who swears he remembers it differently, the cousins who still argue about how it ended.
Some stories only your aunt will tell you.
GetToKnow puts the whole family in one place and lets the fuller picture come out on its own — a little at a time, in everyone's own words. Here is what that looks like:
- The whole cast in one circle — aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, in-laws.
- Everyone answers, and every version is kept — no single official story wins.
- Reactions land right under the story, where the peanut gallery belongs.
- Private by design — no ads, no algorithm, no strangers.
How the asking works
Create your circle and invite everyone
Start a private circle and invite the whole cast — not just the main characters.
One question lands each day
Everyone gets the same question, and answers with a few lines or a photo.
Every answer is saved forever
Each reply goes into one private archive, in order, kept for good.
Exhibits from the archive
What was Dad like before we were born?
Well, since your father won't tell you…
Summer of '84. Don't ask.
Why start now
Memories fade, and the details go first — the names, the dates, the way it actually happened. One question a day gets every side of it down while everyone's still around to tell it, still telling it their own way.
Appendix
Questions, answered
What is GetToKnow?
A private app for your family: one question lands each day, your whole family answers, and every reply is saved to one archive you keep for good.
Who should I invite?
Everyone — the whole point is the full cast: aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, in-laws.
What if someone's shy or hates typing?
A photo or a one-liner counts. If they can send a text, they can answer — one tap opens the question.
What does it cost?
It's free — no credit card, no paid tier.