In the voices that
lived the stories.
Not summaries of them.
Before GenZ is where grandmothers, aunties, uncles and youth meet around the same fire. Record voice notes or short videos (up to 30s) — folk tales, family histories, proverbs, the everyday details that rooted earlier generations.
“The folktale of the tortoise and the sky…”
0:47 / 1:58Tap. Speak. Or show. Done.
Record voice notes when words are enough. Drop a short video (up to 30 seconds) when the dance, the cooking step, or the gesture has to be seen. Reply to anyone in your own voice.
Voice Note
Aunty Akosua
Recording · 0:42
We give you the prompts.
You give us your truth.
Don't know what to record? The app keeps a rolling list of prompts to nudge memory loose — folktales, proverbs, the small details only your people remember.
There is no text comment box. Replies are voice — always.
What people are recording right now
Trending for discovery. Following for keeps.
One feed surfaces the stories everyone's talking about. The other keeps you close to the voices you've already learned to love. Follow grandmothers, aunties, uncles and friends — never miss their next story.
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Around the fire right now
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Uncle Kojo · 12.3k plays
The lullaby I'm trying to remember
Anonymous · 8.1k plays
What aunties really say at weddings
Aunty Akosua · 6.7k plays
Following
Voices you love
Grandma Adwoa
Folktales · Twi
Uncle Tunde
1970s Lagos
Aunty Marie
Diaspora recipes
Brother Mensa
Highlife history
Grandmothers, aunties, uncles, youth — around the same fire.
Before GenZ is not a generation app. It's a between‑generations app. Elders record. Youth reply. Voices answer voices — the way memory was meant to be passed down.
“Before there were tarred roads, our village square was where the world happened…”
68 years old · Voice note · 1m 43s
“Wait — was that the same square where my mother said she met my father?”
19 years old · Voice reply · 0:18
“Eh heh. The very same. The mango tree is still there.”
68 years old · Voice reply · 0:09
“…I'm going to go look for it.”
19 years old · Voice reply · 0:05
A small app with a big inheritance.
Six things, designed to disappear so the stories can show up.
Voice Notes
Record voice notes of folk tales, family histories, proverbs and the everyday details only your people remember.
Short Videos · ≤30s
Some stories need the dance, the cooking step, the gesture. Drop a short video (up to 30 seconds) when voice isn't enough.
Voice Replies
Reply to any story in your own voice — the texture, the laughter, the accent. Conversation, not commentary.
Follow Storytellers
Find a voice that stays with you. Follow grandmothers, aunties, uncles, friends — never miss their next story.
Trending + Following Feeds
Two feeds. Trending surfaces what everyone's talking about. Following keeps you close to the voices you love.
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Tap in as a guest — no friction. Sign in with Google or Apple when you're ready to keep your library and followers across devices.
Tap in instantly. Stay if you like it.
No sign-up wall blocks you from listening or recording. Start as a guest the first time. When you're ready to keep your library and followers across devices, sign in with Google or Apple in one tap.
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No email. No password. Open the app, start recording. Switch later.
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Keep your library, follows and replies across every phone you pick up.
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No sign-up wall. Listen and record without an account. Sign in only when you want your library to follow you across devices.
Your grandmother won't be here forever.
Download Before GenZ. Hand her the phone. Press record. The rest will take care of itself.