What does my family pay after I am gone?

Nothing. The release of the estate is included in the membership, and the family receives the printed memoir, all documents, and a year of read-only access at no further cost.

Aftr · 2026

When someone dies, their family is left guessing. Aftr makes sure yours never has to.

Q: What stops Aftr from reading my Vault?

End-to-end encryption with keys derived on your device. Aftr cannot read what is inside. The Vault is sealed by your passphrase and a Guardian quorum.

Q: Is sharing passwords after death really illegal?

Yes. In most jurisdictions, accessing accounts using credentials of a deceased person without proper legal authority violates computer fraud and access laws. Aftr provides a legal, verified pathway for your executor.

Q: How do you verify that someone has died?

A Life Guardian opens a release request with a death certificate or coronial order, and a quorum of other Guardians attests. The Vault then opens to them, and never to Aftr.

Q: Is this a will? Do I still need a lawyer?

Aftr is not a will. It sits alongside one, holding the operational detail (passwords, accounts, instructions) that a will cannot list.

Your accounts, documents, final wishes, and the story of your life, kept in one encrypted place. When the time comes, the people you trust can reach all of it.

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End-to-end encrypted3 of 5 guardian quorumZero-knowledge vault

From your father · 14 March 2031Letter · 03 of 28

From his Life Story · Released after verified loss

I've been sitting here trying to figure out how to start this. I still don't know.

Everything is in the Vault. The accounts, the passwords, the insurance. I organised it properly. Finally. I recorded some things into the Life Story too. Things I kept meaning to say and never quite did. Don't rush to listen. But when you're ready, it's all there.

I'm proud of you. More than I ever said. That's the one thing I'd change.

Dad

Released after verified lossAftr · sealed

From your mother · 9 June 2029Letter · 01 of 41

From her Life Story · Released after verified loss

I wrote this on a Tuesday, at the kitchen table, while the kettle boiled. I wanted to tell you some things I never found the right moment for.

The house is sorted. The accounts are labelled. Your brother knows where to find everything. What took me longest was writing the recipes down. I hope you make them.

You were the great surprise of my life. I mean that in the best possible way.

Mum

Released after verified lossAftr · sealed

To our new baby · Written 2 April 2027Letter · 01 of 03

From the Family Bookshelf · To be opened when you turn 21

You're three weeks old as I write this. You're asleep on my chest. I don't want to put you down.

I've set up a plan for us. A Vault, a Life Story, some letters. So that no matter what happens, you'll know where we came from and how much you were wanted.

The rest we figure out together.

Your father

Released after verified lossAftr · sealed

01 The problem

When someone dies, their family hits a wall.

A locked phone

Words left unsaid

III

A password no one can find

An executor with no access

Aftr is for people who care about what they leave behind.

Parent

You have young children and want them looked after if something happens to you.

Executor

Someone has asked you to manage their affairs, and you want to understand what that means.

Older adult

You want everything in order so your family isn't left guessing.

02 What's inside

Seven quiet things, looked after.

01 · Memory Vault

Every credential, document, and key. All sealed.

Bank accounts, retirement accounts, passwords, documents.

Encrypted at rest

02 · Life Guardians

The trusted few who unlock the estate.

Quorum of 3 of 5

03 · Bookshelf

The words you never got to say, delivered when you choose.

Held sealed · released on your terms

04 · Executor Playbooks

Step-by-step, so the family knows what to do first.

Clear steps for any executor

05 · Family Tree

One kinship record, shared across the whole family.

Cross-generational · invite-only

06 · Life Story

A memoir in your own voice, for people not yet born.

The emotional centrepiece

07 · Handoff Plan

A step-by-step checklist for the days after.

Bank accounts, retirement funds, and estate probate. Everything in one place.

Clear steps, nothing missed

Aftr cannot read your vault. It is encrypted on your device before it ever leaves.

You choose who can unlock it, and it takes several of them agreeing.

Your executor gets access only after death is verified.

You can export everything, any time.

03 Getting started

Ten minutes is enough to begin.

No paperwork, no perfect information. Start with what you know, and add to it over time.

Start with what you know

Add one bank account, one password, or a single wish. There's no minimum. The Vault holds whatever you're ready to put in it.

Memory Vault1 item added

■Bank accountsaved

□Add another item…

Invite a guardian

Choose one person you trust. They don't need to do anything yet. They're there for when the time comes.

Life Guardiansinvite sent

Sarah R.

Invitation accepted

✓

Your family has what they need

When the time comes, your guardians release the plan. Your executor gets verified, legal access. Your family finds the accounts, the instructions, and the words you left behind.

Estate releasedverified

▮Executor access verified

▮Vault unlocked

▮Life Story delivered

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04 The Life Story

A memoir, in your own voice, for people not yet born.

Most of what makes a person never gets written down. The way they told a story, what they believed, the small things only they knew. Add a voice note on a Sunday, a photo from forty years ago, a memory before it fades. Aftr turns it into a written life story in your own words, kept safe and given to your family when the time is right. The people who never got to meet you still get to know you.

I. When the time comesMemoir

Chapter Three · Summer, 1983

The summer Dad built the cottage

The summer the cottage went up, my father was forty-two and had never built anything more ambitious than a letterbox…

284 pagesVoice · printed · audio · ePub

II. While you're aliveStudio · 14 entries

You add to it. Voice, photos, memories. As often or rarely as you like.

68 minutes · last entry on Sunday

RECORDED · 12 APR · SUMMER, 1983

The summer Dad built the cottage

“Mum drove us up on a Friday, the boot full of nails the wrong length…”

SCRAPBOOK · 22 MAR

Wedding day, 1979

4 photos added. “The best day of my life, and I wore the wrong tie.”

RECORDED · 28 MAR

How I met your mother (the real version)

“It was at a wedding I almost didn't go to. The taxi was forty minutes late.”

RECORDED · 06 MAR

What I'd want you to know about money

“Three things I learned the hard way, and one your grandfather knew that I didn't.”

PROMPT · NEXT SUNDAY

Tell me about your first job.

Voice, photos, memories. Add however feels right.Record

Yours to keep, theirs to hold

Read it as a book, listen to it in your own voice, or hold the printed copy. Printing is available at an additional cost.

05 The Family Tree

Not your tree. The family's.

Most family trees are a private file, maintained by one person, and lost when they're gone. On Aftr, the tree belongs to everyone in it. Every member sees their place, can add a name, a date, a photograph. The record stays alive across generations.

Start your family tree

Williams / Henderson · since 18983 of 23 members shown

Eleanor

James (you) ▶

Ben

Full family tree inside the app

Williams / Henderson · since 189814 LIVING · 9 PASSED

One tree · every member sees their place↻ Updated 2 days ago

What stops Aftr from reading my Vault?

End-to-end encryption with keys derived on your device. We genuinely cannot read what's inside. The Vault is sealed by your passphrase and a Guardian quorum. Neither alone is enough, and Aftr the company holds neither.

06 Membership

A premium service. Priced honestly.

No free tier. No advertising. No selling of data. Aftr is funded by the families who use it.

Founding Member pricingYou're joining at the beginning. These prices are locked in for the life of your plan.

You don't have to do all of it today. The first ten minutes are enough.

Most chosen

$59USD/yr

aftr. Annual

excl. tax · cancel anytime

For a household putting things in order for the first time. Renews each year, on the date you joined.

Vault storage, unlimited items
Guardian network, Bookshelf, Family Tree
Life Story, Executor Playbooks
Verified executor access on death

Start free · 30 days

30 days free · no card required

$549USD

aftr. Lifetime

once · excl. tax

One payment. Held for your lifetime, and the lifetime of your plan, including a printed memoir for your family when the time comes.

Everything in Annual, never billed again
One printed hardcover memoir included
Priority support for you and your Guardians
Verified executor access on death

Start lifetime plan

Feature comparison between Annual and Lifetime plans
Feature	Annual	Lifetime
Vault storage	✓	✓
Guardian network	✓	✓
Life Story	✓	✓
Verified executor access	✓	✓
Priority support	–	✓
30-day free trial	✓	–

Memberships are billed in USD and managed directly by Aftr Limited (New Zealand). You can cancel an annual membership at any time before renewal. Lifetime memberships are a one-time payment with no further charges.

07 Considered questions

The questions worth asking.

About the product

Is sharing passwords after death really illegal?

In most places, yes. Accessing accounts using the credentials of a deceased person without proper legal authority can violate computer fraud laws, even with the best intentions. Aftr gives your executor a verified, documented, legal pathway.

What stops Aftr from reading my Vault?

Is this a will? Do I still need a lawyer?

Aftr is not a will, and we don't pretend to be. We sit alongside one, holding the operational detail: passwords, accounts, instructions, the things a will cannot list. For a will itself, work with the lawyer you already have.

About what happens after

How do you verify that someone has died?

A Life Guardian opens a release request, attaches a death certificate or official documentation, and a quorum of your other Guardians attests. The Vault then opens to them, and never to us. The exact procedure is in your Executor Playbook, and rehearsable while you're alive.

What does my family pay, after I'm gone?

Nothing. The release of your estate is included in your membership (annual or lifetime), and your family gets the printed memoir, all the documents, and a year of read-only access at no further cost.

Is the Life Story really written by AI? Does it sound like me?

Your recordings are the source. The narrative is stitched from your words: phrasing, idiom, pause, rhythm. You read every chapter before it's sealed. Nothing is invented, and nothing leaves the chapter unless you've signed off on it. After your death, your family receives only chapters you approved.

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For when you're ready

You don't have to do all of it today.
The first ten minutes are enough.

Begin with whatever's lightest: the Vault, a single Life Story recording, the first names on the Family Tree. The plan builds itself over time.

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When someone dies, their family is left guessing. Aftr makes sure yours never has to.

When someone dies, their family hits a wall.

A locked phone

Words left unsaid

A password no one can find

An executor with no access

Seven quiet things, looked after.

Every credential, document, and key. All sealed.

The trusted few who unlock the estate.

The words you never got to say, delivered when you choose.

Step-by-step, so the family knows what to do first.

One kinship record, shared across the whole family.

A memoir in your own voice, for people not yet born.

A step-by-step checklist for the days after.

Ten minutes is enough to begin.

Start with what you know

Invite a guardian

Your family has what they need

A memoir, in your own voice, for people not yet born.

The summer Dad built the cottage

You add to it. Voice, photos, memories. As often or rarely as you like.

Not your tree. The family's.

What stops Aftr from reading my Vault?

A premium service. Priced honestly.

The questions worth asking.

You don't have to do all of it today.The first ten minutes are enough.

You don't have to do all of it today.
The first ten minutes are enough.