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# Oral History Apps
The StoryCorps App Lets You Record and Share Stories with the World

By Michael Hines | Published 2015-03-22 | Lifestyle
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/storycorps-app
References: [laughingsquid](http://laughingsquid.com/storycorps-develops-a-free-smartphone-app-that-lets-people-record-share-and-preserve-the-stories-of-their-lives/) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/storycorps/id359071069?mt=8)

Those who listen to [NPR](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/all-things-conesidered) will instantly recognize the StoryCorps app. For those who don't, StoryCorps is a non-profit organization dedicated to telling the stories of everyday Americans. The organization records and preserves these [stories for future generations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remento), and its new app allows you to do the same.

The app lets you construct your own StoryCorps-style interview, letting you build questions and [record interviews piece by piece](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/honey-voice). You can share stories with the world as well as browse those uploaded by others. The app has a slick and user-friendly design, which should help it appeal to those with a story to tell but who aren't tech-savvy. The StoryCorps app is available now as a free download for both iOS and Android.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 2.3/10
- Popularity: 21% | Activity: 39% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Storytelling Apps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing user-friendly apps that enable individuals to record and share stories with others.
- **Non-profit Apps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating apps that support non-profit organizations in their missions of telling and preserving stories.
- **User-generated Content Apps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Designing apps that facilitate the creation and sharing of user-generated content, fostering a sense of community and connectivity.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Digital Media:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporating oral history apps into the digital media landscape for immersive storytelling experiences.
- **Non-profit Sector:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Leveraging oral history apps to enhance storytelling and engagement within non-profit organizations.
- **Mobile Application Development:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Capitalizing on the demand for user-friendly storytelling apps by investing in mobile application development.

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