Everything you might wonder.
What is a Starcard?
A Starcard is a group voice message gift. Everyone who cares about someone records a short voice message, all the voices come together in one gift, and the recipient gets an interactive reveal.
Who is involved in a Starcard?
- Organizer collects the voice messages and delivers the finished gift.
- Contributor records a message of up to 3 minutes.
- Receiver opens the gift and hears each voice in an interactive reveal.
Three parts with one product in the middle. An organizer collects everyone's voice messages and delivers the finished gift. Contributors record the messages. The receiver opens the gift and hears each voice in an interactive reveal.
How much does it cost?
It costs less than a Starbucks coffee. One gift covers up to twenty-five voices, and each message can run up to 3 minutes. Organizer previews play the first 4 seconds of every saved voice.
Do people need an account or an app to record?
You share one link, or invite people direct if you know their email, and everyone records right in their web browser. There is no app to download. They tap, they talk, and they send when they are happy with it.
How many voices can I collect, and how long should they be?
Up to twenty-five voices per Starcard. There is no minimum length and you have 3 minutes of message time.
What occasions is it for?
Any moment worth marking: a birthday, wedding, graduation, retirement, a farewell, or just to tell someone how much they matter. If it's not a preset occasion you can create one. You choose the occasion when you create the card.
Can I choose the last message?
Yes. You choose which message the recipient opens last, and you can record your own to place there. The recipient still opens it when they are ready.
How long can the recipient come back to the gift?
As long as their Starcard exists. They can come back and hear the voices again.
Is it private?
Each Starcard is reached through its own link and is never listed publicly or indexed by search engines. Keep invitation and recipient links within your intended group. Anyone with valid access to the recipient link can hear the full messages.
Can the organizer hear my message?
Organizer previews play the first 4 seconds of every saved message, including the organizer's own recordings and uploaded audio. You can review your full recording and re-record before sending. For uploads, listen to the full file and choose another file before uploading. Recordings 4 seconds or shorter are included in full in the preview. The finished gift plays full messages through its recipient link; anyone with valid access to that link can listen, including the organizer if they have access.
Starcard vs a group card?
A group card collects messages from multiple people, but everyone writes on one card, the messages are text, and the recipient reads them once and moves on. A Starcard is audio: each person records a short voice message, and all the voices come together in one gift. The recipient hears the voices, and can replay them any time.
What do you get someone who has everything?
A Starcard. Instead of another object, you give them the voices of everyone who cares about them: friends, family, coworkers, anyone with something to say. All the voices come together in one gift, and the recipient gets an interactive reveal. It costs less than a Starbucks coffee.
How does a Starcard work, step by step?
1. Start a card: add their name and the occasion. 2. Share one link with everyone you want to include. 3. Each person records in their browser and can review the full take and re-record before sending. 4. Approve messages from the shared link without having to listen; direct invitations are included when submitted. Organizer previews play the first 4 seconds of every saved voice. 5. Pay once, then send the recipient a link, or sit down with them and open it together. 6. All the voices come together in one gift. The recipient gets an interactive reveal and hears each full message.
Can I hear a sample before I pay?
Yes. Add or approve a recorded voice before you pay. Organizer previews play the first 4 seconds of every saved voice, including your recordings and uploads. The finished gift plays every message in full.
What makes a good group gift?
A good group gift combines three things: it comes from everyone, not just one person; it is personal enough to matter; and it does not ask too much of the givers. A Starcard does this by having each person record a short voice message. Everyone contributes, it is personal, and recording is easy for contributors.
Can I try it before everyone records?
Yes. Create the card and add your own recording to open the preview before inviting anyone. You can listen to your full take and re-record before saving. Once saved, your test message follows the same rule as every voice: organizer previews play the first 4 seconds. The finished Starcard plays each full message.
What if someone doesn't know what to say in their voice message?
Most people record something short and simple: a memory, a joke, or just "I hope you have a great birthday." And if someone freezes, they can re-record as many times as they want. Messages can be up to three minutes, but most come in under a minute.
How is a Starcard different from a video message?
A video message asks someone to look good on camera and keep the lighting right. A voice message only asks them to speak. There is no camera, no lighting, no performance. It is easier to record, so more people actually do it, and the result is something the recipient listens to rather than watches.
Can I use Starcard for someone who is far away?
Yes. That is what it is made for. You share one link by text, email, or a message app. They record from their phone, tablet, or computer, and the recipient opens the gift wherever they are. There is no app to download.
How do I delete my account?
To request deletion of your account, email support@starcard.gift from the email address you use for Starcard.
How do I delete a Starcard?
To request deletion of a Starcard, email support@starcard.gift and tell us which card you would like deleted.
I need help with my Starcard. Where can I reach you?
Email support@starcard.gift and we will get back to you. Whether something is not working, you have a question about your card, or you need a hand with a recording, that is the address.
I have an idea or suggestion for Starcard. Where do I send it?
Send it to give@starcard.gift. We read everything. If you have an idea for a new occasion, a feature, or anything that would make Starcard better, that is where it goes.
Still have a question?
Email us at support@starcard.gift and we will get back to you.
Have an idea or suggestion? Send it to give@starcard.gift. We read everything.