LifeTrove and The Estate Organiser, side by side
These two do different jobs, so this is less a contest than a guide to which one you need. It is taken from what each of us publishes. We make one of them, so read it with that in mind and check both sites yourself.
Correct as at 16 October 2026. Prices and inclusions change, so check theirs before you decide.
| LifeTrove | This is usThe Estate Organiser | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A binder for the papers themselves. In their words, it keeps ‘wills, medical info, Social Security cards, passwords, insurance papers & more together in one simple place’. | A fill-in book recording what you have, where it is kept, who to contact and what you want done, in the order your executor needs it. |
| Who sells it | VB Innovations, LLC, named in their site footer. Their copy mentions Social Security cards, and their ads run in the United States. | Prestige Worldwright Pty Ltd, ABN 46 691 517 692. An Australian company, publishing an Australian edition. |
| What you can buy |
As listed on their site, shown with sale tags of 19% to 61% off. |
These are our prices. We do not run sales or discount codes. |
| Free before you pay | A pop-up offers a discount in return for your email, then asks for a mobile number for text messages. | The Executor Toolkit, free. We ask for your first name and email, no phone number. |
| Guarantee | 60 days, money back. | 30 days, money back on the digital edition. |
| Written for Australia | Not stated. Their copy mentions US documents such as Social Security cards. | Yes. Centrelink, the ATO, super and probate, set out in the order your executor meets them. |
| Reviews | 1,241 reviews on their main organiser, as shown on their site. | 4.9 out of 5 from nine reviews on ProductReview, plus the readers who wrote to us. |
Their details come from mylifetrove.com, read on 16 October 2026, and from the Meta Ad Library on the same day. Ours come from this website.
Ready to choose?
The printed book comes with the digital edition, posted free in Australia.
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They do different jobs
If you want somewhere sturdy to keep the original documents, a binder like LifeTrove does a job our book does not. Their guarantee is also longer than ours, and they have far more reviews.
The Estate Organiser is the record that sits beside the papers. It says what exists, where each thing is kept, who looks after it and what you would like done, written for Australian rules. Some families will want both: the papers in a binder, and the book that tells your executor what to do with them.
“I appreciate that it is all Australian-based. … After researching tools like yours, when I saw your product, I knew I'd found what I was looking for.”Carmel, Brisbane QLD, 65
Online planners can close. On 16 October 2026 we checked two that families used for this kind of record. The Cake address, joincake.com, now redirects to Altogether, a network of funeral homes. Lantern's site tells members it was acquired by Wellthy and that their accounts would no longer be available from 2 September. The Estate Organiser is a printed book or a file on your own computer, so what you write down stays with you.
Checked at joincake.com and lantern.co on 16 October 2026.
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Educational content only. Not legal, financial or tax advice. The Estate Organiser is an information-gathering and record-keeping tool. It is not a Will, Power of Attorney, or any other legal document. Estate rules vary across Australian states and territories and change over time; consult a qualified solicitor, accountant or financial adviser for advice specific to your circumstances. LifeTrove is a product of VB Innovations, LLC and is not affiliated with The Estate Organiser. Details about their product are taken from their own published material on the date shown and may have changed since.