FAQ

Bedtime Stories is an AI-powered storytelling application designed to create unique, personalized, and educational stories for children. Unlike traditional books which are static, our app allows you to generate new adventures instantly and whenever you want. The AI creates stories based on your specific inputs, such as your child's age, interests, and learning goals, ensuring the content is always fresh and relevant.

Child safety is our top priority. Our AI is trained to generate age-appropriate content and includes several guardrails to prevent misuse and abuse. Furthermore, the "Reader Age" setting acts as a safety filter. This ensures that the vocabulary, sentence structure, and subject matter are perfectly suited to your child's developmental stage, preventing inappropriate themes or overly complex language.

An active internet connection is required to generate new AI stories and illustrations because the app communicates with our secure servers to build the narrative. However, once a story is created or a classic tale is downloaded from the store, it is saved to your library. You can then access and read these stories completely offline at any time.

To create a story, navigate to the Create tab. The app allows you to customize the narrative in several deep ways:

• Reader Age: Use the slider to determine the complexity of the text. A story for a 3-year-old will have simple words, while one for an 8-year-old will be more complex.
• Themes & Types: Select a genre like "Magic" or "Funny" to set the mood.
• Educational Content: By selecting a subject under "Educational Themes" (such as Science or History), the AI will integrate educational facts directly into the plot.
• Custom Prompts: The "About What?" field is where you provide the creative spark. You can type specific ideas like "a dinosaur who learns to share" or "a trip to Mars."

Yes, this is a core feature of the app. To set this up, go to the Child tab on the main menu. Here, you can input your child's name and choose their avatar. Once saved, the AI automatically uses your child as the main protagonist in every new story you generate. You can also add "Special People" (like siblings, parents, or friends) in this section, and they will appear as characters in the stories as well.

In the Child tab, you can define specific interests for your child, such as "Space," "Animals," or "Princesses." The AI prioritizes these themes when generating stories to ensure engagement. If you select "Space" here, the AI is more likely to use metaphors or settings related to astronomy, even if the main plot is about something else.

Yes. You can customize this within the Child profile settings. There are two distinct settings:

1. App Language: Accessible in the general settings, this changes the language of the menus and buttons.
2. Story Language & Country: Inside the Child profile, you can select a specific language and country. This instructs the AI to generate the story text in that language and to situate the narrative within that country's cultural context (e.g., selecting "Japan" will ensure the story features Japanese cultural elements), regardless of the language the app interface uses.

Yes. We offer a text-to-speech feature for parents who want a hands-free experience or for children learning to read. When you open a story, simply press the "Play" button, and the app will narrate the text. This is ideal for bedtime listening or car rides.

These features are designed to make reading active rather than passive.

• Magic Curiosity: Throughout the story, you may see pop-ups labeled "Did you know?". These provide real-world facts related to elements in the story (e.g., if a frog appears, the app might share a biological fact about frogs).
• Attention Game: At the end of a story or chapter, the app presents a comprehension quiz. This tests if your child understood the narrative and helps improve their memory and reading comprehension skills.

Yes. While the app specializes in AI-generated stories, we also host a comprehensive library of classic literature in our Store. You can find premium, illustrated versions of timeless tales such as The Gingerbread Man, Puss in Boots, Goldilocks, and many others.

The app provides detailed analytics to help you monitor your child's literacy progress. By visiting the Child tab, you can view the total number of stories read, the total minutes spent reading, and the total word count. This helps parents ensure their children are meeting their daily reading goals.

Achievements are a gamified way to motivate your child to read more. As your child reaches specific milestones, such as reading a certain number of words or finishing a set number of stories, they unlock badges (like "Reader," "Sage," or "Traveler"). These serve as positive reinforcement to encourage a consistent reading habit.

Yes. You can create multiple child profiles within the app. Each profile allows for individual customization, including name, age, interests, and language preferences. Each child also has their own separate progress tracking and achievement collection.

While the app is not entirely free, you can test it with limited features to experience how it works. To unlock the full power of the AI, including unlimited story generation, access to all educational topics, and advanced character customization, we offer flexible weekly, monthly, and yearly subscription plans.

Subscription management is handled securely and transparently through your Apple ID or Google Play account. You can view, modify, or cancel your subscription at any time directly within your device's App Store settings, ensuring you have complete control over your billing.