StarryTime
Narration with real feeling
Every story is written with acting directions baked in — a hush here, a gasp there, a triumphant cheer at the end. The narrator performs the story, it doesn't just read it out.
✦ Now on Google Play · For families with kids 3–12
Tonight's story is about them.
StarryTime writes an original bedtime story around your child — their name, their interests, their kind of adventure — and performs it with warm, expressive narration that whispers, gasps, and glows. A brand-new story, ready in minutes.
2 free stories to try it out. Subscribe to create more. No card needed to start.
- No ads, ever
- No ad tracking, no data sold
- Story library stays on your device
- Parent-managed accounts
Why StarryTime
Not another storybook app.
A storyteller.
Audiobook apps replay the same stories until everyone is bored of them. Text-to-speech apps read in a flat robot voice. StarryTime does neither.
Starring your child
Tell us a first name, an age, and what they love — dinosaurs, football, unicorns in space — and the story is woven around them. Add your own idea, or let the app surprise you.
A different story every time
Six story styles — bedtime, adventure, spooky, funny, fairy tale, animals — four narration moods, and your child's imagination. No two stories are ever the same.
Made for bedtime
A calm night-sky design with no bright flashes, playback that keeps going with the screen off, and lock-screen controls for grown-up hands in a dark room.
Yours to keep
Every story — words and audio — is saved on your device, not in someone else's cloud. Replay favourites forever, fully offline, without using up a single story credit.
Safe by design
Age-tuned guardrails for little (3–5), middle (6–8), and big kids (9–12), safety filtering on every story, the full text always available to read, and a one-tap report button.
How it works
From "one more story, please" to press play — in minutes
Pick tonight's recipe
Choose a story style, a narration mood, and how long it should be. Tell us who's listening and, if you like, what the story should be about — "a dragon who's scared of birthday candles" works beautifully.
We write it & give it a voice
An original story is written just for you, checked against age-tuned safety guardrails, and performed with expressive narration. It's usually ready in 1–4 minutes — wait, or carry on and get a notification.
Lights down, press play
The story lands in your library, downloaded to your device. Play it tonight with the lights down, and replay it every night after — offline, free, forever.
The narration difference
Written like a script.
Performed like one.
Most story apps paste text into a text-to-speech engine and hope for the best. StarryTime writes every story with stage directions, so the narrator knows exactly where to slow down, hush to a whisper, or burst with excitement.
Two narrators to choose from — Milo, warm and gentle, and Saadia, bright and soothing — each shaped to match the story's mood.
A look inside
Designed like a cherished bedtime book
Deep starlit navy, warm glowing gold, and type that reads like a storybook. Calm for small eyes at night — and genuinely lovely for yours.
For parents
Built like we'd want it for our own kids
You're always in the loop
Accounts are created and managed by a grown-up. Every story's full text is one tap away in the player, so you can read along — or vet a story before lights-out.
Age-tuned, twice-checked
Stories are written against children's-content guardrails scaled to the age band you pick, then checked again by safety filters before narration. Spot something off anyway? Report it from the player in one tap.
Honest about the AI
Stories and narration are AI-generated — that's what makes a brand-new, personalised story possible in minutes. We're upfront about it, we filter for it, and we never clone real people's voices.
Private in this version — and by intent
No ads, no ad tracking, no advertising IDs. Optional, anonymous usage statistics, off unless you switch them on. Your story inputs are used to create your story; your library lives on your phone. The privacy policy spells out every detail in plain English.
Pricing
Try 2 stories free. Subscribe for more.
Try it free
$0
2 personalised Short stories per email address. They don't renew each month.
- 2 personalised Short stories to try it out
- Short stories (about 3 minutes)
- Milo, our warm male narrator
- Ready-made starter story collection
- Full player: background play, lock-screen controls
- Replay your library offline, free, forever
Premium ✦ Limited-time offer
$8.99 / month for 4 months
then $12.99 / month
12 stories each month. Your free stories don't count toward the 12.
- 12 personalised stories every month — about 3 a week
- Standard-length stories (about 5 minutes)
- Both narrators: Milo and Saadia
- Saved listener profiles for each of your kids
- Everything free accounts get: the full player, the starter collection and sleep music
Subscriptions are billed through Google Play at the price shown in the app for your country, and renew monthly until cancelled — cancelling takes two taps in the Play Store. The introductory price is for new subscribers until 1 January 2027: your first four months at the reduced price, then the standard monthly price. Existing subscribers are unaffected. The 2 free stories are per email address and don't renew. Subscribing gives you the full 12 for that month. Stories you've created always remain playable on your device, subscribed or not.
Questions, answered
FAQ
Is StarryTime free?
You get 2 free personalised Short stories per email address to try StarryTime. After that, you need a subscription to create more. Your saved stories, the starter collection and sleep music remain available without a subscription. Premium adds 12 stories a month, longer stories, a second narrator and saved listener profiles.
Are the stories really written by AI?
Yes — and we say so plainly. Each story is generated on our servers by a leading AI model from your choices, passed through children's-content safety filters tuned to your child's age band, then performed by an expressive AI narrator. You can read every word in the app, and report any story with one tap.
Is it safe for young children?
StarryTime is built for families. Accounts are created and managed by a parent or guardian, and older children can use the app under their grown-up's supervision. Every story is filtered against children's-content guardrails scaled to the age you choose (3–5, 6–8, 9–12). There are no ads, no advertising identifiers, and no behavioural tracking or ad profiling — ever. The only things we collect beyond what a story needs are crash diagnostics, so we can fix bugs, and anonymous usage statistics, which stay off unless you switch them on. The privacy policy spells that out.
What does StarryTime do with my child's information?
You choose what to share: a first name, an age range, and interests. In this version they're used only to write and narrate your story, and your story library — text and audio — lives on your device, not in a cloud library. The privacy policy lists exactly what is processed and for how long.
Does it work offline?
Creating a new story needs an internet connection. Everything already in your library plays fully offline — perfect for travel, flights, and shaky hotel Wi-Fi.
Which devices does it support?
StarryTime is an Android app for Android 10 and later, available on Google Play. iOS isn't available in this version.
Can I cancel the subscription any time?
Yes. Billing is handled by Google Play, and you can cancel in a couple of taps from the Play Store or from inside the app. Every story you've already created stays on your device and keeps playing — cancelling never takes your library away.
How long does a story take to create?
Usually one to four minutes. You can wait and watch, or continue in the background and get a notification the moment the story is ready.
Story night starts tonight
StarryTime is on Google Play now. Install it, tell us who's listening, and tonight's story is ready in minutes. Questions? We'd love to hear from you.