Once Upon: A Storybook App

Once Upon: Personalized Stories & Storybooks for Kids

Every child deserves a story made just for them. Once Upon is a kids' story maker that lets you create fully personalized storybooks featuring a character your child designs, all in minutes. Whether it's a bedtime read aloud, a road trip adventure, or quiet time fun, Once Upon brings it to life with vibrant illustrations and a narrative crafted around the details you choose.

Whether your little one dreams of brave knights, magical creatures, curious scientists, or daring explorers, Once Upon turns those dreams into beautifully illustrated stories ready to read together.

Design Your Child's Own Character

Give your character a name, choose their type: a kid, an animal, a robot, a fairy, or anything your child can imagine. Add personality traits that make them unique. Brave? Silly? Curious? Kind? Your child's character becomes the hero of every story, making each adventure feel truly personal.

Create Stories Your Kids Will Love

Describe your character, choose a theme, and let Once Upon do the rest. In moments, you'll have a beautifully illustrated kids' story ready to read together or hand off to your child to enjoy on their own. It's storytelling reimagined for busy families who still want meaningful screen time that sparks imagination.

Free to Start

Download Once Upon for free and dive right in. Every new account comes with a handful of stories so you can experience the magic before committing. See your child's face light up when they hear a story starring a character they created, then decide if you want more.

Unlock Everything with Once Upon Premium

Ready for unlimited adventures? Once Upon Premium gives you full access to the ultimate kids' story maker:

More stories per day
Full narration with a selection of read aloud voices
Your complete storybook library saved and accessible anytime
Share stories with family and friends

Premium is available as a monthly or annual subscription.

A Growing Library of Adventures

Every story you create is saved to your personal children's book library, ready to revisit anytime. Watch your collection grow as you and your child explore new worlds, new characters, and new adventures together.

Perfect for Every Occasion

Bedtime reading and wind down routines
Road trips and long car rides
Quiet time and independent reading
A special treat after a big day
Sparking a love of reading in early learners
Gifting a one of a kind personalized storybook

Share the Magic

Found a story your child absolutely loves? Share it with grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Stories are meant to be shared.

Safe and Child Friendly

Every story created through Once Upon is designed with children in mind: age appropriate, imaginative, and positive. Parents can feel confident handing their child a device knowing the content is wholesome and engaging.

Simple and Intuitive

Once Upon is designed to be effortless. A clean, friendly interface means parents can create a new kids' story in seconds, and children can navigate their storybook library with ease. No complicated settings, no steep learning curve, just stories.

Why Once Upon?

Reading together is one of the most powerful things you can do for a child's development. It builds vocabulary, fuels creativity, strengthens the parent child bond, and instills a lifelong love of learning. Once Upon makes it easier than ever to sit down, open a story, and share a moment that matters.

Start your first story today and discover why families everywhere are making Once Upon part of their routine.

Once Upon: Where every child is the hero of their own story.

Recent changes:
What's New in 1.4.0

- Try it for free! Your very first story now comes with a free narrated read-aloud, so you can hear the magic before you subscribe.
- More free story options — we've unlocked additional age ranges and story lengths for everyone, not just subscribers.
- Behind-the-scenes improvements to notifications and app performance.

Thanks for reading with us — happy storytelling!