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The verdict on

Bedtime Stories

55
User verdict / 100 High confidence Divided

Bedtime Stories by KidloLand offers interactive stories that many children enjoy, but a significant number of recent users report persistent issues with paid subscriptions not granting access to content and difficulties canceling, despite a recent update claiming bug fixes.

4.5★ lifetime (16,644) Free to download since 2011 by KidloLand Kids & Toddler Games updated 0.6 mo ago recent negative 25% 120 reviews across 4 regions
Subscription Issues Child Engagement App Performance Content Quality
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recent reviews across 4 regions, vs the 4.5★ lifetime average

This app provides interactive bedtime stories with options to read or sing, which many children, including those with autism, find engaging and helpful for learning. However, a notable portion of recent reviews highlights critical problems with paid subscriptions not unlocking content, unexpected charges, and a lack of responsive customer support.

What users like

  • Interactive stories engage children and aid learningR1R50R75R44
  • Offers options to read or sing storiesR1R42
  • Beneficial for children with autism due to sensory-friendly designR1R55
  • Good for early reading and vocabulary developmentR31R44R52R76

What users complain about

  • Paid subscriptions frequently fail to unlock content, leading to frustration and perceived scamsR18R21R30R40
  • Difficulty canceling subscriptions and reports of unexpected chargesR67R87R96R112
  • Limited free content, with most stories requiring paymentR6R16R19R28
  • App crashes, freezes, or fails to load storiesR33R57R58R62
  • Poor English proficiency in some story translations and original contentR29R103R172
  • Lack of responsive customer support for technical and billing issuesR30R131R197
  • Some stories are too short for the priceR101R171
  • App can take over the screen, making it hard to exitR20R69

Latest update · v7.2.6

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

Hello everyone! We have fixed some minor bugs and improved the app's overall performance to enhance your experience. Update now!

Recurring themes

Subscription Issues negative
Many users report paying for subscriptions but still having stories locked, being charged without consent, or facing difficulties canceling subscriptions. This directly contradicts the developer's claim of 'minor bug fixes' as these are critical, recurring issues.R6R18R19R21
App Performance negative
Users frequently experience the app crashing, freezing, stories not loading, or blank screens, indicating that the 'improved app's overall performance' from the latest update is not effectively addressing these issues.R20R33R57R58
Child Engagement positive
Many parents report their children, including those with autism, love the interactive stories, finding them fun, engaging, and helpful for reading and learning.R1R2R5R9
Content Quality mixed
While some users praise the stories, others criticize the limited number of free stories, the short length of paid stories, and issues with English proficiency in translations or original content.R16R17R19R29

Who it's for

This app is for parents looking for interactive bedtime stories to engage toddlers and young children, especially those who benefit from visual and auditory stimulation R1R50R75. It may be particularly suitable for children with autism due to its sensory-friendly features R1R55. It is not for users unwilling to pay for content, those who expect a large library of free stories, or anyone who values reliable subscription management and responsive customer support R6R18R30R67.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, primarily due to critical issues with subscriptions and app performance, which directly contradict the developer's latest update notes. While the lifetime rating is high, the recent sentiment indicates a significant decline in user satisfaction.

Frequently asked

Is Bedtime Stories by KidloLand truly free?
No, Bedtime Stories by KidloLand is free to download, but most stories are locked behind a paywall, requiring a subscription or in-app purchases to access R6R19R41R78.
Are there issues with subscriptions and payments?
Yes, many users report significant issues with subscriptions, including paying for content that remains locked, being charged unexpectedly, and having difficulty canceling subscriptions through the app or platform settings R18R30R40R67.
Does the app have good customer support?
Based on recent reviews, customer support is often unresponsive, with users reporting no replies to emails or difficulty getting issues resolved even after contacting support R30R131R197.
Is the app suitable for new readers?
While some find it good for learning words, other reviewers note that the font size can be too small and the vocabulary too advanced for very young or new readers trying to read independently R17R173.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R1] 5/5 · US My autistic boy's favorite story app: So many positives in this story app : interactional, options to read / sing the stories. My kid loves it!!
  2. [R50] 5/5 · US My kid love this: My kid loves this app! She can’t stop listening and tapping on the interactive screen! ❤️
  3. [R75] 5/5 · US My son loves this app!: As the story is being read to him, he love pushing on the character or characters on the screen and see them do something different. It is a fun thing for kids to do.
  4. [R44] 5/5 · US Great for kids: Kids really enjoy the interactive stories. My son enjoys this app and it helps him in his reading and know the stories as well. Overall, I like the app the thought that my kid enjoys it 👍….
  5. [R42] 5/5 · US Audio and quiz: Amazing, audiobooks and quizzes are on point.
  6. [R55] 5/5 · US Much more sensory friendly than other app I am currently using: This app is more friendly for me as a person with autism. I like the self much much better. Then by human books. Only issue I’m having is it’s not letting my group home staff help me to subscribe to it and keeps sending me back to the parent mode and keeps making me enter my year of birth, even though it is entered correctly.
  7. [R31] 5/5 · US I love this app bro: in this app you can read 240 books in this app for bedtime to help you fall asleep. It can also help you read better so for school when they ask you to read something you can just read it perfectly. You also trace here to help you write and draw letters better. The books are so cool that you will like the app too just download now and read to helps you read better so just plz
  8. [R52] 5/5 · US Thanks: It’s a very good and it’s a good learning experience for kids
  9. [R76] 5/5 · US Great: Good for kids learning words
  10. [R18] 2/5 · US Charged me 29.99$ for nothing: This app charged me 29.99$ but the stories are still not available. Total scam.
  11. [R21] 1/5 · US Awesome app: Love this app. Wonderful for kids my daughter really loves it. One problem I have is that sometimes I am not able to open some of the stories that I am paying for. I feel so bad when my daughter is trying to open them and it’s staying that I’m not subscribed. I called apple to make sure that I am paying for it and it was confirmed. Even them was having difficulty helping me to get the
  12. [R30] 1/5 · US not working: i have a year subscription, but i couldnt access the stories. Email them and they didnt replied, able to get a response from fb messenger and they told me to restore purchase and it still didnt work. i have pay for something that i didnt get, very frustrating.
  13. [R40] 1/5 · US Paid Subscription & No Access: I paid for a full year subscription which let me view all the stories at the time I paid. Once I closed the app and opened the next night it’s saying I need to purchase even though my subscriptions say I’m paid up until January of 2025!! How is that possible??
  14. [R67] 1/5 · US You cannot cancel subscription under iTunes and setting: First off, I do not even know how I was charged $30 for the yearly plan when all we have viewed are literally the seven “free stories” . I went to my settings in the iTunes on my phone and all it states is that my subscription will be renewed in June for $30 . NO OPTION TO CANCEL ! The only Option it gives me on my phone is to view th
  15. [R87] 1/5 · US Will not let me cancel subscription: I canceled this subscription on the 15th but was still charged
  16. [R96] 1/5 · US Cancel please: I tried to log on to cancel and they said I haven’t an account with my email address, then I was charged
  17. [R112] 1/5 · US Question: I want to know how I can can cancel my subscription?
  18. [R6] 1/5 · US Wrest game ever: I don’t like this game because it’s not fun and it’s just so boring to play and I don’t like it because it’s not good it makes you pay for it but no one wants to pay for it because it’s not worth playing because you can’t afford it because it’s so much 💵💰 more money than you think it is because it’s not a good game and it’s just a bad game
  19. [R16] 1/5 · US Great but one problem: It’s super fun but wish there was more stories.
  20. [R19] 1/5 · US Horrible please read: Worst game in the world it only has like seven bucks unlocked and the other are locked. Like, what kind of game is that the worst and plus if I couldn’t even judge this, I wouldn’t even give it a zero that’s why I didn’t even rate it because I would give it a zero but I guess since you can’t give it a zero I would give it a one and plus I thought it was a kid friendly game. T
  21. [R28] 2/5 · US Money?!??!!: Too much money to access most story’s
  22. [R33] 1/5 · US App is blank only music plays: Hopefully a rep contacts me to troubleshoot this, getting a blank screen with just music playing all day today.
  23. [R57] 1/5 · US Terrible app doesn’t work: Forces me to buy entire package. I’ve purchased the story only and it crashes and bugs out with just that. I paid money for this garbage! Useless!
  24. [R58] 1/5 · US App will not open: Continuous pushing to download other games without opening the actual game. Expensive and app won’t open when you press the play button
  25. [R62] 1/5 · US Story: I love to love this app but as soon as I do the free trial the app doesn’t work at all it say keep loading.
  26. [R29] 3/5 · US Alright: Stories are alright. However, you can tell that the stories where made by some one who isn’t proficient in English. Some words are incorrect and sometimes the sentences make no sense.
  27. [R103] 2/5 · US Same history: Same history and the translations in Spanish is not good I have to guess what it say Should make new histories I have more that one year reading the same to my daughter.
  28. [R172] 3/5 · US Original: Should gave kept the morals and the stories like the original not "where there's a will there's a way" as the moral. The real one is " necessity is the mother of invention"
  29. [R131] 1/5 · US Doesn’t work no tech help: I downloaded this app because of the great reviews, but I couldn’t get the app to work. I kept getting messages that said I needed renew my subscription. I sent an email to tech support and didn’t hear back until about a week later. By then I already cancelled the subscription and deleted the app.
  30. [R197] 1/5 · GB Suddenly stopped working and no support!: Stupid app! I have already paid $26 for yearly subscription in March. But recently it stopped showing me all the apps and treating me like a guest asking me to subscribe or try for 14 days! Also there is no app support for this. The link goes to error page ! Hard to believe that such an app is allowed on the App Store!
  31. [R101] 1/5 · US Disappointed: Paid $25 for a year but the stories are way to short
  32. [R171] 1/5 · US Terrible app: Stories are too short. Paid money for 5 or 6 stories that occupied my daughter for a total of five minutes! do not buy!
  33. [R20] 3/5 · US Seems cool but…: Just started, the app seems cool but it takes over my whole screen making it hard to minimize or exit. Have to restart my phone when I need to exit the app. Annoying
  34. [R69] 1/5 · US cancelled my subscription: The app does not let you log out of the app after you have logged in. very annoying as I have to put my phone off so I can exit the app!
  35. [R2] 5/5 · US Great fun: Son loves is
  36. [R5] 5/5 · US Cdfff: I love the stories they are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo fun And funny
  37. [R9] 5/5 · US I love it sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much: Me and my mom love the story’s ending and beginning in the story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  38. [R17] 1/5 · US Not so great: The reading by your self option needs an option to enlarge the words of the story. Trying to have my son read to me and it’s not easy for him to read the little black font.
  39. [R41] 3/5 · US Good overall: Hate the fact that you have to pay to read baby books 😐
  40. [R78] 3/5 · US It’s ok: Don’t like that you have to pay to have more books
  41. [R173] 2/5 · US Not for new readers: The words in the story are difficult for new readers trying to read on their own. For example "challenged", "point", "immediately", "decided", and "followed". This is not a book for beginner readers to read on their own. I would be happy with these vocabulary choices if I wanted my child to listen to the book. The animation was cute.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store