Little Stories
Little Stories offers engaging, well-illustrated stories that many children and parents enjoy, but its value is significantly undermined by a very limited free selection, high subscription costs, and recurring issues with content access and customer support.
Little Stories is an app praised for its engaging content, beautiful artwork, and positive moral lessons, making it a popular choice for bedtime stories and early reading. However, a significant number of recent reviews criticize the app's monetization model, citing a lack of free stories, high subscription prices, and issues with purchased content disappearing or being inaccessible across devices.
What users like
What users complain about
- The app offers very few free stories, with most content locked behind a subscription or individual purchases.R9R27R29R38
- Users report purchased stories disappearing or requiring repurchase after updates, leading to frustration and perceived loss of money.R144R174R209R351
- There is a perceived lack of new stories, making monthly subscriptions feel less valuable.R2R28R40R56
- Many stories are described as poorly written, having awkward phrasing, or seeming like bad translations.R134R171R181R182
- The app lacks basic features like account login for cross-device access and support for multiple child profiles.R12R73R148
- Customer support is unresponsive, and users face difficulties with refunds or resolving payment/access issues.R20R24R141
- Some users report technical bugs, such as sounds not working, app not opening, or issues with purchasing/trial activation.R103R133R166R187
- The app does not offer a read-aloud feature with highlighted words, which some parents expect for a children's reading app.R122R131R360R386
Latest update · v6.8.2
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
Minor improvements.
Recurring themes
Who it's for
This app is for parents looking for a collection of illustrated stories for children, particularly those who enjoy reading aloud to their kids and appreciate stories with moral lessons R3R4R39. It could be suitable for families who don't mind paying for content and are comfortable with the current story library. It is NOT for users expecting a robust free library, consistent new content, a read-aloud feature, or cross-device access via login R2R12R29R122.
Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, primarily focusing on the monetization model and content limitations. This contrasts with the high lifetime rating, suggesting a potential decline in user satisfaction due to recent changes in content availability or pricing, or simply that recent users are more vocal about these issues. The developer's notes mention only "minor improvements," which does not address the core complaints about content quantity, pricing, or technical issues like disappearing purchases.
Frequently asked
How many free stories does Little Stories offer?
What are the subscription costs for Little Stories?
Can I access my purchased stories on multiple devices?
Do purchased stories disappear or require repurchase?
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.
- [R1] Little Stories: Bedtime Books.: I Love My Favorite Storybook App Called “Little Stories”, It Makes Me Want To Be A Storyteller.
- [R3] It’s for everyone!: I’m a 10 year old and I still love listening to little stories it is wonderful for all ages!
- [R4] Our nightly ritual: My 3 year old can’t sleep without listening to the stories. We love it
- [R6] Night story: The store was so good because it was very long and it’s super good
- [R14] Ryan: Helps me learn
- [R22] Me encanta: Excellent aplicación par practicar inglés.
- [R31] A good app: Hi my name is Melannie and I’m 11 years old and this is a very great app to learn how to read and understand a book
- [R47] Bed history: Good learning for the little kids
- [R28] My 6 year old loves it: We have just read only a few books and I’m probably only going to pay for a few months as it only has a handful of stories to read (some aren’t too great). But the fun thing my daughter loves about the app is she’s is reading with me and we record it and she has so much fun recording it and reading the stories to me. She has so far listened to two books with herself reading
- [R9] I decided to let my little sister listen to these stories, but I saw that they are paid. There are only four free stories. Why not one star? Because there are a few stories, I think it'll do for five days. · translated
- [R27] 8 a month or 50 a year: Not paying for free books
- [R29] NOT FREE: Costs $9/ month
- [R38] Do not use this app: First of all, it’s not even free for kids that actually need it because they don’t have books and they’re probably poor
- [R144] Disappointed: All of the stories I paid for last year have been deleted! They were read to my daughter by her grandparents and people she cared about. I already paid for this once, why is it asking me for more money? Highly disappointed in this app. Just know if you purchase it next year everything from the previous year will be wiped out.
- [R174] Impressive is not last that long: Hi, me and my kids used to love this app a lot. I downloaded and purchased extra stories. We enjoyed reading many stories. Unfortunately, by the time passed the app has many updates, then the stories that I purchased are gone. It said that I have to purchase them again in order to read whole stories. That’s so sad. Bad service like this who want to use it again
- [R209] USA: Shame after few days I bought all stories u remove all and asking to pay subscription without bothering to compensate Only one word for taking others money for nothing I need refund don’t need ur stories any more
- [R351] Payment issues: I bought lots of books already snd when I updated it all the books said BUY again, I restored my purchases but couldn’t find the BOOKMARK button as instructed I need help my daughter is sad.
- [R2] good - are there ever gonna be any new stories? if not, why TF is it a monthly subscription: good - are there ever gonna be any new stories? if not, why TF is it a monthly subscription
- [R40] Good but not enough stories: I was so excited to get this and the stories seemed to be good. I got the yearly subscription and my son and I got to reading one every night. I was SO surprised and disappointed to reach the end of the book rather quickly! I thought for sure I could have made it at least 6-8 months before I reached the end of the library, especially paying $50 for it. It’s a good and
- [R56] Not updating the stories: Not updating the stories.
- [R134] A little odd: The stories are cute, but some seem to have unusually harsh (inappropriate for kids) comments.
- [R171] Poorly written: The concept is wonderful, the stories are okay, but the wording is terrible. It seems like these stories were translated into English by people who do not write/ speak English well. I personally hate reading this to my son and I usually change the words while I am reading it aloud so it makes more sense but my son loves this app so I bought a yearly subscription.
- [R181] Cute pictures, bad stories: The app works well and the illustrations are super cute, but the stories are poorly written. Would be 5 stars if they could write a decent story.
- [R182] Poorly written. Doesn’t need to be subscription-based: These books seem to be translated from another language. Many of the stories are very wordy or they use weird language to describe simple concepts. I often have to reword the book as I’m reading it to my daughter. I really wish subscriptions for apps like these weren’t so popular. It’s just a long con to get you to pay more for content th
- [R12] Limited: No login option so can’t use it on other devices
- [R73] I like but: I like the app, but I don’t see an option to log into the app from a different device. I pay for the app so naturally it’s on my IPad, but when my daughter downloaded the app, there was no option to log in. I had to cancel my subscription unfortunately.
- [R148] Multiple Children: This app is amazing. I love it. I want to give it 5 stars but I can’t because the app doesn’t support parents with multiple children. I would love it if you guys would update the app for multiple profiles. I have 5 children and only one can use it. It’s just his name and his children. Please update because all of my kids love it, but if I have to hear “Mom, my name isn’t …..” or
- [R20] NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REFUND: Cancelled my subscription &they still took my money!!! PLUS THEIR STORIES AINT WORTH HAVING IN YOUR PHONE TO READ TO ANYONE!!!! THEY WONT REFUND ME SO HERE I AM GIVING A BAD REVIEW FOR THEM &APPLE WOULDNT GIVE ME MY REFUND; I DONT RECOMMEND THIS APP BECAUSE I DONT EVEN USE IT I DELETED IT &CANCELLED MY SUBSCRIPTION &SAYS THATS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND; UNLESS YOU WANT TO
- [R24] No response on email from support: I have purchased the stories to share this as family subscription with my kid account but despite many attempts it is not working and over many weeks no response from abc@…. Support address either. Either refund the money or fix the problem. Posting it here to get a resolution.
- [R141] Beware: Said we had a three day trial, we couldn’t get it to work and then started to charge us for full year so we switched it to monthly and there is now way to figure this out thru the app. Making it very tricky for parents. Beware.
- [R103] Will not open app: Was more than a little disappointed, downloaded the app and it wouldn’t open to use ,ended up deleting the app
- [R133] Can’t Purchase: Hi, I’m trying to purchase or try the free 3 days trial, but it won’t let me. It keeps popping the Mom and Dad digit code confirm and I try inputting the numbers it tells me, but nothing happens after that. Even when I select that I want to purchase the app. A pop up window keeps saying “in-purchase app not allow” and then gives me an error. Please help?
- [R166] Some dumb bugs: Some of these books keep kicking me out 😭
- [R187] Buggy: All sounds and music stopped working after reading one story. Deleting and restoring purchase did not fix the issue.
- [R122] Reading: I just wish it read out loud for my toddler
- [R131] Not worth it: It’s honestly a good working app, but I wish it would read the books. I’m a single mom of two and working 80 hours a week and juggling two toddlers is exhausting and I just don’t have the extra energy to sit and read 4-5 books every night so my son doesn’t freak out and scream for over an hour at bedtime. I also wish I could put in multiple children. I’m doing the three day trail but
- [R360] Does not seem to read aloud: I don't understand how this app helps kids to help kids practice reading on their own as it doesn't seem to have an option to read aloud to the child and highlight words along the way.
- [R386] Love it: I love the story that comes for free, I thought it had audio with it. The books are too expensive though.
- [R39] Wonderful collection of stories: I downloaded this app for my 8 years old daughter but I loved this app more than her. Such an interesting and unique stories with good moral and personal touch. I would recommend it to each and everyone who loves reading or listening to the stories.
- [R46] We love this app!: We love the stories in this app! We love the artwork and the music. We definitely enjoy each story and can’t wait for a new one each month!
- [R32] No instruction on how to cancel.: I used the 3 day trial and want to cancel. Not sure how.
- [R62] Story: I onnly got one story
- [R63] Disgustada: Solo te permiten leer un cuento y los demás tienes que pagar para que sean desbloqueados.
- [R129] Very Well Made But…: This app is beautifully made. You can tell the developers really put their time and effort into it. However, you only get ONE book to read unless you want to spend money. It’s free to download the app which is nice but you’re limited to just one book which is quite pitiful.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store