Snap!
Capture the inspiration
Photograph a page, menu, or sign, or choose a picture from your library. Text recognition happens on your device.
✦ Today’s drawing. Tonight’s story.
Point at the world.
Hear it come alive.
A drawing, a favorite toy, or a photo from today. StoryLens uses the picture as inspiration for a new story you can read, edit, and hear together in English or Chinese.
Free download with in-app purchases. Generation limits apply; see your allowance and subscription price in the app.
✓ Direct image understanding✓ No ads or tracking✓ Chinese & English stories
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Hello, little explorer 👋What will we read?
✦Photograph a page, toy, or scene
and turn the whole picture into a story
Inspiration is everywhere
📖Books🌿Nature🪧Signs
✦Create▥Library☰Settings
Just createdThe Singing Street Sign
Now playingMom's voice · 01:24
Words in the world→A world of imagination→A story in your ears
Three simple stepsA little lens.
A little lens.
A lot of imagination.
No complicated setup. Point the camera at something your child is curious about, then let StoryLens do the rest.
✦✦Make a story
Choose the recipe
Pick Chinese or English and a one-, three-, or five-minute story. AI uses the picture as inspiration for a story to read together.
Listen
Listen and imagine
Review the story, then listen together with natural cloud narration. Save your favorites to return to another evening.
More than a one-time taleTurn everyday curiosity
Turn everyday curiosity
into a family story library.
Edit, share, and replay every story. Pro families can privately sync stories through iCloud and keep reading across their devices.
- ✎Make every story yoursChange the title, add details, and turn an AI draft into your family's version.
- ◉Hear a familiar voiceChoose cloud narration or, with the speaker’s permission and parental supervision, a custom voice.
- ↗Share the momentSend favorite stories to family, wherever they are.
Story LibraryOur family stories
8 stories🦊
The Moon Mail Carrier's Last LetterEnglish · 3 min · Today
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Miss Seed's Big JourneyEnglish · 1 min · Yesterday
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The Bus Stop That Could FlyEnglish · 5 min · Monday
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Designed for familiesCuriosity gets noticed.
Curiosity gets noticed.
Privacy gets protected.
Images are used only to createA compressed image is sent to cloud AI to understand the scene and create the story, never for advertising.
No ads following youNo targeted ads, no sale of personal data, and no cross-app tracking.
Parents stay in controlImage and voice use remain a parent's choice.
Start with the story
your family needs today.
Turn a drawing into a storyMake your child’s drawing the starting point for tonight’s bedtime story.Learn more →AI bedtime story generatorMake tonight's story from a moment you shared today.Learn more →Personalized stories for kidsMake familiar people, pets, and creations part of the adventure.Learn more →AI story reader for kidsCreate a family story, then hear it come alive.Learn more →Custom voice bedtime storiesLet a familiar, consented voice become part of story time.Learn more →
Frequently asked
Good things to know
What ages is StoryLens for?＋
StoryLens is made for parents and children to use together. Choose a story length that suits your child, then edit the result together.
Does it work offline?＋
You can take or choose a photo offline. AI image understanding, story creation, cloud sync, and some voice options require an internet connection.
Which languages are supported?＋
StoryLens currently creates Chinese and English stories in approximately one-, three-, or five-minute lengths.
Are my photos and stories safe?＋
A compressed image is sent only to cloud AI to understand the scene and create the story, not for advertising. Stories are saved locally; Pro users can choose private sync through their Apple ID's CloudKit database.
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Start making stories todayTurn today's moments
into stories children love.
StoryLens is now available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad.
Download on the App Store