Once Upon: A Storybook App
Books
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Once Upon — Personalized Stories for Your Little Ones
Every child deserves a story made just for them. Once Upon lets you create fully personalized storybooks featuring your child's favorite characters, themes, and adventures — all in minutes.
Whether your little one dreams of brave knights, magical creatures, curious scientists, or daring explorers, Once Upon brings those stories to life with vibrant illustrations and a narrative crafted around the details you choose.
Create Stories Your Kids Will Love
Simply pick a character, choose a theme, and let Once Upon do the rest. In moments, you'll have a beautifully illustrated 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 made just for them — then decide if you want more.
Unlock Everything with Once Upon Premium
Ready for unlimited adventures? Once Upon Premium gives you full access to everything the app has to offer:
• Unlimited story creation
• Full narration with a selection of voices to choose from
• Your complete story library saved and accessible anytime
• The ability to 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 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
• 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 story experience
Share the Magic
Found a story your child absolutely loves? Share it with family and friends so grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins can enjoy it too. 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 story in seconds, and children can navigate their 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.
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What's new in 1.3.0
- Add support for offer codes
The developer, Compose LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Compose LLC
- Size
- 90.1 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.2 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.2 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.2 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.2 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Once Upon Premium $9.99
- Once Upon Premium $59.99
- Copyright
- © Compose LLC