StoryBeam Kids: Bedtime Books
Story Podcasts & Read Aloud
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Forty-three storybooks sit alongside the podcasts, free and with no account: twenty-three StoryBeam Originals, five classics word for word, and gentle retellings.
StoryBeam Kids is a kids podcast and storybook app built around one rule: every show is listened to first, and every book is read before it reaches the shelf.
Forty-three storybooks and twenty-seven approved shows. No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no open search, and no surprise next-up.
Tiffany Munzer, MD, FAAP, writing for HealthyChildren.org, notes that "autoplay, endless scrolling and targeted ads aren't built with children's well-being in mind." StoryBeam Kids is designed as the opposite of an open attention platform: no open browsing, no social feeds, no user uploads, and no surprise next-up recommendations.
THE READING NOOK
Forty-three storybooks to read together, free and with no account:
- Twenty-three illustrated StoryBeam Originals, written with the kid who founded the app, two of them in Spanish
- Five public-domain classics word for word, including Beatrix Potter with her original pictures
- Nine conservatively screened Book Dash titles, shared under Creative Commons
- Six gentle bedtime retellings of tales you already know
- The shelf remembers where you stopped, so a half-finished book is still there tomorrow
- Reading awards for finishing a book, three bedtimes, and the whole shelf
THE LISTENING ROOM
- Play reviewed children's podcast episodes
- Start with StoryBeam and browse approved shows
- Search only the closed catalog
- Save local watchlist and playlist picks
- Simple audio controls for bedtime, car rides, and quiet time
WHY FAMILIES USE IT
- Every show is listened to before it appears
- New shows must pass strict vetting before launch
- Safer discovery than open podcast platforms
- A grown-up check stands in front of every link that leaves the app
- Nothing is uploaded: no accounts, no camera, no microphone, no location prompts
StoryBeam Kids is built for screen-light family listening, bedtime wind-down, reading aloud together, and kid-safe audio discovery.
Founded by a kid who wanted one more story. Built by her parents.
Ratings & Reviews
The Reading Nook now holds forty-three storybooks: twenty-three illustrated StoryBeam Originals, two of them written in Spanish, five public-domain classics word for word, nine conservatively screened Book Dash titles in their own guest-authors folder, and six gentle bedtime retellings.
Every book has its own page now, so you can send someone a single story instead of the whole shelf.
The app has a new look throughout: a night-sky opening, a lamplit shelf at the top, and tightened pages.
The developer, jason colapietro, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- jason colapietro
- Size
- 3 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Made for Ages 0–5
- Copyright
- © 2026 StoryBeam Kids
