Mr de Beer: Storybook Maker
A picture book made by you
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Our Bible books pop up in 3D, with more books on the way. Point your phone at a page, and the scene stands on your table. Then make your own, with your child as the hero.
Bible stories that pop up. Point your phone at a page of one of our Bible books, and the scene stands up on your table in 3D. Tap a character to play part of the story.
Then make your own picture book, with your child in it. Mr de Beer, a kind bear in a flat cap, helps you at every step.
Tell him who the hero is and what happens. Or start from a photo of your child, their teddy, or a drawing they made. He writes a first draft and paints every page. Then you make it yours.
POP-UP PAGES
Today, twelve Bible books in our library pop up, from Noah's Ark to the Good Samaritan. Every page has its own scene, and Mr de Beer reads the page aloud. The first scenes in each book are free to try. More books are on the way. The books you make yourself do not pop up.
NOAH'S ARK
Open Play and tap Noah's Ark. Young animals walk in two by two, lambs, lion cubs, baby elephants and more. See it on your table, in your room, or life size outside: 137 metres long, the size the Bible gives. It is free.
CHANGE ANY PAGE
Type over the words. Ask for a change in one line, like "Make it funnier" or "Add the dog". Drag the hero, the dog or the moon around the page. Ask for a new picture. Undo is always there.
MASTERPIECE MODE
Want our best pictures? Pick Masterpiece, and every page is painted as one full picture. Changed the story later? Paint from my story paints only the pages you pick.
YOUR CAST
Every character gets a card and looks the same on every page. Keep them for your next book. Remix a character to make them run, sleep or wave.
HEAR IT READ ALOUD
Pick a narrator voice, and the book reads itself. The pages turn on their own.
THE LIBRARY
Books made by our team, free to read in English and Afrikaans.
A BOOK YOU CAN HOLD
Order your book printed, with a cover you design. Printed books ship in South Africa for now. You see the price before you pay.
MY WORLD
Your characters become toys in a small 3D world to play in.
ENGLISH AND AFRIKAANS
Make books in English or Afrikaans. Mr de Beer's tips follow the language you pick.
HOW CREDITS WORK
Your account starts with free credits, enough for a first book. AI work uses credits: a draft, a rewrite, a new picture. Masterpiece pages use more. Moving parts and typing your own words never use credits. Buy more credits in the app when you need them. The Mr de Beer Pass is optional: 60 credits a month, read-aloud on every book, the whole of each Bible book in Pop-up Pages, and less on prints. It renews monthly or yearly until you cancel. The editor itself is always free.
MADE WITH AI. DECIDED BY YOU.
The words, pictures and narrator voices are made with AI. Every story is written to be kind, with nothing scarier than a storybook, no brands and no real people. AI can still get things wrong, so you read every page first. You decide every word.
PHOTOS: WHAT WE KEEP AND WHY
Words are always enough. A photo is optional, and you say yes first. For a photo of your child, you tick that you are their parent or guardian. The picture goes to Google's Gemini service to be painted. We keep a smaller copy, with its location taken out, in private storage, only to paint that card again. We never share it or use it to train AI. Delete the card, or tap Withdraw consent in Account, and the picture is deleted. The camera is used only when you take a photo or open Pop-up Pages. The app never uses your microphone.
YOUR BOOKS ARE YOURS
Your books are private to your account. We do not sell them or use them to advertise. Delete a book, or your whole account, from inside the app.
Sign in with Apple or Google, and you can start your first book.
Questions? Talk to a person at hallo@mnrdebeer.com.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://mnrdebeer.com/privacy
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New in this version:
- A fresh new look, with Mr de Beer always close by.
- A new way to start a book. Answer a few questions, see the cover first, then the pages.
- Make a short movie of your book, with your child as the hero.
- Twelve Bible books, all with Pop-up Pages.
- Noah's Ark in Play: the animals walk in two by two, on your table or life size outside.
- Read full screen on your phone.
The developer, Peak Software Pty Ltd, 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:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Peak Software Pty Ltd
- Size
- 88.8 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 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. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Afrikaans
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Mr de Beer Pass, yearly $63.99
- Mr de Beer Pass $7.99
- 200 credits $19.99
- 80 credits $9.99
- 30 credits $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Peak Software Pty Ltd