StorySafari
Step 1
Bring the child
A real photo gave the adventure its curious hero: Murray.
Story maker for kids
Create personalized, illustrated stories with your child—in just a few minutes.
Language: English
Ways in
From an idea to an illustrated story.
Choose what happens, start with an idea, or write it yourself.
Start with an idea
A garden mystery, a moon adventure, or something only your child could imagine.
Make the characters
Bring up to three heroes to life with a photo or a description.
Preview your story
See your characters in an illustrated story. Start with a free preview in your browser.
Explore all three story modes
Three ways to make a story.
For kids who like choosing doors, creatures, and trouble. Guided Adventure keeps the story moving through small choices, so younger storytellers can shape the page without having to write every word.
For evenings when everyone is tired but the story still matters. Quick Story starts with almost no setup, then gives the family something to read together before the moment passes.
For kids ready to put their own words on the page. Write My Own gives older storytellers more authorship, with StorySafari turning their sentences into illustrated pages.
Another real StorySafari story
Murray imagines her family in a flower garden.
A dress-up photo, a family-and-Poki idea, a watercolor character, and a garden mystery she could hold.
Step 2
Make the hero
StorySafari turned Murray into a reusable watercolor character.
Murray's idea
My family in a flower garden
Step 3
Listen for the idea
Her parents and Poki joined a mystery among gray, wilted flowers.
Step 4
Grow the story
The idea became The Gray Garden Mystery, where the family helps a magical garden bloom again.
Step 5
Keep the book
Murray's family adventure made it out of the app and into her hands.
What can you do with StorySafari?
Keep creating digital adventures, or turn a favorite story into a one-of-a-kind hardcover gift.
See both ways in action
For young creators
Put kids in the storyteller’s seat
Give kids the tools to invent characters, shape worlds, and turn their own ideas into illustrated stories they’re proud to call theirs.
- Kids decide who, where, and what happens next
- Read, listen, and build on every creation
Start creating a story
Start with a free story preview. Unlimited digital stories are $11.99/month. Cancel anytime.
Gift & keepsake
Create a book they will love
Turn someone special into the hero of a beautifully illustrated story, then bring it to life as a real hardcover.
- Personalized around someone you love
- Preview the cover and story before buying
Create a hardcover gift
One-time $20 purchase. Includes the completed story and the print credit for one 28-page hardcover; longer layouts, shipping, and tax are calculated after review.
One story can become both: keep a gift character’s adventures going, or turn a young creator’s favorite into a hardcover later.
Loved by families
Real stories from real families.
The best proof is the detail kids ask to keep: a pet dragon, a space slug, a horse best friend, the fairy story that gets read again.
My mom reads me my fairy story every night.Wren
Jack made a story about him and a space slug.Jack and Dad
More stories from families
I always dreamed of having a horse best friend.Paiya
I love seeing StorySafari create pictures with my characters.Kira
Our approach
The future of education is creation
Kids are growing up with instant access to answers. The deeper practice is learning how to turn ideas into something real.
Read our approach1
Imagine
Start with a spark: a hero, a problem, a place, or a wild possibility.
2
Shape
Make choices, add details, and see how ideas change when they become a story.
3
Share
Read it back, continue it, print it, and feel the pride of having made something.
Why StorySafari
The best story app for kids.
Create, read, listen to, share, and print personalized stories—all in one place.
Characters that feel familiar
Stories can include your child, siblings, friends, pets, and characters they invent.
Pictures on every page
Each scene gets an illustration kids can inspect while the words catch up.
Read-aloud when needed
Narration helps early readers follow along and gives bedtime a softer landing.
Links and printed books
Finished stories can be shared, reread, or turned into a real book.
After the story
Some pages get read once. Some come back tomorrow.
Finished stories can stay in the library, travel to family, or become a book on the shelf.
Print the keeper
Order a full-color book with every illustration and your child's name on the cover. See personalized printed books for kids and families, make a personalized birthday gift book, create a keepsake gift for a grandchild, or start a personalized Christmas book. There are keepsakes for a new baby and a niece or nephew too.
Send the link
Grandparents and friends can read the finished story in a browser with no account needed.
Find it again
The library keeps favorite stories close for rereading, continuing, and reading together.
Parent notes
The grown-up bits, plainly.
What ages is StorySafari for?
StorySafari is designed for children roughly ages 3-11, with stories you read together or your child reads along with. If you want the read-aloud side done well, our reading aloud tips by age cover what works from toddlers through age ten.
How much does it cost?
StorySafari is free to download from the App Store, with options to create more stories inside the app. On the web, $20 completes one personalized story and includes the print credit for one 28-page hardcover; longer layouts may cost more. Shipping and tax are calculated after review. Or subscribe for $11.99/month for unlimited digital stories.
What devices does it work on?
StorySafari works on iPhone and iPad — download it free from the App Store. You can also create stories and order printed books right in your browser with the StorySafari web creator.
Can I print the stories?
Yes. You can order beautifully printed keepsake books of the stories your child creates.
Are there parental controls?
Yes. Grown-up actions like buying credits or ordering a printed book are protected behind a "Grown-ups Only" gate that asks for a number code, so kids can create and read on their own without stumbling into purchases.
Can I limit how many stories my child creates?
Yes. In Parental Controls you can turn on "Limit story creation," choose how often it resets, and set how many stories are allowed per period. Reading finished stories is always unlimited.
How does StorySafari compare to other story apps?
The main difference is who makes the creative choices: your child decides the hero, the cast, and what goes wrong, rather than picking a name to drop into a fixed template. We wrote up the alternatives ourselves — see the best personalized story apps and the best AI story generator for kids, both of which say where other apps beat us.
Turn tonight's idea into a story.
Open StorySafari on iPhone or iPad — or start right here on the web — and make one page together.
On the web
Create a story on the web