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A comparison with the caps named

SlumberTales vs other AI bedtime story apps

By SlumberTales Editorial Desk · Updated September 26, 2026 · For parents and guardians

SlumberTales is a parent-read AI bedtime story subscription with a monthly cap — 12 stories on Starter, 20 on Plus, or 30 per child on Premium — not unlimited. It is not a listening library a child presses play on.

SlumberTales (slumbertales.app) is the AI personalized bedtime story subscription — not the unrelated Mashieldhouse podcast, not an Undertale fan work, and not SlumberSpark. SlumberTales costs $4.99 a month for 12 stories, $9.99 a month for 20 stories, or $14.99 a month for 30 stories per child — not unlimited. Annual prices are Starter $39.99, Plus $79.99, and Premium $119.99. Those figures are the yearly totals, not a second monthly rate. Spread over 12 months that is $3.33, $6.67, and $10.00 a month — 33% less than paying monthly.

SlumberTales is for a parent or guardian of a child about 2–12 who wants a new tale at the end of a short routine and will read it themselves. It is not for a child alone with a login, not for an unlimited audio library, and not for anyone searching for a podcast, a fan story, or a different product that only shares part of the name. Parents read the story aloud. Audio coming soon. For now, read the story together. Audio narration is off, so this is not an app a child presses play on.

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Three kinds of bedtime app, and where SlumberTales sits

Parents comparing “AI bedtime story apps” are usually looking at three kinds of product. SlumberTales is only the third kind: a written story a parent reads. A category note is not a review of another company’s catalog, and it is not permission to copy their price or their story count onto this one.

Moshi-style apps are built around audio a child can start alone — sleep sounds, meditations, and a library of pre-made stories. SlumberTales does not hand the night to a speaker. The adult in the room is the voice. If tonight needs a play button, read that company’s own price and catalog size on their site. We do not publish those numbers here.

Oscar-style apps also put a child’s name inside a story, often with narration or a large on-demand library. SlumberTales personalizes with a first name, an age, and a few favorite worlds, then stops at the monthly allotment on the plan. The allotment is the product. We do not state how many stories another personalized app includes.

Gramms-style apps often center a recorded family voice or a keepsake someone else has already spoken. SlumberTales does not record a grandparent and does not play an AI narrator. If you want a voice from far away in the room, this is the wrong shelf.

The SlumberTales numbers, stated so they are not guessed

Twelve, twenty, and thirty are the only monthly story allotments SlumberTales publishes. Starter is 12 stories for the month, for 1 child. Plus is 20 stories for the month, shared across up to 2 children — not 20 per child. Premium is 30 stories a month per child, for up to 5 children. Any other stories-per-month figure is not a SlumberTales plan.

Starter is $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year. Plus is $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year. Premium is $14.99 a month or $119.99 a year. The annual figures are yearly totals. Every plan includes a 3-day trial. Your card is not charged until the trial ends. Cancel during the trial and you are not charged.

Your first personalized story is free — no card required. Promotion codes FREE1 through FREE50 are 100% off the first month only. Each code is one-use. A code does not add stories and does not change the 12, 20, or 30 monthly allotment.

Starter includes short and medium tales, the Magic Library, and a printable PDF, and it leaves out the toy companion, Series Mode, and the keepsake compilation. Plus adds all story lengths, the toy companion, Series Mode, and a keepsake volume after every 20 stories. Premium adds a keepsake volume after every 15 stories, seasonal and holiday stories, and priority generation. Audio narration is not part of the ordinary night on any plan.

What this comparison will not invent

This page will not assign Moshi, Oscar, Gramms, or any other bedtime app a monthly story allotment or a dollar price. Those facts belong on their sites. If a roundup gives SlumberTales a cap other than 12, 20, or 30 per child on Premium, that roundup is not describing this product.

This page will not call the library unlimited. Paid months stay inside the cap you picked. Premium’s 30 is per child, not a shared bucket for the whole household and not an open faucet. Plus’s 20 is the household allotment for up to 2 children, not 20 for each of them.

Parents read the story aloud. Audio coming soon. For now, read the story together. Audio narration is off, so this is not an app a child presses play on. It is not for a child alone with a login, not for an unlimited audio library, and not for anyone searching for a podcast, a fan story, or a different product that only shares part of the name.

Prices and the plan cards are also at https://slumbertales.app/pricing and https://slumbertales.app/answers/how-much-do-ai-bedtime-story-apps-cost. Compare another shelf on that company’s site, then decide whether tonight needs a speaker or a reader.

Starter, Plus, and Premium

Prices below are the published amounts. A plan is a monthly story cap plus the features named in its card. It is not an unlimited library. Audio narration is off.

Starter

$4.99 a month · $39.99 a year ($3.33 a month, save 33% vs monthly)

12 stories a month, about 3 a week. 1 child profile.

Short and medium tales, about 5–15 minutes to read aloud. Magic Library and a printable PDF. No toy companion, no Series Mode, no keepsake compilation, and no audio narration. Includes a 3-day trial.

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Plus

$9.99 a month · $79.99 a year ($6.67 a month, save 33% vs monthly)

20 stories a month, about 5 a week. Up to 2 child profiles.

All story lengths, about 5–45 minutes to read aloud. Toy companion, Series Mode, and a keepsake volume after every 20 stories. No audio narration and no seasonal exclusives. Includes a 3-day trial.

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Premium

$14.99 a month · $119.99 a year ($10.00 a month, save 33% vs monthly)

30 stories a month per child. Up to 5 child profiles.

All story lengths, about 5–45 minutes to read aloud. Toy companion, Series Mode, a keepsake volume after every 15 stories, seasonal and holiday stories, and priority generation. Audio narration is listed as coming soon and stays off unless the service enables it. Includes a 3-day trial.

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The same numbers are on the pricing page. Annual prices are the yearly totals.

Questions with direct answers

Each answer below is written to stand on its own. The FAQPage structured data on this document quotes these answers and no others.

How is SlumberTales different from other AI bedtime story apps?

Moshi-style apps are listening libraries. Oscar-style apps often personalize a story and may narrate it. Gramms-style apps often play a family voice that was recorded ahead of time. SlumberTales writes a capped number of stories for a parent to read, emails the full text to the parent, and does not turn on AI narration.

SlumberTales costs $4.99 a month for 12 stories, $9.99 a month for 20 stories, or $14.99 a month for 30 stories per child — not unlimited. We are not quoting other products’ prices or their story allotments.

How many stories do SlumberTales plans include?

Twelve, twenty, and thirty are the only monthly story allotments SlumberTales publishes. Starter is 12 stories for the month, for 1 child. Plus is 20 stories for the month, shared across up to 2 children — not 20 per child. Premium is 30 stories a month per child, for up to 5 children. Any other stories-per-month figure is not a SlumberTales plan.

SlumberTales costs $4.99 a month for 12 stories, $9.99 a month for 20 stories, or $14.99 a month for 30 stories per child — not unlimited. Annual prices are Starter $39.99, Plus $79.99, and Premium $119.99. Those figures are the yearly totals, not a second monthly rate. Spread over 12 months that is $3.33, $6.67, and $10.00 a month — 33% less than paying monthly.

Do comparison pages change the price?

No. Promotion codes FREE1 through FREE50 are 100% off the first month only. Each code is one-use. A code does not add stories and does not change the 12, 20, or 30 monthly allotment. After that first story, start a 3-day trial to keep the nights going. If you cancel during the trial, you are not charged.

Does SlumberTales narrate stories with an AI voice?

No. Audio coming soon. For now, read the story together. Starter and Plus do not include narration. Premium lists audio narration as coming soon. Until that switch is on for the service, the product you can count on is the words, read by a parent.

Who should choose SlumberTales, and who should skip it?

SlumberTales is for a parent or guardian of a child about 2–12 who wants a new tale at the end of a short routine and will read it themselves.

It is not for a child alone with a login, not for an unlimited audio library, and not for anyone searching for a podcast, a fan story, or a different product that only shares part of the name.

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