Everything you're wondering about StoryFunTime.

StoryFunTime turns your own voice into personalized video storybooks. You pick a story, the people you love become the illustrated characters, and you record yourself reading it. The result is a finished book your grandchild can watch again and again — in your voice.

Three things, every time:

• A video of the book, narrated in your own voice — share it with anyone straight from the site, or download it to your computer to keep forever.
• An online click-through book — share it with anyone from the site, or download your own copy to your computer to keep permanently.
• A PDF — download it from the site to your computer, ready for you to print and make your own book any time.

No. When you open StoryFunTime you'll see three buttons — My Stories, Create Story, Create Character. That's the whole app. If you can tap a button and talk, you can make a book.

No. Parents, aunts and uncles, godparents, friends, family, kids — anyone who wants to tell a story.

It just happens to have started with a grandfather (Popz) and his granddaughter (Oaklii).

Every time you log in, you land on a screen with three buttons — My Stories, Create Story, and Create Character.

• Tap Create Story, then Choose Characters — pick from everyone you've already made, or create someone new right there on the spot.
• Whoever you choose carries forward with you through the rest of the process, so you always know who's in the story.
• Once you've picked your characters, tap Start New Story — the button turns green when you're ready to go.

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You'll choose one of four ways to build it:

• FunTime Magical Builder — type or voice your idea, and Ai writes the full story across every page.
• FunTime Page Builder — build it page by page: pick a title and story type, then for each page write what you want to say in the first box, and describe the scenery and what the characters are doing in the second box — Ai turns that into the finished, illustrated page. Tap + Add Page any time to keep going — there's no cap on how long your story can be. When you're ready, tap Click to Generate ALL Images and watch StoryFunTime illustrate your book — each page's artwork appears one at a time, built from the scenery and character details you gave it. Generating takes anywhere from thirty seconds to a few minutes, depending on how many pages you're generating images for. Once a page's image is ready, tap the thumbnail or the binoculars icon to preview it full-size, and tap Regenerate any time you'd rather try a different version.
• FunTime Story Builder — type or paste your whole story in one box (up to 5,000 characters), then choose Use My Exact Text to keep every word as you wrote it, or Use Ai Magic to let it polish your words — either way, StoryFunTime turns it into a finished, illustrated book.
• FunTime Library — pick from over 100 ready-made stories.

When you build your own story, you'll pick a story type: Bedtime Story, Adventure, Silly & Funny, Fairy Tale, Superhero, Mystery, Space Adventure, Animal Friends, Learning Story — or Your Own Theme, if none of those fit what you're after.

It's more than a label — it shapes the whole book. StoryFunTime builds the artwork and the story itself around that type, so a Space Adventure gets space-themed backgrounds and a story that behaves like a space adventure, and so on for each type you pick.

• You record page by page — each page has its own recording screen, showing you the text for that page.
• Want to change the wording first? Tap Edit to tweak the text right there, then tap the microphone to record.
• Tap Click to Record ALL Pages and it walks you through the whole book, page by page, prompting you to record each one in turn — or record a single page at a time, whichever you prefer.
• Once you've recorded a page, you can Play Back to listen, tap the mic again to re-record it, or tap Save Recording when you're happy — saving automatically moves you on to the next page.
• Don't like how a page came out later? Re-record just that page — you never have to start the whole book over.
• Once you've recorded the last page, you'll see an "All Done Recording!" screen — tap Generate Video and StoryFunTime puts the whole book together.

Almost nobody does. Your grandchild will. That's the whole point of this. (Have you heard Popz's voice in the sample books? If he can do it, anyone can.)

Yes — the words on the page are there to help, not to box you in.

• Edit the story that's already there.
• Write your own story from scratch.
• Ad-lib as you go while you record — say it your way in the moment.

Just remember: whatever text is on the screen when you record is the text that ends up in the book, and on the PDF.

No. Your phone or computer microphone is fine. A quiet room helps more than any equipment does.

That's up to you — most books take somewhere between five and fifteen minutes, depending on the size.

• A short three-to-five-page book can be finished in just a few minutes.
• Want to go bigger — a fifty-page book, say? That'll simply take longer to read out loud.
• Either way, the process itself stays just as simple.
• After that, generating the final video usually takes one to two minutes — sometimes three to five for a longer story.

Yes. Once you've finished recording, you'll be asked to add music — pick from a set of original tracks (like Gentle Hymn, Soft Lullaby, Brave Quest, or Sparkle Waltz) to match the feel of your story, or choose No Music if you'd rather it be just your voice.

Tap Create Character and upload a photo. StoryFunTime turns them into an illustrated character who then stars in any book you make.

• Best results: use a full-size, head-to-toe photo taken in good lighting — it helps capture the right look and size for the character.

Just the same way — tap Create Character and upload a photo of yourself. You can star in the book right alongside them, narrating in your own voice and appearing as a character too.

• Best results: use a full-size, head-to-toe photo taken in good lighting — it helps capture the right look and size for the character.

Yes. Add the grandkids, add yourself, add the whole family. Characters you create are saved, so you build them once and use them in every book after that.

• Best results: use a full-size, head-to-toe photo taken in good lighting — it helps capture the right look and size for each character.

No professional photo needed. It's best if you upload a full-length, well-lit picture of the person, so we can get their body size right for the character — but a facial picture will work too.

You can delete a character you haven't used yet. But once a character has appeared in one of your storybooks, it can't be deleted — that keeps the book it's in intact and watchable forever, exactly as you made it.

100 ready-to-record books across eight categories — Adventure, Animal, Bedtime, Bible, Dream Big, Educational, Magical, and Race — available as either Full Stories or Short Stories. Every one of them will star you and your child or grandchild, and every one of them will be in your voice.

• Each book stars whoever you choose for it to star — that person, and you as the narrator.

Yes. Describe the story you want and StoryFunTime will build it for you.

• Simply record the story in the app.
• Or type it out yourself from scratch.
• Or copy and paste it in.

Made-up adventures starring your own grandkids are some of the most-loved books on the platform — think:

• Fishing stories
• Christmas
• Birthdays
• Family legend stories
• ...and more

It's a book about you. You answer simple questions — where you were born, what school was like, the work you did, the people you loved, the things you learned — and it becomes a first-person story your family can watch for generations. You can keep your answers word for word, or let StoryFunTime weave them into a flowing narrative.

This is the story about you, told by you in your own voice, that will live forever.

Every package includes complete personalized books: characters, illustrations, your recorded voice, video, online book, and PDF.

The "books" count above is just based on simple 15-page books — that's a helpful starting point, not a rule. All the books in the FunTime Library were made at fifteen pages, in case you ever want a printed copy down the road — printed books need to come in a consistent size. Really, your package comes with a set number of total pages to use however you like: more short books, fewer long ones, or anything in between.

The name doesn't mean that particular rhyme is in the package — it's just what we call the size.

StoryFunTime is meant to be fun. It's meant to capture the stories of your life — whether that's Bible stories, nursery rhymes, or your own family's traditions. We just want you to have fun. Thus, the name: StoryFunTime.

Yes. You can create your first very short story, record it in your own voice, and watch the finished video before you pay anything. No credit card needed.

FunBucks are how your package usage is tracked inside the app.

• Every package includes one FunBuck per page — matching the total pages in your package (see the pricing table above).
• On top of that, you get bonus FunBucks to create characters and regenerate images as needed — regenerating an image costs one Buck, which is exactly what those bonus Bucks are there for.
• Once you create a character, you use them in any book for free, forever — no extra Bucks needed.
• You can always purchase extra FunBucks as you go.

Your package comes with everything you need — you'll only ever think about Bucks if you decide to build something longer than usual.

FunBucks are an easy way to track your progress while keeping it fun and simple.

You'll be able to purchase more FunBucks from inside your existing package.

Open any book from My Stories and you'll have everything in one place:

• Share — send it straight to family.
• Watch Video — the narrated video version.
• Read Story — the online, click-through book.
• Generate PDF — create a printable PDF of the book; once it's generated, you can download it from Downloads.
• Edit Story — go back in and make changes any time.

There's a bonus, too: every time someone clicks your shared link and purchases a package, you get a free book.

Once a book is made, it's yours to keep forever on your own device.

On StoryFunTime itself, we store your books for 24 months from your last purchase — and every time you buy another package, that 24 months starts fresh.

Of course, you'll still want to download your videos, books, and PDFs to your own device for truly permanent keeping.

Very soon — printed hardcover and softcover books will be available. This is when editing your books carefully becomes very important — a printed copy is permanent, so it pays to get it just right first.

Your photo is used only to draw your character, or the page picture you made from it. Once that's done, the photo is deleted.

We don't sell your photos and we don't share them.

Your recording is used to narrate your books. It stays yours.

We don't use it for anything else — it's never used to generate synthetic audio, clone your voice, or create anything beyond what you actually recorded.

Yes. There's nothing for a child to sign up for, no chat, no ads, and no way for a stranger to reach them. You make the book; the child watches it.

Whoever makes the book creates the story and shares it only with the people they choose to share it with — you're always in control of who sees it.

StoryFunTime works on iPhones, Android phones, computers, and tablets — right in your browser, or through the mobile app.

Yes — just an email and a password. Your account is where you create your books, and where they're saved.

Download and share them everywhere you like — but mainly, download them to your own device so you can keep them forever. That's the whole point: keeping your voice forever.

Click Support in the dropdown menu at the top right of your app screen, and we'll help you from there.