# My Story School eBook Maker — Classroom Storybook Maker > Classroom app for students aged 3-11 to create and publish digital and physical storybooks. (iPhone/iPad app by MY STORY, LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-story-school-ebook-maker/id449232368 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [MY STORY, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1453294356) - Category: Education, Books - Price: $14.99 - Rating: 4.50/5 from 397 App Store ratings · 98 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.6 · 220 MB - Languages: American English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany), Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian and 7 more - Released: 2011-08-04 - Data updated: 2026-08-23 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-story-school-ebook-maker/id449232368/reviews.md ## What is My Story School eBook Maker? My Story School Edition: a complete digital storytelling studio for K-8 classrooms. My Story School Edition gives every student a place to compose, illustrate, narrate and publish multi-page books. It carries a writing task from a first idea through drafting, revision and illustration all the way to a finished, printed book, supporting ELA, writing workshop, social studies, world languages and SEL from one iPad. Publishing is the point Students write differently once they know the work will be printed. Any finished book can be ordered as a professionally printed softcover or hardcover: real paper, real binding, the student's name on the cover. Teachers preview every page exactly as it will print before ordering. Build a classroom library of student-authored titles, send each child home with their own published book at the end of the year, or produce a single class anthology for a family night. Books can also be exported as PDF or video for a class reading, a portfolio or a parent conference. Built for schools first • No advertising of any kind • No in-app purchases and no consumer currency • No student account creation and no third-party sign-in required • Student work is stored on the device, with teacher-controlled backup and restore • Nothing leaves the iPad without a deliberate adult action Classroom management Create an author profile for every student, each with their own shelf of books, avatar and optional PIN. A separate teacher PIN and adult gate protects settings, so a shared iPad moves safely between students. Teachers control which features are available from a single settings screen: image search, GIFs, stock photos and video, the Community Library, publishing and comments can each be switched off to match your school's policy. Curriculum connections • ELA and writing: narrative, informational and opinion writing for a real audience, with drafting, revision and publication in one place • Speaking and listening: students record their own narration page by page and hear their writing read back • Social studies: biographies, timelines, community and family history projects • World languages and ELL: the app is fully localized into 17 languages, and students can compose in any of them • Visual arts and SEL: drawing, photography and design as a channel for personal expression How students create Draw with Apple Pencil, add photos, shapes, stickers, GIFs and 3D objects, record voice narration, add video, and set page transitions and music. Books can be portrait or landscape. Finished work plays back as a real book with page turns. Reading widely The moderated Community Library is a shelf of stories contributed by storytellers of every age, families, classrooms and teachers included. It is controlled entirely by the teacher, and publishing and comments are off by default. Assessment-friendly Per-student writing statistics, words written, sentences, vocabulary growth over time and books completed, give a longitudinal view of each child's development that a stack of paper cannot. Requirements iPad running iPadOS 17 or later. Creation works fully offline; a network connection is needed only for optional stock media, printing and the Community Library. Planning a district rollout? Get in touch. We would love to help. ## Key features - Book publishing with customizable covers - Augmented reality storytelling with 3D models - Enhanced image editing tools - Google Classroom roster syncing - Export stories as PDFs or videos - Access to premium stickers, backgrounds, and characters ## What do users think of My Story School eBook Maker? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Intuitive and easy to use - 👍 Allows kids to be creative - 💡 Versatile tool for various uses - 👍 Great for language learners - 🚀 Responsive developers **Cons** - 🐛 Crashing and glitching issues - 🐛 Disappearing illustrations - 🐛 Orientation and resizing problems - 🐛 Audio recording not working **Commonly reported bugs** - Stories disappearing after updates - Inability to open completed books - Buttons hidden behind camera - Lack of guides for content placement - Crashing after creating multiple stories - Illustrations not showing in exported books **Most requested features** - Add read-aloud button - Implement cloud save feature - Allow importing photos as backgrounds - Add option to print/export stories - Increase text size for young readers - Implement multiple layers for drawing - Allow creating and saving custom stamps ## Recent user reviews (10 of 98) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-story-school-ebook-maker/id449232368/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Not my-story, AI-story!! *2026-06-17* Dear Developers, I have been playing My Story for a while, and I really liked it! But now there it has changed: it has more AI, more updates, and other stuff! I respect other people who like the updates but I do not like them. Can you change it back to the way it was before the updates, please? If you do not know what I mean, I mean if you can change it back to the original version like from 2 years ago. Thank you! - Name Anonymous In Note ### 5/5 — Finally the Page Manager is fixed! Just one feature to add! *2026-02-01* Last time I was making a novel called Follow That Car, but the Page Manager (or the purple book button, which I called it last time.) always kicks me out. But now, this update made a great bug fix! Now, I can finally use the Page Manager! And one feature to add in this app is the read-aloud button! If you want to view your story that you made, you can click the read aloud button! You can even have Siri or other voices (including AI) read it to you. Developers, please add this feature. Thank you!!! **Developer response:** Hi Yusuf! We just updated the app to hopefully fix the issue you were having with the purple book button aka the Page Manager, please give it a try! ### 5/5 — Hayley and her dog Rocky *2025-08-26* I love writing and draw picking songs and all that stuff you have to do to write a story and draw a story ### 5/5 — Love this app!! *2025-08-20* I have to make stories, they have good stuff, added images, I like this app than Night Zookeeper. They have some old comments, like in 2010s, and medium year comments. **Developer response:** Thanks Luca! This is a great compliment. Please keep us posted on how we can improve the app even further so you keep creating great stories! ### 1/5 — Why does this app always kicks me out??? *2025-08-07* I was trying to make a book about animals, but when I press the purple book button, it glitches and kicks me out again and again. It is really annoying because of those bugs!!! Those developers need to fix this purple book button now. I am getting sick and tired of this app. **Developer response:** Hi Yusuf! We just updated the app to hopefully fix the issue you were having with the purple book button aka the Page Manager, please give it a try! ### 4/5 — Creative *2025-07-12* I quite like this game, because of the amount of creativeness that I can show off. I love making new books so that I can draft on here and then make the actual thing after in real life. I like the magic book one because if I’m stuck it can help nudge me over to an idea. Overall a really good game you’ve added lots new stickers and pictures from the last time I played. Another good thing is that you don't have to pay to get something and there is no adds. **Developer response:** Thanks Batdog82! We'd love to hear your ideas on how to make the app even better (so we can get a 5-star rating!). If you submit a support ticket in the app's settings with some of your suggestions, we'll work on incorporating them! ### 2/5 — Audio no longer works *2025-02-10* My little one enjoyed this app for a while. We can not figure out why the audio recording no longer works **Developer response:** Hi Baydounb, If you have a chance I'd really like to hear more about what you're experinecing because this doesn't seem to be happening on other devices. Can you use the 'help' button at the bottom of www.mystory.co and reach out so I can help figure out the problem? Thank you! ### 2/5 — ??? *2024-11-02* The app would be great if it would stop crashing and glitching. It’s difficult to use on an iphone. My larger screens are non-Apple so… I’ve had the basic (free) My Story app for a few years and even made a couple of cool books for our preschool class. I now have a grandson and wanted to make books of our adventures together, since storytelling helps brain development, so I opted for the paid version. From what I can see there are no advantages so far. So disappointing. **Developer response:** Hi Reederfreak, I'd love to hear how I can make the paid version more useful for you! Please reach out to me at azin@mystory.co and let me know what you'd like to see built in the app. ### 5/5 — The best *2024-04-06, version 3.7.3* Awesome app Amazing app Outstanding app ### 1/5 — So bummed! *2023-01-22* My son loves this story maker. Huge problem is there are no people of color depicted in the professionals stickers. Entirely white washed in images. **Developer response:** Hi mom's minute, you're so right. I hadn't caught this before. Even though I was able to find sticker packs that depicted PoC in faces and fantasy scenarios, the professional jobs stickers pack that I acquired is not diverse at all. I will work on improving this in the near future! ## Frequently asked questions about My Story School eBook Maker ### What does My Story School eBook Maker do? This app is designed to empower students aged 3-11 to create their own digital and physical storybooks. It provides a safe, distraction-free environment with a variety of creative tools to foster storytelling, literacy, and creativity in the classroom. ### What are the key features of this app? Key features include the ability for students to publish their own professionally printed books, use augmented reality to bring stories to life with 3D models, and access enhanced image editing tools. It also offers Google Classroom integration, secure student work privacy, and export options for PDFs and videos. ### How much does My Story School eBook Maker cost? This app is a premium, one-time purchase with no subscriptions or in-app purchases. The cost is a single payment for unlimited classroom creativity, making it a straightforward and cost-effective solution for schools. ### What age range is this app suitable for? The app is designed for a broad age range of students, from early creators aged 3-5 who focus on drawing and stickers, to budding writers aged 6-8 who can add sentences, and emerging authors aged 9-11+ who can utilize more advanced storytelling tools. ### Can students publish physical books with this app? Yes, students can publish their own professionally printed books directly through the app. This feature includes customizable back covers, offering a meaningful way to celebrate their writing and create keepsakes for families. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 5.0.0 — 2026-08-19 Version 5.0 is a major update focused on reliability, teacher control, and getting student writing into print. A rebuilt printing and publishing flow Ordering a printed copy of a student's book is now a clear, previewable process: see every page exactly as it will print, choose softcover or hardcover, portrait or landscape, and follow the order through to delivery. A printed classroom library, an end-of-year keepsake for every child, or a single class anthology are all now straightforward to produce. New: Memory Book Students select a set of photos and My Story arranges them into a finished illustrated book with layouts, captions, photo frames and a soundtrack. Ideal for field trips, science observations, class events and end-of-year reflections, and ready to print. New: the Community Library, under teacher control A moderated shelf of stories contributed by storytellers of every age, families, classrooms and teachers included. It is governed entirely from Settings: the library, publishing and comments are three independent switches, and publishing and comments are off by default in School Edition. New: student writing progress Every author now accumulates XP, ranks and badges from the writing they do, alongside lifetime statistics: words written, sentences, vocabulary growth month by month, and books completed. A longitudinal view of each student's development, per child, on the device. Expanded creation tools • Landscape books, alongside the classic portrait format • A shapes tool, and decorative borders for any image • Crop directly on the page, with drag handles and aspect presets • Ready-made page layouts for faster composition • Keyframe animations and refreshed page transitions • Long-hold to copy, cut and paste any element • Copy or move a story to a different author, useful when a book is started on the wrong profile A clearer interface Home, library, canvas, page manager, settings and the publishing flow have been rebuilt around a calmer, higher-contrast design, with larger touch targets and better keyboard handling on shared iPads. Reliability and data safety This release included a broad hardening pass on the parts teachers depend on most. Saves that used to fail silently now surface a clear warning. Backups are verified after they are written. Author PINs are stored as salted hashes in the Keychain. Content moderation now fails closed. The app has been rebuilt on modern iPadOS lifecycle and concurrency APIs, removing a class of freezes during export and printing. Library scrolling, thumbnail loading and memory use during long sessions are all substantially improved. Localization The entire app is now fully translated into 17 languages. Note: Google Classroom and Google Drive sync have been retired in this version. Student books remain on the device and can be backed up, exported and transferred as before. ### 4.8.2 — 2026-05-31 This update includes performance improvements and optimizations to our AI features. ### 4.8.1 — 2026-05-18 Pinch-to-Zoom on the Drawing Canvas Two-finger pinch-zoom and pan are now available while drawing — useful for precision detail work, especially on shared iPads or when students are adding fine text or intricate illustrations. Fixes & Improvements • Faster My Story Characters loading — less waiting, more creating in the classroom • Resolved a title-spacing glitch in the Authors view on first load ### 4.8.0 — 2026-05-15 What's New in My Story 4.8.0 This update is packed with improvements that make storytelling easier, more expressive, and more fun for every student and classroom. Text now appears vector-sharp at any size — no more blurry letters in large headings. We've completely rebuilt the text editor, and you can now add beautiful colored text borders and outlines so titles really pop off the page. Getting your layers just right is now a breeze with the new Layer Manager. See live thumbnails of every element on your page, then drag them into exactly the order you want. No more guessing what's on top of what. Smart Play Mode automatically adjusts page duration to subtitle reading time, so your audience always has a moment to read before the story moves on. It's a small change that makes a big difference for read-alouds and classroom sharing. On the polish side: we've improved hardcover prints, fixed viewer mode layout on iPhone, made white text correctly visible in the text editor preview, and resolved a drawing layer rotation issue. Story viewer navigation is smoother than ever. As always, thank you for using My Story in your classroom. We love building tools that help young storytellers find their voice. ### 4.7.0 — 2025-12-11 What’s New in Version 4.7.0 - Sticker & Page Fixes The default view for standard stickers now displays correctly, and duplicated pages will no longer miss content. - Stability & Crash Fixes Several rare crashes have been resolved for a smoother, more reliable creative experience. ## Apps similar to My Story School eBook Maker | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [My Story Kids' Storybook Maker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-story-kids-storybook-maker/id977295942) | 4.6 (205) | Free | Education | | [Epic - Kids' Books & Reading](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/epic-kids-books-and-reading/id719219382) | 4.7 (518,581) | Free | Education | | [Milo: Personalized Kids Books](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/milo-personalized-kids-books/id1659701852) | 4.6 (128) | Free | Education | | [My Little Pony: Story Creator](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-little-pony-story-creator/id1114598489) | 4.3 (1,609) | Free | Education | | [Bedtime Stories: Learn To Read](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bedtime-stories-learn-to-read/id467067115) | 4.5 (16,737) | Free | Education | | [Kodable Basics](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kodable-basics/id577673067) | 4.7 (21,348) | Free | Education | ## More apps by MY STORY, LLC - [My Story Kids' Storybook Maker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-story-kids-storybook-maker/id977295942) All apps by MY STORY, LLC: https://appshunter.io/developer/1453294356 ## Related topics [my story school ebook maker](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/my-story-school-ebook-maker) · [story kit](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/story-kit) · [storybook maker](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/storybook-maker) · [book maker story](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/book-maker-story) · [ebook maker pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ebook-maker-pro) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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