# Once Upon Today — Stories That Back You Up

> Stories That Back You Up (iPhone/iPad app by Dakota School.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/once-upon-today/id6769898640 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dakota School](https://appshunter.io/developer/1858091052)
- Category: Books, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 19 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-01
- Data updated: 2026-07-17
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/once-upon-today/id6769898640/reviews.md

## What is Once Upon Today?

Tired of saying the same thing again?

Once Upon Today turns the little things your family is working on into personalized audio stories made from the day your child just had. Add a few real details from today, choose what you are practicing, and get a warm narrated story your child can actually ask to hear again.

Use it for potty practice, gentle hands, sharing, cleanup, brave goodbyes, bedtime steps, school nerves, big feelings, or the ordinary moments you do not want to lose.

It is parent-held, screen-light, and made for bedtime, car rides, quiet time, and the small daily loops where another lecture is not helping.

This is not a generic kids audio catalog, a child chat app, or a behavior-correction tool. You choose the details, review the story, and press play. The result is a story that feels like their world: the park, the bee, the cousin, the brave try, the meltdown, the pajamas, the tiny thing that mattered today.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Service Terms: https://dadbuilt.app/once-upon-today/terms
Privacy Policy: https://dadbuilt.app/once-upon-today/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Once Upon Today - Annual | $79.99 | per year |
| Once Upon Today - Monthly | $11.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.13 — 2026-07-09

Bug fixes

### 1.0.12 — 2026-07-03

Bug fixes and a smoother first-time experience.

### 1.0.11 — 2026-06-25

Bug fixes, performance improvements, and a smoother first-time experience.

### 1.0.10 — 2026-06-19

bug fixes and optimizations.

### 1.0.9 — 2026-06-13

Bug fixes.

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