# SmartDreams Bedtime Stories — user reviews > 33 indexed App Store user reviews of SmartDreams Bedtime Stories by SixD, Inc, rated 4.76/5 from 322 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smartdreams-bedtime-stories/id1670233723/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smartdreams-bedtime-stories/id1670233723.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 240 · 4★ 12 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 8 ## What do users think of SmartDreams Bedtime Stories? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 💡 Creative story generation - 👍 Kids love it - 💡 Personalized stories - 👍 No premium subscription - 💡 Saves stories - 💡 Good for bedtime routine - 💡 Encourages imagination - 💡 Good use of screen time - 💡 Engaging for children - 💡 Cute illustrations - 💡 Innovative use of AI **Cons** - 😞 Repetitive story structure - 😞 Generic content - 😞 Lack of AI involvement perceived - 😞 Limited customization options - 😞 Gender selection issues - 😞 Incorrect pronoun usage **Commonly reported bugs** - Gender selection limited to male/female - Incorrect pronoun usage due to gender selection **Most requested features** - More customization options in stories - Custom characters based on photos - More diverse gender and pronoun options ## Newest reviews (13 of 33) ### 5/5 — Great app! *2023-04-13, version 1.2.1* I can't recommend the app enough. The stories are beautifully written and captivating. And the illustrations are just stunning! ### 5/5 — Cute app! *2023-03-29, version 1.0* My kids and I have been trying this app for a few nights now! They have loved the idea of creating unique stories that not only includes them but also their favorite animals and food! We’re purchased multiple customized books and it’s a very sweet treat to have our kiddos do this on the whim and giggle throughout the whole process! Looking forward to more updates! Will certainly share this with mom friends && encourage all mamas with new readers to give this a shot! ### 5/5 — Story Time Just Got An Upgrade! *2023-03-28, version 1.0* Love how easy to use this app is. What a great idea to create unique bedtime stories based on children's personal visions! Can't recommend this enough to parents looking to get their kids engaged with reading. ### 5/5 — Love this app *2023-03-23, version 1.0* This app is interesting and makes bed time stories interesting. The ability to chose things that interest your child and weave them into a story is nice, from animals to types of food is very intuitive, great app ### 5/5 — Wonderful app *2023-03-22, version 1.0* This app creates a unique story every night. It’s never boring. You can enter your child’s name so each story becomes personalized. I love that each story has its own illustrations. Love it! ### 5/5 — Really cute and easy! *2023-03-22, version 1.0* Really love this app! It is really cute and really easy to come up with interesting bedtime stories. When I’m visiting my nieces, they love the interaction and being able to choose the stories and characters they want! ### 5/5 — Amazing app! *2023-03-22, version 1.0* If you have a child with a big imagination I can’t recommend this app enough. My daughter loves participating in the creation of the story and the beat part is the variety of stories are endless! It’s like a having a never ending library of children’s books, without the clutter and while saving a tree. 10/10 for the stories too! ### 5/5 — Creative and Fun! *2023-03-22, version 1.0* This app is the perfect addition to the bedtime routine. My daughter loves that she can pick her own stories and I love how easy it is to create interactive leaning experiences. Would definitely recommend to any parents out there. ### 5/5 — The Kids Love It! *2023-03-22, version 1.0* This app has become a hit at our house. ### 5/5 — Great Story App For Kids *2023-03-20, version 1.0* My daughters love this app. They love to choose their own characters and then the app creates the story. Lots of fun at bedtime! ### 5/5 — Brilliant idea! *2023-03-19, version 1.0* This is a brilliant idea that benefits both parents and kids. Kids get a “choose your own adventure” experience which keeps them very engaged and motivated to read the story they themselves create! Not to mention, they get to be the central character. I also love the feature where you can save the story and actually turn it into a physical keepsake or gift. Parents get to offer there child the chance to lead story time, which helps foster the parent child relationship. I can’t wait to see more choices added to the app! ### 5/5 — pushing the boundaries *2023-03-19, version 1.0* amazing to see an app be able to do something like this and take advantage of AI capability so early on. definitely download and give it a go! ### 5/5 — Super Cute *2023-03-19, version 1.0* My niece loved seeing and hearing her name incorporated into the story. The story was well written, engaging and the perfect length. Love this! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No Divine Spark *2025-08-03, version 1.4.3* What Did You Expect From Ai I’d rather read Maurice Sendak, Brothers Grimm, Aesop’s fables, Brothers Grimm, Judy Blume or whatever human source to my children than accept this generic blathering and non-sensical garbage. ### 1/5 — Dealbreaker on step 1 *2024-10-26, version 1.4.3* Please do some research on the gender spectrum and update your app’s opening gender selection requirement. Language evolves and tech is more than able to keep up. ### 2/5 — Gets repetitive *2025-10-22, version 1.4.3* It is fun and interesting in the beginning. The stories are around 2 minutes long. I just don’t see how there is any AI involvement in this. The stories are all the same. It just changes the name of the location, food, and animal. Other than that it’s the same storyline. Kid has pet animal that they are close to, they go to a magical location, defeat a monster using a food to get a treasure. Kid and animal become closer friends. ### 2/5 — Cheeseburgers for monsters *2025-01-16, version 1.4.3* I thought we were going to have cheeseburgers in an ancient library. Instead, Fox decided to give the cheeseburgers to a dragon. I’m still really upset about the cheeseburgers and would like a refund. 2 stars for creative concept ### 2/5 — Gender error *2024-09-07* I tried to find a “gender” option that fits my child but the app only gives “male and female” (which according to science are not gender options but rather medically sex assigned) as a result the story it created used incorrect pronouns and misrepresented my child. If the developers are interested in connecting with 21st century families they should google what “gender” means, and offer various pronouns choices instead of “male vs female” sex choices. ### 3/5 — No variety *2025-07-14, version 1.4.3* No custom characters based on my kids photos. No original input. Seems like it just takes slight variations of the same story-arc, based on 3 inputs and turns it into different variants. ### 4/5 — Love this app *2025-06-05, version 1.4.3* I love it so much it so easy to put my cousins to sleep yes I have to take care of them thank you smartdreams love this app so much ### 5/5 — WAY BETTER than Matchbooks (READ PLZ) *2025-05-10, version 1.4.3* Love this app, plus extra points for NO premium subscription which locks almost EVERYTHING! I LOVE THIS! ### 5/5 — Fun *2023-12-02, version 1.4.2* The kid loves it ### 5/5 — Trent and the Bee *2023-12-01, version 1.4.2* Nice start! ## Most praised reviews (7 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good use of screen time! *2023-11-08* My nephew loves it! We create and read several stories every time I babysit and he loves tapping on the animal to hear the sounds. ### 5/5 — The only way *2023-07-08* I’m so happy ### 5/5 — Great app! *2023-05-31, version 1.3.1* Such a great app! For on the go! Cute, short bedtime stories. I can already see us using this app when traveling or in a long car ride, restaurants. ### 5/5 — This app is fun! *2023-05-20, version 1.3.0* I got recommended for this app by the Instagram! I took the advice and we love it so much! My girls love seeing their names in the story’s! They also get to pick animals and other parts of the story! I would love to see this app evolve and we could choose more in the story’s! We are officially smart-dreams addicts! ### 5/5 — Great App *2023-05-19, version 1.3.0* Very clever and innovative! ### 5/5 — Imagination comes alive at we love it! *2023-05-14, version 1.2.7* What a great app! We just downloaded this app and my 8 year old can’t stop creating her own stories using SmartDreams. In just minutes she created an entire library of her own stories! Love that stories can be saved to read over and over again. Such a fantastic way to tap into kid’s big imagination and wonder! My daughter loves feeling part of the story! She’s having so much fun choosing the cute characters for her stories and gets excited very excited with each beautiful image that shows her as a character in the story. I highly recommend this app! Can’t believe it’s FREE! A great way to build a bedtime routine but also a fun app to use for reading and building creative writing skills. Thanks to the mom and dad team that created this! I think other parents will love this app too! ### 5/5 — Smart and sweet *2023-05-02, version 1.2.5* Great apps for kids with the ability to create stories around characters that they identify with and can relate to as they read their stories. Very innovative and creative. Highly recommended …. Best use of screen time for kids! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*