# Social Story Creator & Library — user reviews > 116 indexed App Store user reviews of Social Story Creator & Library by Touch Autism, rated 4.30/5 from 116 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/social-story-creator-and-library/id588180598/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/social-story-creator-and-library/id588180598.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 77 · 4★ 20 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 11 ## What do users think of Social Story Creator & Library? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Quick to create stories - 💡 Ability to use own photos - 👍 Helpful for children with special needs - 👍 Customizable social stories **Cons** - 🔒 Restricted access without payment - 💰 Expensive for some features - 🐛 Glitches with sharing/printing stories - 🔒 Limited free content **Commonly reported bugs** - Stories disappear after device updates - Audio recording feature not working - Inability to retrieve deleted stories **Most requested features** - Add more free social stories - Improve sharing/printing functionality - Allow more customization options - Provide clearer pricing information ## Newest reviews (14 of 116) ### 3/5 — Please Help *2023-04-03* I created the perfect and much needed social story for my son for tomorrow, but unfortunately it will not allow me to share it. I keep getting an error message that reads, “ No email client available. it looks like an email app isn't available. Check to make sure you have one installed and configured.” ### 2/5 — I’m the autistic person this app was for *2023-01-03* Most of the ones they already have are for purchase only and I was hoping for more of a template when creating the social story. But whatever. What was concerning to me is that- by default it has parental controls. What? And you couldn’t permanently turn them off witch really rubs the the wrong way. Autistic teens and adults exist and we use social story’s too. ### 4/5 — Easy to Use *2022-12-14* Love the app, but I wish it was free or had the option to print one story in the free version to see what the printed story will look like. Very easy to use though. ### 2/5 — Good app but difficult to share *2022-11-11, version 5.2.2* Overall the app is really simple and easy to use but everything I’ve made is unable to be shared via email despite many attempts ### 3/5 — Not bad but…… *2022-07-04* Okay so I like this app, but once you make two stories, you can’t make anymore. You have to pay money to to create more stories. And it isn’t that fun so yeah. All you do is create a story and then read other books that are like for kindergarten. I do like how you can add a picture to your book, but that’s not really it. I just want to create more stories then that would be a little more fun so please fix this. Or else it’s just going to be boring for everyone. And no one will like this app unless you pay. FOR MONEY. Ugh it’s just so annoying and my mom doesn’t let me buy stuff that you have to pay on games only my own money and I’m just a kid so I’m not wasting my own money just for that. It’s ridiculous. So that’s why I delete the app. Because it’s so boring ### 4/5 — App is great except it’s not free *2022-03-17, version 5.2.2* I made a story and tried to send it but there was no OVERT message to indicate u can’t really do anything with the app unless you pay $$. Which is cool, I don’t mind to spend the money but what about the recipient? Do they also have to pay $$ to open it and read it? BumMER ### 2/5 — Amazing Social Story App - However.... *2021-06-10* It pains me to write this review as the product is amazing - when it works. I have used the app personally (I have a child with special needs) and professionally ( with clients)for several years now. It has been an invaluable tool for creating custom social stories on the fly. I have recommended it to countless educators, parents and SLPs. Unfortunately, after an iOS update in December 2020, the app is now non-functional. Support from the developers was stellar until Jan 2021. Since Jan 2021 I have sent approximately 20 emails requesting help (emails and requests for support through their website) but there has been zero follow-up from the developers since. It is now June 2021, a full six months later and no follow-up. This once invaluable tool is still non-functional. I am at a loss as to what to do in this situation. Super frustrated and disappointed. ### 2/5 — Can’t be printed even after purchasing the story . Overall costly if u want to print *2020-07-22* So I purchased a story for my son and realised I can’t print it unless I upgrade $22.99 for that $1.49 story . I do not like my child to use my phone / thus it’s better to just buy a book instead for that price ### 4/5 — Technical Difficulties *2020-06-02* I love this App and have been using it for years; however, I am unable to select the option to send story as a pdf like I’ve done many times before. I’ve paid for the pro version so it’s part of the app package I use. Please help! **Developer response:** Thank you for taking the time to review. I think you may be having this issue because the font size on your phone is turned up. You can decrease the text size by going into your settings app on your iPhone, tapping display and brightness, and then font size. Does that fix the issue? We will also submit a fix to this problem now so that the font size on our pop-up windows is not affected by the font size setting. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Please email me at j@touchautism.com for any support you need! ### 4/5 — Ok yay *2020-04-25, version 5.1.15* YES I FINALLY HAVE A GOOD STORY MAKING ### 4/5 — Easy to Use *2019-11-19, version 5.1.15* Easy to set up and use. Like that you can use real pictures so children can see their actual environments. ### 4/5 — Works well *2019-11-09* This is particularly good because you have the choice of using pre made social stories or making your own. It would be nice if editing were a bit easier. ### 5/5 — Awesome App! *2019-10-15* So far, this app is awesome. Super user friendly and well designed. Thank you! ### 5/5 — A great support *2019-07-31* I absolutely love this app. My go to each time for all sorts of social stories. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Awful *2025-05-09, version 5.2.2* I thought I would be able to write stories using avatars, but nope have to take my own pictures. It also says you can share stories and that is NOT true!!!! I paid a lot of money for nothing ### 1/5 — Not what I was looking for *2024-12-19, version 5.2.2* I need something that provides the photos for the social story. Also parents and teachers should be able to print the stories for free. I get charging therapists for bulk as they charge parents for their time while making them. ### 1/5 — It doesn’t open!!! *2024-03-02, version 5.2.2* So frustrating ### 1/5 — Zero app support *2023-11-18, version 5.2.2* I have emailed this “company” 4 times and have heard nothing back - just an automated email that says it can take a week to get back. It’s been 3 weeks and nothing. Don’t buy this app! ### 1/5 — Don’t purchase *2022-08-27* I purchased thinking I would have access to the pictures, however I don’t. Now I have paid $22 and have access to nothing. This price allows me to make my own books using my own photos or pictures. I could have done this in PowerPoint or word. Useless app. For the price I paid I don’t even have access to the stories that are there! ### 1/5 — Really bad app *2021-07-07, version 5.2.2* Almost every thing is locked I got this to help not to pay money now I can see why someone would like it but I’m not made of money ### 1/5 — NOT ONE FREE SOCIAL STORY *2019-02-06, version 5.1.15* This free app does not give you even one free sample of a social story. You have to buy EVERYTHING! Very deceiving. ### 1/5 — Awful *2018-06-28* Don’t bother. As soon as you open this app it immediately reveals you need to pay to print. Absolutely awful considering the targeted group for this app are children and people with special needs. ### 1/5 — Horrid *2017-12-16* Someone is paying a pr firm for these reviews because this app is useless. Every interface asked for a parent to key in a sum only to be presented with in app purchases. Given their target market, this app is a disgrace. ### 1/5 — Money Grab *2016-07-05* Not super intuitive. Content is lovely once you sort it out. But overall this app is a money grab. They get you in low and give you basically access but no content. Then they charge you incrementally for every little thing. If you want this, commit to at least $20-$30+. **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback. We make our app free so that users can try out the format and story-making features of the app before committing to any purchases. That way you know for sure the app is what you are looking for before spending any money. Unfortunately, we cannot make the entire app free. We are a small (two person) company and building apps is our livelihood. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Quick, easy, portable *2026-05-03* Downloaded when we needed to run a story urgently (48 hours before a school trip) and our printer was broken. Took a gamble and tried this app - and so glad I did! Not the best with tech here, but this was so easy to use it’s unbelievable. Importing photos - easy. Adding voice - simple. Making the story - no problem! Worked like a charm for my child, despite the new media. So good in fact that I’m keeping the app and adding our ‘on the go’ stories to it. Absolutely recommended. ### 5/5 — My story *2025-03-27* I love it because I can use it for my own use I want to be a author so if this the way I can get my story out than that how I’m going to do it ### 5/5 — Social stories *2021-09-16* Excellent app for asd kids ### 5/5 — Awesome app and exceptional customer service *2021-04-29* This is a wonderful app. You can create your own stories with own pictures and videos. Customer service is great. I was having issues with family sharing and I reached out to the company and they were extremely helpful. Highly recommend this app. ### 5/5 — Great app but can you just let people make endless stories? *2020-12-15, version 5.2.2* This is my favorite story app and it is number one story app but it’s not all that fair to not make endless stories so please let us do that and make ads in it so we can get a lot more like it’s a real free app and put in this thing where you have to put in a code to unlock something once a day or make a wheel that spins and click the button that says stop to get a unlockable in-game ### 5/5 — Fantastic functionality, super easy! *2020-07-04* I never review apps. I know I should, but I don’t. This app is an exception. It is superb! Very, very easy to use. There’s a free version that you can download, and you can make a few custom social stories with it. And there are a couple of tiers of paid versions that allow more stories in your library and various other nice features. Get the free version to try it out. If you have a non-conversant or communication-challenged loved one, I bet you’ll end up buying the full version and using it all the time. So awesome!! ### 5/5 — Love this! *2020-03-18* We used this mainly for flying but now with being quarantined at home it’s so handy to keep us on track and let my kiddo know what’s coming next. So versatile and simple! ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2020-03-06* I was able to create my own story within the first 20 mins of downloading. Easy to use, but I purchased the full package, so that I wouldn’t run into any snags. A bit pricey, but I’m also a bit desperate. ### 5/5 — An easy and personalized way to creat social stories *2019-10-22* I just found and started using this app. It is great!! It is so easy to use and so quick. I love that you can record and add your voice to the story. Such an amazing tool for parents or other adults that are trying to help children with autism and other special needs. ### 5/5 — User friendly *2019-10-16* The Social Story App is easy to use to create custom social stories. The structure is clear. Adding photos from the iPad allows teachers to personalize the specific story. It would be great if we could print custom stories or send them as a file to another teacher. I also wish they filled the screen when played. But this app has encouraged me to write multiple stories and it is definitely user friendly! The library of written stories is very helpful. There is a good selection of familiar needs. Thank you! --- *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 2026-08-27.*