# Storyline Online — user reviews > 43 indexed App Store user reviews of Storyline Online by SAG-AFTRA Foundation, rated 4.40/5 from 208 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/storyline-online/id1262706499/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/storyline-online/id1262706499.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 164 · 4★ 13 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 20 ## What do users think of Storyline Online? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 📚 Wonderful stories and content - 🤩 Engaging for children - 👨‍🏫 Great educational resource - 🗣️ Excellent narration by actors - ✨ Beautiful videos - 🆓 Free to access - 👍 Easy to use app - 💡 Amazing idea **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes frequently - 🐛 Books do not load - 🐛 Audio issues (no sound) - 🐛 App freezes or shuts down - 🐛 Videos cut off or stop playing - 🐛 Captions are inaccurate or misplaced - 🐛 App is inconsistent - 🐛 Takes a long time to load - 🐛 Content disappears after exiting - 🐛 Unwanted video selection - 🐛 Cannot exit videos - 🐛 Schooltube has no captions - 🐛 Sponsor links lead to websites **Commonly reported bugs** - Books do not load - App crashes - App freezes - App shuts down - Videos cut off - Audio doesn't work - Captions are wrong - App is inconsistent - Takes a long time to load - Content disappears after exiting - Cannot exit videos - Goes back to home screen - Video playbook error **Most requested features** - Add more books - Add more Spanish stories - Make available on Apple TV - Fix captions - Allow exiting videos - Improve Schooltube captions - Relocate sponsor links ## Newest reviews (12 of 43) ### 2/5 — Is it just me? *2025-01-17* So I was had this add for maybe a month now, and when I wanted to listen to another book I pressed it then…it showed a white screen which means loading. But then it took a long long time. And I deleted it and pressed a book again but it still was like that. And maybe it’s my iPad I don’t know yet [<:(Thanks for reading!):>] ### 4/5 — Lemme out of this video! *2022-06-22* Ok. I was on this app at 12pm and I could not find a book video to watch so… the just picked one for me! And do U know what? The book was so so scary! I tried to exit the video and I could not do it! I exited the app and deleted it. I was safe. So the next time U guys pick a video for me, let me exit the video! ### 3/5 — Fix the captions *2022-02-11* I love this app and it’s intention, but for children who use captions due to hearing loss or to practice reading along, this app is doing a huge disservice! The point of the app is to encourage reading and yet the captions are no where near the words of the story. We were watching The Busy Schedule of Ernestine Buckmeister and there were more wrong words than right. Very disappointing. ### 3/5 — Only loads a few titles *2021-02-23* First, I want to say this is my 3yo’s favorite thing ever. He LOVES Storyline Online. Unfortunately, in the past few days, it has stopped loading anything after The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake. It’s such a bummer, because my preschooler lives for The Coal Thief, Clark the Shark, and The Kiss That Missed. I tried to find a feedback button so I could submit this privately, but couldn’t find one. Please fix this! I have rebooted my phone and deleted and reinstalled the app. No change. ### 4/5 — Great app but not enough stories *2020-04-08, version 1.2* This is a really good app but can you please make more books!? ### 5/5 — Great App for Kids *2019-12-01, version 1.2* This app is a lot like the CBeebies Bedtime Stories we had in the UK. Please make it available to play on Apple TV! ### 5/5 — Amazing!!!!! *2019-11-22, version 1.2* I love this App!!! There Are so many books!! I love library lion! Highly Highly recommend!! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2019-10-22, version 1.2* My daughter loves reading so l downloaded this app ### 5/5 — Bedtime stories *2019-10-01, version 1.2* Outstanding! What a great tool and it’s nice to hear various actors reading these great books. This was originally just a website, then YouTube and now this nice app. Perfect stories for kids 5-10 years old. ### 2/5 — Two problems *2019-09-08, version 1.1.2* First every time I click on the story it goes to another one and second it cuts off after every introduction ### 4/5 — LOVE IT but.. *2019-06-11, version 1.0.23* I loveeee storyline online but to the point in the middle of the story it just stops and it kicks me out of the app...And also on the YouTube version there are captions and they cover up the pictures while SchoolTube dosen’t have captions.But my other concern is that when I press SchoolTube it immediately thinks i pressed YouTube and thats a huge oof! From Kelly ### 2/5 — Keeps freezing and shutting down *2019-05-04, version 1.0.23* Please help! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Load any books! Says error! *2026-01-19* My daughter, students and I love these books and all the wonderful people reading them. However, none of the books load on the app! It doesn’t work! Please fix!!!! ### 1/5 — Won’t let me listen to books *2025-12-10* Your app won’t let us listen to your books and so we had to delete it and re-download it I did that two times and it still won’t let I listen to books ### 1/5 — This app never let’s me read my favorite books!!!!! *2023-11-16* So I try to read the books I want to read but when I got on a books it never worked I feel like I need to wait for a month or two years. It only let’s me read two books. I didn’t even wait . And that’s why I gave it a one star . ### 1/5 — Why when we exit it takes the book away? *2022-08-18, version 1.3.1* When I read and take a break a leave the book the book is gone ### 1/5 — Go to youtube instead and search for them *2020-11-18, version 1.3.1* App keeps crashing and never fixed. Go to youtube and search storyline online there to see all their videos. Problem solved. Dont waste your time getting this app, it doesnt work ### 1/5 — Wonderful books beautiful videos app does not open *2020-06-09* These books are beautiful! I love the story choices! Love videos but it does not open any more on any of my devices! I have tried deleting it and reloading it! I’ve tried powering down my device. Nothing works! Help! ### 1/5 — 😑😒🤧😡😠 *2019-11-06, version 1.2* IT KEEPS GOING BACK TO THE HOME SCREEN😒 Please fix this ### 1/5 — The worst *2019-05-14, version 1.0.23* I Tried most of the stories and none of them had sound it was the worst app I ever have had I have no recommendation for this app don’t download it ever ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2019-03-29, version 1.0.23* App doesn’t load any books. ### 1/5 — Inconsistent *2019-03-07, version 1.0.23* This app does not work consistently on any of my school iPads, new or old, regardless of WiFi connection. Desperately needs to be updated. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — No, it’s not just you. *2026-01-04, version 1.3.2* You just have to be a bit patient ### 5/5 — The best Stories *2025-12-21* these stories are so good and my daughter is very interested watching new stories everyday! ### 5/5 — Fabulous Read-Aloud Resource *2025-10-29, version 1.3.2* The Storyline Online App is all the best parts of Reading Rainbow from my childhood. We just opened it up after months of neglect and were consistently receiving a video playbook error code. It wanted to take us to YouTube itself versus playing through the app. A quick uninstall and reinstall and voila! the pages are turning yet again. Thank you for such a beautiful resource for children who adore being read aloud to, it makes me feel a little less guilty when I can’t squeeze in the 107th reading of their newest favorite. ### 5/5 — Wonderful *2024-07-26* My daughters love listening to the stories during bath time. It is relaxing and provides another voice to story time in our house. We have listened to 90% of the books and enjoy listening again and again. ### 5/5 — Thank you! *2022-09-21* Amazing idea, we love it and are looking forward to more Spanish stories! ### 5/5 — Please add more books *2022-07-06* Please add more books ### 5/5 — Such A Good App! *2022-06-30, version 1.3.1* My teacher recommended this to me and I loved it, I wish I could give it like 1,000,000 stars but I can’t! ### 5/5 — Acrostic Poem *2021-05-18, version 1.3.1* S- Super T- Thankful O- Okay R- Right Y- Yippee L- Learning I- Incredible N- Nice E- Exiting O- Okay N- Nice L- Learning I- Incredible N- Nice E- Exiting ### 5/5 — Amazing *2020-03-25, version 1.2* It’s perfect for children at home with nothing to do and it’s easy to access ### 5/5 — My daughter loves this app she learns new *2020-02-22* Storys and explores new things and this app is her favorite and so i gave it five stars thank you for this amazing app 😍😍😍😍 --- *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 2026-09-04.*