# StoryToys Pirate Princess — A swashbuckling adventure! > Interactive 3D pop-up storybook adventure with pirate-themed mini-games for children. (iPhone/iPad app by StoryToys Limited.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/storytoys-pirate-princess/id706000405 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [StoryToys Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/326301831) - Category: Entertainment, Education - Price: $1.99 with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.40/5 from 661 App Store ratings · 11 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 9.3.5 · 156 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), European Spanish - Released: 2013-11-14 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/storytoys-pirate-princess/id706000405/reviews.md ## What is StoryToys Pirate Princess? Ready for a swashbuckling adventure? When Isabel the Princess goes to a party dressed as a pirate, so begins an incredible, action-packed adventure. Explore a world filled with pirate galleons, fearsome monsters and fruit-flinging monkeys. Release your inner buccaneer with adventurous pirate games: piece together treasure maps, dance a pirate jig, then show off your sword skills with some fancy pirate fightin’! Yo, ho ho and a barrel of fun! There’s puzzles to solve and laughs along the way. Will the Princess escape from the scoundrel Pirate Captain Peg? What’s the secret pirate recipe? GAMES: • Complete the games, puzzles and challenges and use your pirate skills to win badges! • Island Explorer: Avoid mines and monsters as you hunt for treasure on the high seas. • Dance Star: Yarr! Learn some pirate dance steps at the Scallywag Inn. • Cliff Climber: Escape from jail by climbing down a treacherous cliff. Don’t look down! • Swashbuckler. Ahoy Matey! Fight off a swarm of cheeky monkeys. • Map Magician: Piece together the shredded treasure maps! • Monster Masher. Battle the biggest sea monster you've ever seen! FEATURES • Full 3D experience. Shiver me timbers, it’s just like a real book! • A treasure trove of 9 mini-games set in amazing 3D pop-up scenes • Stunning illustrations with colors a pirate’s parrot would envy • Fully narrated in English, French, German and Spanish by professional scallywags from around the world • Read to Me, Read it Myself, and Autoplay modes • 36 pages of beautifully-presented story text and illustrations • Featuring a rip-roaring musical score and hilarious sound effects _______________________________ STORYTOYS BOOK APP REVIEWS: "I wondered who was going to get pop-up books right, and [StoryToys] wins by a long shot. I recommend this app quite highly and know that little ones will come back to it again and again. Great work all around!" ~ David Winograd, TUAW "StoryToys has near-brilliantly rethought children's books. This application evolves the very concept of what a story can be." ~ Jeremy Horowitz, iLounge “Every page keeps the reader wanting more. The interactivity of the pop up pages is superb.” ~ Leanne McGinty, Ahgoo Review “Stunning. If I had to sum up this app in one word it would absolutely be stunning.” ~ Danielle Smith, TheresABook.com _______________________________ STORYTOYS AWARDS • 24 Children’s Technology Review Editor’s Choice Awards • 24 Editor's Favourites from Appysmarts.com • 10 Tech With Kids Best Pick App Awards • 6 Mom’s Choice awards • 5 International Serious Play Awards • 4 Kirkus Stars • 2 Bologna Ragazzi Digital Awards • 2 Teachers with app awards • Best Educational App from Balefire Labs • Editors Choice - Best Apps For Kids • Kidscreen Award _______________________________ STAY IN TOUCH! Stay in touch to hear about new releases and promotions: - Visit us: storytoys.com - Email us: For any technical issues please email us at support@storytoys.com - Like us on Facebook: Facebook.com/StoryToys - Follow us on Twitter: @StoryToys ## Key features - Interactive 3D pop-up scenes - 9 mini-games - Treasure map puzzles - Pirate dance and sword fighting - Full narration in multiple languages - Read to Me, Read it Myself modes ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: $1.99. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Pirate Jigsaw Pack | Free | one-time | | Unlock Pirate jigsaws/stickers | Free | one-time | | Sleeping Beauty Story Book | Free | one-time | | Beauty and the Beast Story | Free | one-time | | Sleeping Beauty Jigsaw Pack | Free | one-time | | Beauty and the Beast Jigsaws | Free | one-time | | Sleeping Beauty Sticker Book | Free | one-time | | Beauty and the Beast Stickers | Free | one-time | | All 11 Story Books | $12.99 | one-time | | Stories, Jigsaws & Stickers | $22.99 | one-time | | All 11 Jigsaw Packs | $3.99 | one-time | | Puss in Boots Story Book | $1.99 | one-time | ## What do users think of StoryToys Pirate Princess? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 💡 Creative and fun interactions - 👍 Good balance of story and interactivity for young children - ✨ Interesting book ideas (princess, pirate) - 📚 Offers various book formats (jigsaw, sticker) **Cons** - 💰 Expensive in-app purchases - 🔒 Most content locked behind paywall - 💸 App advertised as free but charges full price - 😠 Greedy business practices with children's apps - 👎 Difficult gameplay for young children - 🚫 In-app purchases in kids' apps are disliked - 📉 Scarcity of unlocked features for the cost **Commonly reported bugs** - Apps stop responding from time to time **Most requested features** - Offer a separate paid app with full version instead of in-app purchases - Do not offer in-app purchases in kids apps ## Recent user reviews (10 of 11) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/storytoys-pirate-princess/id706000405/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Slay *2024-10-06* I love this idea of a book about a princess **Developer response:** Thanks so much for your review! We're thrilled you're enjoying us! Your review made everyone here so happy. We will keep bringing great value to you. 🥳🤩🥰 ### 5/5 — Pirate Fun *2020-06-22* The book is fun to read and the interaction delights young children and adults. Very creative and not too violent. ### 4/5 — iap bought *2020-06-19* sleeping beauty beauty and the beast jigsaw puzzle sleeping beauty jigsaw puzzle beauty and the beast sticker book sleeping beauty sticker book beauty and the beast ### 1/5 — Every thing locked *2018-06-28* I have other story toys apps and they are expensive and annoying, but this is by far the worst!! Just opening the app you are immediately asked to pay $24.99?to access the content! Luckily having run into this with StoryToys I looked it over before letting my six year old get frustrated and start asking for me to pay to unlock content! Very annoying especially since Story Toys send an email saying since I was a user they had a great new “free app” for us to use! Unfortunate this group is so greedy with children involved! Lastly, I have had to contact Story Toys about the apps I pay for because they stop responding from time to time! **Developer response:** Hi Waldoh1. Very sorry to hear you're not happy with our apps. There seems to be some misunderstanding here. StoryToys Pirate Princess - the book and all the games and activities (exactly as outlined in the App Store description) are indeed absolutely free. What you are referring to here is the option to purchase eleven other StoryToys storybooks (along with games, activities, stickers and jigsaws) individually or in a package. This does not in any way affect the Pirate Princess, to which you have full free access. Hope that helps. Please email support@touchpress.com if you have any further enquiries. ### 1/5 — Showing as free IAP but still charging *2018-06-28* Even though it is listed as free IAP at the moment after you download that app they try and charge you full price for them. **Developer response:** Hi RollAround. Apologies, there seems to be some misunderstanding here. StoryToys Pirate Princess - the book and all the games and activities (exactly as outlined in the App Store description) are indeed absolutely free. What you are referring to here must be the option to purchase eleven other StoryToys storybooks (along with games, activities, stickers and jigsaws) all together at a discounted price. Or to purchase them individually. This offer does not in any way affect the Pirate Princess. Hope that helps. Please email support@touchpress.com if you have any further enquiries. Thanks! ### 1/5 — A fraud. *2018-06-27* Don’t waste your time, find another app. The app says: Unlock all FREE, but you are charged $24.99. **Developer response:** Hi oscarnakal, Apologies for the confusion here. It seems that you are getting the 'unlock all free' information from the App Store description under Top In-App Purchases. At the moment the app is temporarily free, so it is accurate information. But we have just added more in-app purchases which do not yet seem to be appearing in the description. Many thanks for bringing this to our attention, it's much appreciated. We are looking into fixing that now. The new in-app purchases are for unlocking other books (as well as games, activities, jigsaws and stickers) in the collection. Hope that helps! If you have any more queries please email support@touchpress.com. Thanks! The Touch Press team. ### 5/5 — Enjoyable *2015-11-06* My 3 year old enjoyed the story and unlike many other interactive books, this one has the right balance of story and interactive animations and games, in my opinion. ### 2/5 — Great idea *2015-10-27* But please do not offer in app purchases in kids apps. One free try it out app that they can get addicted to, and a separate paid app with full version, instead of littering lock icons around the whole app blocking nearly all the controls. I don't share apps like this with our kids, takes the fun out of them. ### 1/5 — Ridiculously difficult *2015-10-26* A pirate reads one page, then your kid needs to navigate him through hard to see waves while he can be hit by them one after the other, and a smoke screen after being hit that remains too long, making you get hit again. Hard for adults, impossible for young kids. ### 1/5 — In app purchases after paying so much to buy it *2015-06-09* The unlocked features are way too scarce for the cost. ## Frequently asked questions about StoryToys Pirate Princess ### What is StoryToys Pirate Princess about? This app is an interactive 3D pop-up storybook that follows Princess Isabel as she embarks on a swashbuckling pirate adventure. It features a world filled with pirate galleons, monsters, and monkeys, offering a variety of engaging mini-games for children to enjoy. ### What are the key games and features in this app? The app includes nine mini-games such as Island Explorer, Dance Star, Cliff Climber, Swashbuckler, Map Magician, and Monster Masher. Key features include a full 3D experience, stunning illustrations, narration in multiple languages, and different reading modes (Read to Me, Read it Myself, Autoplay). ### Is this app free to download and play? The application is free to download and offers a rich interactive experience. However, it does contain in-app purchases, suggesting that additional content or features may be available for purchase within the app. ### What devices is StoryToys Pirate Princess compatible with? While specific device compatibility is not detailed in the description, StoryToys apps are generally designed for a wide range of iOS and Android devices. Users should check their respective app store for precise compatibility information. ### What are some common use cases for this app? This app is ideal for bedtime stories, keeping children entertained during travel, or as an engaging educational tool. It provides a fun and interactive way for children to develop reading comprehension, problem-solving skills, and fine motor coordination through its various games and puzzles. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.0.1 — 2018-06-27 This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. Added a brand new bookshelf UI. Added more great StoryToys books to the bookshelf. Updated to support iPhone X. ### 1.1.0 — 2017-07-17 Bug fixes and optimisations ### 1.0.4 — 2014-10-14 Bug fixes and optimisations ### 1.0.3 — 2014-01-16 Bug fixes and optimisations ### 1.0.2 — 2013-12-17 We've updated our home screen, hope you like it. 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User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*