Comparison

Kitty Castle Books vs Kidbox | Read & remix stories

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Kitty Castle Books

Embark on an adventure with princes and princesses to uncover the secret of night cats and save the kingdom from dragons. This series offers engaging stories for young readers, with the first book available for free.

Highlights
  • Adventure series for children
  • Magical night cats
  • Dragon-themed plot
  • Beginning chapter books
  • First book free
Features
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In this first book of the Kitty Castle adventure series, the princes and princesses learn the secret of the night cats. With the help of their own night cat, the children must stop the dragons from ruining the kingdom. The Kitty Castle Series is a set of beginning chapter books written for children in Grades One to Four. The first book in the series is free. Additional books are available via in-app purchase.

About

Kidbox | Read & remix stories

This app allows children and parents to read and create interactive, animated storybooks. Kids can earn stickers to remix existing stories or create entirely new ones with custom characters and plotlines. Parents can also craft personalized stories in minutes.

Highlights
  • Read animated, read-aloud stories
  • Remix stories with stickers and custom elements
  • Add family, friends, and pets to stories
  • Create custom stories with full parental control
  • Hundreds of characters and plot combinations
  • Order physical storybooks
  • Kid-safe environment with no ads or autoplay
Features
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Kidbox is the storybook app that lets kids and parents read and remix animated, read-aloud stories. Put your kid in charge of what and how they read, and watch their love of reading grow. Every story your kid reads earns a sticker. Kids use their stickers to create brand-new ones, remixing existing plot lines with their own twist. Use the magic camera to add family, friends, pets and favorite toys, set a plot based on real life, and watch your kid see themselves in the story. What happens when your kid teams up with a wizard and a unicorn? Or when the cat, Detective Domino, needs to investigate a broken water slide? With hundreds of characters to choose from, the combinations are endless. Want a story just for them? Parents can create a fully custom story in as little as 5 minutes, with full control over plot points, art style, characters, and more. No feeds, no autoplay, no ads. Strict guardrails and controlled prompts keep every story kid-safe. Love a story? Order it as a softcover or hardcover book, shipped straight to your door. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://www.kidbox.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.kidbox.dev/privacy

Screenshots

Kitty Castle Books4 screens
Kidbox | Read & remix stories4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kidbox | Read & remix stories at 4.8 against Kitty Castle Books's 4.0. Kidbox | Read & remix stories also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (97% vs 81%). Kitty Castle Books's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kitty Castle Books sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Kidbox | Read & remix stories sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kidbox | Read & remix stories holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kidbox | Read & remix stories has 137 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Kitty Castle Books's written reviews are positive against 97% of Kidbox | Read & remix stories's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitty Castle Books ships an update every 8 months, Kidbox | Read & remix stories every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Kitty Castle Books versus Kidbox | Read & remix stories: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitty Castle BooksKidbox | Read & remix stories
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (12 ratings)4.8 (137 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews97.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12137 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVisions Encoded Inc.Kidbox Corporation

Customer experience

Kitty Castle Books

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative6.3%

Kidbox | Read & remix stories

All ratings134 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.0%

Bugs and requests

Kitty Castle Books

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Store not available for book 2
  • Cannot read the second story

Requested features

8 requests
  • More free books
  • Longer chapters
  • More chapters
  • Sales on books
  • Books for $1
Show 3 more
  • "Read to me" option
  • More books like Nightcats
  • More books to choose from

Kidbox | Read & remix stories

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Kitty Castle Books

One-time5
  • Book 2 - Surprises!$2.99
  • Book 3 - Getting Answers!$2.99
  • Book 4 - Mystery!$2.99
Show 2 more
  • Book 5 - Reunion!$2.99
  • Book 6 - Celebrations$2.99
5 purchases

Kidbox | Read & remix stories

Subscriptions3
  • Kidbox Family (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Kidbox Family (Yearly)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Kidbox Family (Yearly)$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • 5 More Kid Stories$7.99
  • 5 More Parent Stories$7.99

Questions

Is Kitty Castle Books free?
Kitty Castle Books is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kidbox | Read & remix stories free?
Kidbox | Read & remix stories is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kitty Castle Books or Kidbox | Read & remix stories?
Kidbox | Read & remix stories is rated higher. Kitty Castle Books averages 4.0 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Kidbox | Read & remix stories averages 4.8 from 137 ratings.
Do Kitty Castle Books or Kidbox | Read & remix stories have ads?
Neither Kitty Castle Books nor Kidbox | Read & remix stories shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kitty Castle Books or Kidbox | Read & remix stories?
Kitty Castle Books ships an update every 8 months, and Kidbox | Read & remix stories every 6 days. Most recently, Kitty Castle Books was updated on November 1, 2026 and Kidbox | Read & remix stories on November 5, 2026.

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