Short Stories For Kids vs Once Upon a Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Short Stories For Kids
An interactive audio storybook app featuring five engaging short stories for young children. It offers colorful animations, fun characters, and simple language to make reading enjoyable and educational. Children can choose to have stories read to them or read independently, learning valuable morals along the way.
- Interactive audio storybook
- Five engaging short stories
- Cute animations and characters
- Simple language for kids
- Read to me or read by myself options
- Learn story morals
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Five fun short stories for kids are there in this interactive audio storybook app. With sounds, interactive animations, cute characters, colorful backgrounds and ease of use, this app is a wonderful bedtime story book for little children. A kid can read/listen from a collection of 5 stories including: 1) The Ant and the Grasshopper - free 2) The Fox and the Grapes 3) The Dove and the Ant 4) The Fox and the Stork 5) The Goose that laid the Golden Eggs The storybook uses simple words and is easy to read and understand for kids. There are two options for reading - Read For Me and Read By Myself. Small kids will love to read the stories again and again. Kids will also learn from the moral of every story. Benefits/Features: - Best for kids between 2-6 years. - Attractive pictures, cute animations and fun characters - makes reading fun. - Small interactive animations and sounds appear on taps to keep a child hooked. - 1 story is free to read. Remaining 4 are available via a single in-app purchase.
Once Upon a Time
This app offers a collection of classic children's storybooks for bedtime reading. It provides two modes: 'Read to Me' to help with listening skills and 'Read it Myself' to improve reading comprehension. Parents can also read along with their children.
- Classic storybook library
- Read to Me mode
- Read it Myself mode
- Parent-child reading interaction
- Educational entertainment
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Once Upon a Time is a time for children to learn while reading books before bed! Read captivating tales like Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and Cinderella. Two alternatives are available for each storybook in our app: "Read to Me" and "Read it Myself"! Your child's reading skills will advance with "Read it Myself," and their hearing abilities will advance with "Read to Me"! You can read the tales to your kids as well. As they read bedtime stories together, it's the ideal method for parents and children to connect! Many well-known titles can be found in the enormous library of children's books as well! Popular children's stories that are presented include: - Cinderella - Little Red Riding Hood - Three Little Pigs - Sleeping Beauty - The Wolf and Seven Little Kids - Snow White and Seven Dwarfs ...and so many more! A kids' story time that is entertaining and instructive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Short Stories For Kids at 2.8 against Once Upon a Time's 2.0. Short Stories For Kids also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 2). Once Upon a Time's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Short Stories For Kids sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Once Upon a Time sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Short Stories For Kids holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Short Stories For Kids has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Short Stories For Kids ships an update every 6 months, Once Upon a Time every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and July 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Short Stories For Kids | Once Upon a Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (16 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 333 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Touchzing Media | Jotto Shop Inc. |
Customer experience
Short Stories For Kids
Once Upon a Time
In-app purchases
Short Stories For Kids
- Unlock All Stories$1.99
Once Upon a Time
- Buy 2 000 Coins$0.99
- Buy 6 000 coins$1.99
- Buy 20 000 Coins$5.99
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