Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Classic storybook library
  • Read to Me mode
  • Read it Myself mode
  • Parent-child reading interaction
  • Educational entertainment
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Short Stories For Kids4 screens
Once Upon a Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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. 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Short Stories For Kids versus Once Upon a Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShort Stories For KidsOnce Upon a Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (16 ratings) — better2.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size333 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTouchzing MediaJotto Shop Inc.

Customer experience

Short Stories For Kids

All ratings16 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral37.5%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive17.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative70.6%

Once Upon a Time

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Short Stories For Kids

One-time1
  • Unlock All Stories$1.99
3 purchases

Once Upon a Time

One-time3
  • Buy 2 000 Coins$0.99
  • Buy 6 000 coins$1.99
  • Buy 20 000 Coins$5.99

Questions

Is Short Stories For Kids free?
Short Stories For Kids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Once Upon a Time free?
Once Upon a Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Short Stories For Kids or Once Upon a Time?
Short Stories For Kids is rated higher. Short Stories For Kids averages 2.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Once Upon a Time averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Short Stories For Kids or Once Upon a Time have ads?
Neither Short Stories For Kids nor Once Upon a Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Short Stories For Kids or Once Upon a Time?
Short Stories For Kids ships an update every 6 months, and Once Upon a Time every 2 months. Most recently, Short Stories For Kids was updated on August 15, 2026 and Once Upon a Time on July 31, 2026.

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