Hiro Stories vs Training Minds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hiro Stories
This app lets children become the stars of their own stories by acting out scenes and creating short movies. It offers an expanding library of classic and original tales, emphasizing interactive play and human-created content for a secure, personal experience.
- Become the star of stories
- Act out scenes
- Create short movies
- Interactive play
- Human-created content
- Private and secure
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Hiro Stories transforms young readers into the stars of their favorite stories! Jump into an immersive world of reading, acting, and creating! Choose from an expanding library of stories including classics like "Baby Shark" and "The Three Little Pigs” as well as original stories. Watch your young reader act out their favorite scenes and then see them star in their own short movie! Share your creation with friends and family. At Hiro Stories, we believe in meaningful screen time - that means: - Interactive Play: Don't just tap, tap, tap... interact act, act, act! Get up and dance on the world’s largest stage! Fly on the back of a great big dragon! Sing along with Baby Shark! Don't just watch the story, be IN THE STORY! - Inclusive by Design: At Hiro Stories, we believe that anyone and everyone should be able to picture themselves as the main character of the story. - No Artificial intelligence: Stories are meant to connect people to people, not people to machines. Every word and every drawing is made by a real person! - Private and Secure: The entire Hiro Stories experience happens on your device. No one has access to your stories unless you decide to share it with them. Pricing Information: $7.49 per month after a 3 day free trial $44.99 ($3.74 per month!) per year after a 7 day free trial. That’s a 50% discount! For more information about the Hiro Stories privacy policy, COPPA privacy policy, as well as to view the full End Users Licensing Agreement (EULA), please visit https://www.hirostories.com/coppa and https://www.hirostories.com/eula To cancel your account at any time, contact info@hirostories.com
Training Minds
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Your child's brain already works hard enough. Most toddler apps start teaching lessons before a child has learned that what's on a screen can represent something real. Then they rely on repetition and hope learning sticks. Training Minds starts at that missing connection. What your toddler already knows — builds on what they already understand, making learning less frustrating for them and more encouraging for you. Designed so every moment counts — connects screen content to the real world first, then builds each lesson on the last: clear examples, real contrast, immediate feedback. What your child learns — 140+ research-backed lessons for ages 18–48 months across 8 domains (animals, food, body parts, colors, shapes, vehicles, emotions, letters, numbers, and more), 18,000+ professional voice recordings, 2,900+ photorealistic images, 140+ videos, fully bilingual (English/Spanish) with independent per-language progress. Brings learning into the real world — try the 3 most popular lessons free at trainingminds.co. Built for parents who are paying attention — no data collected or shared, ever; no account, no cloud sync, no analytics; works fully offline; no ads or engagement algorithms; two visual styles (bold or Montessori wood); multiple child profiles; calm progress tracking with no scores/rankings. I studied psychology and behavioral economics at Harvard. Becoming a mother brought me back to the question that first pulled me toward psychology: how do people learn and make decisions? That question became Training Minds. I'm currently writing a book about what I've learned.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Training Minds at daily against Hiro Stories's every 3 weeks. Training Minds also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Hiro Stories sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Training Minds sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hiro Stories ships an update every 3 weeks, Training Minds daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hiro Stories | Training Minds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 251 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hiro Stories Inc. | Training Minds LLC |
In-app purchases
Hiro Stories
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$7.991 Month
- One Year Subscription$19.991 Year
- hiropurchase$3.99
- hirostories$3.99
Training Minds
- Training Minds - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Training Minds Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Training Minds Lifetime$49.99
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