Comparison

The Bedtime Express vs Tail Teller

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

Head to head
About

The Bedtime Express

Embark on a nightly adventure with animated bedtime stories featuring unique characters and interactive elements. Help passengers on their journey home and tuck them into bed with calming activities. Discover new stories and locations each night for a relaxing end to the day.

Highlights
  • Animated bedtime stories
  • Interactive passenger journeys
  • Calming narration and illustrations
  • Nightly changing stories
  • Variety of characters and locations
  • Interactive bedtime routines
Features
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"The Bedtime Express by Unit11 is a stunning and delightful app for your kids at bedtime! The perfect app to create a relaxing time and help your kids to go to bed!" 5/5 funeducationalapps.com "This app has delightful illustrations, animation and calming narration. Beautifully done!" 5/5 Reading Buddies Board the "Bedtime Express" for the perfect animated bedtime story. Meet the unusual passengers on their way home at the end of the day and visit them in their homes to say goodnight. Each night, the train stops at different locations and picks up different passengers. One night you could be making Badger a hot chocolate and playing "I-Spy" with the fox family. The next night, you could be helping the Mouse family find their lost tickets and waking a sleeping Polar Bear! Once you have stamped all the passengers' tickets, the train pulls into the last station and you are taken to each of the passengers' homes to put them to bed. To send them off to sleep, you'll need to do things like switching off lights, closing curtains or lighting a log fire. Children will love meeting the adorable characters and helping them on their journey. There are 6 different groups of passengers, from meerkats to polar bears, and 5 different locations to visit, from the city to the arctic. The story is packed with highly detailed illustration and animation and the gentle pace of the story provides a calm atmosphere at bedtime. Climb aboard the Bedtime Express and discover who has boarded the train tonight! www.unit11apps.com | facebook.com/unit11apps

About

Tail Teller

This app uses generative AI to create personalized storybooks for children aged 2-10. Parents can customize characters, themes, and story elements to craft unique adventures that entertain and educate, fostering emotional resilience and social skills.

Highlights
  • Personalized story creation
  • Generative AI technology
  • Customizable characters and themes
  • Emotional resilience building
  • Social skills development
  • Growth mindset fostering
Features
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Tail Teller is a unique, interactive storytelling app designed for parents who want to inspire a love for reading in their children aged 2-10. Using generative AI, Tail Teller creates personalized storybooks tailored to each child's preferences. Choose characters, themes, and story elements to craft adventures that entertain and educate. Tail Teller’s freemium model offers free access to ads and limited story creation, while premium members enjoy unlimited, interactive story creation and personalized voice features. Developed with insights from child psychiatrists, our stories foster emotional resilience, social skills, and a growth mindset. With stories designed to entertain and educate, Tail Teller is more than an app—it’s a journey that enhances children’s cognitive and social development. Make storytime a magical, educational experience with Tail Teller, where every tale is as unique as your child.

Screenshots

The Bedtime Express4 screens
Tail Teller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tail Teller at Free against The Bedtime Express's $1.99. Tail Teller also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). The Bedtime Express's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Tail Teller is free to download; The Bedtime Express costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Bedtime Express ships an update every 11 months, Tail Teller every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Bedtime Express versus Tail Teller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Bedtime ExpressTail Teller
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnit11Burak Can Onder

Customer experience

The Bedtime Express

All ratings24 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative10.3%

Tail Teller

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Bedtime Express

No in-app purchases

None

Tail Teller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Bedtime Express free?
The Bedtime Express costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tail Teller free?
Tail Teller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Bedtime Express or Tail Teller have ads?
Tail Teller shows ads; The Bedtime Express does not.
Which is updated more often, The Bedtime Express or Tail Teller?
The Bedtime Express ships an update every 11 months, and Tail Teller every 2 weeks. Most recently, The Bedtime Express was updated on October 17, 2026 and Tail Teller on October 1, 2026.

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