Best Free Sleep Stories Kids Apps

241+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.6 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated May 2026

With an average user rating of 4.6★, the free sleep stories kids category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 241+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Top Picks for Free Sleep Stories Kids

Slumber-Calm Stories for Sleep#1

Slumber-Calm Stories for Sleep by Slumber Studios, LLC

Fall Asleep in 5 Minutes
Editor's Choice
💪 Health & Fitness
4.7😊(26K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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This app offers a collection of calming stories and meditations designed to help users fall asleep quickly and beat insomnia. It features customizable soundscapes and guided sessions to promote deep relaxation and a peaceful night's rest.

What We Love

  • 💤 Helps with sleep
  • 🌙 Soothing narration and background sounds
  • 🎨 Customizable audio settings
  • 🆓 Decent free content

Room to Improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find content
  • 🔇 Narrator volume issues
Sleepiest: Sleep Meditation#2

Sleepiest: Sleep Meditation by Happiest LTD

Sleep Sounds & Bedtime Stories
Strong Contender
💪 Health & Fitness
4.6😊(31K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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This app helps users fall asleep faster and improve sleep quality with a vast library of bedtime stories, guided meditations, and ambient sounds. It also features smart sleep tracking and a gentle alarm to enhance your rest and well-being.

What We Love

  • 💤 Helps with sleep
  • 🌙 Calming and relaxing sounds
  • 🎧 Variety of stories and meditations
  • 🕰️ Sleep timer feature

Room to Improve

  • 💰 Limited free content, most features require subscription
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding desired content
  • 🔋 Drains phone battery when used overnight
Little Stories: Bedtime Books#3

Little Stories: Bedtime Books by Diveo Media OU

Fairy Tales & Audio for Kids
Worth Considering
📚 Books
4.7😊(45K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Create personalized storybooks where your child is the star, with custom illustrations and soundtracks. Record your own voice to make unique audiobooks for bedtime. A collection of enchanting tales designed to foster a love of reading.

What We Love

  • 👍 Engaging stories
  • 🎨 Beautiful illustrations
  • 🎉 Personalized with child's name
  • 🌙 Helps with bedtime routine

Room to Improve

  • 💰 Paid content model, limited free stories
  • 🔤 Poorly written stories with grammar issues
  • 🗣️ Lack of narration/voice-over options

More Free Sleep Stories Kids apps to explore

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Yoto: Music, Stories, Sleep
Yoto: Music, Stories, Sleep
Yoto: Music, Stories, Sleep
Audio entertainment for kids
Free

Provides a safe, ad-free audio experience for children aged 0-12+, featuring stories, music, and podcasts. Parents can manage content and settings, while kids enjoy flexible listening options and personalized audio.

Ad-free audio content for kidsParental controls and managementStories, music, and podcasts library
🎬 Entertainment
(25K)
free
5
Nara: Free Kids Storybooks
Nara: Free Kids Storybooks
Nara: Free Kids Storybooks
Read & Create Magic Stories
Free

Discover and enjoy a growing library of beautifully illustrated stories for children. This app offers themed collections and series, supporting both independent and shared family reading with optional read-aloud narration. Create personalized stories for meaningful experiences.

Growing library of illustrated storiesThemed story collections and seriesIndependent and shared reading support
📚 Books
(6)
free with in-app purchases
6
Moshi Kids: Sleep, Relax, Play
Moshi Kids: Sleep, Relax, Play
Moshi Kids: Sleep, Relax, Play
Bedtime Stories, Sounds, Music
Free

This app offers thousands of hours of original audio content, including bedtime stories, sleep sounds, and music, designed to help children aged 0-12 fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer. It also provides guided meditations and stories to help kids relax, manage emotions, and reduce anxiety.

Bedtime stories for kidsSleep sounds and white noiseGuided meditations for children
📚 Books
(69K)
free with in-app purchases
7
Rest: Fix Your Sleep For Good
Rest: Fix Your Sleep For Good
Rest: Fix Your Sleep For Good
Science Backed Program
Free

Improve your sleep with an AI-powered coach developed with sleep experts. Get a personalized plan, daily tasks, and habit-forming tools to achieve better sleep that lasts. Access expert advice and stay accountable with this science-backed program.

AI-powered sleep coachingPersonalized sleep plansScience-backed techniques
💪 Health & Fitness
(2.5K)
subscription
8
Bedtime Stories For Sleep Kids
Bedtime Stories For Sleep Kids
Bedtime Stories For Sleep Kids
New Toddlers Sleep Fairy Tales
Free

This app offers a library of sleep stories, meditations, and ambient sounds designed to help children and babies fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer. It aims to reduce bedtime anxiety and promote healthy sleep patterns with soothing audio content and customizable soundscapes.

Large library of sleep meditations and storiesCustomizable nature sounds with volume controlDelayed ending for background ambiance
💪 Health & Fitness
(642)
free with in-app purchases
9
Calm
Calm
Calm
Sleep, Meditation, Relaxation
Free

This app offers guided meditations, sleep stories, music, and breathing exercises to help users reduce stress, anxiety, and improve sleep. It caters to all experience levels, integrating mindfulness into daily routines for enhanced mental well-being.

Guided meditationsSleep StoriesBreathwork exercises
💪 Health & Fitness
(2M)
free with in-app purchases
10
Bedtime Stories: Learn To Read
Bedtime Stories: Learn To Read
Bedtime Stories: Learn To Read
Storytime Story Books for Kids
Free

This app offers a digital library of over 240 stories for children, including fables, fairy tales, and early reading books. It features interactive elements and two reading modes to enhance literacy and listening skills, making storytime an engaging learning experience for young children.

240+ stories including fables and fairy tales'Read By Myself' and 'Read For Me' modesInteractive animations and characters
📚 Education
(17K)
freemium
11
Sleep
Sleep
Sleep
Relaxing sounds and stories
Free

Drift off to sleep with a variety of soothing content, including narrated stories, guided meditations, and ambient sounds. Manage stress and anxiety to improve sleep quality and establish a consistent bedtime routine.

Bedtime storiesSleep meditationsExtensive sound library
💪 Health & Fitness
(9.6K)
subscription
12
BetterSleep: Relax and Sleep
BetterSleep: Relax and Sleep
BetterSleep: Relax and Sleep
Calm Sounds, Meditation Music
Free

Improve your sleep with a comprehensive suite of tools. Track your sleep patterns, record nighttime sounds, and access a vast library of calming audio content, including meditations, stories, and soundscapes. Experts recommend this app for better rest and well-being.

Sleep trackerSleep recorderPremium sleep sounds
💪 Health & Fitness
(390K)
free with in-app purchases
13
Calm Sleep - Rest & Relax
Calm Sleep - Rest & Relax
Calm Sleep - Rest & Relax
Stories, Sounds & Tracking
Free

This app offers a comprehensive sleep support system with over 300 hours of content, including narrated stories, music, and soundscapes. It helps users develop better sleep habits through guided routines, breathwork, and sleep plans, with features for tracking and analyzing sleep patterns.

Sleep StoriesMusic & SoundscapesBreathwork Exercises
💪 Health & Fitness
(3.1K)
subscription
14
Goldminds: Kids’ Sleep Stories
Goldminds: Kids’ Sleep Stories
Goldminds: Kids’ Sleep Stories
Unwind & Fall Asleep
Free

This app offers a collection of mindfulness-infused stories designed to help children aged 0-10 relax and fall asleep. It features a custom story builder, connection question cards, and soothing sounds to create a calming bedtime routine. Parents can track their child's progress and unlock new levels.

Mindfulness-infused storiesCustom story builderConnection question cards
📚 Books
(291)
free with in-app purchases
15
Kidly: Bedtime Books for Kids
Kidly: Bedtime Books for Kids
Kidly: Bedtime Books for Kids
ABC Audio Stories, Fairy Tales
Free

This app offers a curated library of audio stories and fairy tales designed to support children's development. Features include interactive choice stories, personalized AI-generated tales, and guided meditations, all with parental controls for a safe experience.

Developmentally supportive storiesInteractive choice storiesAI-powered personalized story creation
📚 Books
(1.8K)
free with in-app purchases
16
Storybook: Sleep & Meditation
Storybook: Sleep & Meditation
Storybook: Sleep & Meditation
Affirmations & Meditations
Free

This app helps parents improve their children's sleep, manage anxiety, and boost self-esteem with guided relaxation, bedtime stories, affirmations, and soothing music. It fosters screen-free bonding and promotes emotional well-being for children aged 0-12.

Guided relaxation and massage techniquesNarrated bedtime storiesDay and night affirmations
💪 Health & Fitness
(3.4K)
free with in-app purchases
17
Bedtime Stories for Kids Audio
Bedtime Stories for Kids Audio
Bedtime Stories for Kids Audio
Help your child fall asleep!
Free

This audio storybook app offers short audiobooks, gentle bedtime stories, and soothing lullaby music for children. Designed with child psychologists, it helps little ones reduce anxiety and fall asleep peacefully through expert storytelling and calming melodies.

Short audiobooksGentle bedtime storiesMoral fairy tales
📚 Books
(303)
free with in-app purchases
18
Nuage Kids: Sleep stories
Nuage Kids: Sleep stories
Nuage Kids: Sleep stories
Lullaby music and relax sounds
Free

This app provides original stories and relaxing sounds designed to help children fall asleep. New content is added weekly, and the app is recommended by experts for its soothing approach to bedtime routines.

Original bedtime storiesRelaxing sounds and lullabiesNew content added weekly
📚 Books
(53)
freemium
19
Bible for kids Bedtime stories
Bible for kids Bedtime stories
Bible for kids Bedtime stories
Holy audio book for children
Free

This app offers a collection of Bible stories narrated in a child-friendly audio format. It features calming background music and professional voice acting, designed to help young children understand sacred stories and relax before sleep. The content is accessible offline and is completely ad-free and safe for kids.

Offline audiobook accessChild-friendly narrationCalming background music
📚 Books
(1.8K)
free with in-app purchases
20
Bedtime stories-StellaSleep
Bedtime stories-StellaSleep
Bedtime stories-StellaSleep
Magic bedtime for the children
Free

This app offers interactive bedtime stories and sleep aids for children aged 0-10. Parents can participate by recording their own stories or co-creating AI-generated tales. It combines sleep science, meditation, and music for a calming experience.

Interactive bedtime storiesAI-powered story creationParental voice recording
💪 Health & Fitness
(396)
subscription