Bedtime stories are a wonderful way to spend time with your kids before they go to sleep. It’s a bonding opportunity that sparks their imaginations and helps them to transition into a peaceful slumber. When we were younger, books were a great source for bedtime stories. Nowadays, we have some really creative, cool apps to read to our children. So, check out our list of the best bedtime story apps for the iPad and enjoy these colorful, immersive and interactive stories.
The best bedtime story apps for iPad
6 Apr 2021, by Cherry Mae Torrevillas
This is a kid’s stories app for bedtime. If your kids always ask for stories when they go to bed and they are bored of the same old story books you have at home then Bedtime Stories Collection is what you need. The stories moral encourages children's thinking while teaching them about rightness, friendship and society behaviours. With Bedtime Stories Collection app, you can find:
- THREE FREE stories, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", "Rapunzel" and "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", so you can enjoy the app with your kids;
- All the beloved characters: Sleeping Beauty, Three Little Pigs, Robin Hood, Rapunzel, Snow White, Gulliver, Pinocchio, Aladdin..;
- Dozens of Bedtime Stories to discover;
- Native narrators and original illustrations;
- Optional subtitles and narration
It’s proven kids read 5x more with FarFaria! Choose from the most popular read aloud kids books for ages 1-9, for free. Kids choose from unlimited children’s educational books, bedtime stories, picture books, audiobooks, nursery rhymes, songs and more. The app offers new hits as well as classics like Rapunzel and The Wizard of Oz. New story books added weekly! Install to start reading today for free!
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- Unlimited reading! Curated library of 1,000s of popular children’s ebooks.
- Popular new books added every week!
- Read-to-Me in EVERY story, with word highlighting to help young readers.
- Standards-aligned reading-level badge on every book cover to build your child’s confidence
Classics such as Beauty and the Best, Ugly Duckling, and Gingerbread Man take a new life in this interactive app for kids. Users can choose the "Read to me" or "I'll read by myself" modes. The audio version features a professional voiceover that will soothe and calm children as they gently drift off into dream world. It's clear from the interface of this app that it was created with children in mind, as it features large buttons that are necessary for children's fingers that have yet to master motor control.
- Collection of 19 books
- Text and audio
- Interface tailored to children's fingers
- Professional voiceover suitable for bedtime
- Parent control
This award-winning free children's app will not only serve as a bedtime story, but also teach them the importance of being physically and mentally healthy. The app constitutes a fairy tale which weaves in narratives of activities like yoga and the core value of friendship. The free app contains the first chapter, while the rest can be purchased through in-app purchases. "Grandma's cookbook" is another feature that contains a number of recipes that could constitute a balanced and healthy diet.
- Visually appealing
- 11 languages
- Voiceovers by professionals
- In-app cookbook
- Storyline that instills positive values
This lovely bedtime game enables children to learn about the classic tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves in a 28-page epic. Each of the scenes in the book comes with the lines, a jigsaw puzzle, and interactive events. Illustration within this app are hand-drawn, while the sound effects are pristine with professional narration. This provides a highly immersive experience to the little readers.
- 28 pages
- Tells a classic tale
- Interactive puzzles
- Hand-drawn illustrations
- Sound effects and narration
Although the name might put off many parents who developed an early aversion to math, they might be wise not to pass on their aversion to their children. To this end, Bedtime Math is a fantastic app to introduce to children as a part of their daily routine. Aside from a Math Problem of the Day feature, the app includes an additional 1600 math problems that can be accessed at any time. The game features 3 levels to suit many age groups, and an additional "The Sky's the Limit" section for grown-ups who are willing to test their skills
- Introduce math into children's daily lives
- Make math fun
- Math Problem of the Day
- Over 1600 math problems
- 4 challenge levels suitable for children and adults
This is a simple, no frills app which caters specifically to children between 1 and 5. It consists of ten classic stories with moral lessons which can be useful to learn early on. Two categories of five stories are featured, with one from each category available in the free version. The lovely illustrations, animations, and interactive tidbits make the full version worthwhile! The remainder of both packs can be purchased at $1.99 each.
- For children aged 1 to 5
- Classic tales with moral lessons
- Free app with two sample stories
- Bundled stories for a small fee
- Interactive tidbits
Steam Train, Dream Train delivers a mesmerizing story of polar bears and tortoises and kangaroos - among other wildlife - as they embark on a train ride together. The app includes animated photos by best-selling illustrator Tom Lichtenheld, which although aimed for ages 4-8, would appeal to all age groups. The app also comes with a voiceover recorder where parents or children may record themselves narrating the story.
- Award-winning app
- For ages 4-8
- Voiceover recorder
- Scene selection
- Parental controls
