Storytime
Storytime is a mobile app that helps kids read, listen and learn through animated stories, quizzes and AI read-along voices, with a parent account that controls what children see. I worked on the production React Native app shipped to iOS and Android. Parents browse stories by category, age group, season and daily top picks, save favourites and build a library. They can also have an AI story written from their own idea and watch it come together live, with progress streamed from the server. Each story can be read or listened to in a chosen narrator voice, with audio generated in batches, and ends with a quiz. Premium is sold through in-app purchases on the App Store and Google Play, with restore purchases, coupon codes and a free-story quota for guests. The app also covers sign-in with Apple and Google, push notifications with per-type settings, a parental gate for sensitive actions, and crash and error reporting.
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/ Highlights
- Cross-platform React Native and Expo app live on the App Store and Google Play
- Story discovery by category, age group, season and daily top picks, with favourites and a personal library
- AI story creation from a parent's idea, with live generation progress streamed to the screen and the option to cancel
- Read-along and listen modes with a choice of narrator voices, voice previews, batch audio generation and a saved default voice
- Quiz at the end of each story, with answers submitted and progress saved
- Premium through in-app purchases on iOS and Android, with restore purchases, coupon redemption and subscription management
- Guest access with a free-story quota, then a prompt to sign up
- Sign-in with Apple and Google, email verification and password reset, and linked accounts
- Push notifications with an in-app inbox and per-type preferences
- Parental gate, profile and avatar uploads, FAQ, contact and feedback screens
- Sentry and Firebase Crashlytics for error reporting, and over-the-air updates with Expo