🌙 Frequently asked questions
Everything parents ask about ZTales.
Yes. You can make one personalized bedtime story free right away, with no account or credit card. A free account raises that to 3 stories every day, forever, each with a gentle lullaby. The paid Plus plan adds illustrations on every page, narration that reads the story aloud, unlimited text only stories, interactive tales, and printable keepsake books.
Every age, from newborns to big kids. You choose an age band (0 to 3, 4 to 5, 6 to 7, or 8+) and ZTales adapts to match: short, soothing, rhythmic pages for babies and toddlers with little attention spans, richer stories for older children.
Your child is the named hero of the story. You enter their name, pick their age, choose a story world (like outer space, under the sea, dinosaur times, or an enchanted forest), and pick a lesson to weave in (kindness, sharing, courage, and more). ZTales then writes a brand-new illustrated story starring your child in seconds.
Yes. Every story is gentle and calming, never scary, and always ends happily. They’re written specifically for the moments right before sleep. The lesson emerges naturally through the story rather than feeling preachy.
Yes. Every story can be shared with a simple link that anyone can open (grandparents, co-parents, friends) with no account required. The link shows the story’s title and first illustration when you text or post it.
Plus families can download any story as a print-ready PDF keepsake book (cover, dedication, and every illustration) to email to relatives, print for the bookshelf, or save as a memento.
On Plus, yes. Narration reads the story aloud in a warm bedtime voice, with a lullaby beneath the words, and it comes with your 5 illustrated stories a day. The lullaby itself is free on every plan.
A Plus feature where your child chooses the path at key moments (“should the fox take the mountain path or the river path?”). Both branches are written ahead of time so the page turns almost instantly when they decide.
Free is $0 forever (1 story a day without an account, up to 3 a day with a free account). Plus is $9.99 a month, or $99 a year (2 months free), and starts with a 7 day free trial.
Just a web browser. ZTales works on phones, tablets, and computers, and can be added to your phone’s home screen like an app.
They print a keepsake; we write tonight’s story. A printed book arrives in days, costs around $35, and is then the same story every night: lovely as a gift, awkward as a bedtime habit. ZTales writes a new illustrated story starring your child in about thirty seconds, free to try. If you want something to hand over, you can give a year of ZTales with a printable card at ztales.com/gift. If you want a printed book on the shelf, buy the book; we don’t print.