Press kit
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Boilerplate
Three lengths. Copy whichever fits.
One line
Z Tales makes personalized bedtime stories for children — illustrated, read aloud, and starring your child by name, in about thirty seconds.
Short (about 60 words)
Z Tales is a personalized bedtime story app for parents of children roughly 2 to 9. A parent enters their child’s first name, an age band, a story world and a lesson, and about thirty seconds later has an illustrated, narrated story starring that child — built to wind down rather than wind up, so it ends calm. Children never get accounts, there are no ads, and stories are private unless a parent chooses to share one.
Full (about 160 words)
Z Tales is a personalized bedtime story app for parents of children roughly 2 to 9. A parent enters their child’s first name, an age band, a story world and a lesson, and about thirty seconds later has an illustrated, narrated story starring that child. Every story is written to a fixed shape — the adventure happens early and the last pages get quieter — because a bedtime story that ends on excitement has failed at its only job. Sentence length is matched to the child’s age, and a locked description keeps the hero and any pets looking the same on every page. The product is free to use every night, with paid tiers for illustrations on every page, narration and longer stories. Children never get accounts; the only account belongs to the parent. There are no ads, nothing about a child is shared with an advertising service, and families’ stories are never used to train models. Z Tales is built by one person, Damon Scaife.
Fact sheet
| Founded | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Made by | Damon Scaife, working solo |
| For | Parents of children roughly 2–9 |
| Platform | Web — works in any browser, installable on a phone |
| Price | Free every night; paid tiers from $5.99/month |
| Time to a finished story | About 30 seconds |
| Free story pages | 64, each with a complete story to read aloud |
| Contact | hello@ztales.com |
Founder
Damon Scaife — Founder — writes the stories, the rules and the code.
Damon Scaife builds Z Tales on his own — the story rules, the illustration prompts, the code and the safety guardrails. He answers hello@ztales.com himself.
- Headshot, 800px (JPG) /press/damon-scaife.jpg
- Headshot, 400px (JPG) /press/damon-scaife-400.jpg
Logos
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- Wordmark (PNG) /logo-wordmark.png
- Wordmark (WebP) /logo-wordmark.webp
- Z mark, square (PNG) /logo-z-sq.png
- Z mark, square (WebP) /logo-z-sq.webp
- App icon, 512px (PNG) /icon-512.png
- Social / OG image (JPG) /og.jpg
Screenshots
Available on request — email hello@ztales.com and say which screens you want and at what size. Product screens contain a real child's name when generated, so they're prepared per request rather than posted here.
Things worth knowing before you write
Children never get accounts. The only account is the parent's. A child's first name, age band and an optional written description exist to tell their story and nothing else. No photographs are requested or accepted.
There are no ads. Subscriptions are the only revenue. Nothing about a child reaches an advertising service, and family stories are not used to train models. The full detail is on the safety page.
It is openly AI-generated, working under fixed rules — nothing scary, no sad endings, vocabulary matched to age, and every story built to wind down rather than wind up. Those rules are listed on the about page.
We say plainly which job each product is for. Our comparison page points readers to Wonderbly when what they want is a printed keepsake to give, and names cheaper printed options alongside it — not because those are superior products, but because a book you post to someone is a different object from a story you make tonight. If you're checking whether we'll be straight with you, start there.
Contact
hello@ztales.com — goes straight to Damon. For reviewers, full access to every paid feature is available on request, no strings and no expectation of coverage.