Pricing
Simple pricing. Free to try.
Free to preview, no card needed — pay only when you're ready to keep a story forever. Details below.
No subscription needed
Just want one book?
Make it, love it, keep it — perfect for gifts from grandparents and godparents. One payment, no recurring anything.
Keep any book
$7.99
Every page unlocked, read-aloud, yours forever — and the full amount is credited toward that story's print.
Digital + Softcover
$22.99
Unlocked on screen tonight, the printed softcover posted to your door.
Best value
Digital + Hardcover
$36.99
The heirloom hardcover keepsake — digital book included, nothing extra to buy.
Every print includes the digital book. And your $7.99 is always credited toward that story's print — unlocking first never costs you more.
Pricing
Start free. Grow with your family.
Create and preview any story for free. Pick a plan for full books — from one a week to one every night — and members save on every printed keepsake.
Free
Try the magic tonight
Free
- No card needed to start
- Up to 5 characters
- 3 story previews a month — cover + first page, free
- Keep any book for $7.99 — credited toward its hardcover
- Kid-safe by design
Starter
A new book every week
$12.99/mo
- Up to 8 characters
- 4 full stories a month — one a week, yours to keep
- Soothing read-aloud narration
- Editing, sharing & sequels
- 10% off every hardcover
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Plus
The every-other-night ritual
$19.99/mo
- Up to 10 characters
- 15 full stories a month — a new book every other night
- Soothing read-aloud narration
- Reading levels & growing library
- 20% off every hardcover
Family
A story every single night
$29.99/mo
- Up to 25 characters
- 30 full stories a month — every night, whole household
- Multiple child profiles
- Priority story generation
- 25% off every hardcover
Every plan includes a free preview, kid-safe moderation, and your data kept private. Cancel anytime.
Printed keepsakes
One story, a size for every shelf.
Turn any story into a real, premium hardcover — printed and shipped worldwide by our partners. Pick the size that suits your little one. Plus & Family members save on every book.
TurtleTime
Little Square
$29Pocket-sized, made for little hands.
Size5.5 × 5.5 in
Metric14 × 14 cm
Members pay$23.20
Most loved
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Classic Square
$39Our most-loved bedtime size.
Size8 × 8 in
Metric20 × 20 cm
Members pay$31.20
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Tall Portrait
$44Sweeping, storybook-tall pages.
Size8 × 11 in
Metric21 × 28 cm
Members pay$35.20
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Wide Landscape
$44Cinematic spreads for big adventures.
Size11 × 8 in
Metric28 × 21 cm
Members pay$35.20
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Grand Square
$49A coffee-table heirloom to treasure.
Size11 × 11 in
Metric28 × 28 cm
Members pay$39.20
Premium, sturdy, safe
Thick silk pages, hardback covers and child-safe inks — built to survive a thousand bedtimes.
The keepsake
A real hardcover you'll treasure.
Not just a screen — a premium printed book delivered to your door, made to last for years.
Mia climbed onto Sheldon’s smooth, cool shell, and with a gentle splash they slipped into the silver water. The sea was as warm as a bath. All around them, little waves giggled and rolled, carrying them softly away from the shore.
Sheldon and the Sleepy SeaAn actual inside spread — a picture on one page, the words on the other.
Premium hardcover
Build a library
Made for bedtime
Hardcover · 28–48 illustrated pages · ships worldwide · from $39.
FAQ
Good questions, answered.
How does the personalisation work?
You add your child's name, age and a photo. We generate an illustrated character that stays consistent across every page of the story.
What is read-aloud narration?
TurtleTime reads each story out loud in a warm, friendly voice, so your child can listen and follow along — even when you can't be there to read it.
Do I have to subscribe?
No. Preview any story free, keep a single book for $7.99 — fully credited toward its hardcover — and order printed keepsakes without any subscription. Plus is there when the nightly ritual takes hold.
Is it safe and private?
Yes. Every story is moderated, your photos are private and never used to train models, and you approve everything. No ads, ever.
Trust & safety
Safe, by parents who care.
We built TurtleTimefor our own children first. Safety isn't a setting here — it's the whole point.
- Every story and image is moderated and age-appropriate.
- Your photos are private — never sold, never used to train models.
- Full parental control: you own and approve everything.
- No ads, no data selling, no dark patterns.
- Cancel in one tap, any time.
Bring their imagination to life tonight.
Create your child's first story free — in about a minute.