Questions

Frequently asked questions

Everything parents ask before their first story — personalization, narration, safety, plans, and printed keepsakes.

Getting started

What is Imagiverse?

Imagiverse writes and illustrates personalized bedtime stories where your child is the hero. Each story is generated from your child's name, age, and interests, comes with original illustrations, and can be narrated aloud with word-by-word highlighting.

Do I need an account to try it?

No. You can enter a first name on the home page and get a cover, the first page, and a narration sample free. A free account is only needed to read full stories and save a library.

What ages is it for?

Ages 3 to 12. Story length, sentence structure, vocabulary, and pacing all change with the age on your child's profile — a story for a three-year-old is a few hundred words, while an eight-year-old gets multi-chapter stories with subplots.

How long does a story take to make?

About a minute for a full illustrated story, including the cover art.

Stories and personalization

What can I personalize?

Your child's name, age, interests, favorite animal or activity, and the theme of the story. You can also save recurring characters — siblings, pets, and imaginary companions — with their own personalities and relationships.

Do characters carry over between stories?

Yes. Imagiverse keeps a story universe for each child, so companions, places, and past adventures can reappear. A new story reads like the next episode rather than a reset.

Can a story continue the next night?

Yes. Any finished story can be continued with a next chapter or a sequel using the same cast.

Are the illustrations original?

Every illustration is generated for that specific story and child. Nothing is pulled from a stock library.

Narration and reading

How does the narration work?

Choose one of three narrators — Willow, Finn, or Sparkle — and each page is read aloud with the current word highlighted as it's spoken. You can audition every voice before you generate a story.

Does read-aloud work on iPhone and Android?

Yes. Narration plays in mobile browsers and in the installed app, and the reader keeps chapter controls within thumb reach.

Does this actually help with reading?

Word-by-word highlighting during narration builds print awareness and sight-word recognition, and every finished story shows a short vocabulary summary of the stretch words your child met.

Safety and privacy

Is the content safe for children?

Every story is written to age-appropriate guidelines, with no ads, no chat with strangers, and no user-generated content from other families. Conflicts stay gentle and always resolve before the story ends.

What do you do with my child's details?

Profile details are used to write your child's stories and nothing else. They are never sold, and you can delete a profile or your whole account at any time.

Honest answers about AI

Is the story written by AI?

Yes. Imagiverse uses AI to write and illustrate each story so it can star your child by name in about a minute. We don't hide that — but the story is written to a structured plan, checked for age-appropriate language, and personalized with the details you give us, so it reads like a real picture book rather than raw machine output.

Will the story feel generic?

Each story is built around your child's name, age, interests, and saved characters, and every illustration is generated for that specific story. Two children with different profiles never get the same book.

Is my child's information used to train AI models?

No. Profile details are used to write your child's stories and nothing else. They are never sold and never used to train models.

Does a person check the stories?

Every story runs through automated safety and language checks before you see it, and every book runs through a production quality check before it is printed. If anything ever reads wrong, tell us and we'll fix it.

Plans, billing, and printed books

What does it cost?

The free Explorer plan includes five stories. Storyteller and Family Verse are paid monthly or yearly, with yearly saving 30%. Full pricing is on the plans page.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes, in two clicks from your account page. You keep access until the end of the period you already paid for.

Can I order a printed book?

Yes. Any finished story can be printed as a softcover or hardcover keepsake book, produced and shipped by our print partner, with order tracking in your account.

Do you offer refunds?

If something goes wrong with an order or a subscription charge, contact support and we'll make it right.

Do I have to subscribe?

No. You can buy a single personalized story for $9, or the Adventure Pack of three for $19, as one-time purchases with no recurring charge. A subscription only makes sense if you want a new adventure most nights.

What's the difference between the $9 story and a subscription?

The $9 First Adventure is one complete illustrated, narrated story that is yours to keep and re-read forever. Storyteller is monthly and keeps generating new adventures with the same recurring characters and growing story universe.

Why does a printed book cost more?

Printed keepsakes are physically produced and shipped by our print partner. The price covers printing, binding, and delivery, and subscribers get 20% off.

Still deciding?

Read a full story example free, or make one with your child's name in about a minute.