Spin. Listen. Dream.
Tap a window to keep it, then pull the lever to spin the rest.
That's tonight's stories. See you tomorrow night!
Stories written by real people, read aloud in storybook voices. Every author is credited, and when your lever lands on their story, you'll hear their name.
The first stories here are samples written by the Monkey Box team to show how the library works. Stories from real authors, children and families join after a grown-up has read them.
The settings you'll use most are at the top. Everything else is folded away below: tap a section to open it.
You can also change it mid-story with the speed button next to Stop.
Then the monkey goes to sleep until tomorrow night. Your passcode can always give one more.
They join in as the hero's friend. Their name is added on this phone and never sent to us.
Only kept on this phone.
Stories get lots of words with these sounds, and the storyteller pauses so your child can say a few back. You tap to cheer. Nothing is recorded. Extra practice, not therapy.
Up to 10, separated by commas.
Lets this phone use the Monkey Box story service.
With the child lock on, your child can only pick a world, spin and listen. A 4-digit passcode opens the grown-up bits.
To stop a child leaving the app, use the phone's own screen pinning (Android) or Guided Access (iPhone, iPad).
They come up about 4 spins in 10. Avoid real names and addresses: picks are sent to write the story.
Stories are kept on this phone only. Save a backup file to move them to another phone or keep them forever.
To write a story, only the picks, the age, the story settings and any spelling words are sent. No accounts, no microphone, and your child's name stays on this phone.
The End. Goodnight!
Sweet dreams.
Tap a name to choose. Tap the play button to hear them first.
Record yourself reading this story, one page at a time. Next time, the box can play it in your voice. The recording stays on this device and isn't sent anywhere.
Tip: somewhere quiet, phone about a hand's width away. Take your time. You can redo any page.
Tap the red button and read the words above.
A grown-up sets it up in about two minutes. Then hand it to your child, and the monkey shows them what to do.
Then open Monkey Box from the new icon and carry on there. Stories and settings are kept in the app.
No ads, no accounts, and stories stay on this phone. Privacy notice
Only kept on this phone. When it's in a story, the story is written with a blank and this phone fills the name in, so it's never sent to us.
Family code added from your invite link.
The storyteller's voice is downloading. It's a one-off, stays on this phone and works offline afterwards.
You can change these any time in Grown-ups.
After that the monkey goes to sleep until tomorrow, so it stays a bedtime ritual.
Stories full of words with that sound, and a pause for your child to say a few back.
Your child will only see the box and their stories. Settings stay locked behind a 4-digit passcode that only you know.
Forgot it one day? Tap "Forgot the passcode?" and type your family code instead.
Also in Grown-ups: your own picks on the reels, reading a story in your voice, and a child lock.
Hand the phone over. The monkey will pop up and show them how to pull the lever.