Compared by the people who make Nightstory · checked September 2026
Gramms or Nightstory?
Both write a new story around your child each night and remember the ones before. The difference is who reads it.
| Feature | Nightstory | Gramms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9 a month or $79 a year | $5.99 a month or $49.99 a year, after a free week |
| Free | The first story, plus one more with a free account. No card. | Three new stories a week |
| Works on | Any phone or computer browser, nothing to install | iPhone only |
| Pictures | An illustration on every page | Illustrated, with the words highlighted as they are read |
| Read aloud | Optional read-aloud voice | Read aloud in a family member's own recorded voice |
| Remembers earlier stories | Yes. Characters and places from earlier stories come back by name | Yes. Each night continues the same world and characters |
| Best for | Reading an illustrated story together each night, in a world that keeps going | Hearing a grandparent's voice at bedtime, especially when they live far away |
From each app's own website, September 2026: Gramms. Prices change; check before you buy.
Where Gramms is stronger
Gramms can read every story in a family member's real voice, which is lovely when grandparents live far away. Its free tier is generous too, at three stories a week.
Where Nightstory is different
Nightstory is made for a parent reading aloud, with an illustration on every page and a dim reader for a dark room. It works on Android and on a computer as well as an iPhone, with nothing to install.
Questions parents ask
- Isn't this comparison biased?
- We make Nightstory, so yes, read it with that in mind. Every fact about the other apps comes from their own websites, checked in September 2026, and where another app does something better we say so.
- How much does Nightstory cost?
- The first story is free with no account, and a free account brings one more. Nightstory Plus is $9 a month or $79 a year, for a new illustrated story every night.