For iPad · Ages 3 to 6

Bedtime stories that pop up

Your child picks the hero, gives them a name, and chooses what happens next. A warm storyteller reads it aloud.

  • First book free
  • Works offline
  • No ads

Coming soon to the App Store For iPad · First book free

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Their names. Their choices. Their story.

An iPad in portrait shows a snowy pop-up page: a white bunny on a red sled with a little crab and a yellow duckling, between two pine trees. Below, the page reads: Snug on the Sled. Snug on the sled, the friends sat still.

Every page pops up

Turn the page and a little 3D world unfolds: a snowy hill, a picnic glade, a balloon among the clouds. Tap the characters and see what they do.

The casting stage: a round pop-up stage on an open book, with a fox in front and a bear, a little green dragon, a bunny, a kitten and a unicorn waiting to be picked. A card says: Say hello to our hero! What's their name?

Your child names the hero

A fox, a bear, a bunny, a little dragon? Your child picks a hero and a friend, and names them both. The storyteller says those names on every page.

Twice in every book they choose what happens next, so tomorrow's read can go a different way.

A story page beside a pop-up snowy cabin with a fox, a duckling and a crab. The text reads: The morning was hushed and still. White snow drifted onto the cabin and the hill. Some words have a soft yellow highlight.

Read to me, or read along

A gentle storyteller reads every page aloud. Early readers can follow the words as they're read, tap any word to hear it, and, when they're ready, read a word or two themselves.

  • Pins to collect

    A little quiz at the end of each book, then a shiny pin for the pin board.

  • Calm at bedtime

    After 7 pm the music softens and everything slows down.

  • Gentle by design

    No scary bits, no timers, no ads and no “buy more”.

15 books. The first one's free.

Start with The Moon's Little Lantern, free forever. Add more in Sets, each bought once.

  • Free Cover of The Moon's Little Lantern: a sleepy moon in a nightcap over a cottage at night, with a fox and a duckling below.

    The Moon's Little Lantern

Start here, for free

A sleepy moon, a lost little light, and a brave friend to bring it home. The whole book, no trial, no timer.

The Starter Set

A picnic, a rainbow, the seaside and a first snow.

See the 4 books
  • Cover of The Big Picnic Surprise: a bunny and a puppy with a picnic basket on a checked blanket, under an apple tree.

    The Big Picnic Surprise

  • Cover of The Little Cloud's Rainbow: a smiling cloud on a rainbow, a hot-air balloon, and a little green dragon among tulips.

    The Little Cloud's Rainbow

  • Cover of The Seashell Way Home: a beach with a sandcastle, a lighthouse and a sailing boat, a kitten, a turtle and a little red crab.

    The Seashell Way Home

  • Cover of The Snow Friend: a snowy cabin among pine trees, a red sled, a snowman, a bear and a little crab.

    The Snow Friend

The Winter Wonders Set

Snowy days, Christmas kindness and a sleepy New Year.

See the 5 books
  • Cover of The Snowy Footprints: a kitten and a puppy follow footprints across the snow to an igloo, where a little penguin peeks out.

    The Snowy Footprints

  • Cover of Puff's Snowflakes: a smiling little cloud and a big snowflake over a snowy hill, with a fox and a hamster below.

    Puff's Snowflakes

  • Cover of The Tree for Everyone: a bunny, a hedgehog and an owl in the snow beside a decorated fir tree with a gold star, at dusk.

    The Tree for Everyone

  • Cover of The Knock-Knock Presents: a little green dragon, a duckling and Grandpa Badger with wrapped presents beside a lit Christmas tree in the snow.

    The Knock-Knock Presents

  • Cover of Countdown to Goodnight: a Happy New Year banner over a snowy cottage with a clock, and a unicorn, a turtle and a penguin at night.

    Countdown to Goodnight

The Little Capes Set

Little superheroes whose power is kindness. No fighting.

See the 5 books
  • Cover of The Runaway Balloons: a bear in a little cape, a duckling and Grandpa Badger in an orchard, with party balloons floating up past the trees.

    The Runaway Balloons

  • Cover of The Hiccup Hunt: a unicorn in a cape and a hamster in a bluebell wood, with a little red crab among the flowers.

    The Hiccup Hunt

  • Cover of The Tidy Whirl: a kitten and a hedgehog in capes and Ollie the otter beside a picnic table on a riverbank.

    The Tidy Whirl

  • Cover of The Thirsty Garden: a fox in a cape, a turtle and Grandpa Hoot the owl in a dry garden with sunflowers, while a grey rain cloud waits over the hills.

    The Thirsty Garden

  • Cover of The Night-Light Walk: a bunny in a cape, a turtle and Ollie the otter lead a line of little mice home under the stars, past a glowing old oak.

    The Night-Light Walk

Pay once. Keep forever.

No subscription. Your child never sees a price: buying sits behind a grown-ups gate.

The first book

Free

The Moon's Little Lantern

One Set

$9.99

Four or five books

All Three Sets · Best value

$19.99

All 14 books, save $9.98

Family Sharing included. US prices; other countries pay the local App Store price.

Private by design

Nothing leaves the iPad

No account, no ads, no tracking. Your child's names and stories stay on the iPad and are never sent to us or to any AI.

  • “Data Not Collected” on the App Store
  • In the App Store's Kids category
  • Works in Airplane Mode
What the app tells parents, word for word

Popfables keeps your child's world on this iPad. The stories were written and checked before the app reached you. The names your child picks are woven in right here, and the storyteller's voice is made on the iPad itself. Nothing your child names, chooses or saves is sent to us or to any AI service: it stays on this iPad, and in your own iPad backup if you keep one. No accounts, no ads, no tracking.

Popfables only goes online to talk to Apple. At most once a day it asks whether a new version, with new books, is ready, telling Apple only which app is asking and which country's App Store to look in. The Sets screen asks the App Store for its prices, and buying or restoring a set happens there, between you and Apple. Popfables never sends anything about your child.

Read the privacy policy

A card in the reading room asks: Who's reading? Two pictures, a bunny for Mila and a kitten for Aisha, wait to be tapped.

Made for families

  • A place for each child. Everyone keeps their own pins and stories.
  • Grown-up settings stay grown-up. They sit behind a press and hold.
  • Easy on little eyes. Big, clear letters made for early readers, and a Calm motion switch.
  • The reading room: five picture books stand on a wooden shelf against a blue wallpaper of clouds and stars, with a lamp, a plant and a pin board.
    Which story shall we read?
  • A pop-up page with a purple, star-patterned hot-air balloon carrying a kitten and a turtle past a smiling cloud.
    Off to find a rainbow.
  • A night-time pop-up page: a sleepy moon with a glowing lantern above a fox, a hedgehog and an owl in the woods.
    Goodnight, little lantern.
  • A sunny pop-up glade: a bunny, a hamster and Grandpa Badger celebrate a birthday picnic beside a little round door in a hill.
    Happy birthday, Grandpa Badger!
  • The end of a story: a unicorn and a turtle beside a big golden pin with a little sled on it. A card says: Hooray, the Snow Slider pin!
    Hooray, a new pin!
  • A cork pin board with ten rings in two rows, two for each book. The top row holds five round, colourful enamel-style pins, one from each book.
    Two pins to find in every book.

Say hello

Popfables is made by tangent3, a small studio. Questions, ideas, or your child's favourite story? We'd love to hear: [email protected].

Requires iPad (9th generation) or newer. About 400 MB. English. Help and FAQ

Coming soon to the App Store For iPad · First book free

Want to know when it's out? Email us