Storier

What Storier does

Storier is a kid-safe audiobook streaming platform serving families with children ages 0 through 12. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, the company distributes a curated library of more than 1,000 audiobooks, read-along titles, and ambient sounds through native iOS and Android applications and a browser-based web player. The core product promise is safety: every audiobook is screened by human reviewers before publication, all ads and sponsorships are stripped from third-party content, and listeners can report titles for re-screening. Original audio is produced in-house through Storier Studios and is exclusive to the platform. The technology stack is a cloud-based streaming service backed by Firebase storage, with no public API, no disclosed machine learning components, and no AI-driven recommendation or screening features identified in the source data.

The business model is direct-to-consumer subscription, sold through the company's own website and the Apple and Google app stores with global reach and no stated geographic restrictions. Three monthly tiers are offered: Basic at $6 per month (ad-free access to a selection of audiobooks), Extra at $9 per month (adds Premium Stories plus 4 monthly tokens), and Super at $12 per month (everything plus 6 monthly tokens). A 30-day free trial precedes billing on all tiers. Tokens function as a secondary consumption currency — Premium Stories cost between 1 and 7 tokens depending on length — and stories exchanged for tokens are retained permanently in the user's library, creating accrued switching costs over time.

The company operates as a private, founder-led entity with a distributed team of 1 to 10 employees spread across Utah, Texas, Colorado, and Oregon in the United States plus Cambridge in the United Kingdom. No funding rounds, institutional investors, acquisitions, partnerships, or executive hires are disclosed in the source material, and management team information is not provided. The category of competition is fragmented — general audiobook platforms (Audible, Spotify), podcast apps, and public library services — and Storier's strategic position is the safety-and-screen-free niche for younger children, monetized through a low-ACV, high-volume family subscription funnel.

Name

Storier

Legal name

Storier

Website

https://storier.fm

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Storier is a kid-safe audiobook streaming platform for families with children ages 0-12. The Salt Lake City-based company offers subscription access to 1,000+ human-vetted audiobooks via iOS, Android, and web, with original content from its in-house studio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Children's Audiobook Streaming

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Kids & Family Streaming Platforms (MPACAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Kids & Family Curated Content Platforms (MPACAKAL), Digital Learning & Course Subscriptions (CRAFAIAD)

Keywords

• Children audiobook streaming
• Kid-safe audio content
• Audiobook subscription service
• Family audio entertainment
• Original kids podcasts

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Storier generates revenue through tiered monthly subscription plans. The Basic plan ($6/month) provides access to select audiobooks, the Extra plan ($9/month) adds Premium Stories and 4 tokens per month, and the Super plan ($12/month) includes everything plus 6 tokens per month. Premium Stories acquired with tokens are kept indefinitely once added to the library.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

Storier operates a kid-safe audiobook streaming platform that delivers curated, human-vetted audiobooks, read-along stories, ambient sounds, and original productions for children ages 0–12. The service is offered via iOS/Android mobile apps and a web player under tiered monthly subscriptions ($6, $9, $12) with a 30-day free trial and a token-based system for unlocking premium content.

Product overview

Storier is a kid-safe audiobook streaming platform providing audio content for children ages 0-12. The core product consists of mobile apps (iOS/Android) and a web player that deliver access to a library of 1000+ read-along audiobooks. The platform operates on a tiered subscription model (Basic, Extra, Super plans ranging from $6-12/month) with a token-based system for accessing premium content. Additional offerings include Storier Originals, an exclusive content line produced by the company's internal studio (Storier Studios), and ambient sound content such as white noise and rain sounds for bedtime. All content is manually curated and vetted for kid-safety with no ads or in-app purchases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Storier Mobile App Native iOS and Android mobile applications providing access to the full Storier audiobook streaming platform, including offline download support for travel and on-the-go listening for children ages 0-12.
• Storier Web Player Browser-based audio streaming player that delivers the full Storier catalog to desktop and laptop users without requiring a mobile app download.
• Storier Library Curated collection of 1,000+ kid-safe audiobooks, read-along stories, and ambient sounds (such as white noise and rain sounds for bedtime) for children ages 0-12, sourced from vetted content partners and Storier Originals.
• Storier Originals Exclusive original audio content line produced by Storier's in-house studio (Storier Studios), available only on the Storier platform for subscribers.

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Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Direct peers

• Epic!: Subscription-based digital reading platform for kids 12 and under, with audio-enabled read-alongs. Comparable because it combines reading and audio content behind a kid-safe subscription targeted at the same family demographic.
• Yoto: Screen-free audio player for kids with a curated library of audiobooks and stories, plus physical content cards. Comparable because it shares the screen-free, kid-safe, audio-first thesis and serves parents of children in overlapping age ranges.
• Pinna: Subscription-based audio streaming service specifically for kids, offering ad-free podcasts, audiobooks, and original stories. Most direct competitor to Storier because it mirrors the kids-only, ad-free, audio-first positioning.
• Toniebox: Audio playback system for children using collectible figurines to access audiobooks and stories. Comparable as another screen-free, kid-safe audio product targeting the same 0-12 demographic, though delivered through dedicated hardware rather than a mobile/web app.
• Tales2Go: Audiobook streaming subscription for schools and families, focused on read-aloud literacy content. Closely comparable as a kids-audiobook subscription model; emerging peer relative to Storier's broader family positioning.
• Audible: Amazon-owned audiobook subscription service with the largest catalog in the category. Direct competitor because it serves the same audio-first subscription use case; however, Audible's content spans all audiences, so Storier's kid-safe curation is a differentiator.

Broad incumbents

• Storytel: Large audiobook and ebook subscription service with strong presence in Europe and emerging markets. Broad incumbent peer operating in the same audio subscription category; serves general audiences rather than kids-only.
• Spotify Kids: Kids-specific experience within Spotify's broader streaming platform. Incumbent peer because it leverages Spotify's massive music and podcast library; serves the same need but as part of a wider portfolio.

Market position

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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