Droply Audio bedtime stories · iPhone & iPad
The bedtime story app that knows when to stopCalm narrated stories, then a sleep sound and a gentle fade-out.
32 original bedtime stories and classic fairy tales, read slowly by a warm voice. When the story ends, a sleep sound takes over and the timer fades it out. No ads, nothing to tap at the end.
Droply Kids is for iPhone and iPad. Scan the QR code or open this page on your iPhone.
How it worksiPhone and iPad · iOS 18.6 or later
Free download with free stories, meditations and sounds. Droply Premium is optional.
- Free download
- Stories for 3–8 and 9–12
- Works offline
How it works
From story to sleep without screens in between
Choose or let Droply choose
Pick a story yourself, or let Tonight's Bedtime suggest one for your child's age.
Lights down, play
Lock the phone. The story plays with lock-screen controls, so there's nothing to look at.
A calm ending
Every story ends quietly, with the characters going to sleep too.
Sound and fade-out
A sleep sound continues after the story and the timer fades it out gently.
The library
Stories written for bedtime, not just read at bedtime
Each story has a slow pace, soft details and no scary parts. Younger children get about 4-minute stories with repetition they can predict; older children get 5–6 minute stories with a little more adventure.
- 11 stories for ages 3–8 and 11 for ages 9–12
- 10 fairy tales from Andersen, Grimm and Perrault, retold gently
- 12 stories free, all 32 with Droply Premium
Try one tonight
Fairy tales retold for bedtime
Read them here for free, or let Droply read them aloud.
Cinderella and the Glass Slipper
With a little help from her godmother, a kind and patient girl goes to the royal ball, and leaves behind a slipper made…
7 min to read aloud
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Every night, tiny helpers sew beautiful shoes while a kind shoemaker sleeps. How can he ever say thank you?
5 min to read aloud
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
A curious girl visits the cozy house of three friendly bears, and learns that some chairs, bowls and beds are just righ…
5 min to read aloud
The Nightingale
An emperor learns that the plain little bird singing in the forest is worth more than a jeweled machine.
7 min to read aloud
The Princess and the Pea
On a stormy night, a very tired princess finds out just how many mattresses it takes to get a good night's sleep.
5 min to read aloud
Sleeping Beauty (Briar Rose)
A whole castle falls into a gentle hundred-year sleep, wrapped in roses, until a patient traveler finds the way in.
7 min to read aloudWhat to look for in a bedtime story app
A good bedtime story app should make the evening quieter, not add another screen. Look for audio that plays with the screen off, a sleep timer that fades out instead of cutting off, stories without cliffhangers or scary moments, and no ads or autoplaying videos. A parent lock on purchases matters too.
Droply Kids was built around those rules. The night-sky design is dark and calm, there is no feed to scroll and nothing starts on its own after the routine ends.
Audio stories vs reading aloud
Nothing replaces reading together, and every Droply story can be read aloud from this website. Audio stories are for the other nights: when a parent has no voice left, when there are two children to put to bed, or when a child wants to fall asleep alone. Many families do both: read a story together, then let Droply play a short meditation and a sleep sound.
Questions about the story app
How many stories are in Droply Kids?
32: 22 original bedtime stories and 10 classic fairy tales. 12 are free; Droply Premium unlocks all of them.
Who narrates the stories?
A calm, warm English-speaking voice, recorded slowly for bedtime. All stories and meditations are narrated in English.
Can my child use it alone?
Yes. The routine starts with one button, and purchases, links and settings are behind a parent check.
Does the app play videos?
No. Droply Kids is audio only, with dark, calm screens, so there is nothing to watch at bedtime.
Tonight, let bedtime be the calm part of the day
A story, a short meditation and a soothing sound, one after another, then a gentle fade-out. Free download, no ads, works offline.
Droply Kids is for iPhone and iPad. Scan the QR code or open this page on your iPhone.
iPhone and iPad · iOS 18.6 or later
Free download with free stories, meditations and sounds. Droply Premium is optional.
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