DREA vs Storynory: which app should you use?

Which is better, DREA or Storynory?

Choose Storynory if you want free audio fairy tales and myths and are happy to play them from a website or podcast app; choose DREA if you want an iPhone app built around bedtime, with stories that adapt to your child, bedtime reminders and a library for replaying favourites. Storynory has published a free audio story every week since November 2005, read by professional actors, and its podcast feed includes sponsor messages. DREA offers narrated bedtime stories, fairy tales and fantasy adventures with gentle narration, child and pet profiles that let stories adapt, and a Home Screen shortcut that starts a story. DREA is free to download, but Premium is a subscription, so Storynory is the clear choice if you want to pay nothing.

DREA and Storynory side by side

	DREA	Storynory
Platforms	iOS	Web, Podcast apps
Price to download	Free to download	See website
Store rating	n/a	n/a
What it is	iPhone app of narrated bedtime stories, fairy tales and fantasy adventures	Website and podcast with a new free audio story every week since November 2005 [source]
Narration	Gentle narration for night listening	Read by professional actors [source]
Personalisation	Child and pet profiles let stories adapt to your child	Same story for every listener
Routine tools	Bedtime reminders, repeat-listening library, Home Screen shortcut to start a story	Not built around a bedtime routine; play from the site or a podcast app
Ads	Not covered on our store page	Podcast feed includes sponsor messages [source]

Choose DREA if

You want one app that handles the routine: reminder, shortcut, favourite story
You want stories that adapt to your child and even their pet
You prefer a library of calm bedtime stories over a general story archive

Choose Storynory if

You want free stories with no subscription
You want a large archive of fairy tales and myths built up since 2005
You use Android or a smart speaker and want to play stories from a podcast app

Questions

Is Storynory free?

Yes. Storynory publishes a free audio story every week, and its podcast feed includes sponsor messages. DREA is free to download with a Premium subscription.

Can I use both?

Yes. Some families use Storynory for longer daytime listening and DREA as the bedtime routine on the parent's iPhone.

Which is better for a calm bedtime?

DREA is built for bedtime, with gentle narration, bedtime reminders and a library for replaying favourites. Storynory is a general story archive, so choose episodes in advance.