Common Sense Media Review
By Mieke VanderBorght
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Create social stories, help kids with real-life situations.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 4+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Download
Videos and Photos
Social Stories Creator and Library for Preschool, Autism and Special Needs
Parent and Kid Reviews
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Pass
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Does not have a privacy policy and should not be used.
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Fail
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What's It About?
SOCIAL STORIES CREATOR AND LIBRARY FOR PRESCHOOL, AUTISM AND SPECIAL NEEDS is a free app that allows you to create two social stories using photos, audio, and text. Users can share their stories with others who have the same app through a unique code. The free version also comes with one premade social story, as well as teasers for more than 20 more on topics from making conversation to using and saving money. Multiple levels of in-app purchases can increase the number of stories users can create and save and/or unlock premade stories.
Is It Any Good?
Premade social stories and an easy platform for creating your own stories make working with social stories relatively easy -- but full use comes at a price. The free version provides a nice, straightforward opportunity to read one social story and create two. The free app has good potential but can be frustrating because much of the content is visible yet unavailable. Unfortunately, information about what's included in the free version and what the purchases options are aren't very transparent. Similarly, neither version has much how-to support: There are no directions or suggestions about making your own stories and few directions to help with navigation or options for easy movement within the app. Parents may want to experiment with the free content and determine whether it's worth the full price.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about each social story and kids' creations. Which types of situations are trickiest for your kid? Why?
Create social stories together that address themes that are particularly difficult for your kid. Actively involve your kids in brainstorming appropriate solutions or choices to make in situations they find difficult, and have fun making a story that represents those situations.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Skills : Emotional Development : handling stress , identifying emotions , moving beyond obstacles , self-awareness , Responsibility & Ethics : learning from consequences , making wise decisions
- Pricing structure : Free to try
- Release date : September 28, 2015
- Genre : Education
- Topics : Friendship
- Publisher : Touch Autism
- Version : 4.1
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 9.0 or later
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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