Calm, ad-free storytime
Picture books that grow with your child — read in your voice.
A growing library of hundreds of stories, each one tuned to your child's age and narrated in a parent's own voice. Made for families with kids 3–8.
Stories that fit their age
One library that keeps up with your child.
Set a profile with your child's age, and Era opens every story at the right level — vocabulary, sentence length, and themes that stay gentle for a three-year-old and grow more curious for an eight-year-old.
Read in a parent's voice
When you can't be there, they still hear you.
Record a short, consented voice sample once. Era can then narrate stories in a parent's — or grandparent's — own voice. Family voices are used only for your own library.
"When you can't be in the room, a familiar voice can still read to them."
Read-along · three languages
Follow every word — in English, Chinese, or Korean.
Words highlight as they're read, so early readers can follow along. Switch a story's language in a tap, with more languages on the way.
Word highlighting
Read-along for new readers.
Three languages
EN · 中文 · 한국어, same story.
Wind-down mode
Gentle pacing for bedtime.
A quiet reading habit
See the reading add up — without a leaderboard.
A calm view of what your child has read and the streak you're building together. Encouragement for the habit, never pressure, and never a feed.
Built for families, not feeds
The calm parts of the internet, and none of the rest.
Era has no ads, no social network, no public sharing, and no child-to-child messaging — by design.
No ads or feeds
Nothing to scroll, nothing to sell, no algorithm.
Voices stay yours
Family voices make your library — never sold.
Never trains AI
Voices are never used to train general AI models.
Simple controls
Child profiles, language, progress — one place.
Common questions
- What is Era?
- Era is a family reading app. It writes new picture stories tuned to your child's age and narrates them in a parent's own voice — in English, Chinese, or Korean.
- What ages is Era for?
- Era is made for children ages 3 to 9. Vocabulary, sentence length, and themes are calibrated to your child — gentler for three-year-olds, more curious for nine-year-olds.
- How does narration in a parent's voice work?
- A parent records a short, consented voice sample once. Era then narrates stories in that voice, so storytime carries on even when you can't be in the room.
- Which languages and devices does Era support?
- Era reads and listens in English, Simplified Chinese, and Korean, and you can switch language story by story. It runs on iPhone, iPad, and Android.
- How much does Era cost?
- Era is free to use, with a rotating selection of picture books each week and no ads. Era Premium unlocks the full library plus features like hearing stories in a family member's own voice — $2.99 per month or $24.99 per year, with the first 7 days free.
- Is Era private and safe for children?
- Era is parent-managed and private by default. Voice samples, child profile details, and generated content are handled per our Privacy Policy, and parents can review, correct, export, or delete family data — including recorded voices — at any time.
Storytime, kept simple.
Start tonight with a story at just the right level — in a voice they know.
Era Premium unlocks the full library and family voices. Monthly or annual, with a 7-day free trial when available.