Once Upon A Bot

Once Upon A Bot is a web app that writes illustrated children's stories from a short idea. A user types a premise, such as a cat who wants to be a flamingo, and the app generates a story with pictures. The site says it combines two AI models, GPT 3 for text and Stable Diffusion for images, and describes the project as an experiment by its creator, Charlie Holtz. It is used by parents, teachers and adult language learners. Stories can be edited, images can be redrawn, and finished books can be exported to PDF or shared by link. Other options include uploading photos so the reader appears as a character in the story, a choice of narrator voices that read the story aloud, an automatic reading level adjusted to an age range, and writing in any language with automatic translation. Chapter stories and genre options such as Western, Seuss style, epic, poem and mystery are available to subscribers. The app is free to try. Paid plans listed on the pricing page are Monthly at $9.99 per month, Annual at $6.67 per month billed annually, and a Commercial License at $19 per month on an annual plan or $29 per month on a monthly plan, which adds a full commercial license to sell the stories created. A further Commercial tier at $50 per month lists dedicated support, advanced analytics, marketing automations and custom integrations. The page says 3 percent of each subscription is donated to carbon removal.