Create a social story starring your child
Type the situation, and Tella makes a narrated social story with your child, your family and the real place in every scene, ready to watch the same day.
Custom story for Jonah
Jonah gets the truth about his shot, then picks his arm, his hand to squeeze and his own count to three.
Count to Three, Jonah
Story created for Jonah
How the social story app works
- Tell us about your child once: their name, how they look, their family and what they love.
- Pick a situation, like a new baby, the dentist or a busy store, or type your own.
- Watch together on your phone, tablet or TV. When the day comes and goes, the story can carry on from there.
Printable social stories show a generic child, and make-it-yourself apps leave the writing and pictures to you. That's why Tella is built so the whole story is about your child: your family by name, the real place, and choices your child makes along the way.
A social story video starring your child
Here's how Jonah's story goes.
Dad tells Jonah the truth: it pinches for a moment, then it's done. 
Nurse Amy asks which arm Jonah wants to pick. 
Dinosaur bandages wait for after the pinch. 
It pinches, just like Dad said, and then it's over.
Questions parents ask
- Is there a free social story app?
- Your first Tella story is free, with no card needed, on the web, iPhone, iPad and Android.
- Is Tella an AI social story generator?
- Tella uses AI to write and illustrate each story from what you tell it, and you choose the situation. No photo of your child is needed. See what we keep and who sees it.
- Can I make a social story video?
- Yes. Every Tella story is narrated with your child in the pictures, and plays like a short video on your phone, tablet or TV.
- Is Tella good for autistic kids?
- Tella isn't therapy. It lets you make a story for a change in routine, a busy place or a therapy visit, to watch together before the day. See social stories for autistic, ADHD and special needs kids.
- Can I get a custom social story about my child?
- Yes. Tella writes each one around your child: their name, how they look, their family and the real place. Your first story is free. No card needed.
- What can a Tella social story be about?
- Anything your child is facing: a new baby, a first day of school, the dentist, a big feeling. Pick one or type your own.
Questions parents ask about Tella
- Is it more screen time?
- You watch it together, and it's about a real day in your child's life. No feed, and every story has an ending.
- Is it safe?
- No photo needed. See what we keep and who sees it.
- Is it really about my child?
- Every scene shows your child and your family, not a name dropped into a template.
- What does it cost?
- Your first story is free. No card needed.
- Why not just ask ChatGPT?
- See how a Tella story compares.
Updated October 30, 2026.
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