A Social Story is a short, personalized narrative developed by Carol Gray that describes a situation, skill, or concept using specific sentence types and ratios. They are an evidence-based tool used by therapists, educators, and families to help autistic individuals understand and prepare for everyday situations.
Mystoria is designed for both adults and children. Parents, caregivers, educators, and autistic individuals of all ages can use the app to create, customize, and read personalized social stories.
Your story library is saved on your device. The optional on-device writer creates story text without sending it to OpenAI. Cloud writing and pictures send the content needed for each request to OpenAI through Mystoria's servers, and only after you allow it in the app. Cloud sync, private shared editions and publishing a template to Discover are each optional and turned on separately. A nickname and a general description are usually enough; please leave out full names, addresses, school identifiers and medical details. See our Privacy Policy for the full details.
Answer a few guided questions about the situation, then choose a writer: cloud writing, or the free on-device writer on supported iPhones and iPads. The writer drafts a Social Story based on Carol Gray's criteria, such as first-person wording and describing more than directing. Drafts from the on-device writer go through automatic checks, and for a new cloud draft Story studio shows which sentences describe and which direct. These checks help, but they cannot confirm every criterion, so please review and edit each story before reading it together. You can also write stories by hand without AI.
Saved stories can be read and edited offline. Optional on-device text generation requires a supported device and an initial model download. Cloud AI features require an internet connection.
Mystoria is free to download. Reading, writing by hand, your own photos, exports, starter stories, activities and the on-device writer are free, and every account receives three cloud story creations and ten pictures to start. Mystoria Plus adds a monthly allowance of cloud writing and picture requests. US plans are $5.99 per month or $59.99 per year; your storefront shows the applicable price before purchase.