Storybook App Design

Children love storybook apps! They deliver a magical experience with touch-triggered animations, sound effects, narration, games, and more. Plus, the App Store makes distribution easy, which can help you rapidly grow your readership on an international level. In the digital marketplace, the sky is no longer the limit.

Illustria is here to help your story become a success story. Whether you’re a first-time individual author or a publisher looking to convert existing stories into apps, we’re here for you.

You don’t need to know how to program or animate an app. All you need to bring is your creative vision to the table, and we will help you make it into a reality adored by children worldwide. Illustria offers full-service storybook app development. Our team covers illustration to programming to App Store submission, and anything in between, while still leaving you in charge of the creative vision. You’ll also retain 100% ownership of the finished product.

Animation

Our animators specialize in making your story come alive. Kids are very tactile, and they love tapping the screen to see where the hidden animations are on each page. We’ll work with you to design each page to fit your animation requirements.

Music

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No storybook app is complete without the right music and sound effects. Illustria has developed an extensive royalty-free library that can be used for the sound effects with the animations on each page of your storybook app. Our composers can also create original music and soundtracks to further breathe life into your story.

Games

Including games in your story app thrills kids and parents alike, bringing hours of fun and play in a relevant and educational way. Let us know what you want to enhance your storybook app, and we will build it. In the past, our programmers have integrated the following games into storybook apps:

Coloring pages
Mazes
Puzzles
Crossword
Word search
Multiple choice reading comprehension quiz
Discussion questions

FAQs:

What is the difference between an eBook and a book app?

An eBook consists of still images and text that you can flip through on your tablet. A book app can be animated, read to the child, and have games.

What devices will my book app work on?

We specialize in developing apps for iPad and iPhone, because we have found that these platforms provide our authors with the highest financial returns and easiest worldwide distribution. However, we can develop for other platforms as well.

How much input will I have in the process?

You will have full input in the process. You’ll have direct communication with our team of artists, animators, programmers, and composers. We’re here to help you turn your story into a success story.

How much can I expect to earn on my book app?

The success of your book will depend on how much you promote it, whether through social media or more traditional channels. From our past experience, we have seen that children’s interactive storybooks can earn authors anywhere from $30 to $3,500 per day. Of course, best sellers can earn even more.

How should I price my book app?

You can price your book app however you want. You can sell it at a premium for $9.99 or even give it away for free to market your other book apps. Setting your book app at a lower price can generate a higher volume of sales, but at the same time, a higher price point can be a signifier of quality. In other words, there’s no immediate right answer–it depends on your story and what you want to do with it! You can also consider pricing it depending on how much you have invested into production, of which we have provided a table below.

Production Investment	Price of Similar Products
<$5,000	Free
$5,000-$8,000	$0.99 – $2.99
$8,000-$12,000	$3.99 – $4.99
$12,000-$20,000	$4.99 – $5.99
$20,000-$30,000	$6.99 – $7.99
$30,000+	$8.99 – $9.99