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24 alternatives to Novel Effect

Soundtracks for Storytellers. Make storytime magic.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Novel Effect launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Novel Effect▲83

   Music and sounds follow along as you read aloud together.

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Storybird▲77

   Visual storytelling and poetry writing

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   StoryTime.us▲87

   Create stories told one line at a time

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Musicon▲73

   An interactive music-making machine for children

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Storyville▲181

   Personalized bedtime stories using the magic of AI

   2024 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hullabalu▲89

   Interactive stories for kids

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   StoriesForKids.ai▲246

   Create stories + illustrations in seconds with AI

   2022 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mindscapes▲90

   Stochastic background music generator

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Storypress▲95

   Turn photos, videos, and personal narration into a story

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SoundBrush▲73

    Turn drawings into music

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    BookTun.ing▲102

    Instantly create a soundtrack for the book you're reading

    2025 · booktun.ing · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Soundsnap▲114

    Shutterstock for sound effects

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Tales Untold▲128

    Smart stories for smart kids (and smart parents, too).

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Story!▲64

    Community Driven Story Writing

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Fable Wizard▲112

    Create personalized children's tales in seconds

    2023 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    WeWrite▲90

    Crowdsourced Storytelling

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Soundation▲76

    Fun electronica creation for everyone

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Ableton: Making Music▲124

    A book of creative strategies for electronic music producers

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The User’s Journey: Storymapping Products That People Love▲71

    How can we use story to improve quality of user engagement?

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    StoryMaze▲111

    A library of interactive sensual audio stories

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Makesto▲84

    Create visual stories using doodles & animations

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Read Your Story▲94

    Very personalized printed children's storybooks

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Storyline▲81

    Where moments become stories.

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Little Inventors▲92

    Turn children's ideas into reality

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →