Explore the world’s greatest stories. Tell your own. Share with anyone.

Think of it as the biggest library of free audiobooks, and a place to record and share your own stories.

What is Tell?

Discover thousands of beautiful audio stories

From fairytales to modern classics, including Tell Originals: the greatest stories ever told, updated for today

Join a community of storytellers

Read, record and share audio stories with family, friends and other storytellers, wherever they are

Create a legacy from your own stories

Build a library of your family’s stories, even include pictures, and keep it safe for the next generation to enjoy

See stories in a new light

Unearth the wisdom and philosophy behind the story with our experts and enthusiasts

For more of your favorite stories,
download the TELL app

Be the voice of your favourite stories

For more stories or to narrate your own,
download the TELL app

"Tell makes everyone a storyteller. Think of it like a place to record your own audiobooks. This is a family-friendly app you can share safely to family members, friends and children with their own devices or profiles."
Apple App of the Day
Editor's Choice
"There’s a real intimacy in sharing tales by speaking and listening that’s impossible to recreate through the far more individual experiences of reading or watching. It seems like you’ve found a new technological means to preserve or recreate those qualities in a modern world."
Professor Jamie Tehrani
Durham University

Bernard E.

“Absolutely genius app, makes storytelling intuitive and lifts it into the current century.
Must have for all families with younger kids.”

5 grandkids

“Loads of great short stories that the kids can listen to anytime is such a brilliant idea. Makes car rides or bedtime so much more fun.”

Creative director & mom

Sarah T.

“To be able to record my mother’s life stories and keep them safe for my children to listen to when they’re older is invaluable”

Mother of 3, 5000mi from parents

Olivia A.

Our storytellers say...

Download now, it's free

Tell is available for free on the App Store and Google Play.