Novel Effect: Read Aloud Books

🇺🇸 United States
Novel Effect Inc  | 
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App Rating
4.7
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Votes
9.67K
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App Age
9y 3m
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Last Update
Sep 22, 2025
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iAP
$5.99 - 59.99

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Rating
4.71
4.22
+12%
Number of Ratings (Voted)
9.7K
339.8K
-97%
App Age
9y 3m
7y 11m
+16%
In-app Purchases Price
$53
$33
+58 %
Update Frequency
48d
39d
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Title Length
30
23
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Subtitle Length
23
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Description Length
3 805
2 370
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Number of Screenshots
1404
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Size
180MB
148MB
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пульс букинг
out out
букин
out out
вукинг
out out
гостиница
out out
부킹닷텀
out out
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Novel Effect: Read Aloud Books
Subtitle (
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Fun Interactive Stories
Description (
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Welcome to Novel Effect — an award-winning app that follows your voice as you read out loud from a children’s story book and responds at just the right moment with interactive music, sound effects, and character voices. Bring the story to life, promote literacy, imagination, and fun for kids 12 & under! In the classroom or at home, see why parents and teachers alike say Novel Effect “…turns reading time into a magical experience." - App Store Review. There are 3 versions of the Novel Effect service accessible through the app. New books are added weekly. FREE Free Novel Effect offers hundreds of soundscapes for a library of children’s books curated for teachers, librarians, kids and families. Enjoy limited access to soundscapes for free when you bring your own copy of the print book or ebook! PREMIUM For families and individual educators, Novel Effect Premium offers unlimited access to a library of kid friendly content. Enjoy soundscapes for popular children’s books when you bring your own copy of the book, or read aloud from hundreds of in-app eBooks, including non-fiction and early reader chapter books, as well as exclusive members-only content. CLASSROOM For educators, Novel Effect Premium Classroom offers unlimited access to Premium features and content for one teacher and up to 30 students in a safe and secure environment. Overwhelmingly, educators say reading with Novel Effect is more engaging, creating motivated, confident, and empowered readers. HOW IT WORKS Novel Effect’s service follows along as you read out loud, playing interactive music, sound effects, and character voices in response to your voice. Our library includes a wide variety of high-quality soundscapes for carefully selected family friendly books to engage and promote imagination and learning, updated weekly with new titles! Hundreds of titles are available as in-app eBooks, some titles may require you to read aloud from your own copy. FIND - Use search or browse our collections to find the book you want to read out loud. PLAY - Tap the cover and then choose how you’ll be reading — with print or an eBook. READ - When you hear the chime, start reading aloud! LISTEN - Hear the music and sounds respond to your voice and change with the story. Add a little magic to story time with Novel Effect. PRESS AND EXPERT REVIEWS Novel Effect was featured on Shark Tank, The TODAY Show, and in Forbes, Variety, Lifehacker, and more. “I felt like a real audiobook narrator. My five-year-old tried reading a book on her own… and amazingly, the system picked up her little voice and played the effects at all the right moments.” - Michelle Woo, Lifehacker "Not only did this tool help make poetry come alive for [my student], he asked me if he could try reading... I about fell out of my chair because he never wants to read aloud... and he has asked to go to the library to check out books that he can read along with the app." - Julie Smith, The Techie Teacher® "I think this is cool as cool can be… I love it, I love it!" - Lori Greiner, entrepreneur and investor on ABC’s Shark Tank SAFETY, PRIVACY, AND SUPPORT - Novel Effect requires access to the device's microphone to perform voice-recognition. - The privacy of kids and their grown-ups is our top priority. Voice-recognition is performed on your device, no voice data is saved without express consent. - Please go to http://www.noveleffect.com/privacy-policy or www.noveleffect.com/classroom-privacy-policy to learn more. KEY FEATURES • Hundreds of books with more added weekly • Also includes Spanish books • Online and offline reading • A reading log tracks books you’ve read with the app • Access Novel Effect’s digital library and soundscapes on almost any device Terms of Service https://www.noveleffect.com/terms-of-service }
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Rating
4.7
9 673 voters

Some Latest Reviews

Rosydoll898
05 Dec, 2025
2
For some stories the soundscapes don’t go all the way to the end of the story and I’m left reading the last couple of pages without any sound.
A.puris
05 Dec, 2025
5
What a difference a Novel Effect soundscape makes for read-alouds! Not all books have activity packets, but the packets are a great resource for post-reading activities, for those that do.
BogieandBaby
21 Nov, 2025
5
I’m having just as much fun reading with my kids as they are! It’s even helping me discover more books for my kids. If you thought you loved reading before, just wait until you try this!
usm_biz
20 Oct, 2025
5
This is the BEST thing EVER! My son loves the sound effects as I read the book. He gets excited and hit gets him involved and engaged during bedtime story time. He even wants to read books right after school. What’s so great about it is that to has activities that goes along with the story and lessons that it teaches!!
Succya
12 Oct, 2025
1
You will got charged once your download and sign up! $63 HKD was charge. There is no free trial. I report to Apple immediately and luckily I got refunded.
Mrs. Rudz
07 Oct, 2025
5
I teach kindergarten for fifth grade library and all of my students. Absolutely love when I read to them using this app. It brings so much fun and enjoyment to their days.
Maia Adaline
31 Aug, 2025
5
This thing is cool for young males/ladies . It listens to your voice and makes sound effects!
meeshee1011
15 Jul, 2025
5
As a school teacher librarian, reading stories to kids is the best part of my job but just like eating, not all kids love every book and keeping their attention when they aren't ready to engage can be a challenge. Novel Effect, changes the game though. Kids sit up and take notice when they hear dinosaurs roaring, or dragons breathing fire. If only this app worked with high school textbooks!
Preppy hippo club
20 May, 2025
5
Thank you for making this app I really appreciate it!

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Additional Information
Rating:
4.73
Voted: 9.67K
App Store Link:
Website:
Email: -
Privacy Policy:
Categories: Books, Education
Size: 180MB
iAP: 5.99 - 59.99 $
App Age: 9 years 3 months
Release Date: Sep 03, 2016
Last Update: Sep 22, 2025
Version: 3.8.5
Version history
3.8.5
Sep 22, 2025
• Microphone modes can once again be changed directly from the More tab • Other performance improvements and bug fixes We're always looking to improve. If you have feedback or suggestions send an email to support@noveleffect.com
3.8.4
Sep 15, 2025
• Fixed an issue that sometimes made soundscapes unresponsive in iOS 26 • Other performance improvements and bug fixes We're always looking to improve. If you have feedback or suggestions send an email to support@noveleffect.com
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