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
Screenshots of Novel Effect: Read Aloud Books iOS app
Reviews Novel Effect: Read Aloud Books for iphone
Love it but
5
By Pandascandance
Needs a lot more stories.
Stole my money
1
By caitlynjholmes
Offers a seven day trial, then immediately charged me 50$. Has denied my refund request twice.
Grandmother’s Fun
5
By mothersrus
One of the best apps for a toddler who loves to read! Keeps her attention and adds so much to the story.
What are the best?
5
By s from Samuel
But I have to pay this year from samuel could you make me make it free for me? I found another app to do it for me. Thank you for free bye and I'll delete the score and put it
All the books
5
By crazydiggerclubber
are great, says my grand daughter
It’s so good I
5
By Call me your Bestie 
I love this app. It’s so nice. I just read a book that’s so relaxing and it makes me fall asleep like a boom. I love it so much perfect chefs kiss
Love but recent TA issues
5
By Nkv218
Me and my daughter love this app but recently had issues downloading the ebooks. The pages are duplicating and not including the full book.
Novel effect
5
By Me don’t like ZEPETO 🤬😡😡🤬
I read 6 books in one day, because of this app! I love it so much!
Delightful
5
By steins42uwo
Such a nice and delightful way to read stories. I love the sound effects
Amazing!
5
By Brookey43
This is the best way to keep students engaged during a read aloud. You can hear a pin drop in my classroom whenever I use it!!
