# Text Story Maker - ChatTales

> Texting Game & Character Chat

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1583839283](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1583839283)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1583839283`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Saturday Technologies, Inc
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (6,418 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.02
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05
- **First published:** 2021-09-20
- **Size:** 46 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/text-story-maker-chattales/id1583839283)
- **Website:** [https://chattales.app/](https://chattales.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.saturdaytechnologies.com/privacy](https://www.saturdaytechnologies.com/privacy)

## Description

Text Story Maker - ChatTales turns your text stories into cinematic videos. Build characters, write dialogue, and add high-quality AI TTS voices to bring chat-based stories to life with flair.

Export options include 9:16 vertical and 1:1 square formats for social platforms, with private drafts, story covers, photo/video messages, themes, and regular new features. The app is free to use with ChatTales Plus for extra capabilities, and privacy is prioritized with private stories by default.

## Rankings

- #23,500 — Overall
- #50 — chat

## Review summary

Users praise Text Story Maker - ChatTales for being fun, creative, and easy to use, with storytelling and video-sharing potential, plus offline use. However, frequent complaints focus on premium gating (group chats and features), paywalls, and privacy concerns. Billing issues and occasional bugs also stand out. Overall, it’s a versatile creative tool that works offline and offers some free features, but its value is heavily dependent on paying for the premium plan.

### Pros

- Fun and creative; great for storytelling and content creation (e.g., fake chats, videos).
- Easy to use with a simple interface.
- Customization options include color and voice, plus the ability to download a video.
- Works offline / usable without internet.
- Offers free features, with premium unlocking more characters and removing the watermark.

### Cons

- Group chats are limited to two people unless you pay for premium (ChatTales Plus).
- Paywall and pricing gate many features, making basic usage feel restrictive.
- Privacy concerns: app asks for personal data like phone number and address.
- Billing issues: canceled subscriptions can still be charged after cancellation.
- Bugs and reliability problems: cannot delete messages, occasional send failures and 'empty file' errors; navigation can be awkward.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1583839283)