About GrowJourn

How it works

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  Pick your hero

  Choose a name and personality for your adventurer — or pick from our suggestions.
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  The story begins

  A unique adventure generates fresh, with a watercolour illustration painted just for this moment.
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  Make choices

  At each scene, your child decides what happens next — the story goes wherever they want to take it.
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  The adventure branches

  Every choice shapes the world. No two stories are ever the same.

Why I built this

Growing up, I loved those adventure books where you got to decide what happened next. The thrill of being the one in charge of the story — turning to a different page based on your own choice — was unlike anything else on the shelf.

When I had children of my own, I wanted to share that feeling with them. But I quickly discovered something: they had opinions. Strong ones. They didn't always want the options they were given — they wanted to go somewhere entirely their own.

And when I actually listened to their ideas, they were wonderful. Wildly imaginative, funny, surprising. Their instincts for a good story were better than I expected.

So I built GrowJourn to meet them there. The child brings the idea — the hero, the seed of the adventure — and the app builds a world around it, one choice at a time. It's their story, shaped by their imagination, illustrated as it unfolds.

If your children are anything like mine, I hope they love it.

A note for parents

No personal data is collected from children. Stories aren't linked to any child profile — only to an optional parent account, used solely to track story credits.

There are no ads, no third-party tracking, and no data sharing. You can play anonymously without creating an account at all.

All story content is generated with young readers in mind — age-appropriate, imaginative, and safe.

Get in touch

Have a question, a suggestion, or just want to say hello?