Kalimo
Mornings
Bright and cheerful. Every chapter ends looking forward to the day.
Tonight, your child is the star.
Kalimo writes and paints a brand-new picture book with your child as the hero. For reading aloud, wondering and drifting off.
Free · iPhone · English & German
In 15 seconds
From a wish to a book
Pick a topic, wait a moment, turn the page. The first pages are ready within minutes; the rest arrives while you read.
How a book is made
Three steps to the first page
- What's our hero called?MiaNext1
Get to know
Kalimo gets to know your child in a little book you flip through together: age, looks, favourite things, siblings, friends and pets.
- What's today's story about?Go
Dragons 
Ocean 
Space 
Dinos 2Wish
Pick a topic like dragons, the ocean or space, describe your own idea, or let Kalimo surprise you. Then the time of day and the length.
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Read aloud
Turn the pages just like a real book. Little surprises hide in the pictures, waiting to be tapped.
For every time of day
Not every story is a bedtime story
Daytime
Adventures and discoveries for in between, exactly as exciting as you set it.
Evenings
Calm and warm in lantern light. Every chapter ends gently, for falling asleep.
Moments of wonder
A picture book that plays along
This is the start of our sample book. Turn the pages and tap the pictures.
Tap and wonder
Every picture hides something: the lantern glows, the cat dances, the fox hops out of the ferns.
Pages that turn like paper
Swipe or tap the edge, and the page folds over just like a real book.
Painted for you
Every picture is painted fresh, in warm gouache, with your child looking like themselves.
Friends to keep
Characters you love go into the friendship book and join new stories.
You decide
Made for parents who look closely
Names stay on your iPhone
The AI writes with placeholders. Only your iPhone fills in the names.
What the AI gets, and what it doesn't →No scary topics
A list of things that should never come up, and a scariness level from 1 to 3.
Grown-ups' gate
Settings, new books and links out are for grown-ups only.
No ads, no tracking
No analytics, no third-party SDKs. The same goes for this website: no cookies.
The photo doesn't stay
The photo for your child's looks is optional, read once and never stored.
Offline too
Every book stays on the shelf, even on a plane. And as a PDF to print.
Delete everything
Delete your account and all data at any time in the app, on the server too.
Questions
What age is Kalimo for?
Children aged 3 to 10. The language follows the youngest listener: short sentences for the little ones, more excitement for the older ones.
How much does Kalimo cost?
Kalimo is free to download. If paid books come later, you'll see the price in the app before you buy anything.
How long does a new book take?
The first pages are ready in two to four minutes, and the rest arrives while you read. If you like, a notification tells you when you can start.
What does the AI get about my child?
Age, looks, favourite things and what should never come up, plus your idea for the story. It never gets names: it writes with placeholders like {{HERO_1}}, and only your iPhone fills in the names. Before the first book, Kalimo asks for your permission.
Try it tonight?
The sample book is there straight away. Your own first book right after getting to know each other.