Matthias Pieringer

ZuZu Storytelling Companion - Enchanting bedtime stories for children

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ZuZu transforms bedtime into magical journeys with educational tales and soothing soundscapes. It offers experiences to stimulate young minds, promotes peaceful sleep and accelerates learning through storytelling.

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Yannick Lilipaly
I've downloaded the app. Love the stories and cool that they can be customized.
Matthias Pieringer
@yannick_lilipaly Awesome to hear you're enjoying the stories and customization! Thanks for downloading and diving in.
Alex Dulub
Hi Matt, Alex, and Joffrey, ZuZu sounds like a wonderful escape into imagination for both kids and parents! It's refreshing to see a focus on storytelling with educational value and the added benefit of aiding sleep. I love the idea of customizable stories – it really personalizes the experience. Curious to know, how did you select the soundscapes that accompany the tales? Wishing you all the best on this enchanting journey with ZuZu! Warm regards.
Matthias Pieringer
@alex_dulub Thanks for your kind words! We're thrilled you're excited about ZuZu. For our soundscapes, we conducted extensive research to understand which sounds effectively help children fall asleep. This guided our selection, ensuring each soundscape enhances the storytelling experience while promoting relaxation. We appreciate your support and curiosity!
Thanat Rungwanichsukanon
Great products and really innovative, Hope to see more new features on the app. I think this will help a lot of parents who stuck on this storytelling for their kids.
Matthias Pieringer
@thanat_rungwanichsukanon Thank you for your kind words and support! We're thrilled to hear you find our product innovative and useful. Helping parents with storytelling is exactly what we aim to do, making bedtime a more enjoyable and enriching experience for both parents and kids. Rest assured, we have many new features and stories in the pipeline designed to enhance that experience even further. Your encouragement and feedback motivate us to keep improving and expanding. Thanks again, and we look forward to bringing more to ZuZu soon!
Jintana Mungkung
A beautiful App, congratulations to the team!
Matthias Pieringer
@jintana_mungkung Thank you! Your kind words mean a lot to us. We're glad you find the app beautiful!
Brady Dowling
This sounds amazing! I'll definitely be giving this a try. I love telling my kids stories but also...at a certain point I'm just ready to not make up stories about firefighters jumping on the trampoline anymore 😂 What service did you use for the voices? I've been using Wondercraft for meditations and it's been solid so far but I'm always curious about this space.
Matthias Pieringer
@bradydowling That's fantastic to hear you're excited to give our app a try! And we totally get the part about needing a break from endless storytelling creativity—firefighters on trampolines sure sounds like a hit, though! We used Google Text-to-Speech (TTS), but we refined our narrations by incorporating Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML), allowing us to adjust pitch and speed based on punctuation for more natural storytelling. In the next version, we're taking a leap forward by introducing a unique approach by leveraging Tortoise model. This is a self-crafted voice solution where we blend two key elements: the Tortoise voice model (open source code), and real voice inputs. By meticulously working with and adjusting all possible variables (temperature, how to break/split the text to feed the model, punctuation changes, graphic card changes, etc...), we tailor the final voice to meet our specific requirements, ensuring a more authentic and engaging storytelling experience.
Axel Firer
Congrats on the launch! Are classics (Tales of the Brothers Grimm, Fables de La Fontaine) available on the app? If not, I think it would be a tremendous feature!
Matthias Pieringer
@axel_firer Thank you for the congratulations! We're thrilled about the launch too. Regarding classics like Tales of the Brothers Grimm and Fables de La Fontaine, we're excited to let you know that adding these timeless stories to our app is indeed in the pipeline. We believe they will be a tremendous feature, offering both educational and entertainment value to our users. Stay tuned for updates on when these classics will be available!
Iuliia Demchyk ✨
As a mother of supper demanding boy that loves personalizad stories I like the idea. Visited your website. Good luck with the launch !
Matthias Pieringer
@iuliia_demchyk We're thrilled you're interested! If you enjoy your experience, we'd love if you could leave us a review. It really helps!
Maurizio Isendoorn
Great UI, congrats with the launch!
Mounir Taher
Great app, I've been using it a lot lately with my kids. The stories are diverse and captivating. The moral of the stories is very positive and well thought out. The only problem is that my kids no longer listen to my own stories... :)
Nathan Balay-Mizrahi
We love it, a big thank you for this amazing app !