FAQ

You can create fascinating stories without entering any info, but to make it truly unique and yours, fill in as many of the fields as relevant. Check this guide for more details.

Q: Visibility

A: Private means only you can see the story. Unlisted means users can access your story if they have the link for it however the story wouldn’t be displayed in the app lists or search results. Public means the story and the display name of the user who created it are discoverable by others.

Q: Characters

A: Characters are the protagonists in the story. Consider adding yourself, friends, family, pets or an imaginary character.

Q: Moral Value

A: The moral value is about the overall story. Do you want the story to teach your kid about the importance of honesty? Then picking this in the moral options would steer the story accordingly.

If you are simply reading for fun though you may choose to leave this blank so that the story does not focus on that.

If you are looking to define morals for a specific character, then you should mention that in the background field when you create a character.

Q: Story Length

A: If you want a quick read for the bedtime you might want to pick a short story or if you want to enjoy a good long fantasy fiction you might want to read a novel and so on. To provide this flexibility we offer various options however note that these are only approximates as we constantly experiment to make things better and also do not force our systems to produce a certain number of words to avoid disrupting story quality.

Q: How is a kids story generated?

A: The large language models we use have safety mechanisms in place. Additioanlly, we instruct the large language model to be appropriate for the age group entered. We also prompt the model in a specific way to make it more educative and safe for kids.

Q: How can I ensure the stories are fit for my belief system or values?

A: Although the audience age group should ensure safety, you can also enter further preferences in “Other instructions” in “Additional Options”. For example you could say: “respect X values”, replace X with what you prefer, such as Catholic or Islam etc.

Q: How can Okudu help me learn a language?

A: Extensive reading is a key learning technique to learn a langugage (learn more). With Okudu, you can find stories at your language level or you can create endless stories yourself in your specified language level and in your areas of interest. Additionally, Okudu helps you easily translate words into your language and helps you save unknown words to a list. Later, when you create a new language learning story, those unknown words are used in the new stories as well to help you reinforce your learning.

Q: Which languages are supported by Okudu?

A: Currently English, Arabic, Chinese, German, Russian, Spanish and Turkish are supported. We are looking to support more in the future, let us know if you like to request a langauge to be added.

Q: How is a language learning story generated?

A: We instruct the large language model to be appropriate for the language level entered. We also prompt the model in a specific way to make it effective for language learning.

Q: What does a credit mean?

A: Each chapter and image generation requires 1 credit each. Credits may be provided for free at initial signup or can be purchased as subscriptions.

Q: How are credits deducted?

A: To save credits, Okudu does not generate all the story at once. Instead, it generates it chapter by chapter as you read stories.

Q: How do subscription credits work?

A: Each subscription tier provide a number of credits that can be used in a month. As chapters are generated the credits are deducted from your balance and on a monthly basis, your balance is topped up to the number of credits your subscription package provides.