Stories that adapt to your child, episode after episode
After each episode, a thumbs up or thumbs down is enough to say whether the story landed. When the same problem comes back, Lulio takes it into account for what follows, and you have nothing to redo.
Create your child's hero and give your feedback from the first episode, free, no credit card.
Try it freeA thumb, and the reason in one tap
At the end of the episode, you tap the thumbs up if it went well, the thumbs down if not. The thumbs down asks why, in one tap: too long, too simple, off topic, doesn't add up or too scary. On a tired night, you have nothing to write.
This feedback is used to tune the next episodes. Two children of the same age don't react the same way to the same story, and what's too calm for one suits the other fine. You're the best placed to see it.
What changes in the next episodes
A reason counts once it comes up twice in the last five readings: a single off night changes nothing. Then "Too long" shortens the episodes by about a fifth, without touching the length you set. "Too simple" makes the language richer without changing the stated age, except from age 8, where it's already at its richest. "Off topic" brings the story back to the universes you chose.
"Doesn't add up" tightens the continuity with earlier episodes. "Too scary" doesn't wait for a second report: from the very next episode, the tone gets gentler, which helps if your child is going through a phase of nighttime fears. The episode you just read isn't rewritten: only what comes next changes.
Adjustments fade on their own
One bad night shouldn't freeze the story. An adjustment goes away when its reason drops out of the last five readings. If your child was tired or the episode came at a bad moment, there's nothing to undo: the saga returns to its normal setting.
In the dashboard, the "What he loved" section (it reads "What she loved" for a girl) gathers this feedback. Over the weeks, you see what works at home, which also helps you pick the universes for the next saga.
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An idea or a problem: write to the team
On top of the thumb, you can send a suggestion, saying whether it's a comment, an idea or a problem. It can be about one specific episode or about Lulio in general.
You then follow its status: "Received", "Planned", "Live" or "Declined". You know where it stands, even when the answer is no.
What this feedback doesn't do
The feedback shapes tone, length and subject; it doesn't guarantee that an episode will be perfect. The stories are still written by an AI and all go through the same filters before publication, with no violence and no scary ending, whether or not you flagged anything.
If an episode doesn't suit tonight, you can skip it. It stays in "History", and you can come back to it when your child is ready.
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Frequently asked questions
Tap the thumbs down at the end of the episode, then "Too long". If the same reason comes up twice in the last five readings, the next episodes are shortened by about a fifth.
No. The language gets richer, but the stated age stays the same. From age 8, the language is already at its richest.
No. An adjustment goes away when its reason drops out of the last five readings.
Yes. You send a comment, an idea or a problem, then follow its status: Received, Planned, Live or Declined.
Their name, their worlds, their first story
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