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StoryFox

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A fox that listens while your child reads a real book aloud

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A fox that listens while your child reads a real book aloud

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StoryFox turns 15 minutes of reading aloud into a daily habit. Pick any paper book and a page range, tap Start, and read: the screen shows only a timer, no red marks. Afterwards StoryFox shows words per minute, expression (pauses at punctuation, steady pace) and whether pages were skipped, even without the book's text. Buk the fox asks a few questions, gives hints instead of answers, and can talk it through by voice. Parents get a report by Telegram, email or link.

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Hi Product Hunt 👋 I'm Alexandr, the maker of StoryFox. Teachers ask kids to read aloud every day, and parents are supposed to listen and sign a reading log. In practice the log often gets signed in the hallway. I wanted something that listens for you, without turning reading into a test. How it works: 1. Pick a real paper book (snap the cover or scan the ISBN) and the pages for today. 2. Your child reads aloud. The screen only shows a timer: no live error marks, no stopping. 3. StoryFox shows speed in words per minute, expression and whether pages were skipped. 4. Buk the fox asks 2–5 questions. A wrong answer gets a hint and a second try, never "wrong". 5. You get a short report in Telegram, by email or by link, with the recording. A few decisions I care about: • The reading numbers come from plain algorithms, not an AI guess. AI only writes the questions and the recap. • No sign-up, no ads, no trackers. The recording is deleted right after analysis unless you choose to keep it. • Stars and levels unlock only cosmetics for Buk (a scarf, for example), never features. • No leaderboards and no comparing kids. To be upfront: the reading engine was built for Ukrainian first. English, Polish and German are newer, and I'd love your feedback on them. Free for 2 books and 3 readings a day. StoryFox Plus removes the limits for $4.99/month, with a 7-day free trial. Parents and teachers: what do you look for when your child reads aloud?

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How do you tell a child skipped pages when you don't have the book's text?

StoryFox launches here on November 11. A child reads an ordinary paper book aloud, and Buk the fox listens: reading speed, expression, then a few questions about the story.

Early on we hit a wall. Most families will never type in or photograph the text of the book they're reading, so there's nothing to compare word by word. And skipping a page or two is the first trick a tired kid tries.

We found a way to spot skipped pages anyway, without the text and without AI guessing. It even gets better with every reading of the same edition.

Before I explain how: parents and teachers, how do you check at home that the reading actually happened?

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