StoryLoop or Storypark?
Storypark is a family communication platform that has added AI. StoryLoop is built around the learning story itself: it drafts the story from a quick note in seconds, keeps every child's words exactly, links Te Whāriki or EYLF V2.0 only where the note supports it, follows each child's learning over time, and gives families the story in plain words and their own language. Here is an honest comparison.
Start with what actually happened: one action, quote, attempt, change, or question. A polished observation is never required.
StoryLoop drafts and checks. The educator reviews, edits, decides what is true, and chooses whether anything is shared.
Reviewed 24 September 2026 · Written by Leo, who builds StoryLoop, in Ōtautahi Christchurch
What StoryLoop does with a note
A real note an educator typed, and the start of the draft StoryLoop wrote from it, unedited, with the Te Whāriki links, learning and next steps to follow.
Aroha tried to put her shoes on before going outside. Velcro kept folding over. Asked 'help me' then pushed my hand away and did the second one herself. Stood up and stomped both feet.
Putting on her own shoes
Before going outside, Aroha tried to put her shoes on by herself. The Velcro kept folding over, making the job trickier. Aroha asked, "help me", letting us know clearly that she needed support.
When help was offered, Aroha pushed the adult hand away and did the second shoe herself. Once both shoes were on, she stood up and stomped both feet. This looked like Aroha checking that her shoes were on and feeling the result with her whole body.
Type what you saw today. StoryLoop writes the draft here, with Te Whāriki or EYLF V2.0 links, and shows you exactly what it is built on.
No signup for your first try. Use a first name or initial only.
Your draft appears here, with curriculum links that only claim what your note shows, usually in under a minute.
Tip: what the child did, one thing they said, and what happened next. Three lines is plenty.
Want to keep it? Start free: 3 stories a month, no card. You check every word before anything is shared.
The part of documentation that takes the time: turning what you saw into a story with the learning, the curriculum links and where to next. A note or a voice memo becomes a checked draft in about 16 seconds, every child's quote is checked against the note, and anything the draft assumed is listed for the educator. Every release is tested and the results are public on the accuracy report.
A version of the story in plain words with a question to ask at home, wall cards beside a display that families scan at pickup and read in English or ten other languages, and on Educator Pro, translation of a family version. Wall cards carry no names, photographs or dates.
It does not host a family photo and video feed, family logins, enrolments, attendance or messaging. If your centre relies on those today, plan for them before switching everything. Any StoryLoop story exports in one tap, so nothing is ever stuck.
Storypark is priced per child: NZ$1.79 a month per child prepaid annually or NZ$1.89 paid monthly, with a base rate for the first 15 children, so a 60-child centre pays roughly NZ$107 to NZ$113 a month (checked 13 October 2026). StoryLoop is free for 3 stories a month, NZ$21 a month for an individual educator, or NZ$109 a month for a centre team of up to 10 educators with unlimited children. Check both against your own roll.
An educator can start today on their own, with no centre account and no card for the free plan. A centre can move its learning stories as a team on a Centre plan, with a free trial first. Past stories stay in Storypark's archive; new stories start in StoryLoop.
Storypark added AI drafting through Storypark Assist in April 2026. The difference is focus: StoryLoop's whole design is the story, from children's own words kept exactly, to a public accuracy test, to learning followed across a child's stories.
Official references
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FAQ
For writing, checking and sharing learning stories, yes. It does not host a family photo and video feed, enrolments or messaging yet, so check what your centre relies on before switching everything.
Yes. An educator can use StoryLoop on their own with no change to the centre's systems, and any story exports in one tap. Many start that way before their centre moves as a team.
Yes. Storypark released Storypark Assist in April 2026, which drafts and reviews learning stories inside the platform. The practical differences are focus, price model (per child versus per team) and who can buy it.
It depends on your roll, because Storypark charges per child and StoryLoop charges per educator or per team. A 60-child centre pays roughly NZ$107 a month for Storypark; a StoryLoop Centre plan is NZ$109 a month for up to 10 educators with unlimited children. Work both out against your own numbers.
Home-based educators are usually poorly served by platforms priced per child with service minimums. StoryLoop can be bought by one educator for NZ$21 a month, or used free for 3 stories a month.
The curriculum links come from your observation. StoryLoop maps drafts to Te Whāriki strands or EYLF V2.0 outcomes and names why each link fits, and the educator confirms or changes it before anything is shared.