Support the writers you read.
A StorySloth subscription is a small monthly tip jar, divided between the authors you actually read. You also get a bundle of awards each month to hand out to stories you love — each one is a small cash payout straight to the writer.
What your subscription does
Splits between the writers you read
Each month your subscription is divided between the authors whose stories you've spent time with. Read someone more, they earn more.
Awards for the stories you love
Every tier comes with a bundle of monthly awards. Hand one to a story you loved and it becomes a small cash payout straight to the author.
Quieter reading
No ads on stories, audio narration, send-to-Kindle, and a subscriber badge on your profile.
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You adopt
📖
You read
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Writers earn
Pick a tier
Bigger tier means more monthly awards and a bigger pot for the writers you read. All tiers unlock the same subscriber features.
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Baby Sloth
£2.50/mo
A tiny sloth with a big heart
- 🐾 Baby Sloth badge on your profile
- 🏆 1 award to give each month
- 🎧 Unlimited audio short stories
- Your Sloth rewards writers you read
- Cancel anytime
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Turbo Sloth
£25/mo
Surprisingly fast. Surprisingly generous.
- ⚡ Turbo Sloth badge on your profile
- 🏆 3 awards to give each month
- 🎧 Unlimited audio short stories
- Your Sloth rewards writers 20x more
- Early access to new features
- Cancel anytime
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Mega Sloth
£50/mo
A patron of the literary arts
- 👑 Mega Sloth badge on your profile
- 🏆 6 awards to give each month
- 🎧 Unlimited audio short stories
- Massive rewards to your favourite writers
- Early access to new features
- Name in monthly thank-you
- Cancel anytime
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Final Boss Sloth
£100/mo
Legend. Icon. Unstoppable force.
- 🔥 Final Boss Sloth badge on your profile
- 🏆 12 awards to give each month
- 🎧 Unlimited audio short stories
- Maximum rewards to writers you love
- Early access to everything
- Name in monthly thank-you
- Direct line to the StorySloth team
- Cancel anytime
Reading on StorySloth is always free. Plenty of our own writers subscribe too — it's how the community looks after each other.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, always. Every story on StorySloth is free. Adopting a Sloth is entirely optional.
Your Sloth tracks what you read. The more you read a writer's work, the more of your subscription reaches them. You don't choose — your Sloth does.
Every tier comes with a badge displayed next to your username. Other readers and authors can see you're a 🐾 Baby Sloth, ⚡ Turbo Sloth, 👑 Mega Sloth, or 🔥 Final Boss Sloth.
Absolutely. Upgrades take effect immediately and you're credited for unused time. Downgrades apply at the start of your next billing cycle.
Anytime. No commitments. Your Sloth just takes a nap. You keep your benefits until the end of your current billing period.
Awards are rare tokens you can give to stories you love. Each tier grants a limited number per month — use them wisely. Awards appear on stories as social proof and boost author payouts.
For real listening, yes. Every tier includes unlimited audio short stories so you can listen as much as you like. We do apply a fair-use cap of around 100 plays per 30-day window to keep the service stable and fair for everyone — it's there to stop scraping and automation, not to throttle real readers. If you ever bump into it, get in touch and we'll sort it out.
Exactly what it sounds like. Maximum rewards. Maximum prestige. The kind of sloth that shows up in a leather jacket.