Bedtime shouldn’t feel like a battle
Many parents spend 45–90 minutes each night trying to get little ones settled. When everyone is tired, even small bedtime struggles can feel huge. Tinkr was built for nights like that.
1. A Quick Bedtime Check-In
Tell Tinkr how your child is feeling in 10 seconds. We take care of the rest.
3. You Read the Story
Read the story to your child as they wind down naturally to the sound of your voice.
How Tinkr works in 4 simple steps
A personalised story shaped for tonight’s mood, energy and bedtime needs.
2. A Calm Story Is Created
Tinkr creates a personalised story shaped around your child and tonight’s bedtime needs.
4. Simple Morning Check-In
Tell us how bedtime went so our system can learn and improve for tomorrow night.
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Private by design
Calm over stimulation
Parent-led bedtime
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Built by a children’s storyteller
Tinkr was created by Omari McCarthy, a children’s television writer-director who has worked on shows for CBeebies, CBBC and Sky Kids, including JoJo & Gran Gran. He built Tinkr to bring the warmth, imagination and comfort of great bedtime storytelling into modern family life.
When Omari was little, his dad made up bedtime stories for him and his sisters each night. They’d choose the characters, places and little treasures, and he’d turn them into a new adventure before they fell asleep.
Tinkr is inspired by that same feeling, a personalised bedtime story shaped for tonight.
Questions Parents Often Ask
What is Tinkr?
Tinkr is a personalised bedtime story tool designed to help make bedtime feel calmer and easier. It creates stories shaped around your child and the kind of night you’re having, so you have something more useful than a one size fits all story.
Does it replace me reading to my child?
Not at all. Tinkr is designed to support your routine, not replace it. It gives you a personalised story to read when you want something more tailored, calming and ready to use.
Why not just use a book?
A normal bedtime book can become part of a lovely routine.
Tinkr is for the nights when you want something that feels more specific to what’s going on right now, whether your child is overexcited, resistant, clingy or just needs a gentler way into sleep.
Will this add more screens to bedtime?
No. The story is designed to be read aloud by you, so your focus stays on your child, not a device. Tinkr supports the moment without turning bedtime into more screen time.
How does the 7-Night Bedtime Pilot work?
Over 7 nights, you will receive a personalised story shaped around your child and the kind of bedtime you are having. A quick morning check in helps Tinkr learn what is working, so each night can become more useful over time.
Why is there a £10 fee?
The fee ensures commitment from our testing families, which is vital for building a better tool. It is fully refunded if the pilot doesn't improve your child's bedtime routine.
Will it help if our routine is chaotic?
That is exactly the kind of bedtime Tinkr is designed for. Even when evenings feel messy or stretched, it gives you something calm, structured and ready to help guide the night forward.