BY MIRA THAKKAR*
Atlanta, GA, March 25, 2026: Bedtime stories. Something many parents dread after a long day at work, and something children look forward to all day. Many parents end up turning to YouTube or other apps and letting their children watch on their tablets until they fall asleep, then feel guilt afterwards about their screen time.
Indian-American computer scientist and developer Robin Singhvi, who is partly based in Atlanta, saw this story play out in many of his friends’ homes and was then inspired to find a solution that left kids entertained and connected, and parents less guilty. His solution was made in the form of his app, Gramms: AI Bedtime Stories. The app allows grandparents to narrate personalized Artificial Intelligence (AI) bedtime stories through using their cloned voice. It was a challenging process to create due to technicalities with creating an app meant for children.
“Apple’s App Store review process for AI apps that handle children’s data is strict, and rightfully so,” Singhvi mentioned. “Getting the age-appropriate content guardrails right, navigating COPPA compliance, making the voice cloning feel warm rather than robotic… each of those took way more time than I expected.”
Singhvi built the whole app in about two weeks, while working his day job. He has experience in the field though, as the founder of two other AI-based projects and through running SmartCue, a B2B software company.
“I have a computer science degree, but honestly, I never really wrote a line of code until I discovered what AI-assisted development could do!” Singhvi said. “Tools like Claude Code, Replit, and Lovable completely changed what was possible for someone like me.”
Singhvi sees AI as a tool that is rapidly developing to be used for parts of life formerly seen as solely humane. As AI grows and gets better, he can see Gramms’s usage being diversified and expanded.
“I could see a version of Gramms where grandparents tell stories from their own childhood, and the app generates illustrated, narrated versions for the grandkids,” Singhvi explained. “The cultural preservation angle is something I think about a lot. There’s something powerful about a child falling asleep to a story about Vikram and Betaal, narrated in their nani’s voice.”
For the moment, Singhvi knows his app can help Indian-American children build connections across borders, and during the process he knew that to do this he would have to make it easily accessible with clear instructions. To him, this is a huge differentiator in what his app can offer to families who are interested.
“The whole setup can be done remotely by a family member who sends the grandparent a link,” Singhvi noted. “The bar was: if my mom can do it without calling me for help, it works.”
Singhvi has worked hard to make sure the app is accessible and meaningful for families who don’t live together but are close at heart. He hopes to see the Indian-American community utilize this tool to close the gap between generations and distances.
“If a grandmother’s voice is what puts a child to sleep at night, that’s a real connection being maintained across that distance,” Singhvi mentioned. “The long-distance grandparent story is very specifically a desi story for a lot of families. Nani in Mumbai, dada in Delhi, and the grandkids growing up in the Bay Area or New Jersey with maybe one trip a year.”
Singhvi’s mission is commendable, and the app is sure to help families become closer and share their culture together. For Indian-American families, this app is definitely one that can help children feel more connected to their culture and relatives.
Website: https://gramms.ai | Free to try (3 stories/week)
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/gramms-bedtime-stories/id6758451330
*Mira Thakkar is an intern at NRI Pulse.
