What is Pominis?
Pominis is a web app that turns an idea, a story you wrote, or a novel or script into a playable, illustrated interactive story — a visual novel or a phone-chat story — written one chapter at a time.
You write one line; Pominis writes chapter 1 with scenes, dialogue, character pictures and choices. You play it, pick where it goes, and the next chapter continues from your choice. Stories play in the browser and are shared with a link. It is free to start; chapters are paid for with credits.
Pominis at a glance
| What you give it | One idea, a story you wrote, or an uploaded novel or script |
|---|---|
| What you get | A chapter you can play: illustrated scenes, characters, dialogue and choices |
| Formats | Visual novel · phone-chat story (told through messages) · World Mode (walk into a world described in one sentence) |
| Where it plays | In the browser, on phone or desktop. Readers don’t need an account to play a published story |
| Code or drawing needed | No. Every scene, line and choice can be edited in plain words |
| Price | Free to start: 200 credits on sign-up (about 2 chapters) and 120 credits every Monday. A chapter is 100 credits. Paid plans from $10/month |
| Ownership | Your prompts and uploads stay yours. On a paid plan Pominis assigns you its rights in the AI output (commercial use allowed); the free plan is personal and non-commercial |
| Languages | Site in English and Chinese; stories can be written in other languages |
| Made by | Pominis LLC · support: colin@pominis.com |
How it works
- Write one idea. A sentence is enough (“Every passenger on the night train is carrying a photograph of you”). You can also paste a story you wrote or upload a novel or script, and Pominis keeps your characters and plot.
- Pominis writes chapter 1. Characters are drawn first, so the same person looks the same in every scene. Then come the scenes, the dialogue and the choices. You see the price before it starts, and you are charged only once the chapter is written. You can watch it come together or leave the page; Pominis tells you when it’s ready.
- Play it and choose. The path you pick becomes the start of the next chapter, so the story grows in the direction you chose.
- Edit and share. Change any line, choice or picture in the Studio, then publish. Anyone with the link can play from chapter 1. If you allow it, other people can make their own version (a remix), which credits yours.
What you can make
- Visual novels — scenes with characters, dialogue and choices. Examples: A Kiss Before Midnight (romance, fantasy) and The Midnight Express to Edinburgh (mystery).
- Phone-chat stories — the story arrives as messages, photos and calls on a phone screen, and your replies are the choices. Example: The Glass Between Us (thriller).
- Worlds (World Mode) — describe a world and who you are in it, then walk around: talk to anyone, go anywhere, and the world remembers what you did. Entering is free. Each story's first 20 turns are free, then 1 credit a turn; pictures of new places are free. Example: The Dragon’s Reckoning.
- Your own material — a draft, a manuscript or a script becomes a playable story; Ren’Py, Twine and WebGAL games can be imported as editable stories.
More: public stories, newest first · turn your story into a game · stories for class · a story as a gift
What it costs
Playing, choosing, chatting and editing text never cost credits. Writing chapters and drawing pictures do.
| Plan | Price | Credits | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 200 on sign-up, then 120 every Monday | 2 chapters, then 1 a week |
| Starter | $10/month | 1,200 a month | 12 chapters a month |
| Pro | $20/month | 3,000 a month | 30 chapters a month |
| Max | $60/month | 9,000 a month | 90 chapters a month |
- A chapter is 100 credits with standard pictures; on paid plans a chapter in HD is 400 and in Ultra 1,300. The price is shown before anything is written.
- Yearly billing saves 20%. One-time credit packs start at $5 for 500 credits, and pack credits never expire.
- Paid plans add HD and Ultra pictures, downloading a story as a web page, more free edits a day, and commercial use.
Full details: Pricing.
Who it’s for — and who it isn’t
A good fit if you:
- have a story idea, a draft or a finished manuscript and want people to play it, not just read it;
- want illustrated scenes and consistent characters without drawing them;
- want to share a link rather than ship an app or a download;
- teach, and want a class to make or play a short branching story (for the classroom);
- want to make a story starring someone as a gift (story gifts).
Probably not the right tool if you:
- need full engine control — custom screens, minigames, your own code. A game engine such as Ren’Py gives you that; Pominis does not.
- want to ship a downloadable PC or console game build. Pominis stories play on the web (paid plans can download a story as a web page).
- want an open-ended AI chat with no story structure. Outside World Mode, Pominis writes authored chapters with choices, not endless improvisation.
- need hand-drawn, pixel-exact art direction. Pictures are AI-generated; you can redraw and edit them, but you don’t paint them yourself.
How Pominis compares
| Pominis | Ren’Py | Twine | AI Dungeon-style chat games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You write in | Plain words; Pominis writes and draws | A script language (Python-based) | Linked passages of text | A chat box |
| Art | Generated for you, editable | You bring it | Optional, you bring it | Mostly text |
| Structure | Authored chapters with choices | Whatever you script | Whatever you link | Improvised as you type |
| Output | A web link; HTML download on paid plans | Desktop, mobile and web builds | One HTML file you host | Played on that service |
| Cost | Free to start, credits per chapter | Free, open source | Free, open source | Varies by service |
Longer comparisons: Twine vs Ren’Py vs an AI story maker · Ren’Py alternative · Twine alternative · AI Dungeon alternative
Ownership, privacy and safety
- Your content: your prompts, uploads and comments stay yours; you give Pominis a license to use them only as needed to run, secure and improve the service.
- AI output: on a paid plan, Pominis assigns you all the rights it may own in the AI output, so you can publish, sell and adapt your story (you may not use it to train competing AI models). On the free plan you get a personal, non-commercial license. AI output can be wrong or resemble someone else’s work, so review it before you publish.
- Who sees it: you choose when to publish. Remixing a public story is possible only if its author allows it, and a remix credits the original.
Plain-language summary: Your stories, your rights · Terms of Use · Privacy Policy
Who makes Pominis
Pominis is made by Pominis LLC. Product updates are listed in the release history; questions go to support or colin@pominis.com.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pominis free?
Yes, to start. You get 200 credits when you sign up (about 2 chapters), and the free plan adds 120 credits every Monday. Playing stories, choosing paths and editing text are always free. The free plan is for personal, non-commercial use.
How much does a chapter cost?
100 credits with standard pictures, shown before it’s written and charged only once it’s written. On paid plans a chapter in HD is 400 credits and in Ultra 1,300.
Do I need to know how to code or draw?
No. You describe what you want in plain words; Pominis writes, draws and assembles the story, and you can change any scene, line or choice.
Can I turn my own novel or script into a game?
Yes. Paste your story or upload a novel or script, and Pominis turns it into a playable visual novel that keeps your characters and plot. Ren’Py, Twine and WebGAL games can be imported too.
Do readers need an account?
No. Anyone with the link can play a published story from chapter 1 in the browser.
Can I sell or publish what I make?
On a paid plan, yes: Pominis assigns you its rights in the AI output, so you can publish, sell and adapt your story commercially. The free plan is for personal, non-commercial use.
Is there an app?
Pominis runs in the browser on phones and computers; there is nothing to install.
Can I use Pominis from ChatGPT or Claude?
Yes. Pominis connects to ChatGPT, Claude and Codex through an MCP server, so an assistant can read your stories, draft private projects and, with your separate approval, publish. See Connect.
What languages does it support?
The site is in English and Chinese. Stories can be written in other languages.