Storytime vs Joli
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Storytime and Joli do the same job in different countries: local creators visit your venue and post about it, and both read creator data from connected Instagram accounts. Joli works in the UK and Ireland, from £299 a month per region2. Storytime works in the US, live in New York City, Miami, Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia and the Hamptons, starting at $10 per influencer collab. Your country decides it.
Storytime publishes this page, so we are one of the options compared. Every fact about Joli comes from its own website, linked in the sources at the end and checked on November 11, 2026. Where a company doesn’t publish something, we say so.
| Storytime | Joli | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Local influencer marketing: creators near you visit in person and post about your business. Storytime’s team sets up and runs each campaign from your request. | A UK influencer marketing and UGC platform for hospitality. Venues post a brief, creators apply, and their content lands in a library.1 |
| Published price | Starting at $10 per influencer collab (see pricing). | Essentials £299 a month (one brand, one region, influencer marketing); Business £799 a month adds UGC for paid ads; custom for groups. Priced per region, not per venue.2 |
| What creators get | A reward you set: a comped visit shown on the creator’s Collab Pass, a promo code, gift card, link or cash. | A complimentary visit you define, such as a set menu for two or a spend limit.3 |
| How creators are chosen | Creators qualify by where their followers live and a Storytime creator score. You set up to three reward tiers; qualifying creators join from the app. | Creators apply to your brief. You approve them by hand or by rules such as follower count, engagement rate or audience location.14 |
| Where creator data comes from | Creators connect their Instagram account through Meta’s official API, so follower location, reach and post performance come from Instagram itself. | Creators sign up with Instagram or TikTok and allow Joli to read their profile and insights. Applications show follower location, age and gender.564 |
| How visits and posts are checked | GPS check-in at your venue, your staff validate the creator’s Collab Pass, and Instagram Stories are detected through the API and reviewed. | Posts and Stories from connected accounts are saved automatically; walk-in offers use a code redeemed on arrival.78 |
| Where it operates | Live in New York City, Miami, Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia and the Hamptons. Limited access elsewhere in the US; online campaigns nationwide. | The UK and Ireland, across 13 regions.2 |
| Platforms | Instagram Stories, Reels and feed posts. TikTok posts are checked by hand. The creator app is iPhone-only. | Instagram and TikTok.8 |
Choose Storytime if
- Your business is in the US, especially New York City, Miami, Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia or the Hamptons.
- You want to pay per collab rather than a monthly subscription.
- You want our team to build and run the campaign from your request.
- You want each visit confirmed with a GPS check-in and a Collab Pass your staff validate.
Choose Joli if
Pricing compared
Storytime starts at $10 per influencer collab; our pricing page shows what is included.
Joli’s Essentials plan is £299 a month for one brand and one region; Business is £799 a month and adds UGC for paid ads; groups get custom pricing2. On gifted visits your cost is the food and drink you give, and you decide what is included3.
How creators are matched and checked
On Joli you write one brief, creators apply, and you pick who comes, by hand or with rules on follower count, engagement or audience location14. Posts and Stories from connected accounts are saved automatically, and walk-in offers use a code redeemed on arrival78.
On Storytime, our team builds the campaign, and creators qualify by where their followers live and a Storytime creator score, then join from the app. We confirm the visit with a GPS check-in and a validated Collab Pass, and detect posted Stories through the Instagram API.
Where the creator data comes from
Both read creator data from connected accounts. Joli creators sign up with Instagram or TikTok and allow Joli to read their profile and insights, and applications show follower location, age and gender564.
Storytime creators connect through Instagram Login, Meta’s official API, and we read follower cities, countries, age and gender, reach and post results. We use follower cities to decide which campaigns each creator qualifies for.
Markets
Joli is available across 13 regions of the UK and Ireland2. Storytime works only in the US: live in New York City, Miami, Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia and the Hamptons, with limited access elsewhere and online campaigns nationwide.
Four questions to ask any platform before you buy
Prices and promises are easy to compare. These four answers tell you what you will actually get. Here are ours; ask the same of anyone else.
- How many creators completed a visit near my location in the last 30 days? Storytime: your dashboard shows collaborations by location and date range.
- What share of each creator’s followers live in my city, and where does that number come from? Storytime: from Instagram itself, through the creator’s connected account.
- What is my total cost per live post, including food, product or cash? Storytime: starting at $10 per influencer collab; our pricing page shows what is included.
- How do you confirm the visit happened and the post went live? Storytime: a GPS check-in, a Collab Pass your staff validate, and Story detection through the Instagram API.
Frequently asked questions
My café is in London. Can I use Storytime?
No. Storytime works only in the US. Joli covers London and the rest of the UK and Ireland2.
How do the prices compare?
Joli is a monthly subscription in pounds, from £299 a month per region2. Storytime starts at $10 per influencer collab.
Which platforms do creators post on?
Joli works with Instagram and TikTok creators8. Storytime covers Instagram Stories, Reels and feed posts, plus TikTok posts checked by hand.
Can I see a creator’s audience before approving them?
On Joli, applications show follower location, age and gender4. On Storytime, creators only qualify for your campaign if their followers live where you need them.
Sources
Facts about other companies come only from their own websites. Prices and plans change; check the linked page before you buy.
- Joli home page, checked on
- Joli pricing and FAQ, checked on
- Joli for restaurants, checked on
- Joli help: managing creator applications, checked on
- Joli help: signing up as an influencer, checked on
- Joli help: reconnecting Instagram, checked on
- Joli integrations, checked on
- Joli influencer marketing, checked on
Get influencers posting about you in minutes
Starting at $10 per influencer collab, with creators whose audience data comes from Instagram itself.