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Their Screen Time Should Build Something Real

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Inside the app · 08 surfaces

Built for kids.
Designed for parents.

Every founding family lands inside a finished app, not a promise. Here's what the kids who matter most to you will actually open.

01Responsibility

Chores become missions

Every routine pays out Kudo Coins the moment a parent approves. Kids learn that effort earns — not because we lecture them, but because the math of their own day rewards it.

02Earn & spend

Coins become real choices

Kids spend Kudo Coins on companions, skins, screen time, or the real-world rewards you set. Their first lesson in budgeting — without you having to teach it.

03Learning

Twenty-nine games that pay back

Fourteen learning games earn Kudo Coins. Fifteen fun games cost them. Kids quickly figure out that an hour of math pays for an hour of play — and start choosing their own balance.

04Imagination

Seven worlds, twenty companions

Each world has its own theme, music, art direction, and animated companions. Kids switch worlds the way they choose moods — and unlock new ones with Kudo Coins they actually earned.

05Imagination + emotion

Stories that meet feelings

Twenty interactive picture books across 15 growth areas. Companions model real coping strategies in choose-your-path stories — stories about trying, not just winning.

06Wellness

Calm built into the day

Guided meditations and 200+ affirmations spoken by their companion. Emotional skills woven into the routine — not a separate app you forget to open.

07Rest

Bedtime stops being a battle

Wind-down sounds, lullabies, and sleep stories — narrated by the same companion who cheered them through the day. The kid who fought sleep is now reaching for the app at 8 p.m.

08Feelings

Naming what they feel

Ten named feelings, asked once a day, spoken by their companion. Kids build the vocabulary for what's happening inside — and you see it on the parent dashboard the same evening.

Daily routines screen — checklist of morning, school, and bedtime tasks with Kudo Coin rewards
From parents like you

Why Families Are Joining Early

Claudia Rickard

Recommended by child development experts

Including Claudia Rickard (Emotional Intelligence Development Specialist), who recommends KudoKids to the families she works with

“With five kids in our household, keeping everyone motivated and on track felt like a full-time job. I often found myself repeating the same reminders over and over. When using KudoKids, I found that my kids were actually excited to complete tasks and see their progress. They earn rewards and take real pride in what they’re accomplishing. What surprised me most is how much ownership they’ve developed. Instead of me constantly managing every chore and responsibility, they’re checking the app, tracking their own goals, and working toward rewards they’ve chosen themselves. Even simple daily tasks have become opportunities to build confidence and autonomy. I also love that KudoKids isn’t just about chores. This week alone, it has helped to encourage reading, kindness, and personal growth. It has helped create more positive interactions in our home and given us more reasons to celebrate our kids’ successes rather than focus on what hasn’t been done. As both a parent and a nurse, I appreciate tools that help children build healthy habits and self-motivation. It’s become a valuable part of our family’s routine and a game-changing alternative to constant reminders and nagging.”

Alyssa M.

KudoKids parent

HOW THE GIFT WORKS

You buy it once. The family does the rest.

Five minutes for their parent to install when the app launches. Then it runs every morning — without you having to ship a package, schedule a call, or remember anything.

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Illustration for step 1: Design Their World

Design Their World

Create profiles, set routines, choose what's available.

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Illustration for step 2: They Explore & Grow

They Explore & Grow

Kids earn, learn, play, and build — all in one safe place.

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Illustration for step 3: You See Everything

You See Everything

Dashboard shows habits, moods, progress, and approvals.

Parent's hands holding a phone showing KudoKids dashboard with habit progress and mood tracking
Joseph and family

Why I'm Building This

Parents want what's best for their kids and often don't know how to give it to them.

We read the books. We listen to the podcasts. We do the work.

And still — work, school, screens, life — keep pulling us away from the kids we're trying to grow.

I'm a dad. I wanted my kids safe on the devices they were going to be on anyway. I wanted to trust what was happening on the other side of the screen. And I wanted more of my kids, not less of them.

So we built KudoKids. Therapists are already recommending it to the families they work with. Parents are telling me they're relieved to finally have their kid's growth in hands they trust.

Devices aren't the enemy. They're tools. We're building the ones that bring you back to your kid.

I'm Joseph — a dad of five, serial founder, and developer from North Carolina. I've spent 15 years building technology products for companies like Salesforce and Cisco. Now I'm building KudoKids.

I started KudoKids because I watched my kids bounce between a chore app, a learning app, a meditation app, YouTube, and random games — none of them connected, none of them building anything lasting. Five different apps, five different dashboards, and hours of screen time with nothing to show for it.

Meanwhile, the same kid who “couldn't focus” on homework would spend 45 minutes in a well-designed game — voluntarily following instructions, completing challenges, building something. The motivation was there. The design just wasn't.

So I asked: what if all of a child's screen time happened in one place, designed for growth? Not five disconnected apps, but one world where routines, learning, wellness, financial thinking, and imagination all work together.

That's KudoKids. We're 87% built. Beta launches June 1st. And I need founding families to help get us across the finish line — not just with funding, but with feedback. Your input shapes what we build next.

— Joseph

The Gift That Shows Up on Tuesday Morning

A savings bond matures in twenty years. A 529 contribution shows up at college. This shows up next Tuesday — and every Tuesday after that — for the next decade of their childhood.

MADE FOR YOUR GRANDCHILD. NOT FOR ADVERTISERS.

Most Kids' Apps Make Money From Their Attention.
This One Doesn't. Not Theirs. Not Ever.

The reason so many kids apps are full of ads isn't because developers are evil — it's because that's how they get funded. Venture capital money comes with pressure to monetize. And when the product is free, your child's attention is what's being sold.

You can choose which kind of company gets your grandchild's screen time.

95%

of kids apps contained at least one form of advertising — including apps for children under 5

University of Michigan, 2019 →
🛡️

No ads. No data deals.

Your grandchild will never see an ad in this app. Their attention isn't being sold. KudoKids is paid for by families like yours — once — so it works for your grandchild instead of for advertisers.

✓Zero ads. Ever. Not even "educational" ones.
✓We never sell or share your family's data.
✓No venture capital. No investor pressure.
✓No manipulative design patterns.
✓No in-app purchases kids can trigger.
✓Your child's privacy is protected by design.
Your founding purchase directly funds:
Therapist content reviews · New educational games · Server infrastructure · Keeping the lights on without ads
Back Us — From $79

Every plan — including the free tier — is and always will be completely ad-free.

Five tiers, one app — and one tier that designs its own companion

The app, forever — and at the top, a companion built with you

Every founding tier gets the same finished app: 7 worlds, 20 companions, 29 games, forever. The Architect tier adds one more — a custom companion our team designs alongside ten families, made for your kids, your classroom, your scout troop, your congregation.

Designed by the same team that shipped the 20 companions already in the app.

CONCEPT
Forest concept companion — woodland creature in earth tones
CONCEPT
Ocean concept companion — sea creature in cool blues
CONCEPT
Mythical concept companion — fantasy creature with magical aura
CONCEPT
Tech concept companion — futuristic robot character

Concepts shown for range — your companion will be unique to you, designed collaboratively with our team.

You choose who sees your companion

Every visibility option requires our approval — we make sure each companion fits the KudoKids bar before it goes live.

All three require approval
Private

Just your family. Yours alone in the app — no one else sees them.

Shared-private

Your community, classroom, church group, or team. Anyone in your circle who has the app sees them.

Public

Available to every KudoKids family. Branded characters stay private — we won't market your brand.

IP belongs to KudoKids — you receive exclusive access and visibility control, not ownership.

Choose Your Founding Tier

Every tier includes lifetime Premium access — every feature, every future update, forever.

Lifetime Premium

The app, forever
MOST POPULAR · AVAILABLE NOW
Lifetime Early
$79
one-time payment
100 slots available
Save 47% vs post-launch price
$249 after founding round closes.

Under $80. Lifetime access for one family. No subscription their parents have to remember to cancel. The single best gift you can give a young family.

Included
  • ✓Lifetime Premium access — every feature, every update, forever
  • ✓Up to 10 child profiles
  • ✓No ads, no renewals, no subscription
  • ✓Refundable through launch + 60 days after (details)
OPENS WHEN EARLY FILLS
Lifetime Charter
$99
one-time payment
500 slots available
Save 34% vs post-launch price

Lifetime for one family, plus a small mark inside the app your grandchild will see — so they know whose gift started it.

Included
  • ✓Lifetime Premium access — every feature, every update, forever
  • ✓Up to 10 child profiles
  • ✓No ads, no renewals, no subscription
  • ✓Refundable through launch + 60 days after (details)

Patron Tiers

The app + something to keep

Lifetime tiers give you the app. Patron tiers give you the app and something physical — coins, cosmetics, and (at the Architect level) a companion shaped with our team.

ONLY 50 FAMILIES
Patron Family Kudo Coin
RENDER
Patron Family
$499
one-time payment
50 slots available
For families who want to do more than buy the product

Lifetime for one family, plus three brass keepsake coins your grandchild can hold. A real object — the kind they put on a shelf and remember was from you.

Included
  • ✓Lifetime Premium access — every feature, every update, forever
  • ✓Up to 10 child profiles
  • ✓No ads, no renewals, no subscription
  • ✓Full refund before coins mint (Fall 2026) (details)
Patron extras
  • ★4 Additional Lifetime Premium Accounts (5 total)
  • ★Genesis companion — a unique companion for Patron families
  • ★5 brass Kudo Coin keepsakes — physical collector bonus
  • ★Roadmap voting on what we build next
ONLY 20 FAMILIES
Champion Family Kudo Coin
RENDER
Champion Family
$999
one-time payment
20 slots available
Mid-patron tier — deeper involvement, more keepsakes

Lifetime, five brass coins, and an in-app companion your grandchild plays with that no one outside this group ever gets. For fifty families.

Included
  • ✓Lifetime Premium access — every feature, every update, forever
  • ✓Up to 10 child profiles
  • ✓No ads, no renewals, no subscription
  • ✓Full refund before coins mint (Fall 2026) (details)
Champion extras
  • ★Everything in Patron
  • ★5 Additional Lifetime Premium Accounts (10 total)
  • ★5 additional brass Kudo Coin keepsakes (10 total)
  • ★Gold-plated keepsake coin
  • ★Premium velvet display case for the keepsake coin
  • ★First Light aura — a glow effect around your companion only Champion + Architect families have
ONLY 10 FAMILIES

For ten families who want to leave a fingerprint

Architect Family Kudo Coin
RENDER

Struck in gold and engraved with your family name — the only one of its kind.

Architect Family
$2,500
one-time payment
10 slots available
The most exclusive founding tier — closed forever after 10

You help design a character your grandchild meets in the app — a friend they'll know came from their grandparent. Ten families ever. A gold coin engraved with your family name, and a signed letter from Joseph.

Included
  • ✓Lifetime Premium access — every feature, every update, forever
  • ✓Up to 10 child profiles
  • ✓No ads, no renewals, no subscription
  • ✓Full refund before design kickoff (July 1, 2026) (details)
Architect extras
  • ★Everything in Champion
  • ★10 Additional Lifetime Premium Accounts (20 total)
  • ★10 additional brass Kudo Coin keepsakes (20 total)
  • ★Personally designed unique companion for you, your community or the world
  • ★Engraving for your gold-plated keepsake coin
  • ★Premium velvet display case for the keepsake coin
  • ★Direct feedback line to the founders
Once all founding tiers fill, lifetime access goes to $249 with no founding perks.
710 founding spots across all five tiers — then this round closes for good.
The fine print, in plain English

If they don't use it, you get your money back.

Refundable any time before the app launches, and for 60 days after — the money comes back to you, the buyer. Tiers that include physical keepsake coins are refundable any time before we mint them, and we'll email you 14 days before that cutoff. Defective coins are replaced at no cost. That's it.

Refund requests are honored within 30 days of submission via Stripe. Stripe processing fees (~3%) are not recoverable on refunds. Defective physical product is always replaced at no cost.

A Gift That Grows With Them —
and the Grit to Stand on Their Own.

91 of 100 Lifetime Early seats remaining at $79. When this tier fills, pricing moves to the next tier. The earlier you join, the more you save.

Lifetime Early
$79
100 spots
Lifetime Charter
$99
500 spots
Or become a Patron / Architect family →
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Common questions

Before You Back Us

You buy. We email a simple note to the family explaining what you've given them. When the app launches, they sign in and your gift is already in their account. You can also print a one-page certificate to hand them in person at a holiday or birthday. That's it — no setup on your end.
Each founding spot covers one family. If you have grandchildren in three different homes, buy three Early spots ($79 each). Email founders@kudokids.com and we'll help you set them up at once.
Because it isn't a subscription. You buy lifetime access once — there's nothing for them to remember to cancel, no renewal, no recurring charges. Setup takes five minutes. If they don't use it within 60 days of launch, you get a full refund.
No. You buy the founding spot — that's the only thing you do. The family installs the app and signs in when it launches; your gift is already there waiting for them.
A savings bond matures in twenty years. A 529 contribution shows up at college. This shows up next Tuesday — and every Tuesday after that — for the next decade of their childhood.
All five tiers include lifetime Premium app access — every feature, every world, every future update, forever. That's 7 themed worlds, 20 companions, 29 games, wellness tools, safe browser, social features, stories, and the parent dashboard, with up to 5 child profiles. No subscription, no renewals, no ads. Higher tiers add physical brass Kudo Coin keepsakes (collector bonus, not redeemable for accounts), exclusive in-app cosmetics, and — at the Architect level — a custom-designed companion you help shape plus a gold-plated engraved keepsake coin. See the tier table for the full breakdown.
You'll get a confirmation email with your founding family details. When the beta launches on June 1st, you'll be among the first families to get access. Before then, you'll receive progress updates and invitations to give feedback on features as we finalize them. Your Stripe receipt is your ticket in — no additional signup needed. Patron, Champion, and Architect families also receive their physical Kudo Coins shipped within 60 days of launch.
Refunds are tied to what we've physically committed for you — full policy lives at the 'How refunds work' section on this page. Lifetime tiers ($79 / $99) are refundable any time before launch and for 60 days after the app goes live, processed one-click through your Founder Dashboard — your refund clock starts at launch, not at purchase, so the entire pre-launch window is risk-free. Patron ($499) and Champion ($999) families are fully refundable any time before the Fall 2026 mint; we'll email you 14 days before the cutoff so the deadline isn't a surprise, and after mint the unit cost is sunk and we can't unwind it. Architect ($2,500) families are fully refundable through June 30, 2026 (before custom-design kickoff on July 1); from July 1 through the Fall mint you can refund $2,500 minus a $500 design fee; after the gold coin is struck, non-refundable. Defective physical product is replaced at no cost, always.
Lifetime Early is limited to 100 families at $79. When those 100 spots fill, lifetime access moves to $99 (Lifetime Charter, capped at 500 families). After both lifetime tiers sell out, lifetime access goes to $249 post-launch with no founding perks. The earlier you join, the more you save — and seats are filled in the order families purchase, not reserved.
Lifetime tiers ($79 / $99) are for families who want the app permanently at the best price — that's the whole reward. Patron-level tiers ($499 / $999 / $2,500) are for families who want to help shape what KudoKids becomes. They receive physical brass Kudo Coin keepsakes (collector bonus — not redeemable for accounts), exclusive in-app cosmetics, roadmap voting, and — at the Architect level — a custom-designed companion plus a personal gold-plated keepsake coin engraved with the family name. All five tiers include lifetime Premium app access; Patron-level just adds the founding-mission extras.
They're physical collector pieces — cast brass, struck with the KudoKids mark, packaged as a keepsake. They're a thank-you bonus for backing us at a Patron-level tier; they don't unlock anything in the app and they're not redeemable for accounts (your lifetime Premium access is already included in every tier). Patron families receive 3 brass coins, Champion families receive 5, and Architect families receive 10 plus a gold-plated keepsake coin engraved with their family name. Think of them like a challenge coin or commemorative medallion — something to hand to a kid, frame on a shelf, or pass down.
Fifty families will be Champions. You receive everything Patrons get plus: two additional brass Kudo Coin keepsakes (5 total), the First Light aura (only Champion + Architect families ever get this), and a Patron-edition recolored variant of any existing companion in the app. Champion is the middle patron tier — for families who want more involvement than Patron but don't need a custom-designed companion of their own.
Ten families ever will be Architects. You receive everything in the Champion tier plus: five additional brass Kudo Coin keepsakes (10 total), a single gold-plated keepsake Kudo Coin engraved with your family name, the Genesis companion (only 10 holders ever), a custom-designed companion created collaboratively with our team, a premium velvet display case for the keepsake coin, a signed letter from the founder, and a direct email feedback line. The custom companion is designed for your family or community — you choose the visibility (private, shared-private with your community, or public). Every visibility level requires our approval, and we don't allow public branded characters (we won't market your brand to other families). The custom companion belongs to KudoKids — you receive exclusive access and visibility control, not IP ownership.
The coin images on this page are digital renders — cast metal has natural manufacturing variation in patina, polish, and fine-detail reproduction, so your physical coin will differ slightly from what you see here. We approve every finished coin against our quality bar before it ships; if your coin fails our QC, you receive a replacement at no cost — no time limit on defective product. The companion previews shown on the Architect tier are illustrative examples of design range — your custom companion will be unique to your family and designed collaboratively with our team, not selected from those examples. The decision point for cosmetic preferences happens before the Fall 2026 mint, not after delivery — once your coins are struck the unit cost is locked, so we email Patron/Champion/Architect families 14 days before the mint cutoff so you can pull your refund if the look isn't for you.
Yes. As long as KudoKids exists, your access remains active. Every feature, game, world, companion, and content update we release — included at no extra cost. If we're ever acquired or shut down, founding families will receive at minimum 12 months advance notice and a full data export. It's in our terms. We stand behind "forever."
Yes — when we launch, there will be a free Explorer plan with one child profile, basic routines and tasks, the Space world with Cosmo the companion, and 5 games. The founding offer gives you everything, permanently, at a fraction of what the lifetime price will be after launch. And every plan — free or paid — is ad-free. Always.
Phone, tablet, and computer. iOS, Android, and web. One account works everywhere — your child can start a task on the tablet and you can approve it from your phone.
Chore apps track tasks. Learning apps teach subjects. Wellness apps offer meditation. KudoKids is the only platform where responsibility, financial thinking, emotional wellness, learning, social skills, digital safety, and imagination develop together — in one connected world your child actually wants to open.
Your refund window doesn't start until the beta launches. If we don't ship by June 1st, you can request a full refund at any time — applies to every tier, regardless of whether physical coins or custom design work have started. We're 87% done and on track, but your money is protected either way.
KudoKids is ad-free and never sells or shares your child's data. Privacy is built in from day one, not bolted on. All content is reviewed by licensed child therapists. Social features are parent-monitored with full audit tools. We built this for our own kids first.
I'm Joseph — a dad of four and solo developer in North Carolina. I've been building KudoKids for over a year because I couldn't find one app that handled routines, learning, wellness, and safety together. This isn't a side project — it's my full-time focus.

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