TaleTykes
Stories your kid can read on their own. Every word uses only the sounds they’ve already learned, so there’s nothing to guess.
Get on the listBeing built now. The first 50 families get it in December.
For ages 3 to 12 and up, on iPhone, iPad and Android.
Sam has a red hat.The hat is on the mat.The cat sat on the hat!
You pick the lesson. They read the book.
In the parent area you choose where your kid is in the sequence, from first letter sounds at 3 to long, many-syllable words at 12 and beyond. TaleTykes only shows stories that fit. Each level lines up with a UFLI Foundations lesson number, so it matches what school is teaching.
Every word is checked before your kid sees it.
Each story runs through a checker that knows exactly which sounds your kid has learned. If one word uses a sound they haven’t been taught, the story doesn’t show up. Pictures come after the words and never give them away.
Checking “The Fat Cat” for level 7
- ✓hath · a · t
- ✓sats · a · t
- ✓theheart word, taught at level 3
- ✕shipsh isn’t taught until level 12
- ✓matm · a · t
Nothing about your kid leaves the device.
No ads and no chat. Reading progress stays on the phone or tablet. Your kid has a nickname you choose, not an account. If you link TaleTykes to Daryl, Daryl only sees a weekly summary.
What TaleTykes keeps
- Nickname“Mia”, chosen by you
- Level and books readOn this device
- VoiceNot recorded
- Kept for12 months after last use
- Shared with anyoneNever
What it costs
Free while it’s being built. After that, $4.99 a month or $39 a year for up to four kids, and included if your household has Daryl. Nothing is ever sold inside the kids’ side of the app.
Questions
- Who writes the stories?
- We do. A person writes and checks every one before it ships, and every kid gets the same story.
- What if you stop working on it?
- You get at least 30 days’ notice now (90 if you’ve paid), an export the whole time, and a refund for unused time.
- Can teachers use it?
- Not yet. It’s built for families first.
Want it for your kid?
We’ll email you once when there’s room. That’s it.