Will the AI say something inappropriate?
It's bounded by design. The AI lives inside creative tools with guardrails on every side, never counts on a child phrasing things safely, and gently redirects when a topic isn't for kids. You can review everything it made together with your child.
Is this just ChatGPT with a kid skin?
No. There is no open chatbot anywhere on Tada. The AI sits inside tools: a game maker, a poster studio, a story builder. Each tool has its own scope, its own guardrails and its own natural ending.
Do you sell data or train on my child's creations?
No, and no. What your family makes on Tada belongs to your family. Privacy and data sit in the parent dashboard, in plain language, under your control.
Will it do my kid's homework?
It's built to explain and guide, never to hand over answers. Think of a patient helper that asks the next good question, shows how something works and lets your child do the doing.
Is there anything social in it?
Nothing social is on by default: no feeds, no followers, no strangers. Sharing happens in person, at the kitchen table or printed on the fridge. If we ever ship carefully designed multiplayer, it arrives switched off, behind your dial.
Isn't this just more screen time?
Passive and active screen time aren't the same thing. Scrolling a feed drains; building a game engages. Tada has no feed to sink into, sessions wind down on purpose, and what's left at the end is something your kid made and wants to show you. Tired in the good way.
What ages is it for?
Roughly 6 to 12. Younger kids do best with a parent nearby; older kids grow into the deeper tools. The scaffolding adapts to where a child is.
Is it really open source?
The desktop environment is: free code you can read, fork and self-host. The hosted service and the knowledge packs are the paid craft on top. That split is deliberate. The part your child lives in should be inspectable.
What's free and what's paid?
Free: the open-source desktop, self-hosting it, and building private apps for your own family. Paid: the hosted version and the knowledge packs, which cover curriculum, learning paths and mentor review. Teachers can run the teaching parts themselves at no cost.
Can my kid talk to the AI directly?
Only as much as you allow. AI contact is a dial in the parent dashboard, from none at all to guided conversations inside tools. It never chats freely, and it never pretends to be a friend.
What does it cost?
We're shaping pricing together with early-access families. Whatever it becomes: no ads, no data for sale, and spending stays capped by you. Joining the early-access list is free.
