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This is the ultimate app idea for covid times parents, I will definitely check it out.
As awful as the situation is, it has certainly helped us connect with parents who really need a lot of help right now. But we built and designed Tappity long before COVID and we think it'll continue to be great for families long afterwards, too! :)
Great content, glad to see something for kids that is more useful than YouTube Poop Nursery Rhymes. I wonder if someday you could use automate some of the video using something like this Tennis video generator that was shared here yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24398474
Great content, glad to see something for kids that is more useful than YouTube Poop Nursery Rhymes. I wonder if someday you could use automate some of the video using something like this Tennis video generator that was shared here yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24398474
Our advisor, Björn Jeffery, does a fantastic job breaking down the kids app market, and in this section, summarizes how developers must do better in his blog. [1] The entire four-parter is a great read. [2]
As a team, we've actually talked about how technology can maybe one day create content but we feel there's still something very powerful about a real person talking that can't be replicated with technology yet. That being said, we are building technology that enables us to automate a lot of the interactive video production, which has been fun learning experience so far!
[1] https://www.bjornjeffery.com/2019/06/20/the-kids-app-market-... [2] https://www.bjornjeffery.com/2019/05/31/the-kids-app-market-...
Quick user feedback: My daughter tried a course about building an animal. She made choices that produced surprising results ("the eyes are too ugly!") and wanted to go back but she couldn't figure out how - there's no clear back / restart button.
I just installed it for my daughter. Most educational apps are quite boring but Tappity was immediately engaging, thanks to genuinely funny videos and well designed content. Great job! Quick user feedback: My daughter tried a course about building an animal. She made choices that produced surprising results ("the eyes are too ugly!") and wanted to go back but she couldn't figure out how - there's no clear back / rest…
Joking aside, thanks for the feedback and excited to hear your daughter's enjoying Tappity. We're working on improving navigation in our next iteration, taking into consideration usage behavior like kids who may want to pause or restart!
This is so cool!. This could be huge for home-schooled kids like mine. He is very interested in science and building legos. I am sure he will dig the Machines. Also thanks for sharing the link to junior science fair. Keep calm and science on!. Good luck with Your venture and I sure do hope You guys go onto become an immense platform for STEM education just like KA.
Thank you for the kind words! We admire KA a lot. They've helped so many families pull through during the pandemic. Also, as a team, we're really invested in sparking scientific curiosity beyond the screen as well, so it'd be great to have your kids participate in the Junior Science Fair!
Congrats on the launch! Don't have kids (yet!) but am super interested in educational start-ups. Good luck, hope to be a customer in a couple years!
Looks great! I’d use it with my kids if it was in arcade (I don’t install anything with ads or in app purchases, but I’m sure I’m a minority)
Totally understandable! We've spent a ton of time talking to parents, and not including ads was one of the first (and easiest) decisions we've made. The other was always offering a set of free and re-playable content that we expand every time we have a release, so families can experience Tappity before they ever have to commit to purchasing a subscription.
The problem I have with in-app purchases with kids, is that it's very vague and open ended, and it's getting promoted to my kids. There's no guarantee that pricing will be fair for future content or features. I prefer the initial expense over the lack of transparency. I also prefer the family sharing standard with Apple's Arcade... I can't just pay for an in-app purchase for one of my kids and not the other(s), or there'll be hell to pay.
That's just me though. I'm very happy with Arcade and being able to keep them away from ads / in-app purchases very easily through it.