A whole childhood of things they made, tried, and discovered.
Hoobaloo is a safe, ad-free kids’ OS that connects thirteen creative apps with books, crafts, movement, nature, and family life—then helps you understand what happened and choose what to try next.
Free to start · No grades or rankings · COPPA-verified
The learning journey
A little structure. A lot of childhood.
Plan → Do → Log → Understand → Adapt. Hoobaloo connects screen time and real life without turning either one into a grade.
Today’s Adventure
Backyard explorers
Low energy · At home · 35 minutes
Read a bug story
Real-world · 10 min
Find three tiny worlds
Outside · 15 min
Draw your favorite find
Doodle Studio · 10 min
Offline learning counts
Books, baking, music, movement, gardening, trips, routines, and questions belong beside app activity.
Evidence, not scores
See Introduced, Practicing, Demonstrated, and Consistent—with the work or observation behind each stage.
The apps
Thirteen worlds in one device
Every app is creative, ad-free, age-tuned, and part of the same learning journey—while remaining free to launch on its own.
Doodle
Draw, paint, and layer on an infinite canvas.
Stories
AI-illustrated tales personalized to your child.
Music
Compose melodies in a kid-friendly studio.
Discover
A safe encyclopedia, atlas, and video library.
Code
Visual blocks that teach real programming — up to Python.
Science
Hands-on experiments with a lab notebook.
Messages
Text, voice notes, and stickers to and from grown-ups.
Calm
Breathing exercises and ambient sounds for big feelings.
Typing
Home-row tutorials and race modes for real skills.
Reading
Phonics scaffolding and tap-to-define for new readers.
Money Math
Allowance, saving goals, and money sense — no real money.
Thinking Gym
Logic, math, and word puzzles that adapt to each child.
Writing
A focused editor that suggests, never writes for them.
For parents
Clarity for you. Freedom for them.
Plan, notice, remember, and guide—with practical family controls close at hand.
Daily & weekly plans
Build flexible Adventures around your time, energy, location, interests, and supplies.
Evidence-based learning
See plain-language stages, recent work, and the real evidence behind every insight.
Quick Log
Capture books, cooking, nature, movement, trips, and everything learned away from the screen.
Private family timeline
Save the projects, stories, drawings, milestones, photos, and voice notes you choose.
Visible screen mirror
Peek at a live session when needed. Your child always sees a badge—never silent surveillance.
Family controls & roles
Manage time, apps, messages, and content with owner, co-parent, and view-only access.
Grows with them
One OS, five ages
The same journey grows from preschool play into projects, research, coding, goals, and portfolio work.
Ages 2–4
Toddler
Play, language, and wonder
- Audio-led adventures
- Big creative tools
- Family-led discovery
Ages 5–7
Kid
Reading, creating, exploring
- Short quests
- Early literacy
- Visual learning map
Ages 8–10
Junior
Independence grows
- Research projects
- Weekly goals
- Portfolio building
Ages 11–13
Coder
Real tools, deeper work
- Coding pathways
- Project milestones
- Digital literacy
Ages 14–18
Pro
Create, plan, and launch
- Long-form projects
- Financial literacy
- Portfolio export
Safety first
Built like it’s for our own kids
Because it is. Every rule below is enforced in code, not policy documents.
Verified parental consent
FTC-approved verification at signup confirms a real adult before any child profile can be created.
Minimum child data
No child email, phone, targeted ads, or data sales. Optional photos and voice notes require explicit parent consent.
AI moderation on every input and output
Stories, plans, tags, messages, and voice pass through real-time safety filters and validated output rules.
Audited, exportable, deletable
Every sensitive action is logged. Export the full family learning record or delete individual memories and optional media anytime.
Getting started
Up and running in minutes
Create your account
Sign up and complete verified parental consent before creating a child profile.
Make it theirs
Choose a display name, age, avatar, interests, and the family controls that fit.
Start an Adventure
Build a plan or let them explore independently. Hoobaloo grows from what your family chooses to keep.
Give them a universe, not a feed.
Creative apps, real-world Adventures, and a private record of what your family made together.