Thonko
Thonko

Hand over the phone without the guilt

Thonko talks with your kid out loud: would you rather, answers to “why”, topics you pick. Nothing to scroll, nothing to watch.

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One evening, word for word

What you read after your kid talks to Thonko.

Tuesday, 6:42 pm · 4 minSample conversation
  1. Kid6:42 pm

    Why doesn’t a ship sink? It’s super heavy.

  2. Thonko6:42 pm

    Good one. What happens when you push an empty cup down into the bath?

    Asks back instead of answering.

  3. Kid6:43 pm

    It pushes back up.

  4. Thonko6:43 pm

    Right. So what might be pushing the ship up?

    Starts from your kid’s guess.

  5. Kid6:44 pm

    The water?

  6. Thonko6:44 pm

    Yes. A ship pushes a lot of water out of the way, and the water pushes back just as hard. Here’s one to try: a ball of clay sinks. Why would the same clay, shaped like a bowl, float?

    Explains once they’ve had a go, then one more question to try it out.

  7. Kid6:46 pm

    Because the bowl pushes more water away!

    Figured it out.

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Figured out this week

  • why ships float
  • why the moon changes shape
  • what a fraction is
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  • Your kid’s voice isn’t kept unless you turn on recordings. Then only you can hear it.
  • You see every conversation, word for word.

What families use it for

I need an hour to work and hate handing over a screen.

Thonko: Would you rather be able to fly or be invisible?

Kid: Invisible!

Thonko: What’s the first thing you’d do that you can’t do now?

See 200 would you rather questions

Riddles are fun, but the answer explains nothing.

Thonko: What has hands but can’t clap?

Kid: A clock?

Thonko: Yes. Which clue gave it away?

See riddles for kids

Straight answers

Is it AI?
Yes. A voice AI made for kids 6 to 12. It asks questions instead of handing over answers.
What if my kid asks something that isn’t for kids?
It doesn’t go there, suggests asking you, and you see it in the conversation.
What do I see?
Every conversation, word for word, and what your kid figured out.
Do you keep my kid’s voice?
Only if you turn on recordings. Then you can replay their answers years from now. Only you can hear them, and we never use them for anything else.
Does it do homework?
No. It leads your kid to the answer with questions, then explains.
What does it run on?
A phone or a tablet. Your kid talks and listens.