opening for closed beta

A children's app that respects your family's screen time.

Stories, gentle learning, and conversation prompts for kids in Classes 1–5. No streaks, no notifications, no ads. Made by a parent in India, one bedtime at a time.

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our promise

Six things we will always do.

BrainyBees was built around principles, not metrics. Every design choice flows from this list. If you ever feel we've drifted, write to us — we'll listen.

Healthy education
Stories that nourish curiosity, not engagement loops engineered to keep your child glued.
Productive screen time
A 20-minute session that leaves your child curious — not staring, refreshing, or asking for more.
Fun stories
Banyans, monsoon, the peacock who couldn't sing. Stories rooted in the world your child already lives in.
A curriculum supplement
Beside school, not above it. Reading, numbers, wonder, creativity, emotion — five gentle tracks.
Affordable pricing
₹99–199 a month — that's the ceiling we're aiming for. We will find sustainability without making your wallet the product.
Non-invasive design
No notifications to your child. No tracking. The app is a quiet room, not a noisy hallway.
our line in the sand

Six things we will never do.

If we ever cross any of these, you have permission to walk away. So do we.

streaks
notifications to your child
autoplay
leaderboards
ads
in-app purchases for kids
third-party trackers

I'm building this for my own son.

A few years ago I watched my son slip into the YouTube autoplay loop. Eyes glazed, the same dopamine pattern I'd seen in adults. He was three. I closed the laptop, put away my phone, and started thinking.

BrainyBees is what I wish existed back then. An app that earns its 20 minutes a day with stories worth hearing — and then steps aside. No streaks calling him back. No notifications interrupting dinner. No engineered habit forming.

It is built one weekend at a time, in a small flat in India, on the principle that thoughtful tech for children is possible. If that resonates, I'd love your child to be one of the first to try it.

— Rupa and Anand, founders

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Closed beta opens later this year. We'll send a quiet email when your invite is ready.

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