Pull a funny face
Stick out your tongue, puff your cheeks or wink, and the buddy pulls a silly face right back. The phone reads the face itself; no picture is sent for it.
For little explorers, 3–6 · English & 中文
“Hey Whim,
what’s this?”
Whim is a curious little friend that looks at what your child shows it and asks questions back, so they do the thinking.
Join the private betaInvite only · on an Android phone
It asks. They think.
Most gadgets hand children answers. Whim hands the question back, gently, at their level, and it’s all spoken: no typing, no reading, no tapping.
Child
“Look! A snail!”
Momo
“Ooh, hello snail! Where do you think it’s going, so slowly?”
Child
“To its house!”
Momo
“Its house! Hmm, where could a snail keep its house? Can you see?”
Child
“On its back!!”
- 1
Show
Your child points the phone at a leaf, a toy or a bug. Whim takes a look.
- 2
Wonder
It asks one small question: what do you notice, what might happen next, why?
- 3
Think
Your child works it out, out loud. Whim cheers the thinking, not just the answer.
English & 中文
Whim replies in whichever language your child uses, and can stay in one if you’d like more Mandarin practice at home.
“你觉得小蜗牛要去哪里呢？”
“Where do you think the little snail is going?”
Stories they help tell
Ask for a story and Whim tells a classic tale, part by part, stopping to ask: what happens next? Can you huff and puff like the wolf? How does the duckling feel?
- The Three Little Pigs 三只小猪
- Goldilocks 金发姑娘
- The Ugly Duckling 丑小鸭
- Little Red Riding Hood 小红帽
- …and many more
It plays along. It remembers.
Picks up where you left off
Turn on Memory and the buddy keeps a few short notes: what your child explored, what they love, what they still wonder about. Next time feels like seeing an old friend. Off until you turn it on, and you can read or delete the notes any time.
Pick a buddy
Momo 莫莫
The owl. Calm and wondering. Never in a hurry.
Pip 皮普
The robot. Loves counting, testing and trying again.
Dodo 多多
The dinosaur. Big, bouncy and brave about new things.
Lulu 露露
The panda. Gentle, and curious about feelings.
Made with grown-ups in mind
No photos or recordings kept
Snapshots and speech are used for that moment’s reply, then let go.
Talks to your child, not the TV
Whim can learn your child’s voice and face, so it doesn’t chat back to grown-ups or cartoons.
A corner just for grown-ups
Settings sit behind a press-and-hold button, so a curious tap does nothing.
Short, sweet sessions
Whim drifts off to sleep after a quiet spell, and every session has a time limit.
Questions, not answers
It nudges reasoning and noticing, and steers away from anything unsafe.
A spare phone is enough
Whim runs in the browser of an Android phone. No app store, no new gadget.
Join the private beta
We’re letting families in a few at a time. Leave your email and we’ll send an invite when there’s a spot.
You’re on the list!
We’ll email you an invite when a spot opens. Thank you for being curious with us.
Questions
What do I need?
An Android phone with Chrome and Wi-Fi. A spare phone works well. When you’re invited, you sign in on it with your email and a code we send you.
Which ages is it for?
Children from about 3 to 6. The talk is short and playful, with no reading needed.
Does it work on iPhone?
Not yet. We’re starting with Android and will add iPhone later.
Where does the thinking happen?
On our server, using cloud AI services (Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Polly and Groq) to understand speech, look at the snapshot and reply. Photos and recordings aren’t kept.
Who makes Whim?
A parent in Singapore, building it for their own curious kid first.
Privacy, in plain words
On this page: if you join the waitlist we keep the email, first name, child’s age, languages and note you give us, only to invite you and to learn who Whim should serve. Ask us to delete them any time by replying to any email from us.
In the app: your child’s speech is turned into text and snapshots are looked at so Whim can reply; neither is stored. If you choose to teach Whim your child’s voice or face, it keeps a short list of numbers (not a recording or a picture) on your phone, which you can forget in one tap. If you turn on Memory, the buddy keeps a few short notes about what your child explored (never recordings) so it can pick up next time; you can read and delete them.
Read the full privacy notice: what we keep, for how long, and which services help run Whim.