Built by a primary-school teacher

An AI tutor that answers your child's endless questions.

Owlby gives kids aged 7–14 patient, age-appropriate answers to anything they're curious about — then turns that curiosity into real lessons, quizzes and stories. Made by a teacher, private by design.

AppleDownload on theApp Store

Live on iPhone & iPad. Android coming very soon.

Free while we’re in development — everyone who signs up now gets full access.

  • No ads
  • Never sells your data
  • COPPA & GDPR-minded
Owlby, the friendly owl tutor mascot, waving
How it works

One question at a time

Owlby works like a patient tutor sitting next to your child — answering, then gently guiding them deeper.

  1. 1

    Your child asks anything

    “Why is the sky blue?” “How do volcanoes work?” Owlby answers in plain words pitched to their age — no question is too big or too small.

  2. 2

    Owlby turns it into learning

    Each answer opens into follow-up questions, a short lesson and a quick quiz. Curiosity becomes real understanding — not an endless scroll.

  3. 3

    You can relax

    Teacher-built guardrails keep every chat safe and age-appropriate. No ads, and we never sell your child’s data.

What’s inside

More than a chatbot

Owlby is a whole little learning world — chat, lessons, quizzes and stories illustrated with real photos — all wrapped around what your child wants to know.

Owlby home screen inviting a child to ask any question, with suggestions like “Tell me about dinosaurs.”

Ask anything

Kids type or speak any question and get a clear, encouraging answer they actually understand.

Owlby answering a question about dinosaurs and offering follow-up questions like “How did they disappear?”

Go deeper

Every answer offers follow-up questions, so one bit of curiosity naturally leads to the next.

An Owlby quiz asking what a paleontologist can learn from a dinosaur’s teeth, with the correct answer highlighted.

Lessons & quizzes

Curiosity turns into bite-sized, grade-level lessons with a quick quiz to check it really clicked.

Owlby progress screen showing stars earned and badges for reading, language, speaking and maths.

Stars & badges

Kids earn stars and badges as they learn — gentle motivation that keeps them coming back.

What they learn

The subjects that matter at school

Owlby is designed by a teacher to match what children are learning in real classrooms — building skills and confidence step by step.

Reading & writing

Comprehension, finding the main idea, building sentences and writing short stories.

Maths

Addition and subtraction, place value, and solving everyday number problems.

Science

Simple experiments, weather, plants and animals — the how and why of the world.

Social & emotional

Empathy, cooperation, self-awareness and friendship skills, woven into everyday topics.

Content is shaped around grade-level expectations across the US, UK, EU and India.

Safety first

Built for worried parents

The questions every parent asks first — is it safe, and what happens to my child’s data? Here’s the honest answer.

Private by design

Built with COPPA and GDPR principles and minimal data collection. We don’t sell your child’s data — ever.

Age-appropriate, always

Safety filters and teacher-designed prompts keep every conversation suitable for 7–14 year olds.

No ads, no tricks

No advertising and no manipulative design to keep kids hooked. The only focus is your child’s learning.

Made for families

Clear, honest communication about how Owlby works so parents and teachers always know what’s going on.

Read our full privacy policy for the complete detail.

A note from the founder

I teach primary school — children aged 5 to 12. Every day I meet kids bursting with questions, wanting to go further than the lesson can take them, and I rarely have the time to follow them there.

Most kids’ apps are built by tech people, not teachers — made to keep children tapping and spending, not learning. I think children are far cleverer than that. They deserve real tools, real challenge, and room to explore for themselves.

That’s what Owlby is for.

Neil

Founder & Teacher

FAQ

Questions parents ask

Is Owlby safe for my 7–14 year old?
Yes. Safety is the foundation. Owlby uses age-appropriate filters and teacher-designed prompts to keep conversations suitable for children, and it’s built with COPPA and GDPR privacy principles and minimal data collection.
Who built Owlby?
Owlby was created by a practising primary-school teacher — someone who has spent years in the classroom and understands how 7–14 year olds actually learn, rather than an engineering team focused on screen time.
How is this different from other learning apps?
Most apps are built to maximise engagement with games and rewards. Owlby is built to help children understand things. It answers real questions, then turns them into short lessons, quizzes and stories that build genuine knowledge.
Will my child actually learn, or just chat?
Both. The chat is the way in, but every answer can open into follow-up questions, a grade-level lesson and a quick quiz to check understanding — so curiosity turns into real learning.
What subjects does it cover?
Reading and writing, maths, science, and social-emotional learning — shaped around grade-level expectations so it supports what your child is doing at school.
What devices can I use it on?
Owlby is available now on iPhone and iPad from the App Store. An Android version is coming very soon.
How much does Owlby cost?
Owlby is free while we’re in development. Everyone who signs up during this period gets full access at no cost. We won’t introduce a subscription until we’re confident Owlby genuinely meets the educational standard we’ve set for it, and when we do, we’ll keep the pricing fair and clear.
Does Owlby replace teachers or parents?
No — and it isn’t meant to. Owlby is a patient extra helper that sits alongside your child, encouraging them to ask questions and explore. Teachers and parents stay firmly in charge.

Give their curiosity somewhere to go

Download Owlby and let your child start asking the questions they’ve always wondered about.

AppleDownload on theApp Store

Live on iPhone & iPad. Android coming very soon.

Owlby is still in active development. While we build, everyone who signs up gets full free access — we won’t start charging until we can confidently say Owlby meets the educational standard we’re holding ourselves to.