For Babies & Toddlers · Ages 0–4
TinkerTapsBig ideas for little hands.
Sensory activities and hand-eye coordination play designed for little ones to grow, learn, and explore — anywhere you go. No ads. No chaos. Just calm, focused screen time that actually means something.
The TinkerTaps Shop
A wearable keepsake of your kid's art, and two keepsake journals for the first two years that go faster than anyone warns you. Made by the same family that built the app.
Wearable · From the App
Turn the artwork your little one makes in the TinkerTaps drawing activity into a custom T-shirt they can actually wear. Printed in our Etsy shop. Perfect for grandparents and proud parents alike.
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Keepsake Journal
A month-by-month keepsake journal for baby's first two years. Big monthly calendars, gentle milestone checklists, space for the firsts, and letters to the person they're becoming.
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Honest Baby Journal
The hilariously honest baby journal for the firsts no one warns you about. The Inaugural Blowout, the bathtub incident, the meltdown over a banana — with rating scales and a Hall of Fame.
Buy on Amazon →What Is TinkerTaps
TinkerTaps gives parents a mobile app of thoughtfully designed sensory and hand-eye coordination activities they can take anywhere — the grocery store, grandma's house, a long car ride.
Most toddler apps are built around engagement metrics. TinkerTaps is built around child development. Every parent who's handed their kid a phone knows the difference when they feel it.
We're a family of four — not a big tech company. No ads, no overstimulation, no loud design choices made to maximize time-on-screen. Just something we'd actually hand our own kids.
Inside the App
Why Parents Love It
Activities that develop fine motor skills and spatial awareness through intentional, responsive play designed for tiny hands.
Calm colors, gentle interactions, and thoughtfully paced activities that engage without overwhelming little senses.
No ads. Not "limited ads." Not "age-appropriate ads." Zero. Made that call on day one and never looked back.
Waiting rooms, road trips, restaurants. Calm and portable — travels as well as your diaper bag.
Built-in parental controls so little ones stay where they belong. No accidental device wipes from tiny curious fingers.
Two activities free, always. No paywall before your child ever touches the screen. Subscribe to unlock all ten.
TinkerTaps Premium
Subscribe to unlock eight additional activity slides built for hours of developmental play. You also help a small family of four keep building TinkerTaps for more families. Your subscription funds new activities as they're released — no extra charge.
Get Started FreeUnlock eight additional screens of carefully designed developmental play.
Every new activity we build is included in your subscription automatically.
Unlock a drawing activity, screenshot your child's artwork, and order a one-of-a-kind shirt from our shop.
You're not funding a tech company. You're helping one family keep building something they truly believe in.
The Talk
Thousands of apps promise "educational" — most are built for engagement metrics, not your child. Here's how to tell the difference.
Non-negotiable from day one. No overstimulation, no ads — not even "age-appropriate" ones. Here's why that decision was the easiest we ever made.
FaceTiming grandma isn't the same as autoplay. The all-or-nothing conversation around toddlers and screens has gone on too long.
For Parents
Answer 5 quick questions and find out what kind of screen time actually fits your family.
How old is your child?
How do you feel about your child's current screen time?
What bothers you most about typical toddler apps?
Where do you most often need screen time to save the day?
What matters most to you in a toddler app?
Based on your answers, you're exactly the kind of parent TinkerTaps was built for — someone who wants screen time that's intentional, calm, and actually worth handing to your child. No ads, no overstimulation, no guilt. Just focused, developmental play your child can take anywhere.