scribbles
For school-aged kids · Free

The first chat app you can say yes to.

Kids chat only with friends you approve, on the tablet or laptop you already have. No phone number, no strangers, no ads.

Two kids laughing together at a tablet on the couch while a parent cooks nearby.
What your kid sees

Loud, silly, and all theirs.

Stickers that dance, voice notes, photos, confetti, and ten themes to make it theirs. Built for kids, not a grown-up app with the fun turned off.

Tap a theme
What you see

Calm, clear, and up to you.

A calm parent at a kitchen table glancing at a phone.

Every friend needs two yeses.

Your kid can only chat with a friend once both families approve. Families connect by invite, so nobody can find your kid by searching.

Example: both families approving a friendship between Leo and Zara.

Awake when you say.

Choose the hours Scribbles is awake each day of the week, and set a daily time limit. When time's up, your kid sees that Scribbles is sleeping, and friends' messages wait for them.

Example: a weekly schedule with after-school hours on weekdays, longer weekends, and a 45 minute daily limit.

Read anything. Hear about what matters.

You can read every chat, photo and voice note. An AI reviewer quietly flags anything worth a look, like meanness, personal info or plans to meet up, and emails you. It flags, it doesn't filter: messages still arrive, and you decide what happens next.

Example: a message asking where a kid lives, flagged for the parent to review.

No phone number. No strangers.

Kids never need an email, a phone number, or an app store account. They sign in with a 4-digit code on a device you set up.

Example: Ava signing in with her 4-digit code.

Questions parents ask

  • We never sell or share your family’s data.
  • No ads, ever.
  • Photos and voice notes stay private to your family.
  • Kids never need an email, phone number, or app store account.

Ready when you are.

Set up your family, add your kids, and invite their friends’ families.

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