an·kur (uhn·koor)
- a seedling; a new sprout; the first shoot to break through the soil.
- a calm companion for parents of young children. Guidance for you. Wonder for them.
Built for the hard hours. The bedtime battle, the 3am worry, the long wind-down. Every good thing that grows starts in the dark.
- AI guidance that cites its sources
- 27 expert-reviewed parent guides
- Stories, games & songs
- 3 original characters
- ASL woven in
- Audio in 7 languages
- Enforced session timers
- Session reports for parents
- COPPA compliant
- No ads, ever
- No child data in AI
- Free tier, forever
Parenting is hard.
Most apps make it harder.
When you need real help in a difficult moment, you deserve more than a Google rabbit hole or a kids app designed to maximize screen time.
Random internet advice
Contradictory forum posts. Anonymous strangers. Nothing you can trust.
Ankur's AI only speaks from expert-reviewed content — and always tells you where it came from.
Screen time guilt
Infinite scroll. Autoplay. Dark patterns built to hook your kid.
Ankur's child mode has a built-in session timer, parent-curated content, and zero addictive mechanics.
No visibility after hand-off
You hand your phone over and have no idea what happened or if it was worth it.
Every session ends with an AI-generated report: what was practiced, how long, what to reinforce.
One app. Two gentle worlds.
A quiet garden for your child to explore, and a wise friend in your pocket for the moments that test you. Each side is built for exactly one pair of hands.
Parent mode
Expert-grounded AI guidance that always cites its source. Ask about anything, from picky eating to preschool nerves, and see exactly where the answer comes from.
- Quick-tap situation guide for the hard moments. Tantrums, bedtime, sharing, anxiety. Two taps to steady ground.
- A browsable library of 27 expert-reviewed parent guides, yours to read at 2pm or 2am.
- Session reports that tell you what your child practiced and how to build on it tomorrow.
Child mode
Calm, curated stories, games and music. No feeds, no rabbit holes, no autoplay spiral. You choose what appears, and when time is up, it is truly up.
- Parent-controlled content and an enforced session timer that ends the session gently, every time.
- ASL emotional vocabulary woven into stories and play, with audio in 7 languages.
- Non-overstimulating by design. Soft pacing, gentle sound, no flashing rewards. Neurodivergent-friendly from the first screen.
It never guesses.
It always cites.
Most AI will improvise an answer at 3am. Ankur's will not. Every piece of guidance is grounded in expert-reviewed content, and every answer shows you its source.
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If the library doesn't cover it, Ankur says so
No invented studies, no confident improvisation. A real answer, or an honest "I don't know."
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No medical advice. No diagnosis.
Ankur knows its limits and states them plainly, and points you to real professionals when it matters.
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Your child's data never enters an AI prompt
Your child's name and behaviors never appear in any prompt. The guidance is about parenting, never built from your child.
Grounded in
- Siegel & Bryson
- Dr. Becky Kennedy
- Montessori
- Positive Discipline
- Attachment frameworks
Three original characters, each with a job to do.
Not mascots. Gentle teachers, drawn for small eyes and big feelings.
Sparks
A sunny yellow T-Rex with feelings as big as he is. Sparks teaches emotional vocabulary, one giant feeling at a time.
Clover
A dusty rose dog who loves a good routine. Clover makes tidying up, brushing teeth and winding down feel safe and familiar.
Zee
A teal octopus with a question in every arm. Zee signs ASL and turns curiosity into connection.
While they played, here is what grew.
Screen time you cannot see into is just worry with a glow. Ankur closes the loop: every child session ends with a report written for you, in plain language.
Maya spent most of tonight in the feelings garden with Zee. She practiced the signs for calm and happy, and chose the rain story twice. She stayed settled for the whole session.
Skills practiced
- ASL: calm, happy
- Naming emotions
- Winding down
Try this tonight
At lights-out, ask Maya to show you the sign for calm, then take one slow breath together.
- A plain-language summary, written by AI and readable in the time it takes to refill a water cup.
- Skills practiced, named specifically. Not "learning happened" but which signs, which feelings, which routines.
- Specific follow-up ideas so tonight's play becomes tomorrow's conversation.
- A push notification when it's ready. No digging through menus at the end of a long day.
Built thoughtfully, from the ground up.
Every feature was designed with one goal: supporting healthy child development without compromising trust.
Up to 3 child profiles
Each child gets their own curated content selection, session timer, and activity history — tailored to their age and your preferences.
Enforced session timers
You set the limit. The app enforces it. A gentle wrap-up at 2 minutes remaining, then a clean exit — no begging, no "just one more."
Full content library
27 parent guides across behavior, development, sleep, emotions, and routines. Browsable, searchable, and always expanding.
Privacy by design
Children never authenticate. Their names and behaviors never reach any AI prompt. Session data auto-purges after 90 days.
Skill-level tracking
Reports track which skills each activity targets — color recognition, pattern matching, emotional vocabulary — so you can see real progress.
Instant push notifications
The moment your child finishes a session, you get a notification with their report — so you can pick the conversation right back up.
Private by design. Quiet by default.
A children's app should be the most protective software you own. Here is where Ankur draws its lines.
COPPA compliant
Children never authenticate. No accounts, no logins, no identity for little ones.
No ads, ever
Not now, not later, not "just one sponsor." Never.
No child data in AI
Your child's name and data never appear in any AI prompt. Full stop.
Delete anything, anytime
Your data belongs to you. One tap removes it for good.
Auto-purge at 90 days
Session data quietly deletes itself after 90 days, whether you remember it exists or not.
Start free. Stay free if you like.
The free tier is not a demo. It is the app, forever, at no cost.
- 20 AI guidance queries per day
- 10 session reports per month
- Up to 3 child profiles
- Full content library
- All child activities
- Unlimited AI guidance queries
- Unlimited session reports
- Unlimited child profiles
- Higher-quality AI model
- Early access to new content
Now available on Android · iOS coming soon
Give your child a calm start.
Give yourself a trusted guide.
Download Ankur free today. No ads, no commitment — just a quieter start for both of you.
Guidance for you. Wonder for them.