Big questions,
kid-sized.
Kids Mode guides children 8–12 the way Socrates did — asking what do you think? before ever handing over an answer. The same four lenses, in language a curious kid loves.
Free with 5 questions a day · no account, no ads, no tracking.
Everything they need to think for themselves.
Six ways Sygil turns idle curiosity into real, durable understanding.
Socratic flow
Sygil asks "What do you think?" before it answers. Kids learn to form a hypothesis, not just collect a fact.
Four perspectives
Every answer opens through How It Works, The Numbers, How People Feel, and Big Questions — the four lenses, kid-sized.
Friendly debates
"Are cats better than dogs?" Playful topics where a child practises seeing both sides before picking their own.
Reflective journal
Prompts like "What superpower would you choose, and why?" spark imagination and quiet self-reflection.
Rank progression
From Curious Cat to Genius — kids level up by exploring, debating, and reflecting, with quiz challenges along the way.
12 languages
Translated entirely on device with Apple's framework. Your child's words never leave the phone.
One question, four ways of seeing.
- How It Works
- The Numbers
- How People Feel
- Big Questions
Safe by design, not by promise.
Parent safety checklist
- No account or sign-up required
- No ads, ever
- No data tracking or analytics
- All translation happens on device
- Questions are processed but never stored
- Simplified, age-appropriate language
- Parental supervision recommended
How the Socratic flow works.
Your child asks a question
Something small or enormous — "Why is the sky blue?"
Sygil asks back
"What do you think makes it blue?" 🤔 The guess comes first.
Then it teaches
Using their own thinking as the bridge, Sygil explains the real answer through all four lenses.
They explain it back
Sygil asks the child to say it in their own words, locking the learning in.
This is how Socrates taught 2,400 years ago. It works because children remember what they discover — not what they're told.
Free with 5 questions a day. No account needed.