Sparks

Stories, lessons, trails and news for curious kids.

Four apps from Sparks. Sparks answers big questions with stories, Noted turns any topic into a short lesson, SparkTrails makes a treasure hunt of any walk, and News explains the day’s stories every morning. One family account keeps them together.

SparksAges 6 to 12

Big questions, brilliant stories.

Hundreds of the most incredible questions, answered. Got one of your own? Just ask Professor S.

Read-along narrationAsk your own questions
A dinosaur, from a story about dinosaurs A pyramid at dusk, from a story about Egypt Swirling galaxies, from a story about the universe
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NotedAges 9 to 14

Learn anything. Earn cool collectibles.

Short lessons on any topic, tuned for their school year. Learning earns coins to spend in the School Supermarket.

Lessons on anythingEarn while you learn

School Supermarket

Galaxy sparkle pen
90
Strawberry Milk notebook
150
Sprinkle donut squishy
110
Football surprise box
80
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SparkTrailsFor families

Turn any walk into a scavenger hunt.

Create exciting story trails for wherever you are, from famous landmarks to your own back garden.

Ages 4 to 104Great for family walks
A family walking through a park, pointing at a statue
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NewsAges 8 to 12

The news, made for you.

Every morning, the day’s biggest stories, explained in words that make sense: what happened, why it matters, and what to think about.

New every morningExplained for you
  • NatureSwallows set off on their long trip south
  • Good newsBeavers are back in British rivers
  • SpaceWhy the Moon looks bigger near the horizon
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One family account for all four.

Signing in is optional, and every app works without it. Signed in, what each app keeps in the account follows your family to a new phone or tablet.

  • One sign-inA grown-up signs in with their email and a code we send to it. The same email works in every Sparks app.
  • One PINThe same four digits keep children out of the grown-ups’ settings, in every app and on every device.
  • One purse of coinsCoins earned reading in Sparks can be spent in Noted’s School Supermarket.
  • One way to delete it allDeleting the account deletes everything in it, in every Sparks app.

Settings for grown-ups

Ada’s Sparks on this device.

Sparks family

AdaSparks and Noted
LeoSparks
NotedLessons, 9 to 14. Your family uses it.Open
SparkTrailsFamily trailsGet it
NewsDaily news, 8 to 12Get it
Ada and Leo are made up. Your own family shows here once you’ve signed in.

Made for children, and nothing else.

What we promise in every Sparks app, and what each app’s privacy notice holds us to.

  • No adverts. No tracking.

    Nothing in the apps advertises to your child, and nothing follows them around the internet.

  • AI never gets a name.

    When an app asks AI to answer a question, or to write a story, lesson or trail, it sends only what that needs, such as the question, topic or place and an age group. Never a child’s name.

  • Grown-ups hold the PIN.

    The settings for grown-ups sit behind a four-digit PIN, so children can’t change them.

  • Yours to delete.

    Erase everything on a device, or delete the whole family account, from the settings for grown-ups, whenever you like.

Read exactly what each app keeps: Sparks, Noted, SparkTrails and News.

Hear when they’re out.

Sparks, Noted, SparkTrails and News are coming to the App Store and Google Play. Leave your email and we’ll tell you when.