nuschl is a video-calling app for toddlers and young children: only calls and video messages, only with the people you choose. No games, no notification spam, no bright colors fighting for their attention - just connection.
Currently in testing with real families. Want to test as well? Get on the list!
Read the full comparison to WhatsApp, FaceTime, and a regular phone →
From signing up to your child's first call. No manual needed.
We're not interested in maximizing your child's screen time. On the contrary - everything in nuschl is built around minimizing it.
One face, one touch, a call connects. No home screen to wander into, no accidental taps, no calling the same person five times in a row - nothing flashy, nothing to figure out.
Your child calls out with one touch. Family calls in, and it rings like a normal phone call.
Can't answer right now? Leave a quick clip instead - there to watch together later.
Every contact gets a simple, friendly cartoon portrait, made from a real photo you provide.
You subscribe once. Your child, and everyone you invite - grandparents, aunts, uncles - ride along on that one subscription. Nobody else pays a thing.
Actual pricing plans will be determined once testing has concluded.
We're testing with a small group of real families right now. Leave your email and we'll let you know the moment it's ready for yours.
No spam. Just important major updates about the app.
Log into your nuschl account on your phone, and on the device you're setting up for your child - two separate devices, one account. Pick which one becomes your child's, and from then on you manage everything - contacts, limits, calling - from your own phone. Takes a few minutes, and you won't need to touch your child's device again after that.
Yes, entirely from your phone. Lock a single contact, lock the whole device, set a cooldown after a long call, or cap how often one person can call in a day - anytime, without touching your child's device.
Yes. Both parents can add contacts, manage limits, and control the device from their own separate phones.
Most Android and iOS phones or tablets from the last few years - whatever spare device you already have lying around. If you'd rather buy something guaranteed to work out of the box, we'll have a list of recommended devices soon.
Sort of. We never set out to build a WhatsApp for kids. We set out to build a video-calling app for children, and for parents who'd rather see less smartphone in their child's life, not more. So it does one thing: calls with the people you've chosen. No names or phone numbers needed, and no wandering off into other apps. See the full comparison.
Yes. There's nothing to scroll and nothing to notify - no reason to pick it up except to call someone. Most families use it for a few short calls a day, not open-ended screen time.