Stop feeling guilty about screen time. Start feeling smart about it.

You've been fighting the wrong battle. The research is clear — it's not how much time your kid spends on a screen, it's what they're doing there. Arludo is the good kind: real science, hidden inside games they actually beg to play.

30 days free · no credit card · built by a UNSW scientist · cancel anytime

It was never the hours. It was what's on the screen.

Endless scrolling and empty games earn the guilt — fairly. But a UNSW scientist studied how kids across 80 countries actually use screens and found something freeing: the amount of screen time barely matters. The type is everything. Point the screen at the right thing and it stops being something you ration and starts being something that grows them.

It looks like play. It's real science.

Your child isn't watching lessons or tapping through quizzes. They're running experiments, spotting patterns, and working out how the world behaves — because that's the only way to win. They come away able to use science, not just recite it.

In Arludo's own data, 99% of kids apply the physics of friction in what they build — doing real science without noticing.

App data from early cohorts — learning-applied measures, not test-score outcomes.

The best part happens at the dinner table.

Arludo isn't a babysitter. Your child comes home bursting to tell you what they discovered — and the parent Science Portal hands you exactly the right question to ask back. You see what they're exploring, nudge it toward what they're learning at school, and get a weekly discovery report with dinner-table questions written for you. Screen time that brings you closer, not screen time that replaces you.

Why you can trust it

Designed, not commercial — built by a scientist who studies how children actually learn, not a studio chasing screen minutes. Used in 1,200 Australian schools over ten years.

Parent testimonial coming soon.

Parent testimonial coming soon.

Parent testimonial coming soon.

Try the whole thing free for 30 days.

Family Plan

$17/month

or $140/year — save 31%

  • See what each child discovers, and set topics that match school
  • Weekly discovery report with ready-made dinner-table questions
  • Follow progress across games, lessons, and challenges
  • Unlimited children — one subscription covers the whole household
  • Cancel any time · no credit card to start
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Prefer to dip a toe first? Download the free student app and try the games — add your parent portal whenever you're ready.

Questions parents ask us

Is it actually science, or just games?
The game is the science — kids can't win without thinking like a scientist. It's designed by a UNSW researcher, not dressed-up quizzes.
What ages is it for?
Built for curious kids roughly 8–12 (Years 3–6), and used well beyond.
So how much screen time is okay?
That's the point — stop counting minutes and start choosing what's on the screen. This is the kind worth the time.
What do I actually get for $140?
The parent Science Portal: see what your child discovers, steer the topics, track progress across all your kids, and get weekly dinner-table questions. The kids' games are the free part; you're paying for the window in and the way to join in.
Can I cancel?
Any time, in a click. Your child keeps full access to the free student app.

Feel smart about screen time.