A family company that makes software
Software made with care, for the people you love.
Making Things is one person, a laptop and a family full of ideas. We build apps we would happily hand to the girls in our family, and we hold every one of them to that standard.
- We never sell your data
- No tracking in kids' apps
- Children before growth
Our promise for children's apps
Child safety is our priority.
When we make software for children, safety is never a feature we add later. It is the first decision we make, and every other decision follows from it.
Safe by design
No chatting with strangers, no ads, no links out to the open web, and no surprises. Every screen is one we are comfortable watching the girls in our family use.
Truly educational
Learning through play, at a child's own pace. We praise effort over perfection and design for real understanding, not more screen time.
On device
The learning happens on the device in your hands. Our children's apps keep a child's work on that device and keep working without an internet connection.
Privacy first
Our children's apps have no analytics, no tracking and no accounts for kids. A child's privacy and safety always come before growth.
In our apps for children: no analytics, no tracking, no ads.
What your child does in our apps stays with your child. Their privacy and safety come before growth, every time.
Across every app we make, for kids or grown ups, we never sell your data. In some apps for adults we may use analytics, only to understand what to improve.
Who we are
A family company, first and always.
Our ideas come from around the family table: Grandmom, my brother, his two girls, and a few random ideas of my own. Then one person brings them to life from a coffee shop. The girls are our first testers and toughest critics, and every app starts with one question: would we put this in front of them?
Passionate about family
Family is why we do this. We want software that gives families more good time together, not software that pulls them apart.
Passionate about software
We love making things. We sweat the details, from the first tap to the last pixel, because well made software is a joy to use at any age.
Made to be shared
Many of our apps are made to be enjoyed side by side, with a parent and child reading, learning and laughing together.
Responsible AI
We use AI thoughtfully, and only where it truly helps.
AI can make software kinder, smarter and more helpful. It can also be careless. We aim to use it responsibly, with families in mind at every step.
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Helpful, not hype
We only reach for AI when it makes an app genuinely better for the person using it, never as a gimmick.
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On device where we can
Wherever possible, AI features run on your device, so personal information never needs to leave it.
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Your family is not training data
We do not use your family's data, and especially not your child's, to train AI models.
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People stay in charge
We design AI features to be clear, predictable and age appropriate, with grown ups firmly in control.
Our apps
Things we have made.
A question from a parent?
We are a family too, and we read every email. Ask us anything about how our apps work or how we look after your child's privacy.
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