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Same skill · 4 × 6 · different world
For curious kids · ages 6–12 · iOS & web

Helping children learn through
what they love.

Personalized learning that adapts to each child's interests, curiosity, and growth.

The problem

Most children don't dislike learning.
They dislike learning disconnected from meaning.

A child can spend hours on dinosaurs. Hours on game mechanics. Hours on sports. Then stall on a worksheet.

The problem isn't curiosity.
It's context.

Why we built YONA

Curiosity is the most powerful force in learning

So instead of asking children to leave their interests at the door, YONA makes those interests the starting point — the lens every lesson is built through.

The old way

The child adapts to education.

YONA

Education adapts to the child.

There's AI underneath — it's what lets YONA keep up with your child, not the other way around.

There's a reason they say to keep your inner child alive.

How it works

Their obsession becomes the lesson

A child's passion goes in. Real, standards-based learning across every subject comes out — and the loop is what keeps them coming back.

Four steps, on repeat

1

Discover passions

A child tells YONA what they love. That becomes the lens for everything.

2

Generate the learning

AI builds questions, stories and challenges around it — tuned to their level as they go.

3

Build momentum

Honest XP, forgiving streaks and a growing world reward showing up and trying.

4

Grow & guide

Parents and teachers get real, weekly proof of what was learned — and can step in to guide right when it helps.

One loop, start to finish

  1. Discover
  2. Generate
  3. Build
  4. Grow

…then it repeats — every new passion a kid brings becomes the next loop.

A real YONA app screen — the My World home in the Lifting Labs world
A real screen from the private beta — My World, where each child's passions come to life.
Who it's for

One app, three kinds of better

📘

Students

Personalized learning journeys, built around what they love.

🏡

Families

Support without overwhelm — and a clear view of real growth.

🎓

Educators

Personalization at scale, without more hours.

Why families need this

"My child kept learning after I stopped asking."

For homeschool, hybrid, or support at home — YONA gives independent learners a path of their own, and takes the friction off you.

The frustration

"I never really know what's going on with my kid — and when she's stuck, I have no idea how to actually help."

🏡 Parent of a 2nd grader
With YONA

A weekly, plain-language report shows exactly what she learned — and simple ways to help at home.

The frustration

"I'm so busy. I just want something my child can learn from on her own timenot another thing I have to run."

🏡 Parent of two
With YONA

Self-paced, adaptive sessions she opens solo. It adjusts to her in real timeno parent required to keep it moving.

The frustration

"Let's be honest — the system was never built for a kid like mine. He's bright; he's just bored stiff by it."

🏡 Parent in the beta
With YONA

Learning that bends to him — not the other way around. Honest progress you can actually see, and challenge that climbs as he does.

And you're never guessing. This is the live snapshot families open in the app — updating on its own as your child learns.

Cora's snapshot On fire this week! 🔥
Cora Your child · 3rd Grade · Level 19 Explorer
A History
Gymnastics current passion
8h ago last worked
A- Math
B+ Science
A Language
A History
Accuracy All time
  • Math 92%
  • Science 88%
  • Language 94%
  • History 95%

Straight from your family dashboard.

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Why teachers need this

Personalization at scale — without the hours

Built with real classrooms in mind: every child on a path of their own, and the busywork handled.

The frustration

"Communication between teachers and parents is really hard — especially keeping up with grades, updates, etc."

🎓 Allie B. · teacher
With YONA

Announcements, messages and the weekly report reach every family in one tap — in-app, nobody left in the dark.

Assignments, quizzes and lessons in seconds. AI drafts them from your curriculum — you review and send.

Standards-aligned by default. The real curriculum underneath, wrapped in each child's interests.

One assignment, many paths. The same task adapts in difficulty and context to each child.

Scheduling that stays in sync. Plan and assign on a calendar students and parents see too.

Made to share, not rebuild. Curriculum and classroom setups can pass between teachers.

See where every student stands. Per-topic mastery and accuracy, without digging for it.

The AI fits into how you already teach — it doesn't decide it for you.

What families are saying

Ripples we're already seeing

Early beta families, in their own words — and the feature behind each win.

🏡 Maria L. Parent · beta

"For the first time, he asks to do his lessons. Turning dino facts into reading was the cheat code."

Passion-led learning
🏡 Jasmine R. Parent · beta

"I'm slammed at work. She just opens it herself and learns — and it actually adjusts to her."

Self-paced & adaptive
🏡 The Okafors Parents · beta

"The weekly report finally shows us how much he's grown. We're not guessing anymore."

Weekly proof
🎓 Mr. Davies Teacher · beta

"Parent updates used to eat my evenings. Now they go out in one tap and nobody's left in the dark."

Parent updates

Early beta voices, shared with permission. Names shortened for privacy.

Private beta · Jun 15 – Jul 28 · — days left

Help shape the future of learning

This isn't a waitlist — it's a small founding circle of families and teachers shaping YONA before launch, on TestFlight (iOS) and the web. Limited spots, now through July 28. Request your invite and we'll email your access.

No spam. Spots are limited — we email you once when yours opens up.