Turn family moments
into heirloom wooden puzzles.
A calm digital toy box designed for little hands. Turn everyday family photos into chunky wooden puzzles with magnetic snap physics, soothing acoustic sounds, and zero overstimulation.
How Koda works.
No accounts to create. No endless menus. Your child taps into play in three quiet steps.
Pick any photo
Choose a photo of your family puppy, weekend trip, or child’s drawing. Apple Vision automatically frames the main subject so it centers naturally.
Choose your piece count
Switch effortlessly between 4 chunky blocks for toddlers, 9 blocks for preschoolers, or 16 classic interlocking pieces as your child grows.
Snap & Celebrate
Pieces lift with realistic elevation shadows and lock with acoustic wooden thocks. When solved, cut seams dissolve to reveal the full picture.
Built like an heirloom toy.
Most digital games are designed like slot machines. Koda is designed like a physical wooden toy on your living room floor.
Whole-hand touch defense.
Toddlers don’t touch screens with a single delicate finger. They lean their whole hand, rest their palms, and drag with enthusiasm. Koda features a dedicated multi-touch filter that isolates active puzzle pieces and ignores resting palms.
Acoustic wooden foley.
Zero electronic synthesizer blips or abrasive cartoon alarms. Every pickup, slide, and snap was engineered from acoustic recordings of real Scandinavian beechwood and soft felt trays.
Zero data collected. Ever.
Koda requires no login, collects no behavioral telemetry, and has zero third-party tracking scripts. When your family takes a flight or goes camping, Koda works 100% offline.
Hold the actual puzzle in your hands.
Does your toddler have a favorite solved family photo? Through our Grown-Up Corner, you can order a real physical wooden keepsake puzzle printed at 300 DPI on thick birchwood and shipped in a collector tin.
From screen to toy box.
Every custom puzzle created in the app can be manufactured into a real heirloom wooden keepsake. Produced on thick FSC-certified birchwood with rounded corners and delivered in an embossed brushed-aluminum collector’s tin.
Why calm matters.
A direct look at the difference between dopamine-chasing kids apps and Koda.
| Experience | Typical Kids Apps | Koda: Puzzles |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Stimulation | Flashing banners, neon fireworks, sensory fatigue | Warm birchwood, soft shadows, calm pace |
| Sound Design | Synthesizer sirens, loud casino loops, siren dings | Acoustic wood thocks, soft felt, kalimba chime |
| Monetization | Predatory recurring weekly subscriptions ($7.99/wk) | Free starter forever · Optional one-time Family Pass |
| Ads & Commercials | Full-screen unskippable video ads with tiny close buttons | Zero ads, zero banners, zero marketing popups |
| Privacy & Data | Behavioral tracking SDKs, ad network identifiers | Zero tracking, zero analytics, private Apple Vision |
| Offline Usability | Requires constant Wi-Fi to load ads and server assets | 100% offline in airplane mode anywhere |
Common parent questions.
Everything you need to know about privacy, pricing, and how Koda is built.
Yes. There are zero ads, zero banner popups, and zero recurring subscription traps. The app includes generous starter puzzles and a free custom photo slot. If you want to store unlimited custom family puzzles, you can unlock the Family Pass with an honest, one-time purchase.
Koda uses Apple’s native private photo picker (PHPicker). That means Koda never asks for broad access to your entire camera roll. The single photo you tap is sliced locally on your device using Apple Vision. Your photos are never uploaded to any cloud server or third-party database.
Koda was calibrated for ages 2 through 6. The 4-block grid features chunky quarter pieces designed for toddler motor skills and finger coordination. The 9-block grid gives preschoolers a fun challenge, while the 16-piece grid offers classic interlocking shapes for older kids.
Yes, 100%. All puzzle cutting, piece rendering, haptic synthesis, and local storage happen directly on your iPad or iPhone without any internet connection required. It is an ideal companion for flights, road trips, and restaurant visits.
No. All settings, photo imports, and keepsake purchases are strictly locked behind our Grown-Up Corner. To open it, a user must continuously hold the wooden gate for three full seconds with active visual and haptic resistance, complying with Apple's strictest Kids Category requirements.
Give your child a calmer way to play.
Available for iPad and iPhone on iOS 17+. Download today and turn your first family memory into a tactile wooden puzzle.