The tactile, calm visual whiteboard and voice recording studio designed to nurture active thinking. No algorithmic feeds, no dopamine loops, zero advertisements—just pure, joyful expression.
Inspired by our sister app Unplugged Podcast Maker, ShowTell is built for parents who want screen time to be active, articulate, and deeply creative.
Children's voices change so fast. When your child uses ShowTell, you don't just get a digital drawing—you capture the authentic, earnest sound of them explaining their world. Long after a drawing is forgotten, hearing their 6-year-old voice explain how plants breathe is an irreplaceable family treasure.
Most kids apps are built like mini-slot machines with endless autoplay, fast cuts, and flashing rewards that leave kids overstimulated. ShowTell is an intentional sanctuary of focus: zero algorithmic feeds, zero ads, and zero dopamine traps. Your child is the director, holding the pen and guiding their own thoughts.
Speaking clearly in front of classmates during school show-and-tell can be intimidating for young children. ShowTell gives kids a safe, unhurried space to organize their reasoning and practice speaking in complete sentences before presenting to teachers and peers.
We believe children's creative work and voice recordings belong solely to your family. ShowTell requires no accounts, collects zero telemetry, and stores all audio and artwork 100% locally on your iPad. What happens on your device stays on your device.
Actual screenshots captured directly from the app. A clean, distraction-free creative workspace designed for little fingers, creative exploration, and articulate voice narration.
A focused workspace built for little fingers and Apple Pencil precision.
Choose from real classroom paper styles: mathematical grid paper, blue handwriting guidelines, dot matrix, and pure white drawing pads.
Hit record, speak your thoughts, and draw in real time. ShowTell turns every session into a synchronized video that can be saved directly to the device Camera Roll or shared with grandparents and teachers.
Direct to Photos app. No external servers or cloud uploads.
Drop interactive stamps right onto the page: Math ten-frames, part-whole models, fraction wheels, science beakers, and speech & thought bubbles.
Jumpstart thinking with high-resolution curriculum diagrams spanning Biology, Anatomy, Nature, Earth, and Space. Every diagram comes equipped with scaffolded inquiry questions tailored for different developmental stages.
Prompts encourage observational evidence, process sequencing, and systems analysis.
Celebrate meaningful milestones without addictive game mechanics. Children earn tactile medals with ribbon tails across learning categories.
Designed to build genuine pride in expressing complex ideas.
Everything you need to know about ShowTell for your family or classroom.
