Tell Kiko the start time
School at 8:00, music lessons at 4:30, swimming at 5:15. Add how long getting ready and travelling usually take.
A gentle on-time coach for kids
No rushing.
No rushing.
No panic.
Just Kiko.
Kiko is a red panda — or a fox, panda, tiger or lion — who plans backwards from school, practice or class — then reminds your child twice and celebrates every on-time morning with stars, outfits and a world to decorate.
- No ads
- No account
- No internet needed
- Everything on the phone
One small job, done kindly: help a kid get out the door on time — without nagging, countdowns shouted from another room, or tears.
How it works
Kiko does the maths. You do the morning.
Kiko plans backwards
Kiko shows exactly when to start getting ready and when to leave — plus a little buffer for the shoe that goes missing.
Two reminders, then stars
A gentle nudge at prep time and another at leave time. Arrive on time and Kiko celebrates — and a star lands in the pouch.
A world that grows
Every on-time day makes Kiko’s world a little bigger.
Stars buy decorations, and lifetime on-time days unlock new places for Kiko to sit. Nothing ever re-locks — a missed day can’t take anything away.
Bamboo Grove
Kiko’s home. Flowers, a lantern, butterflies and a koi pond.
Start
Zoo
A panda friend, a snack cart and a red balloon.
7 on-time days
City
A pigeon on the shelter, a bicycle and a food truck.
14 on-time days
Cozy Room
A star night-light, a toy chest and a sleepy cat.
21 on-time days
Space
A mini satellite, a little robot and a toy rocket.
30 on-time daysLittle things that help
Built for real mornings, not perfect ones.
Weekday schedules
School Monday to Friday, music lessons on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Each event knows which days it happens.
Two kind reminders
One to start getting ready, one to leave. Snooze five minutes or tap “I’m on my way”.
A pet, not a nag
Tap Kiko for a hop, drag across him for a happy squish and hearts. He has moods, not lectures.
Home-screen widget
The next leave time on the home screen, with Kiko. Tap it to open the countdown.
Holiday mode
Pause reminders for a week. Events, stars and Kiko’s world stay exactly as they are.
Outfits & snacks
Spend stars on a scarf, a beanie or a star cape — and the occasional bamboo snack.
Grace leaves
Earn one every ten on-time days. A missed day uses a leaf instead of resetting the streak.
Calm by default
Reduce-motion setting, soft chime you can mute, and a countdown that keeps the screen awake.
Languages
Kiko speaks English and Spanish. He’s ready to learn more.
Every screen, reminder, widget label and shop item is stored as a translatable string — adding a language doesn’t mean rebuilding the app. English and Spanish ship first. Tell us which language your family needs and it moves up the list.
Request a languageEnglish
Included at launch
Español
Included at launch
Your language?
Translations are a text file away
Tricky time
For kids who find time tricky.
“Five more minutes” is easy to say and hard to picture. Kiko makes the time left something your child can see, asks for one thing at a time, and warns before anything changes — so getting ready stops being a negotiation.
- Time you can see. A ring empties as the minutes run out, and the time left sits on screen big enough to read from the hallway — so “seven minutes” stops being an abstract idea.
- One step at a time. A short checklist — shoes, backpack, lunchbox — with a step mode that shows only the next thing and one big Done button.
- A warning before the change. A reminder to start getting ready, a five-minute warning, then the call to leave — before the moment, not after your child has finally settled into something.
- No shame words. Nothing flashes red, nothing says “you failed”. A slow morning is just a slow morning, and a grace leaf quietly covers a missed day.
- Calm mode. Reduced motion, a soft chime you can mute, and a countdown that keeps the screen awake instead of demanding attention.
Why parents ask about ADHD. Many families use Kiko for ADHD-related time blindness — the feeling that time is either “now” or “not now”. A visible timer, one instruction at a time, and a warning before a transition are the same things plenty of families already do at home. Kiko is a routine and planning tool: not a medical device, not a diagnosis, not a treatment. If you are exploring ADHD with your child, your paediatrician, GP or school is the right place to start.
Kiko helps with routines and reminders. It does not diagnose, treat or manage any medical or developmental condition.
For parents
Private by design. Boring on purpose.
No account. No ads. No analytics. No internet permission at all — the app literally cannot phone home.
- Events, stars and Kiko’s world live in the phone’s own storage.
- Reminders are local alarms. Nothing is sent to a server.
- It never blocks other apps and never asks for accessibility access.
- No streak-shaming: a missed day is handled with a grace leaf, not a guilt trip.
- Commute times are typed by you. Kiko has no location permission and makes no map requests.
Questions
Good questions, short answers.
What ages is it for?
Roughly 4 to 10 — kids who can follow a simple “get ready now, leave now” rhythm with a grown-up nearby. The language and the art are deliberately gentle.
Is it suitable for kids with ADHD?
It can be a genuinely useful routine tool. Kiko keeps the time left visible as a large countdown, breaks getting ready into short checklist steps, and warns before prep time and leave time — the kinds of support that often help with time blindness. It also avoids shame: nothing turns red, and a missed day is covered by a grace leaf rather than a reset. But Kiko is a planning and reminder app, not a treatment, and it was not designed or clinically tested for ADHD. If you are thinking about ADHD, talk to your child’s clinician — and treat Kiko as one small part of the routine you build together.
Does it need the internet?
No. The app doesn’t even request the internet permission. Plans, stars and decorations are stored on the device.
Does it block apps or track my child?
No and no. Kiko is a planner and a reminder, not a blocker. There is no account, no analytics and no location access.
What happens if we miss a day?
Nothing dramatic. Kiko’s world never shrinks. If you’ve earned a grace leaf, it quietly covers the missed day; otherwise the streak starts again while stars and decorations stay.
When is it available?
We’re finishing the Android release now. The Google Play button will go live here first — follow along there.
Is it available in other languages?
The app ships in English and Spanish. Every word is a translatable string, so a new language can be added without changing the app. Tell us which one your family needs and it moves to the top of the list.
Mornings can be nicer.
One plan, two reminders, and a small friend who is genuinely pleased to see you leave on time.
Coming soon on Google PlayAndroid 8.0 and up. No account needed.