Small, ad-free apps for kids, made by Ellie's dad

Simple, calm games for kids, on iPhone and iPad. There are no ads and no accounts, so you can hand one over without worrying about what pops up. I'm Erik, and I started making them for my daughter Ellie in 2011.

Erik Bye with his wife Jaime and their daughter Ellie, outdoors on a summer day
Jaime, Ellie and me. The company is named after her.

Color Dots: Baby Sensory Game

Your baby touches the screen, and the screen answers back.

Free · In-App Purchases

iOS 26+

It's free to download. There's one optional unlock inside if you want everything.

What's in it Download on the App Store
Baby Mini Games: bright colored dots on a purple screen, ready to tap Fun for Little Fingers: colored dots trailing across a teal screen Lots of Mini Games: the game picker with Classic, Collector, Counting, Alphabet, Emoji Party and Paint Party

Math Duel

Two kids, one iPad, split down the middle. First to answer wins.

Free · In-App Purchases

iOS 15+

It's free to download. There's one optional unlock inside if you want everything.

What's in it Download on the App Store
Quick Math Practice: a two-player game on one screen, each player with their own sum and answers One or Two Player: the Math Duel title screen with One Player, Two Players and Practice Versus Mode: two players racing to pick the right answer to their own sums

Geography Duel

Race to find it on the map, alone or head to head.

One-time purchase

iOS 26+

It's a one-time purchase, with nothing else to buy inside it.

What's in it Download on the App Store
Two-player duel on one screen: each player has their own map of the United States and a place to find One-player game: a map of the United States with the prompt Find: New Jersey Settings: pick which places to practice, from all states or one US region to countries

  • Vet Island

    Be the island vet and patch up more than 25 animals.

    Free to download, sells coin packs inside

  • Dot Collector

    Catch the bouncing dots and drop them in the hole.

    One-time purchase, nothing else to buy

  • Bee Ready

    Alarms that let a kid run their own morning.

    One-time purchase, nothing else to buy

  • Math Duel: Money Practice

    Counting coins and making change, one player or two.

    One-time purchase, nothing else to buy

Using them in a classroom

There's nothing to set up. Install the app, hand a kid the iPad, and they're playing. No class roster, no student logins, nothing to type in for each child.

Buying for a whole classroom, or need something in writing for your school? Email me and I'll answer it myself.

Accounts
None. No logins, no student names, no email addresses.
Ads
None, in any of the 7 apps.
Works offline
Every app works without Wi-Fi once it's installed.
Data
6 apps send anonymous usage counts that can't identify a child. App by app.
Sharing an iPad
Math Duel and Geography Duel split one screen between two players.
Staying on task
iPad’s Guided Access can lock the device to a single app, so a kid can’t wander off into something else.
Things for sale inside
Color Dots: one optional unlock. Math Duel: one optional unlock. Vet Island: coin packs. Nothing else sells anything.