Picture trails your kid can follow, one hop at a time.
Turn mornings, bedtime and the scramble out the door into a path of pictures. Ready-made steps get you set up in a few minutes. If your kid does better with photos of their own sink and shoes, swap those in. Then they tap each step, and their buddy hops along to the star.
- Free, no account
- Works in airplane mode
- Made for pre-readers
Tap the step with the yellow ring.
How it works
Build it once. Your kid runs it every day.
- 1
Make the trail
Name it “Morning” or “Bedtime”, or start from a sample trail.
- 2
Add the steps
Pick from ready-made steps, or snap a photo of your own toothbrush.
- 3
Choose the buddy
Pick a ready-made buddy, or upload their favorite stuffed animal or the family dog.
- 4
Hand over the tablet
Big pictures, and nothing they can delete by accident.
Tap mode
Tap the current picture and the buddy hops ahead by itself. Easiest for little ones.
Drag mode
Your kid drags the buddy to the next picture. Slower, and great for kids who want to do it themselves.
Made for your kid
Pictures that work for your kid
Start with ready-made pictures, or use photos and your own voice when your kid needs something familiar. Plenty of pre-readers and neurodivergent kids follow a step more easily when it shows their own things. Photos and printing are free today. Voice and timers are coming with Family Cloud.
Ready-made pictures, or your own photos
The built-in pictures get a trail ready in minutes. Some kids need to see their own sink or coat hook to know what a step means, so any step can use a photo you take.
Your voice on a step
Record “Jammies time, bug!” once. It plays when the step comes up, even on a night you're not the one doing bedtime.
A countdown kids can see
A ring drains around the current picture, so time running out is something they watch, not a number they have to read.
Print it for the wall
Turn any trail into cut-out cards, a wall strip or a wall board for the bathroom wall or grandma's fridge.
Free or paid
What's free, and what's in Family Cloud
The free app works today for one child on one device. Family Cloud includes everything in Free, plus the rows marked below. It isn't available yet.
| Feature | Free | Family Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited trails and steps | Included | Included |
| Ready-made steps, or your own with an emoji or photo | Included | Included |
| A photo buddy that hops along the trail | Included | Included |
| Tap mode and drag mode | Included | Included |
| Works offline, no account | Included | Included |
| Backup file you save yourself | Included | Included |
| Printable cards, wall strips and wall boards | Included | Included |
| Your voice recorded on each step | Not included | Included |
| Visual countdown timer on a step | Not included | Included |
| Up to 5 children, and copying a trail to a sibling | Not included | Included |
| Two kids side by side, and shared family goals | Not included | Included |
| Same trails on every tablet and phone, backed up for you | Not included | Included |
| Co-parents, grandparents and sitters, with handoff notes | Not included | Included |
Where your trails live
On your tablet, or everywhere
Free: stays on your tablet
There's no account to make and no sign-in. Trails and photos live in your browser on that device, and it all works in airplane mode. The trade-off: nothing is backed up for you, so download a backup file from the grown-up corner now and then.
Family Cloud: coming soon
Your trails are backed up and open on every tablet and phone. Invite a co-parent, grandparent or sitter, and handoff mode shows them tonight's trails and your notes. Photos and recordings stay private to the grown-ups you invite. No ads, nothing sold, nothing used to train AI.
Plans
Which plan would you pick?
The free app works today, and Family Cloud is coming soon. Pick the plan you'd actually choose. Nothing is charged.
Questions
Can I use it now?
Yes. Open tinytrailsapp.com in your tablet's browser, then add it to the home screen. It opens full screen with no address bar for small fingers to find.
Do you collect info about my child?
Not in the free app: everything stays on your device. This page only asks a grown-up for an email and a plan pick. Family Cloud will ask for your permission before it stores anything about your child.
What happens if I clear my browser?
In the free app, your trails go with it unless you downloaded a backup. Restore from backup puts everything back. Family Cloud will back up for you.
Are these prices final?
Not yet. Family Cloud is coming soon, and prices may change before it opens. Nothing is charged by joining.
I'm a therapist or teacher. Is this for me?
Pick “Therapist or teacher” when you sign up. We're planning a way for families to share trails with their care team and want to hear from you.
What devices does it work on?
Any tablet, phone or computer with a modern browser. Tablets work best: the pictures are big and the buddy has room to hop.