Name the feeling
A 60-second daily check-in that gives children words for what's going on inside — no typing, no reading required.
A wellbeing app for children · A foundation for those who can't pay
Less screen. More childhood.
One Hope is a gentle daily app that helps children put the phone down, name what they feel, and go play again. Choose a support plan and you unlock it for your own family — and fund free access for a child whose family never could.
Instant access · Cancel anytime · Every plan funds a child
- Giving hope
- Empowering communities
- Changing lives
- Building a better future
10 min
A day is all it takes. Short sessions, then the phone goes down.
6–12
Built for this age range, with audio guidance so reading is never a barrier.
Zero
Ads, autoplay and infinite feeds. Nothing engineered to keep them hooked.
1 : 1
Every plan you choose funds free access for one child in need.
Why we built this
It rarely starts with sadness. It starts with a screen.
A child who scrolls instead of plays loses the two things that protect them most: movement and connection. By the time it looks like depression, the habit is years old. One Hope was built to interrupt that loop early — gently, daily, without shame.
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The phone became the babysitter
Not because parents stopped caring — because the apps were designed to win.
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They stopped saying how they feel
Children rarely say "I'm anxious". They say they're bored, tired, or nothing at all.
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Play got squeezed out
Free, unstructured play is where resilience is built. It is the first thing a screen takes.
Inside the app
Six small things, every day
One Hope isn't another place to spend time. It's a short, warm routine that hands your child back to the real world.
Calm in 3 minutes
Breathing, grounding and wind-down audio built for small bodies, for the moments right before a meltdown.
Play missions
Daily offline challenges that end with the phone face-down: build it, find it, run it, draw it, ask someone about it.
A parent side, too
You see the patterns your child can't explain, plus one plain-language suggestion for the week ahead.
Stories that do the work
Short narrated stories where the characters handle fear, envy and loneliness — so the lesson is lived, not lectured.
Nothing to exploit
No ads, no infinite scroll, no social feed, no data sold. When the session ends, the app closes itself.
How it works
From checkout to calm in one evening
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Choose a support level
Pick the plan that matches what you can give. Every level unlocks the full app — the higher levels simply fund more children.
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Get access by email
Your access details arrive right after checkout. Set your child's profile up in about two minutes.
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Ten minutes a day
One check-in, one calm exercise, one play mission. Then the phone goes down — that's the whole point.
The foundation
Giving children a fighting chance — wherever they are
The app is the tool. The foundation is the reason. Emotional support for children is treated as a luxury in most of the world, and the families who need it most are the ones who can never buy it. Your plan is what closes that gap.
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Where the need is loudest
We start with children in communities across Africa, where mental-health support for kids barely exists.
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Given, never sold
Funded access is delivered free through local schools and community partners — never resold, never advertised on.
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Told back to you
Supporters get a plain report on where the funding went and what it paid for.
One plan, two childhoods
You're not buying an app. You're funding one.
Every plan does the same two things — the only difference is how many children your support reaches.
Your family gets
- Full access to the One Hope app
- Unlimited child profiles in one household
- The parent dashboard and weekly guidance
- Every new feature we release, included
- Human support by email — a person, not a bot
A child in need gets
- Free access, delivered through a local partner
- Audio-first content, so reading is never a barrier
- A safe space with no ads and no strangers
- Support that arrives before a crisis does
- And a report back to you on where it went
Funded access is delivered through vetted local partners.
Support levels
Choose what you can give
Every level unlocks the same app for your family. What changes is how many children you reach.
Friend
For one family, and one child who needed it.
$19.00one-time
- Full app access for your household
- Parent dashboard and weekly guidance
- Funds free access for 1 child
- Email support
Family
For families who want their support to go further.
$59.00one-time
- Everything in Friend
- Funds free access for 3 children
- Priority email support
- Impact report on where your funding went
Guardian
Enough to reach a whole classroom.
$139.00one-time
- Everything in Family
- Funds free access for 10 children
- Named on the supporters page
- Quarterly impact report
The level most of our funding comes from.
Founding Partner
For people and companies backing the mission itself.
$299.00one-time
- Everything in Guardian
- Funds free access for 25 children
- Direct line to the founding team
- Recognition in our annual report
Every level
Give exactly what feels right
Any amount unlocks the full app. Pick the number you're comfortable with.
Questions
Before you choose
What exactly do I get when I choose a plan?
Full access to the One Hope app for your household — the daily check-in, the calm exercises, the play missions, the stories and the parent dashboard. Every plan unlocks the same app. Higher levels fund free access for more children.
How does my plan actually help another child?
Your contribution funds licences that we give away for free through schools and community partners in the regions we work in. Those children pay nothing and see no advertising. We report back on where the funding went.
What ages is One Hope built for?
It's designed for children roughly 6 to 12. Everything important is narrated, so a child who isn't reading confidently yet can still use it alone. Younger children usually enjoy it more alongside a parent.
Is this a replacement for therapy?
No. One Hope is a daily wellbeing habit, not a medical or clinical treatment. If your child is struggling in a way that worries you, please speak to a doctor or a mental-health professional.
What happens to my child's data?
We don't sell data and we don't run advertising inside the app. Full details are in our privacy policy, linked in the footer.
How do I get access after paying?
Your access details are emailed to you straight after checkout. If nothing arrives, check your spam folder and then contact us — we'll sort it out.
Hope today, change tomorrow
Give a childhood back. Two, actually.
Ten minutes a day for your child. Free access for a child who has nothing like it. That's the whole deal.
Instant access · Cancel anytime · Every plan funds a child