● FOR BUILDERS AGE 8–14NEW_SEASON / SPRING_26
you're a builder.
let's ship.
Tekku helps 8–14 year olds build real apps and games with AI. Not watching tutorials. Not just chatting. Actually shipping things they can send to their friends.
FOUNDING 50
private beta, invite only
$99/mo
first 50 families, forever
Stage 1
3 families, live build loop
BUILD_LIVE
PROJ_0472Dog Treat Dispenser App
by maya, age 11
🦴
treats_today: 3
♥ 248shared_with: 14
PHASE_05
SHIP
Send the link. Watch it travel.
PHASE_02
PLAN
Break it into small steps.
AI_THINKING
> we need a button that
gives a treat when tapped.
should it have sound?
gives a treat when tapped.
should it have sound?
X_COORD: 240.00
CANVAS: 100%
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● GLASS-BOX AIwatch the AI
DEMO / INTERACTIVEwatch the AI
think, out loud.
Real building isn't one prompt and you're done. It's a back-and-forth — the AI thinks, shows you, checks in, and you steer. Tekku makes every step visible so kids learn to drive, not just watch.
PLAN →CHECK-IN →PLAN →CHECK-IN →THINK →BUILD →TEST-TOGETHER →SHIP
AI_THINKING_STREAM
MODEL_V3 / 8BYOUR_IDEA:
LIVE_PREVIEWTHINKING…
◌ working…
● PROMPT_DOJOdescribing what you want
GROWTH_TRAJECTORYdescribing what you want
is a real skill.
The builders of the next decade won't just write code — they'll describe outcomes. Tekku turns this into a practice: every prompt, every iteration, kids get sharper at saying exactly what they mean. Watch how the same idea, described three ways, produces three very different builds.
THE_KID_TYPES
>a game
2 words · 0 specific detailsLVL_01
💡 You start here. One word. The AI guesses.
AI_UNDERSTANDS
>Hmm. What kind of game?
>I'll guess — maybe a guessing game?
>I'll make something generic…
WHAT_GETS_BUILT
Random generic thing
MATCH_TO_VISION: 30%
Works, but it might not be what you imagined.
● TEKKU_COACHES_YOU
your prompts get sharper every week.
WEEK_01
3
WORDS
35%
MATCH
"a pet game"
WEEK_04
9
WORDS
58%
MATCH
"a game where i feed my dog treats"
WEEK_09
18
WORDS
78%
MATCH
"feed-my-dog game, 3 types of treats, happiness meter"
WEEK_14
34
WORDS
94%
MATCH
"my dog pablo gets grumpy if fed the same treat twice, celebrates with a wag at 10 treats, gentle not loud"
💪 Maya's prompts grew 11× more specific in 14 weeks. That's the real skill — and Tekku gives gentle nudges (“could you say more about the feel?”) to build the habit.
● THE BUILD QUESTfive phases.
SDLC / AGILE_KID_MODEfive phases.
every real builder does them.
This is the real way professional engineers ship software. We made it a quest so kids can see, touch, and feel every phase.
PHASE_01
SPARK
What do you want to build?
Pick an idea — big or tiny.
1
PHASE_02
PLAN
Break it into tiny steps
With AI as your planning buddy.
2
PHASE_03
BUILD
Make the thing
Watch the code come alive.
3
PHASE_04
TEST
Does it actually work?
Break it. Fix it. Break it again.
4
PHASE_05
SHIP
Send the link to the world
Friends, family, the galaxy.
5
● THE APP / WALKTHROUGH
6 MAIN_SCREENSinside tekku.
Click through the main screens. Everything is built to feel like a workshop, not a classroom — but the scaffolding is real engineering discipline.
tekku.build / HOME.app
● LIVE_PREVIEWTUESDAY / 4:12PM
hi, maya 👋
you've shipped 3 projects. level: apprentice builder.
STREAK
7
days
XP
1,240
this week
BUILDS
3
shipped
RANK
#42
in grade 6
KEEP_GOING
🦴
Dog Treat Dispenser
phase 3 of 5 · BUILD
TODAY_QUEST
+150 XPEXPIRES 7H
Build something that uses sound.
A soundboard, a beat maker, a talking pet — your call.
FRIENDS_SHIPPING
● THEY DIDN'T WAIT.young builders
SPOTLIGHT_SERIESyoung builders
already changing things.
These are real kids who shipped real things. Not one of them waited for permission. Tekku exists to make the next one of them possible.
★
AGE 13
[Name — provided by you]
Built a viral iOS game that hit #4 in App Store
“I didn’t wait to be a grown-up to make something real.”
★
AGE 12
[Name — provided by you]
Launched a climate-data dashboard used by her school district
“Adults kept saying “that’s so complicated” so I just... built it.”
★
AGE 14
[Name — provided by you]
Shipped an open-source CLI that has 8k stars on GitHub
“My first build was trash. My tenth was okay. My fiftieth got famous.”
FOR GROWN-UPS
the screen-time question,
answered differently.
answered differently.
Not all hours with a screen are equal. Tekku turns passive consumption into active creation — with real pedagogy underneath.
PARENT_REVIEWS / 4.9_STAR
“
He used to beg for more YouTube. Now he begs to finish his build before dinner.
— Sarah K., mom of 9yo
“
She explained 'state' to me at the dinner table. I'm an engineer. I was not prepared.
— Dev N., dad of 11yo
“
First tech thing I've ever paid for that both my kids actually finish the session.
— Priya R., parent of 10 & 13
PARENT_FAQ
● PLANS
PRICING / USDsimple. honest.
MOST_PARENTS_PICK
PRIVATE BETA
Founding Families
$99/month
✓Unlimited projects for your kid
✓Full AI thinking stream
✓Parent dashboard + moderation view
✓Private sharing with family
✓Direct line to the founder
✓Grandfathered price forever
● WHY_WE_MADE_THIS
The next generation isn't going to use AI.
They're going to build with it.
They're going to build with it.
Kids today are the last generation that'll remember what it was like before AI was everywhere. They'll also be the first who grow up treating it like clay — a material you shape to make things.
Tekku exists because we think that's a huge shift, and the kids who learn early to plan, build, test, and ship will have a running start on everything that comes next. Not just coding — agency. The quiet confidence that says: “I can make that.”
[Founder Name]
FOUNDER / TEKKU
let's build something.
14 days free. Cancel any time. Your kid ships their first real thing this week.