The Play Way App vs InnerSteps

The Play Way App is designed to provide grown ups and kids a huge variety of play opportunities. It’s worry free screen-time that helps children get playing - all while building key skills for life. For grownups, the app also offers free advice from trusted professionals. Our team of OTs, educators, speech therapists and paediatric therapists offer insights around topics like developmental milestones, speech development, communication, motor skills and beyond.

For the kid who feels it all. InnerSteps is where kids 5-9 learn to handle the hard moments, from school mornings to bedtime to worries, through stories and games they genuinely love. Built with 50+ child psychologists. Free to start. No ads ever. SOUND FAMILIAR? The morning that falls apart before you are even out the door. The worries that show up right at bedtime. The "I do not want to go" that seems to come from nowhere. This is not who your child is. They just have not been shown what to do yet. HOW INNERSTEPS WORKS Watch it. Practise it. Use it. 1. WATCH IT Your child follows Ricky, a croc who feels it all, and his best mate Waffle, a tiny wizard-detective mouse. Together they face the exact moments your child faces, and learn what to do. 2. PRACTISE IT Then a game makes the skill stick. By practising it in play, they make it truly theirs. 3. USE IT So when the real hard moment comes, your child knows exactly what to do. On their own, without you having to prompt them. WHAT'S INSIDE - Animated story adventures, fully narrated, perfect for kids who are not confident readers yet - Games that turn calm-down skills into something kids actually want to practise - A Calm Down tool your child can open any time they need it: notice it, calm your body, take the step - Short by design, around 10 minutes a day, so it never becomes a screen-time battle - Profiles for siblings, so the whole family can play - No ads. No distractions. Nothing to interrupt them, ever. WHY PARENTS TRUST INNERSTEPS - Built with 50+ child psychologists, using the methods clinicians use, rebuilt as play kids choose - Winner of 20+ awards - WITSA 2024 Global E-Education Platform of the Year - iAwards 2024 Winner - Featured in Forbes and The Australian - Made in Australia, for Australian families WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING "My son absolutely loves his stories, we have read them countless times and even better, his worries are dissipating!" (Bryony) "My daughter is already talking about her Billy the Bodyguard (the amygdala) away from the app, and it is only been a week!" (Reuben) "InnerSteps has had such a positive effect on my son. I want more!" (Mark) START FREE Your first 6 adventures are completely free. Stories and games, start to finish, no payment details needed. Love it? One simple one-time purchase unlocks the full series. Yours forever. No subscription. Download InnerSteps and start their first adventure today. InnerSteps is an educational program that teaches emotional skills through stories and play. It is not a medical, psychological or therapeutic service, and is not a substitute for professional care. Questions? We are based in Sydney so just contact us at hello@innersteps.org!