itofoo vs Uncle Bear

itofoo is a charity service designed for day care centers and loving parents. It consists of two apps, one is “itofoo T” for the staff at day care, the other is “itofoo” for parents. With the beautifully designed app, parents are able to see the updates made by staff in real time, or take notes while children are at home, such as diet, body temperature or even photos. A child can have multiple adults taking care of it and they all can share the information firsthand. (You may use itofoo independently in case you aren’t using any day care service. Once you decide to go for child care, historic data will be seamlessly connected with the center, continuing all the information stored in database. itofoo also does stats assessment besides recording and sharing. For example, when the stats of the child are entered correctly, the app will calculate BMI index and give ranking among the peers according to WHO. Another example is you can jump to any date to check the child’s records for medical reference. Still, our services need a lot of field tests and improvements. We therefore pledge to listen to feedbacks, either from parents or staff, as carefully as possible and deliver more features to your hands.

Uncle Bear tells stories about the world in Chinese and English — helping kids aged 3-8 discover the world while picking up everyday English, one bedtime at a time. ◆ Stories that open up the world - Topics range from Taiwanese folklore and everyday science to world classics: the zodiac animals, the Nian beast, day and night, rainbows, seeds, caterpillars becoming butterflies... - Kids get to know the world through stories, not flashcard drills - The library keeps growing; the format stays the same ◆ Bilingual, with Chinese as the scaffold - Cultural ideas (the zodiac, Chang'e, Sun Moon Lake...) are explained clearly in Chinese - Each episode teaches 4-6 high-frequency everyday English sentences, each followed by a plain-Chinese recap the first time it appears - Understandable and usable — not a curriculum, no pronunciation scoring ◆ Screen-free English exposure - Made for listening — no need to stare at a screen - Each episode runs 3-5 minutes, opening with "Story time!" and closing with "Good night!" to build a daily ritual - Every episode ends with a recall question and a pause, inviting kids to speak up before the answer plays ◆ Plays on the lock screen - Background playback with lock-screen controls, perfect for bedtime and car rides ◆ Every episode ends on its own - No autoplay into the next episode — parents decide whether to play one more ◆ Word cards for reading together - Tap a word card to hear the word read aloud — a light interaction for parents reading along with their kids ◆ Offline and private - Free stories come bundled; purchased story packs play offline once downloaded - No account, no sign-up, Data Not Collected, no analytics SDKs