Apps Built For Real Home Ed Families
Two thoughtfully built apps — BOBBY for daily routines and rewards, and FRANKIE for non-verbal communication. Designed with and for SEND, autistic, ADHD and selectively mute children. Both included free with every Happy Home Education subscription.
Free to start, no card needed: a child’s profile, a weekly planner and 4 free lessons. £4.99/month for full access, cancel anytime.
Meet the appsMeet BOBBY
A task and reward app built for families — designed around the rhythm of home education.
Parents set up daily tasks and rewards. Children complete them, earn coins, and spend them in a reward shop they can actually look forward to. Structure without rigidity. Progress without pressure. That's BOBBY.
How it works
Parents
Set up tasks, review completions, approve coins, and gift bonus rewards for extra effort.
Kids
Tap tasks as done, earn coins, build a streak, and spend your balance in the reward shop.
Reward Shop
Kids spend coins on treats you pick — screen time, days out, family film night, and more.
Bonus Coins
Gift extra coins for kindness, effort, or going above and beyond — recognition goes a long way.
Built from the rhythm problem
One of the biggest challenges our community told us about isn't curriculum — it's rhythm. Getting the day started, keeping momentum, and avoiding the afternoon slump. Without the structure of a school day, it can feel like a constant battle. BOBBY came from listening to hundreds of home educating parents and understanding what actually works for families — flexible, visual, rewarding, and kind.
What BOBBY includes
Secure PIN login
Parent and child modes with secure PIN login for kids
Custom tasks
Customisable daily tasks with coin values you set
Parent approval
Parent approval flow — you control when coins are awarded
Reward shop
Stocked with treats you choose for your child
Daily streaks
Build lasting habits with visible streak counters
Avatar builder
Kids personalise their profile with skin, hair and backgrounds
Bonus coins
Gift extra coins for kindness and going the extra mile
Simple setup
Set up your tasks and rewards in a few straightforward steps.
See it in action
Welcome to BOBBY
2-minute family setup
Pick starter tasks
Pick starter rewards
You're all set
Parent dashboard
Kids profiles & PINs
Gift bonus coins
Kids PIN login
Build your avatar
Kid home & balance
My tasks
Waiting for approval
Well done — coins awarded!
Coins earned
Reward shop (saving up)
Reward shop (buy reward)
Waiting on parent
Ready to enjoy
Meet FRANKIE
A non-verbal communication app built specifically for selectively mute and autistic children.
FRANKIE gives children four ways to express themselves — through symbols, drawing, typing, or an instant help alert — in a calm, distraction-free space designed entirely around them. No adverts. No clutter. Just a quiet, powerful tool that lets every child be heard.
Four ways to communicate
Speak
Pick symbol tiles to build a message. Tap to speak it aloud.
Draw
Draw how you feel with your finger or stylus on a calming canvas.
Text
Type a message and show it or speak it — with a built-in emoji keyboard.
I Need Help Now
One-tap alert that notifies a grown-up immediately when a child needs urgent support.
Built so every child can be heard
A significant and growing part of our community are parents home educating children who are selectively mute or autistic. These families often choose home education precisely because mainstream schooling doesn't meet their child's communication needs. We heard from parents that existing communication tools are either too complex, too expensive, or simply not designed with their child in mind. FRANKIE is our answer — thoughtful, affordable, and built around the actual children who will use it. Every child deserves to be heard. FRANKIE makes that possible.
What FRANKIE includes
Symbol board
Emoji-based tiles across emotions, needs, actions and people
Full-screen display
So carers can read messages clearly from a distance
Free-draw canvas
Pen, eraser, shapes and stamps for visual expression
Text composer
Emoji keyboard with built-in text-to-speech
Help alert
One-tap 'I Need Help Now' alert for urgent moments
Parent Mode
Customise symbols and settings for your child
See it in action
Welcome to FRANKIE
Four ways to communicate
Symbol communication board
Full-screen symbol display
Drawing canvas
Text & emoji composer
Full-screen message display
Built for SEND families first
BOBBY and FRANKIE are designed for the home educating community, with particular care for children with additional needs.
Autistic children
Visual, predictable structure with calm interfaces and parent control.
ADHD children
Short, rewarding tasks with instant feedback and dopamine-friendly streaks.
Selectively mute children
Multiple non-verbal ways to communicate — symbols, drawing, text and alerts.
All home ed families
Daily rhythm tools that work for any home educating household, SEND or not.
Get BOBBY & FRANKIE — free with your subscription
Join Happy Home Education from £4.99/month and unlock both apps for your whole family. Cancel any time.
Free to start, no card needed: a child’s profile, a weekly planner and 4 free lessons. £4.99/month for full access, cancel anytime.
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