Teki is made for children aged 4 to 7, with short, cheerful games. This article walks through a session, and what a parent sees and decides along the way.
Getting started
You download Teki, sign in, give your child a nickname and pick a character together. Your child has no account of their own: their profile sits inside your family, and a nickname is all it needs.
A session: 5 to 12 minutes
In Adventure, Teki leads the way step by step along a path through seven worlds: Motion Grove, Story Shore, Island of Numbers and four more. Teki also makes sure every area gets its turn: movement, hands and drawing, talking and stories, attention and memory, numbers, independence and feelings. In Activities, you can pick freely.
Every game has three levels. You choose the one that suits your child.
On screen and on the rug
Lots of games need nothing more than a few blocks and a cushion. That's on purpose: the WHO recommends no more than an hour of sedentary screen time a day for 3 to 4-year-olds, and at least 180 minutes of physical activity. Paediatricians also recommend using what's on screen together with young children (more on the guidelines).
What you decide
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Daily screen time: 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes, or no limit. When it's up, Teki suggests something to play together instead.
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Purchases and settings: only with your parent PIN.
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The level: one of three in every game.
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AI Teki: in Teki Plus and Teki Family, Teki can also talk with your child. It's off until you switch it on, for each child. All about AI Teki
What you see in Progress
Instead of scores, things like "Hands and drawing: 3 times". Reach your weekly goal and you're greeted with "A lovely week together!" We never score your child: you see what you practised.
Without internet
Play downloaded games anywhere: in the car, at the grandparents', on holiday. Once you're back online, your progress updates.
What does it cost?
Teki Basic is free, with 14 games from all seven worlds. You can try Teki Plus and Teki Family free for 7 days. Prices and terms: Pricing.
Sources
- To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more – WHO, 24 April 2019 (read 24 September 2026)
- Media and Young Minds – AAP, Pediatrics 138(5), 2016 (read 24 September 2026)
