Little Cinema
Their own little cinema
Add a whole YouTube collection, or only the single videos you pick. Your child sees those and nothing else, for as long as you say each day.
15 min left todayYour picks onlyTheir home, chosen by you.
Lil' Phil is a free app where kids explore, learn and play. You fill their home screen with stories to read together, games, routines and friends who answer “why?”, then hand it over.
- Free
- You pick every tile
- Parental controls
What's inside
A full library, free from day one
Add what suits your child. Everything else stays out of sight until you choose it.
- 109
Picture books to read together
Bedtime stories, funny stories and stories about big feelings.
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- 100
Wonders, answered out loud
7 friends answer real questions, then go one step deeper.
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- 1,002
Puzzle levels
9 games and two painted worlds, with 14 learning games on the way.
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- 20
Picture routines
Mornings, bath time, bedtime and the doctor, one picture at a time.
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- 5
Calm breaths
Slow breathing to follow together when a feeling gets too big.
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- 76
Things to do off the screen
Little missions like “Find something red”, plus printable packs to do together.
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How it works
Set up in about two minutes
Your child's device, your phone and a free account. Nothing to install from a store.
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1Have a look around!
Open it on their tablet
Go to lil-phil.philomathia.ai. About two in five things play straight away, with no account. On an iPad, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.
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2Link this device
Link it with your phone
Scan the code Lil' Phil shows and sign in to your free Philomathia account, or make one. Then set a four-digit grown-up PIN.
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Roo
The Little Night Train+ Add a YouTube collection
Tic TacticsChoose what's on their home
Pick the books, games, friends and videos that suit your child, and how long each kind of play lasts. Change it any time from your phone.
Run by you
Made for small hands. Run by you.
Every choice a grown-up makes sits behind your PIN. Here's what you can do with it.
15 min left todayYour picks onlyTime for each kind of play
Set a daily time for each game or app. Pause one, or give a little extra today.
Prism Rush
Little Cinema
Storytime
Hellos from people who love them
Invite grandparents and family, and approve who joins. They send a wave, a recorded hello or an idea like “Find something red”. Your child answers with pictures.
Nana: Find something red!Found an apple!
Friends
Friends who answer “why?”
Seven friends answer a hundred real questions out loud while the picture paints itself in. Live talk is there if you want it, and stays off until you turn it on.
Leaving takes a grown-up
Hold the corner for three seconds, then enter your PIN to change the home or unlink the device.
No sign-in for your child
No email and no password. You link the device from your own account.
Ad-free ready-made library
We do not place ads in the ready-made library or use child data for advertising.
See what they loved
What your child opens appears on their page in your account, so you know what to add next.
Stickers, not streaks
Finishing things earns stickers for their sticker book. Nothing nags them to come back.
Answers you can trust
Every wonder was written for children, checked against a named source and recorded ahead of time.
The same free account opens Philomathia for you too, to keep learning, plan support for your family and grow at work.
Hear one now
Why is the sky blue?
Sunlight looks white, but it has every colour mixed inside it. When it shines through the air, the blue bounces around much more than the red and yellow. So when you look up, blue light is coming at you from all over the sky.
Questions
What grown-ups ask
Is Lil' Phil free?
Yes. The stories, wonders, games, routines, calm breaths and activities are free. About two in five play straight away with no account, and a grown-up's free Philomathia account opens the rest. Some optional extras for grown-ups, such as live talk, may need a paid plan. Your child never sees a price.
What ages is it for?
Kids of all ages, from first picture books to tricky logic puzzles with hundreds of levels. Every book, game and wonder shows its ages, so you can pick what fits. Wonders give a simple answer to a younger child and go deeper each time an older child asks why.
Can I choose exactly which videos they watch?
Yes. In Little Cinema you add a whole YouTube collection or only the single videos you pick, and set how long it stays open each day. Videos play in YouTube's own player, which may show YouTube's ads.
Does my child need an account?
No. Your child never signs in or gives an email address. You link their device from your own account, and you can unlink it at any time.
Who can send my child messages?
Only family you invite and approve. They can send a wave, a recorded hello or a small idea to try, and your child answers with pictures.
Which devices does it work on?
Any tablet or phone with a modern browser, including iPad, iPhone and Android. On an iPad or iPhone, open it in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen so it opens full screen like an app.
Can my child wander off to other websites?
No. Lil' Phil has no links out for children. Anything that would leave the app asks for your grown-up PIN first.
Does Lil' Phil use AI?
Tap to ask plays answers that were written, checked against a named source and recorded ahead of time, so no AI model is involved. Live talk is optional: it lets a child aged four or over talk with a friend using live AI, with a daily limit. It stays off until you turn it on.
What happens to my child's activity?
Lil' Phil records what your child opens so you can see it on their page in your account. We do not use child data for advertising. Read how we handle data and how to delete it.
How do you say it?
Little Phil. Phil is short for Philomathia, the love of learning.
Ready when they are
Open Lil' Phil on your child's tablet, link it with your phone, and fill their home with the things you'd pick for them.