Yonder

Yonder

For curious kids, grades 3–8

The geography app I built for my own kid.

I homeschool, and what actually teaches a kid isn't an app that drills — it's the back-and-forth of sitting beside them: introduce one thing, let them try, nudge when they're close, then come back to it until it sticks. I couldn't find software that taught that way, so I built Yonder — the 50 states, their capitals, and the landforms between them, for grades 3–8.

— A dad who homeschools

What parents get How Yonder teaches
Coming soon to the App Store · iPhone & iPad
  • No ads, no trackingNothing is ever sold to your child.
  • No subscriptionOne small one-time purchase — that's all.
Not another multiple-choice app

Half a dozen ways to actually do geography

Kids don't just tap A / B / C. They trace, place, circle, and pin — the active practice that makes knowledge stick and keeps a session from ever feeling like a worksheet on a screen.

TraceSketch a state's outline with a finger.
Drag & matchDrop names onto the right shapes.
CircleLoop the states a river runs through.
Drop a pinPlace a capital right where it sits.
Find on the mapTap a state from memory alone.
AssembleBuild a field-guide entry, piece by piece.
A signpost card — which state?
Trace a state's outline
Find a state on the map
Drag names onto state shapes
Match landform names to pictures
Add an entry to the field guide
The reason they come back

A world worth exploring

Learning earns something real — a home base that grows as you go, and a companion for every state you master.

A camp that grows as you explore

Every discovery earns Trail Coins and fills in a base camp a kid makes their own — a warm reason to come back, never a streak to protect.

  • A camp you decorate — props and gear fill in as you explore.
  • A character you outfit — clothing, packs, tools, and a merit sash.
  • The Trading Post — spend Trail Coins to kit out your crew.
  • Passport stamps — every milestone, in a real Expedition Log.
Your camp by day
Dress and equip your character
Shop the Trading Post
Passport stamps in the Expedition Log

Companions for all fifty states

Master a state and its animal joins your crew — a whole illustrated bestiary that fills in, one region at a time. Kids remember a place because they befriended its creature, not because they drilled it.

DominionVirginia
BluegrassKentucky
BanjoTennessee
PeachGeorgia
TallyFlorida
MagnoliaMississippi
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befriend
When the sun goes down

Camp games by the fire

Every night at camp unlocks three calm mini-games — a reward for the day's exploring, and still quietly built from what they've learned.

StargazeTrace state constellations across the night sky.
FireflyCatch the state shapes as they drift by.
S'moresRoast and stack the perfect one by the campfire.
The camp at night
Pick a camp game by the fire
The Firefly game
The part you'll actually use

Built to hand a parent real tools

Not a black box. You can see what's landed, print practice on paper, and have a real conversation about it.

Progress you can read

See exactly what your kid has mastered and what they're still working — states, landforms, landmarks, capitals — then print a full report or a homeschool-ready year-end summary. Everything sits behind a grown-up gate.

The parent progress screen — coverage bars, printable reports, and worksheets

…and a printable worksheet generator

Six types — label the map, name the capital, match capitals, locate landmarks, identify landforms — as PDFs tailored to what they're learning, at three difficulty levels, each with an answer key.

A promise to parents

Built to be put down

Yonder measures success in what a child has learned — never in minutes spent staring at a screen.

✓No ads, ever. Nothing is sold to your child, and no third parties advertise to them.
✓No tracking. No behavioral analytics, no advertising IDs, no data brokers.
✓No endless streaks. A gentle weekly rhythm — no manipulative daily hooks.
✓Your child's name stays on the device. It is never sent to our servers.
✓A grown-up gate. Accounts, purchases, and settings sit behind a parent check.
✓You're in control. Export or delete your family's data any time, right in the app.
Almost ready to explore

Yonder is coming to iPhone & iPad

We're putting the finishing touches on the trail. Have a question in the meantime?

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