From SkillProwess · For ages 4 to 10
Zig & The Whys turns your child's endless questions into short, illustrated answers they can actually follow, then leads them to the next why.
No card needed to look around. Then $7.99 a month or $59.99 a year.
600 short, illustrated answers, written twice for ages 4–6 and 7–10.
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Learn more →Every why is written twice: once for little ones, once for older kids. Switch the age band to see the difference.
Why of the Day
Sunshine is full of hidden colours, and blue likes to bounce all around the sky the most!
Tell me more: Sunlight is secretly a rainbow. The blue bits are the bounciest of all!
Little ones get one warm sentence. Older kids get two or three clear ones, plus a "tell me more" layer.
Every answer links to the next natural question, so a single why becomes a ten-minute adventure.
Pre-readers tap and listen. The voice built into your device reads it aloud; nothing is recorded.
From the big dark of space to the bread rising in your kitchen.
Suns, moons, stars and the big dark in between.
75 whys
Trees, leaves, birds and sleepy winter animals.
75 whysThe squishy, clever machine you live in.
75 whysCreatures with fur, feathers, scales and secrets.
75 whysRain, wind, snow and the sky's big moods.
75 whysEngines, gears and clever contraptions.
75 whysThe ordinary stuff around you, which is secretly amazing.
75 whysWhere dinner comes from and why it tastes like that.
75 whysSmall things that keep them coming back, and keep the questions coming.
Typed or spoken questions get a checked, kid-safe answer. Anything grown-up gets a gentle "let's ask a grown-up" instead.
A microphone button turns spoken questions into words for children who can't type yet.
Every why your child opens is pinned to their own wall, ready to revisit and share.
Step-by-step walkthroughs of real machines, one tap at a time, for older kids who want to see inside.
Days of wondering in a row help Zig level up and collect new accessories.
An optional mode that hides each answer until you've both made a guess. Great at dinner.
A new featured question every day, waiting on the home screen.
Type a few words, even misspelled, and Zig finds the closest whys from all 600.
A PIN-protected Parent Corner puts every setting in your hands.
Start with 7 days of everything, free. Cancel any time from Parent Corner.
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After your trial, if you don't subscribe:
$7.99 / month
All 8 worlds, Ask Zig, voice asking and How Things Work for every child in your home.
$59.99 / year
Everything in monthly, for about $5 a month.
Ages 4 to 6 get one short sentence per answer, read aloud on tap, and are meant to be used alongside a grown-up. Ages 7 to 10 get a fuller answer, a "tell me more" layer and the How Things Work section.
No. Children never sign in. You create a lightweight profile with a first name, an animal buddy and an age band.
Every question typed in is checked before anything is answered. Anything unsafe or grown-up gets a gentle "let's ask a grown-up about that" card instead, answers are kept to kid-safe factual wording for the chosen age band, and there's a daily limit. Every question asked appears in Parent Corner, and you can switch Ask Zig off.
It uses the voice already built into your phone, tablet or computer, so nothing is recorded.
Subscribe for $7.99 a month or $59.99 a year to keep everything. If you don't, Space & Sky, the Why of the Day and the Why Wall stay free.
Open Parent Corner and tap Manage subscription. You keep access until the end of the period you've paid for.
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