Pricing

One license per kid. 14 days, no-conditions refund.

Pay once. No subscription to use the software. Pick one creative track or all four, add siblings for the price of a video game, and let your kid’s first public URL pay for the rest.

Zero-commitment proof first. The buy buttons can wait.
Two ways in

Buy one track. Or all four for $50 more.

Every license is for one kid. Add siblings for $49 each. The standalone software does not require an AI subscription — bring your own, or add our managed Co-Pilot later.

One track

$99once
Game · Story · Site · or Movie

For the kid with one project they’re dying to make.

  • Pick any one track, unlimited projects
  • $49 per additional sibling on the same track
  • Visible-AI maker loop with keep / revise / undo
  • Parent-approved publishing to a public URL
  • Free bug-fix and minor updates, forever
  • Upgrade to all four anytime for the $50 difference
Choose a track
What every license includes

A full studio. Four ways in.

Same studio on the Mac and in the browser. The kid’s work syncs; you sign in once.

Mac desktop app

Signed, notarized .dmg with offline project creation. Pinned scaffolding so versions are deterministic.

Web studio

Same builder, no install. Open studio.tellandshow.ai, sign in with PIN, pick up where the kid left off.

Family dashboard

Per-kid profiles, approval queue, safety log, billing. One sign-in for the parent across every kid.

CLI for older kids

npx create-tns-game my-game · npm install · tns builder. Real terminal practice for kids ready for it.

14 days to see if it fits. Or your money back.

Try Tell and Show for fourteen days. If it isn’t right for your family — whether your kid published yet or not — write us at hello@tellandshow.ai. Full refund. No conditions. No essay required.

Pricing questions

The questions parents ask before buying.

Short answers. For anything else, write us at hello@tellandshow.ai.

Is the bundle better than buying one track first?

Almost always. The all-four bundle is $50 more than one track and unlocks the other three creative surfaces forever. If your kid is dying to start with one specific track, buy that; you can upgrade later for the $50 difference. No one pays twice.

Can I add more siblings later? What does it cost?

Yes. Sibling licenses are $49 each — about the price of a video game — added from the family dashboard any time. The new kid gets their own PIN, profile, and projects within minutes.

The sibling shares whichever bundle you started with. Worked examples: two kids on the all-four bundle is $149 + $49 = $198. Three kids on the all-four bundle is $149 + $49 + $49 = $247. Two kids each on a different single track is $99 + $49 = $148.

For a sibling who wants a different track than the one your first kid started on, write us — we’ll sort it.

Do I need an AI subscription?

No. The standalone software ($99 / $149) does not require a subscription to work. Add our managed Co-Pilot when you’re ready, or bring your own AI subscription via the setup wizard.

Managed Co-Pilot has three tiers, billed per kid:

  • Standard — $30/month ($300/year, two months free). Included on paid kid accounts for the first two months. Right for most projects.
  • Pro — $75/month. Higher per-kid limits for sustained building.
  • Max — $150/month. Top-tier limits for kids running large projects.

Switch tiers any time from the family dashboard. Cancel any time. You’ll never be auto-upgraded.

What if my kid loses interest?

Within 14 days of purchase, write us at hello@tellandshow.ai for a full refund — no conditions, even if your kid isn’t ready to publish yet. After 14 days, the license belongs to your household forever — come back to it in six months, the studio will still be there.

Can I gift a license?

Yes. Buy a track and redeem it on a different email. The recipient gets the standard family dashboard, sibling-add option, and 14-day promise. Gift-card flow is in beta — ask us for the current path.

Are cohorts separate?

Yes. Cohorts are a four-week mentored program where a real human sits in the room with your kid weekly. Cohort tuition includes the all-four software license, so you don’t pay twice. Cohorts start at $299.

Do you offer school or co-op discounts?

Not yet. Tell and Show is built for kid-and-parent households first. If you’re a homeschool co-op or after-school program, write us — we’ll figure out something fair.

Want a real mentor in the room? Four-week cohorts from $299 →

Pick a license. Let the imagining begin.

You’re fourteen days from a real URL your kid named themselves. The promise is on us — the wonder is on them.