Our story
Games for Jewish kids,
made the way we wanted them.
AlephPlay is a single-person, family-funded studio. We make educational games for Jewish children ages 4–13 — the kind of games we wanted to hand our own kids without thinking twice about ads, in-app purchases, or what they were learning.
Why we built it
We started looking for kosher-friendly games and quickly hit the same wall a lot of Jewish parents hit. Every option fell into one of three buckets:
- Generic kids' apps packed with ads, gem-economy mechanics, or content that conflicted with how we wanted our kids to spend their time.
- "Jewish" apps that taught one Parsha well and then stopped — one game, no replay value, no progression.
- "Educational" apps that felt like worksheets in a wrapper. Kids saw through them in five minutes.
So we built the thing we wished existed. One library, hundreds of games, real Torah and Yiddishkeit content woven through the gameplay, and zero ads forever.
What we stand for
Zero ads. Ever.
No banner ads, no interstitials, no "watch a video to continue." The app and the website never carry advertising, sponsored content, or marketing of any kind.
Authentic content
Ashkenazi transliteration by default. Shabbos, Parsha, Beis Hamikdash — written the way it's said at our Shabbos table.
Real parental controls
A PIN-locked parent dashboard. Daily screen-time limits per child. Per-game allowlists. Usage history that's actually useful.
Privacy first
We collect only what we need to run the app. We never sell data, never share child profiles with anyone, and never use third-party advertising or behavioral tracking. Full policy.
By the numbers
Matching games, flashcards, trivia, word games (search, crossword, hangman, wordle-style), jigsaw puzzles, music, board games, sequencing puzzles — spanning Parsha, Yomim Tovim, Aleph Bais, Halacha, Tefilla, Shevatim, Beis Hamikdash, and more. Replay value is built in: most games have multiple difficulty tiers and topic packs.
How we think about kids' time
An app for kids should respect three things:
- Their attention. Once a child is playing, the app's job is to let them play. No upsells mid-game. No "buy more lives." No friction.
- Their parents. Parents set the rules — how long, which games, which profile. The app enforces it. Quietly. No nag screens.
- Their growing minds. Every game has a learning angle — not buried in a textbook, but folded into the gameplay so kids absorb without noticing.
Who's behind it
One developer who is also one parent. The full software stack — mobile app (iOS + Android), website, parent dashboard, backend — is written and maintained by a single person. That's why we ship every week, and why we answer support email the same day. The flip side: we move at the speed of one human, and we'd rather do a small number of things really well than spread thin.
If you want to talk to the person who built the app you're holding, write to support@alephplay.com. Every message comes to me.
How we pay for this
AlephPlay is funded entirely by subscriptions. No investors, no advertisers, no data deals — just the parents who pay for the app keeping it running. That's a deliberate choice. It means we work for you, not for an advertiser or a growth chart. See pricing.
The free trial is a real free trial — the whole library, no features locked, just a clock. If you don't want to subscribe, you don't have to do anything; nothing gets charged.
Get in touch
Questions, ideas, bug reports, requests for games we haven't built yet — support@alephplay.com. We read every email and reply to most within a day.
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