🚀 Launching soon — join the waitlist

Read first.
Then play.

The app that locks games and streaming until your child reads their daily goal. No arguments. No workarounds. Just reading.

Good morning, Emma 👋
20
minutes to unlock play
Start reading 📖
🔒 Entertainment locked
🎤 Reading aloud · Level 3
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting
91%
accuracy
Lv 3
AI adjusted
💡 Try “beginning” — break it: be·gin·ning
⭐ Above average for Level 3. Moving to Level 4 soon!
🎮
Play unlocked!
Goal met — enjoy your time!
30 min screen time ✓
Approved by parent
Extra TV time
⏳ Ask your parent

Which plan interests you?

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No spam. Just a heads-up when we launch. 💚

📍 Used by families in 50+ cities
4.8 star rating
🛡️ COPPA and FERPA compliant
500+ families on waitlist
4 reading modes including silent and tap-to-track
Works for children with speech delays
Available on Android and Amazon tablets
Why it matters

The numbers are
hard to ignore.

This is not a parenting failure. Screens are designed by billion-dollar companies to be irresistible. Reading cannot compete on its own.

6–9hrs
Average daily screen time

Kids’ average daily screen time has climbed to 6–9 hours depending on age — and it keeps rising every year.

1 in 2
Students not reading proficiently

Over half of U.S. students are not reading proficiently, and national scores have fallen across all ages since 2019.

<40%
Kids reading for fun daily

The share reading for pleasure almost every day dropped from over half to under 40% in just one decade.

⬇ The good news
1M+
Word advantage from regular reading

Frequent reading creates a “million-word” advantage by age 5 — just a few books a week exposes kids to hundreds of thousands more words.

Higher
Test scores, focus & wellbeing

Children who read regularly score higher on tests, have better attention spans, and show fewer behaviour and mental health problems.

Daily
Habit beats intensity

A short daily reading habit is more effective than occasional long sessions. Read2Play builds exactly that — every single day.

How it works

Simple for kids.
Powerful for parents.

Read2Play turns the daily screen time battle into a positive reading habit — automatically, every day.

🔒
01

Entertainment stays locked

Games, video streaming, and apps are locked until the daily reading goal is met. No arguments. No workarounds. The rule is the rule.

📖
02

Child reads aloud

The app listens and highlights every word in real time — green for correct, flagged for missed. Accuracy is tracked automatically, word by word.

🧠
03

AI adjusts their level

AI tracks reading accuracy and fluency over time, automatically moving your child to the next level as they improve — always in the right challenge zone.

🎮
04

Play is unlocked

Goal met = play time earned. Parents set custom rewards — screen time, TV, outdoor play — and kids unlock them by reading.

Features

Everything a reading
habit needs.

Core feature 🔒

Entertainment locked until done

Games, video streaming, and apps stay completely locked until the reading goal is met. No way around it — it’s just how the app works.

🧠

AI level that grows with your child

Read2Play tracks accuracy, fluency and comprehension over time. The AI automatically moves your child up a level as they improve — always at the right challenge.

🎤

Real-time word tracking

The app listens as your child reads aloud and highlights every word — green for correct, flagged for missed. Accuracy scored instantly after every session.

AI story builder

Kids pick a topic, setting, mood and sidekick — and AI writes a brand-new personalised adventure in seconds. Every story is unique and levelled to their ability.

📊

Parent dashboard

See every session, quiz score, accuracy trend, level progression and coaching tip. Know exactly how your child is improving, every day.

📚

Classic book library

Hundreds of free classic books from Project Gutenberg — Alice in Wonderland, The Jungle Book, Peter Pan and more. All levelled by reading ability.

Parent stories

Parents love it.
Kids don’t notice.

★★★★★

“My son went from refusing to read to asking for more time so he could unlock his games. The app just locks everything until he’s done — no arguments, no drama. It’s a complete game changer for our household.”

TM
Tanya M.
Mom of two, Atlanta
★★★★★

“What blew me away is how the AI adjusted my daughter’s reading level automatically. She started at Level 2 and is already on Level 4 in six weeks. Her teacher is genuinely shocked at the progress.”

JR
James R.
Dad of three, Chicago
★★★★★

“Entertainment is locked until reading is done — full stop. My kids know the rule, they accept it completely, and they’re genuinely proud when they unlock it themselves. Best five dollars I spend every month.”

SP
Sarah P.
Mom of four, Houston
Pricing

Simple, fair pricing.

Start free. Upgrade when you’re ready. Cancel anytime.

Free
$0
Always free
 
  • 1 child, 1 device
  • 10 classic books
  • On-device reading tracking
  • Reading assessment
  • Entertainment lock
  • AI features
Premium
$19.99
per month
or $159/year — save 34%
  • 3 children, 3 devices
  • Everything in Core
  • 20 AI stories per month
  • Daily insights
  • Advanced coaching tips
  • Priority support

7 day free trial

Family
$29.99
per month
or $239/year — save 34%
  • 6 children, 6 devices
  • Everything in Premium
  • Unlimited AI stories

7 day free trial

For Schools

Built for schools too.

From single classrooms to entire districts. FERPA compliant. Google Classroom rostering. Teacher dashboards. No entertainment lock needed — just powerful reading tracking.

🛡️ FERPA compliant 📚 Google Classroom rostering 📊 Teacher dashboards
Classroom
$299
per year
  • Up to 30 students
  • Teacher dashboard
  • Progress reports
  • Google Classroom rostering
  • FERPA compliant
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District
$4,999
per year
  • Unlimited students
  • District-wide analytics
  • SSO integration
  • Dedicated account manager
  • 99.9% uptime SLA
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For Business

An employee benefit that
helps the whole family.

Add Read2Play to your benefits package. Less than the cost of a daily coffee. Eliminates screen time battles for every parent on your team.

Business Starter
$25
per employee / year · min. 50 employees
  • 2 children per family
  • On-device reading tracking
  • HR participation dashboard
  • Google SSO
  • Invoice billing
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Enterprise
$99
per employee / year · min. 500 employees
  • Unlimited children per family
  • All features
  • Custom SSO
  • Dedicated account manager
  • SLA guarantee
  • Quarterly business reviews
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Ready?

Be first to know
when we launch.

Join 500+ parents already on the waitlist. Early access gets 1 week free on any paid plan.

Which plan interests you?

🎉 You’re on the list! Early access coming soon.
🤖 Coming soon toGoogle Play 📦 Coming soon toAmazon Appstore 🍎 Coming soon toApp Store
In the press

Press coverage coming soon. For enquiries, reach out to press@readtoplay.org