Best friends start with Smalltalk.
Smalltalk is a home phone for kids. It only calls, and only rings for, the people you approve.
- No screen, no apps, nothing to scroll
- You manage it from an app on your phone
- Runs on your home Wi-Fi. No phone jack needed
“Hi Grandma, it's me!”
Remember when the phone rang for you?
Smalltalk gives your child the same feeling, with only the people you approve on the line.
- Knowing your best friend's number by heart.
- Racing to answer before anyone else could.
- Calling Grandma just to tell her about your day.
- Making weekend plans all by yourself.
Family is the first network.
Grandma doesn't need a Smalltalk phone to call. She just needs the free Smalltalk app. Up to ten people, on top of the parents, can join your village and call your child's Smalltalk phone. Each one gets their own 7-digit number, and they never pay.
They can only call the phones you add them to.
How the village works →
“Guess what happened
at school today?”
The phone stays in one spot at home and becomes part of the family routine.
What Smalltalk sounds like.
- Is Grandpa there?
- Guess what? I lost my tooth!
- Can you come over on Saturday?
- What's for dinner at your house?
- I finished my book!
- Want to hear a joke?
- Love you, bye!
- No, you hang up first.
Children connected to people, not platforms.
Real connection
Voices, not videos, feeds or games.
Familiar rituals
A number learned by heart. A call after school.
Safe independence
They dial on their own. Only people you approve answer.
Childhood confidence
Making plans and asking questions in their own words.
We are not selling less technology. We are encouraging meaningful connection, without a screen.
An ordinary phone. An extraordinary kid.
- No screen. No apps.A corded handset and a keypad, made for talking.
- A number of their ownSeven digits, easy to learn by heart.
- Anywhere in your homeWherever there's Wi-Fi and a wall socket. No phone jack needed.
Pick your child's phone number
Every Smalltalk phone has its own 7-digit number. Try one they'd like to learn by heart. You can also pick it later in the app.
Get on the list. We'll tell you first.
Join the waitlist and we'll email you about the launch. You can unsubscribe at any time.
What your family gets
- The Smalltalk phone and service
- Calling with the people you approve
- The parent app
- Ten more people in your village, like grandparents and close friends, each with their own Smalltalk number. They call your child from the free app.
Thank you for your interest! The Smalltalk closed trial is already underway, and we expect to launch by early 2027. You'll hear back from us then, if not sooner.
We'll write to .
In the box: the phone, its power adapter and the Ethernet cable for setup. Need another phone? Write to us.
Our promises to your family
- Only the people you approve. Strangers can't get through. That's enforced on our network, not only in the app.
- No ads, no analytics, no selling data. Not in the app, and not on this website.
- Family records stored in Canada. Call history is deleted after 90 days, or sooner if you delete it. Where your data lives
- A person in Toronto answers. Reach support in the app or by email.
About emergency calls. On Village, Smalltalk Service runs on a private network with no connection to the public phone network, so the Smalltalk phone cannot call 911 or other public emergency numbers. Keep a phone that can reach 911 available in your home, and make sure your child knows where it is and how to use it.
More about emergency calls →The phone is ready to ring.
We expect to launch by early 2027. Join the waitlist and we'll write to you then, if not sooner.
Deciding with a partner, or a grandparent? Send them this page.
