A real phone for kids.
No screen. No feed.
No strangers.
smalltalk is a tactile home phone that connects your child with the people you choose — managed from a simple app for parents.
Voice-only, by design.
Just talking
No screen, no apps, no algorithms. Kids call their friends and family the way we used to — with their voice.
Parents in control
Only the contacts you approve can call or be called. Set quiet hours, see activity, and manage everything from your phone.
Made for home
Works anywhere in your home over Wi-Fi — just one cord into a power outlet. Simple setup, no computer required.
Set up in minutes, from the app
No computer, no complicated wiring. If you can join a Wi-Fi network, you can set up smalltalk.
Scan & name it
Open the parent app, scan the barcode on the phone, and pick a kidgrid number for your child.
Connect to Wi-Fi
Enter your home Wi-Fi and plug the phone into power. It configures itself — no computer needed.
You're online
Add the contacts you approve, set schedules, and the phone is ready to live anywhere in your home.
A closed network — approved people only
Every phone gets its own kidgrid number. Your child calls other kidgrid phones and the regular numbers you approve — and no one else can reach them.
Closed by default
Only contacts you've approved in the app can call your child or be called. Unknown numbers simply can't get through.
Priority Contacts
Trusted people like you or grandma always get through — even during quiet hours or when the phone is locked.
Everything in your hands
The app is your remote control and status mirror — set the rules once, adjust any time.
Approved contacts
Add, remove, and organize exactly who your child can talk to.
Schedules & downtime
Set quiet hours for school, dinner, and bedtime — calls pause automatically.
Lock & unlock
Instantly lock the phone from anywhere, with a tap.
Activity history
See recent calls and what happened — and clear it whenever you like.
Live status
Know at a glance whether the phone is online, in a call, or locked.
Wi-Fi simple
Runs over your home Wi-Fi — move it to any room, no rewiring.
Built to protect, by design
Privacy isn't a setting we bolt on — it's how the whole product works.
- Closed contact list — approved people only
- No apps, no social media, no feed
- No ads, ever
- Call history you can delete anytime
- Call records kept for 90 days, then gone
- Designed in Canada, with Canadian privacy in mind
About emergency calls: the smalltalk base plan is a private kidgrid service and cannot be used to call 911 or other public emergency numbers. Keep a phone that can reach 911 available in your home.
Go yearly — the phone is free
Cancel anytime, and every plan comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
See plansBe first in line
smalltalk is rolling out to Canadian families. Join the wait-list and we'll let you know the moment it's ready for you.