Academics
BeadTots
Red, blue, red, blue... which bead comes next? BeadTots gives your littlest learner a bead string and a pattern to finish: find the part that repeats, then tap the bead that comes next. It says the pattern out loud (no reading needed), the beads are big and each has its own shape and colour, and there is no way to lose. Spotting a repeating pattern is one of the very first steps toward maths. On-device, no account. Ages 3-5.
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Mentored by Stringy
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Meet the cast
BeadTots' bead friends each embody one move of PATTERNING - the crew IS the idea (audio-first for ages 3-5). Loop sings the part that repeats: red, blue, red, blue. Beady adds the next bead once you spot what comes next. Matchy finds which bead fits the pattern - by shape and colour together, so it works even with the sound off. Mentor Stringy keeps the whole idea: find the part that repeats, and the rest of the pattern follows. Spotting and continuing a pattern is a first step toward maths (the seed of algebra).
Loop
Sings the part that repeats: red, blue, red, blue - the unit that says over and over
Beady
Adds the next bead when you spot what comes next
Matchy
Finds which bead fits the pattern - by shape and colour together (so it works sound-off)
Stringy
find the part that repeats, and the rest of the pattern follows.
What's inside
Learning goal
Red, blue, red, blue... which bead comes next? BeadTots gives your littlest learner a bead string and a pattern to finish: find the part that repeats, then tap the bead that comes next. It says the pattern out loud (no reading needed), the beads are big and each has its own shape and colour, and there is no way to lose. Spotting a repeating pattern is one of the very first steps toward maths. On-device, no account. Ages 3-5.
Mentored by Stringy — no data leaves the device.
How BeadTots handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ Free — no ads, no in-app purchases
- ✅ No personal information collected from children — in line with COPPA (updated by the 2026 FTC amendments)
- ✅ No chat with strangers — play-together rooms use a short code and preset emotes, never typed messages