Feel close to your kids. One small moment a day.
A few minutes where everyone gets a turn to talk and everyone feels heard. It starts with a big idea from a real thinker and a question you answer together.
Android first, iPhone after. The book is on Amazon today.
- 1,462 cards
- 130 thinkers
- No account
Henry David Thoreau “I have found that no exertion of the legs can bring two minds much nearer to one another.”
- For your kid
- Walking closer does not make minds closer. Talking does.
- Ask
- How do you feel close to a friend?
Their answer, kept on your phone
one of 1,462
The lights go low. The two of you talk.
Tap “Start our moment” and the screen goes quiet. A lamp comes on, you read the idea in plain words, and then comes the question. Not “how was your day”. Something they actually want to answer. Everyone gets a turn, and everyone grows their own thoughts.
Hear what they really think.
Every idea comes in words a kid understands. Then record their answer in their own voice, up to 30 seconds, or write down what they said. Years from now you can hear how they thought at six, and again at nine.
Any five minutes can be the moment.
At bedtime
What is one good thing that happened today?
In the car
Can you make everyone happy at the same time?
After school
What wakes up your mind?
Their words stay yours.
The moments you share are the most personal thing on your phone. Tovana treats them that way.
- No account. Open the app and start.
- On your phone, encrypted. Answers and recordings never leave it.
- Nothing to hold hostage. No cloud archive, no paywall on your memories.
- Your backup, your password. Save a file only you can open.
130 thinkers, told for kids.
Philosophers, poets and storytellers. Every idea carries its author's name, and comes with a version your kid understands.
- Aesop
Confucius
Marcus Aurelius
Mary Wollstonecraft
Ralph Waldo Emerson- Henry David Thoreau
“Every Friday after the meal, my father gave us a subject. Everyone got a turn to talk. We felt heard. We felt together. I wanted that feeling for my own kids.”
Ezra Halevi, who made Tovana · His story
Questions parents ask
What is Tovana?
Tovana helps parents and kids feel close, one short moment a day: a big idea from a real thinker and a question you answer together.
How long does a moment take?
A few minutes. You read one idea together in plain words, ask one question, and keep their answer if you want to. Nothing to prepare.
Who are the ideas from?
From 130 thinkers, philosophers, poets and storytellers such as Aesop, Confucius, Marcus Aurelius, Mary Wollstonecraft and Thoreau. Every card names its author.
Where do my child's answers go?
Nowhere. Their voice recordings and the words you write stay on your phone, encrypted. There is no account and nothing is uploaded. You can make a backup file that only your password opens.
Is Tovana on iPhone?
Not yet. Tovana is on Android today, and an iPhone version is on the way.
Tonight could be the first one.
Android first, iPhone after. The book is on Amazon today.