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A peek at the Nibbo roadmap: Kids Mode

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Time to lift the curtain a bit. Nibbo is a one-person project, and instead of keeping the roadmap in my head (and a very chaotic Nibbo task pages), I figured I'd start sharing what's coming next. First up: Kids Mode.

Here's the thing. The more I talk to people using Nibbo, the more I hear the same story. They open the app, can't decide what to watch, and end up handing the phone to their kid so the kid can pick. Cute, except the regular interface wasn't built with a 6-year-old in mind. Too many tiles, too many menus, too many ways to wander somewhere they shouldn't be.

So, there's going to be a Kids Mode. A separate, simpler version of the app: fewer screens, bigger buttons, only age-appropriate content. Anything a kid doesn't need just isn't shown.

**What I'm aiming for: **

  • A simple layout a kid can actually navigate without help
  • Content filtering that just works, no setup quiz required
  • One tap to flip between the full app and Kids Mode

I'm not turning Nibbo into a kids app. I'm just making sure that when the smaller human grabs the phone, the app stops shouting at them.

More roadmap posts coming soon. If you've got opinions on what Kids Mode should or shouldn't do, throw them at me. I read everything.