We are building the reading app we wish existed for our own kids. One that truly adapts, backed by real science, and never shows an ad.
"Every child deserves to be a confident reader. Finley uses AI and the Science of Reading to make that possible — one joyful session at a time."
Every session adapts to your child's exact skill level, not a grade-level guess.
Grounded in decades of reading research from Ehri, Scarborough, and more.
Games, stories, and celebrations that make reading feel like play.
According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), nearly 70% of U.S. fourth graders cannot read at a proficient level. That number has barely moved in a decade.
Most reading apps use static, one-size-fits-all content. A child struggling with vowel teams gets the same lessons as one who mastered them weeks ago. That is not how learning works.
We built Finley because kids deserve better. An app that watches, listens, and adapts in real time — the way a great tutor would, but available to every family.
~70%
of U.S. 4th graders read below proficient level (NAEP 2024)
15
adaptive reading levels, from Pre-K through Grade 6+
Real-time
Bayesian Knowledge Tracing adapts every session to your child
Every design decision is grounded in peer-reviewed reading research. Here is what powers Finley under the hood.
Content is mapped to Ehri's developmental phases: pre-alphabetic, partial alphabetic, full alphabetic, and consolidated alphabetic. Your child progresses through all four naturally.
Words move through 5 mastery boxes with age-adjusted review intervals. Struggling words come back sooner. Mastered words space out. Nothing falls through the cracks.
Every phonics question, sight word sentence, and reading passage is generated by AI and calibrated to your child's current skills. No two sessions are the same.
After each session, parents see AI-powered analysis: what their child practiced, what clicked, and what to work on next. No guessing about progress.
These are not marketing slogans. They are engineering constraints that shape every feature we ship.
Your child's attention is sacred. We will never sell it to advertisers.
Children's privacy is non-negotiable. We collect the minimum data necessary.
Every feature maps to peer-reviewed reading research. No gimmicks, no edu-tainment fluff.
You see exactly what your child practiced and how the AI assessed their progress.
Try a free reading level quiz or start your 7-day free trial. No credit card required.