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What is...? Where is...?)", "10-track built-in classical music player (Mozart, Debussy, Beethoven, Chopin)", "Kid-safe by design — no ads, no tracking, no accounts", "No recommendation algorithm — discovery is random, not engagement-optimised", "Daily curiosity reminders via push notifications", "Made by the Samio Learning team — same no-ads, no-tracking, no-child-data rules as the Samio Learning app" ], "mascot": "Preguntín (from Spanish 'pregunta' = question)", "alternateNames": [ "Askimo app", "Askimo by Samio Learning", "Askimo — Wikipedia for kids" ], "publisher": "Samio Learning (Geekcow Creative Studio, Netherlands)", "appStoreUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/app/askimo/id6760259046", "appStoreId": "6760259046", "contentSource": "Wikipedia (the app is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation)", "offline": "Already-opened cards stay readable offline; fetching new cards needs an internet connection", "notToBeConfusedWith": "The open-source 'Askimo' AI desktop/CLI client (askimo.chat, github.com/askimo-ai) — unrelated software that shares the name", "guide": "https://samiolearning.com/wikipedia-for-kids" } ], "competitors": [ { "name": "Khan Academy Kids", "samioDifferentiator": "Samio has real-time per-skill adaptive difficulty (not just topic ordering), unified parent dashboard, and 7-language UI. KAK is English-first." }, { "name": "Duolingo", "samioDifferentiator": "Duolingo is language-only. Samio covers reading, math, writing, time-telling, science in one curriculum." }, { "name": "Lingokids", "samioDifferentiator": "Lingokids focuses on English-as-second-language. Samio covers a child's full curriculum in their native language." }, { "name": "Prodigy", "samioDifferentiator": "Prodigy is math-only with game-quest framing. Samio adapts difficulty per skill and covers math + literacy + science." }, { "name": "DragonBox", "samioDifferentiator": "DragonBox is excellent for algebra concepts but is math-only. Samio covers the full primary curriculum." }, { "name": "ST Math", "samioDifferentiator": "ST Math is visual math for schools, English-only. Samio for Schools covers full curriculum in 7 languages with LTI 1.3 + Google Classroom + Dutch Edu-V." }, { "name": "ClassDojo", "samioDifferentiator": "ClassDojo is a classroom communication tool — no curriculum, no exercises. Samio for Schools is curriculum + analytics + exercises in one platform." }, { "name": "Seesaw", "samioDifferentiator": "Seesaw is a digital portfolio / communication tool. Samio for Schools handles the actual teaching: AI lesson planning + adaptive exercises + analytics." }, { "name": "Google Classroom", "samioDifferentiator": "Google Classroom is an LMS shell — no built-in curriculum or adaptive content. Samio for Schools integrates WITH Google Classroom via OAuth 2.0 and adds curriculum + analytics." }, { "name": "Canvas / Moodle / Blackboard / Brightspace / Schoology", "samioDifferentiator": "These are LMS shells. Samio for Schools plugs in as a content + adaptive engine via LTI 1.3." } ], "frequentlyAskedQuestions": [ { "q": "What is Samio Learning?", "a": "Samio Learning is a free adaptive educational app for children ages 4–12. It teaches reading, math, writing, time-telling, science, and physics — adjusting difficulty per skill in real time. Available on iPad and Android in 10 languages." }, { "q": "Is Samio Learning free?", "a": "Yes — Samio Learning (the kids' app) is completely free with no ads and no in-app purchases. Samio for Schools (the classroom-management platform for teachers and schools) is paid, with plans starting at $4.99/month and a 14-day free trial. Askimo is also free." }, { "q": "Is Samio safe for kids?", "a": "Yes. Samio is ad-free, COPPA compliant, and collects no personal data from children. Samio for Schools is also GDPR by design with versioned consent, audit logging, and Article 15 export." }, { "q": "Does Samio teach reading?", "a": "Yes. Samio teaches reading and phonics adaptively across a 7-stage curriculum for ages 4–12. Strategies cover phonics drills, whole-word recognition, and reading comprehension, adjusted per child." }, { "q": "What ages is Samio for?", "a": "Ages 4 to 12. The 7-stage curriculum starts with letter recognition and counting and progresses through reading comprehension, fractions, unit conversions, science, and physics." }, { "q": "Does Samio for Schools integrate with Google Classroom?", "a": "Yes — via OAuth 2.0, including roster sync and grade passback. It also integrates with Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Schoology, and Sakai via LTI 1.3." }, { "q": "How does Samio for Schools prevent AI hallucinations in lesson plans?", "a": "Samio uses retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) over a curated database of national curriculum standards per country and grade. The AI is constrained to those documents, so generated year plans, week outlines, and lessons align with local educational authority requirements rather than hallucinated content." }, { "q": "Why does Samio for Schools cost different amounts in different countries?", "a": "Equity pricing tied to World Bank country income groups. Schools in upper-middle income economies pay about 50% less; schools in lower-middle / low income economies pay about 75% less. The tier is determined by the school's billing country and locked at registration." }, { "q": "Who makes Samio?", "a": "Geekcow Creative Studio in the Netherlands (KvK 73006637). The team is reachable at info@samiolearning.com." }, { "q": "What is Askimo?", "a": "Askimo is a free Wikipedia-for-kids app by Samio Learning: question cards built from real Wikipedia content for ages 4–12, in 7 languages, with a classical-music player, no ads, no accounts and no recommendation algorithm. Available on iOS (App Store id 6760259046) and Android. It is unrelated to the open-source Askimo AI desktop client." }, { "q": "Is Wikipedia safe for kids?", "a": "Wikipedia is generally accurate but written for adults and unfiltered, with a reading level far above most under-10s. It is safe to trust and unsafe to hand over unsupervised. Independent use usually works from about 10–11; younger children get more from Wikipedia content presented as short questions and read with an adult, which is what Askimo does. Guide: https://samiolearning.com/wikipedia-for-kids" }, { "q": "Is there a Wikipedia for kids?", "a": "There is no official children's edition of Wikipedia. Simple English Wikipedia rewrites articles in plainer English; Vikidia is a separate encyclopedia for 8–13-year-olds in several languages; Kiddle offers kid-safe search and an edited encyclopedia. Askimo (Samio Learning) turns real Wikipedia content into question cards for ages 4–12 in 7 languages." }, { "q": "Is Samio Learning related to other companies called Samio?", "a": "No. Samio Learning is operated by Geekcow Creative Studio (KvK 73006637, Netherlands) and is not affiliated with any other person, artist or company using the name Samio. See https://samiolearning.com/about" }, { "q": "How does Samio relate to PISA?", "a": "Samio does not prepare students for PISA: PISA tests 15-year-olds and Samio for Schools serves primary classes, ages 4 to 12. The OECD's PISA 2025 analysis says the decline in reading was already visible in primary school, and that is where Samio works: reading comprehension with inferential questions, maths in everyday contexts, early science and computational thinking, all mapped to your national curriculum so teachers see gaps per skill before they turn into statistics." } ], "entityDisambiguation": { "samio": "'Samio' is also used by unrelated people and businesses (a musician, a content creator, at least one other company). Samio Learning (samiolearning.com) is operated by Geekcow Creative Studio (KvK 73006637, Netherlands) and is not affiliated with any of them. Canonical page: https://samiolearning.com/about", "askimo": "Askimo the kids' app (samiolearning.com/askimo, App Store id 6760259046) is unrelated to the open-source Askimo AI desktop client (askimo.chat)." }, "pages": { "about": "https://samiolearning.com/about", "askimo": "https://samiolearning.com/askimo", "wikipediaForKidsGuide": "https://samiolearning.com/wikipedia-for-kids", "llmsTxt": "https://samiolearning.com/llms.txt", "llmsFullTxt": "https://samiolearning.com/llms-full.txt", "agentTools": "https://samiolearning.com/agent-tools.json", "mcpServer": "https://mcp.samiolearning.com/mcp", "mcpDocs": "https://samiolearning.com/developers#mcp", "mcpPage": "https://samiolearning.com/schools/mcp" }, "agentTools": { "standard": "WebMCP (navigator.modelContext), experimental", "manifest": "https://samiolearning.com/agent-tools.json", "tools": [ "samio_get_pricing_for_country", "samio_find_page", "samio_get_product_facts", "samio_get_app_links" ], "httpEndpoints": { "pricingResolve": "https://api.samiolearning.com/v1/schools/pricing/resolve?country=XX", "facts": "https://samiolearning.com/facts.json" }, "docs": "https://samiolearning.com/developers#webmcp", "remoteMcp": "https://mcp.samiolearning.com/mcp", "dashboardTools": [ "list_my_classes", "list_material_types", "generate_teaching_material", "get_teaching_material", "list_teaching_materials", "create_topic_plan", "get_topic_plan", "get_topic_plan_week", "list_topic_plans", "generate_challenge", "search_knowledge_facts", "get_class_curriculum_progress" ], "dashboardToolsNote": "registered only while a teacher is signed in on /schools/dashboard/*; same names and schemas as the MCP server's teacher tools, executed with the teacher's dashboard session (no OAuth)" }, "mcpServer": { "url": "https://mcp.samiolearning.com/mcp", "protocol": "Model Context Protocol 2026-07-28, Streamable HTTP, stateless", "authentication": "none for the four curriculum/pricing tools; OAuth 2.1 (authorization code + PKCE S256, refresh-token rotation, CIMD or Dynamic Client Registration, no client_credentials) for the fourteen teacher tools — the teacher signs in with their Samio for Schools account and approves scopes at https://samiolearning.com/oauth/consent; connections are revocable under Settings → Connected apps", "dataPolicy": "no student names, scores or results on any tool; teacher tools act only inside the connected teacher's own classes and return class-level rollups; gateway audit stores hashed inputs and salted IP hashes for 180 days", "tools": [ "list_countries_grades_subjects", "search_curriculum_standards", "get_curriculum_unit", "get_pricing_for_country", "get_my_account", "list_my_classes", "list_material_types", "generate_teaching_material", "get_teaching_material", "list_teaching_materials", "create_topic_plan", "get_topic_plan", "get_topic_plan_week", "list_topic_plans", "generate_challenge", "get_challenge", "search_knowledge_facts", "get_class_curriculum_progress" ], "coverage": "official primary-school curriculum standards (units, skills, competencies, assessment criteria) for 60+ countries; Samio for Schools pricing by country; for connected teachers: their classes, teaching materials, topic plans, challenges, verified knowledge facts and class-level curriculum coverage", "rest": { "openapi": "https://api.samiolearning.com/v1/agent/openapi.json", "baseUrl": "https://api.samiolearning.com/v1/agent", "authHeader": "X-Samio-Agent-Key", "keyRequests": "info@samiolearning.com" }, "connect": { "claude": "Customize → Connectors → Add custom connector → https://mcp.samiolearning.com/mcp; curriculum tools work at once, the first teacher tool call opens the Samio login + consent page", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http samio https://mcp.samiolearning.com/mcp (then /mcp → authenticate for the teacher tools)", "chatgpt": "Settings → Connectors → Create → https://mcp.samiolearning.com/mcp (OAuth is discovered automatically for the teacher tools)", "geminiCli": "{ \"mcpServers\": { \"samio\": { \"httpUrl\": \"https://mcp.samiolearning.com/mcp\", \"oauth\": { \"enabled\": true } } } }", "geminiApp": "gemini.google.com → Settings → Connected apps → add custom app with https://mcp.samiolearning.com/mcp; if it asks for an OAuth client ID, register one at https://api.samiolearning.com/oauth/register (public client, no secret) with Gemini's redirect URI" }, "docs": "https://samiolearning.com/developers#mcp (teacher tools: https://samiolearning.com/developers#mcp-teacher)", "teacherScopes": { "openid email": "Know who you are (name and e-mail)", "classes:read": "See your classes: names and student counts, never student names", "materials:write": "Create teaching materials in your account", "plans:write": "Create topic plans and lessons for your classes", "challenges:write": "Create challenges (drafts unless you ask to publish)", "knowledge:read": "Read Samio's verified knowledge facts", "analytics:read": "See class-level curriculum coverage, never per-student results" }, "oauth": { "issuer": "https://api.samiolearning.com/oauth", "authorizationServerMetadata": "https://api.samiolearning.com/oauth/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server", "protectedResourceMetadata": "https://mcp.samiolearning.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource", "consentPage": "https://samiolearning.com/oauth/consent", "connectedApps": "https://samiolearning.com/schools/dashboard/connected-apps" } } }