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Spark for Families

A sidekick for everyone at home.

Homework help, plain-English answers, weekend plans and tech help for grandma. Just ask out loud and Spark helps you get it done.

A family on the sofa planning a trip on a laptop while Spark floats above the screen
What Spark helps with

The family helper who never runs out of patience.

A parent and child at a laptop as Spark circles Saturn on a solar system diagram

Homework and tutoring

Spark explains the tricky page at your kid's level, as many times as it takes, and shows them where to click to turn it in.

A grandmother at a laptop as Spark helps her find the camera button on a video call

Tech help for every generation

Video calls, photo albums, a new phone app. Grandparents get a patient guide, and you get fewer "can you come over and look at this" calls.

Explain anything

Why the sky is blue, what an APR is, how a volcano works. Answers in plain words, pitched to whoever is asking.

Plan trips and weekends

Sketch a three-day trip, compare places to stay, and find the booking button on the site you already have open.

Family admin

School portals, sign-up forms, permission slips and the account settings nobody can find.

Ask like a kid

Tap a question to hear how Spark answers.

Short, friendly and at the right level. Tap a card to flip it.

Trip planning

From "where should we go?" to a plan in one conversation.

Ask for ideas, narrow them down together, then let Spark point you to the right button on the booking site you already use.

We have three days in late March and two kids who love the beach. Ideas?
Here's an easy one: San Diego, with short drives and mild weather.
Day 1La Jolla Cove: sea lions and tide pools
Day 2Zoo in the morning, beach by afternoon
Day 3Coronado for sandcastles before you fly home
Love it. Where do I add the hotel to our booking?
Click Add a stay just under your flight details. I've circled it for you.
Spark Drop

Send it to the family computer.

The permission slip on your laptop, the boarding passes for the printer upstairs, the recipe for the kitchen screen. Drop it on Spark and it's waiting on the other machine.

Grown-ups in charge

Helpful when someone asks. Quiet when nobody does.

Only when askedSpark helps when someone calls on him, and stays out of the way otherwise.
Private stays privateChoose apps Spark steps away from, like email, banking or your password manager.
Details aren't read aloudNames, addresses and account numbers stay on the screen, never spoken.
Your devices onlySpark Drop sends only to the family machines you choose, and drops expire in a week.
Coming to families

Bring Spark home.

Spark for Families is coming after our business pilot. Join the waitlist and we'll let you know when your family can try him.