Mimbo
Say it, type it or build it.
Kids speak their idea (it turns into text right on the device), type it, or build it step by step: the hero, the place, the friends and what happens.
Made for kids 6 to 9 · run by grown-ups
Say an idea. Watch your own cartoon.
Mimbo turns your child's ideas into real animated episodes, starring the characters they create. It writes the story, draws the world, records the voices and scores the music.
Private by default. No ads, no chat. See how it works
The ideaA shy dragon who is scared of the dark finds a glowing crystal
A real episode, made in Mimbo from that one sentence.
How it works
From one sentence to a cartoon of their own.
Loopy makes the movie.
Mimbo writes the story, draws every scene, records the voices and adds music. Loopy, their little helper, shows each stage as it happens.
Watch it together.
Episodes land in the family library with captions. Continue the story, change the ending, or share one with a grown-up's okay.
The cast
Characters they design, in every episode.
Thirteen real species, from dragons and robots to penguins and owls, plus people of every kind. Kids pick the colors, the name and the personality, and the dragon they design is the dragon in the film.
The star
They're the star of every story.
Kids build a cartoon version of themselves, from hair and skin tone to outfit and extras, and it joins every episode. With a grown-up's permission, a photo can become their own cartoon face. The original photo is deleted, and the face stays in the family's private episodes.
The studio
Their own animation studio.
Making episodes earns studio XP. Three small jobs a day, props for every creature and place they use, and gear for Loopy as they rise through the ranks. No timers, no streaks to lose and no comparing with other kids.
- Intern
- Runner
- Animator
- Storyteller
- Director
- Producer
- Showrunner
- Studio Head
- Legend
- Hall of Fame
For grown-ups
Safe by design. You decide.
Private by default
Episodes stay in your family. Nothing is shared unless you approve it and it passes a safety review.
Checked before anyone sees it
Every idea, story and finished episode goes through safety checks first.
Photos stay private
An original photo is never shown or published.
No ads. No chat.
No advertising and no messages between users. Purchases and links out of the app sit behind the parent gate.
Screen time and bedtime
Daily limits, bedtime, voice ideas, sharing and purchases are switches in the Parent Zone.
See what they make
An activity timeline shows what they made, typed, watched and asked for.
Plans
Start free. Grow when they do.
Every plan includes credits for making episodes each month. Bigger plans add longer episodes, cinematic mode and more creators.
Free
$0
To try Mimbo
- A short episode every week
- The persona builder
- Community shows a grown-up switches on
- Up to 2 creators
Family
$9.99 / month
or $79.99 a year
- 400 credits a month
- Episodes up to about 2 minutes
- Cinematic mode
- Downloads to watch offline
- Up to 4 creators
Studio
$19.99 / month
or $159.99 a year
- 1,200 credits a month
- Long episodes, about 4 minutes
- Everything in Family
- Up to 6 creators
Prices in US dollars; the App Store and Google Play show yours. Subscriptions renew until you cancel them in your App Store or Google Play account. Credits are for making episodes in Mimbo; they're not money and can't be transferred. Kids never see a price: purchases are a grown-up action behind the parent gate.
Questions
Good questions, straight answers.
Kids of about 6 to 9 make the episodes. A grown-up creates the family account, adds each child and stays in charge of what's switched on.
No. They can say their idea out loud (voice ideas are a switch in the Parent Zone), and most choices are pictures. Speech turns into text on the device; no recordings are kept.
Short episodes run about a minute. The Family plan adds episodes of about 2 minutes, and Studio about 4.
Photos are optional and need your permission. A photo is turned into a cartoon face, the original is deleted, and the face is used only in your family's private episodes. It's never published.
Twenty, including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
Yes. In the Parent Zone, Privacy & data lets you export your family's data or delete a creator or the whole account.
Coming soon to iPhone, iPad and Android.
Questions, or want to hear when Mimbo is out? Write to us at hello@mimbo.app.