Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-07
できたねこ, the tap-only programming lesson for young children
A Japanese iPad app for ages 5–7 that teaches programming concepts by having children tap commands to guide a cat to a fish.
Why it surfacedThe app reduces programming to a deliberately gentle loop: arrange up to six commands, start the cat, and try again without penalty if it hits a rock. Its planned 30 stages, all-hiragana interface, offline operation, no advertising, and no personal-data collection make this a notably specific piece of children’s software—though the site says it is still in preparation.
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This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-07 Domain Arrivals issue.