Help they can reach.
Privacy they can trust.
Firefly gives your kid an SOS button, a private vault, and 800+ crisis resources, with no always-on tracking, no message reading, and no reporting back to you. If something ever does go wrong, what they log is timestamped and verifiable, ready to back them up when it matters.
One tap to help. No watching in between.
A fictional example: Sam, on their first phone.
Surveillance isn't safety.
Life360, Bark, Qustodio, they all do the same thing. Track every move. Read every message. Monitor every app.
Kids feel watched, not protected. And when something actually goes wrong? They're afraid to reach out, because they know their parents are watching everything.
Tools to get help. Nothing that watches.
If it ever needs to go further, it's ready.
When your kid logs something in Firefly, bullying, harassment, an unsafe adult, a concern about home, it's not just a private note. Each entry gets:
- 01A unique Evidence ID so it can be referenced later without confusion.
- 02A timestamp recorded the moment it happened, not reconstructed from memory weeks later.
- 03A SHA-256 content hash so once it's locked, no one, not Firefly, not a parent, not anyone, can quietly alter it.
- 04A lock control so your kid decides when a record is finalized and preserved.
None of this is visible to anyone unless your child chooses to share it, with you, a school counselor, or, if it ever comes to that, someone handling a report. But if that day comes, what they wrote won't just be their word against someone else's. It'll be dated, verifiable, and theirs.
Noticed the same car pass by twice after school today. Didn't feel right, so I logged it.
Set up in minutes. Invisible until it's needed.
One PIN. Three contacts.
No email, no phone number, no identity required. Nothing to sign, done in minutes.
Daily use is invisible
They use the Emoji Log, or an adventure tracker with quests and emojis. The real Firefly looks like the game it pretends to be.
Emergency when they need it
Instant encrypted SOS, location broadcast to trusted contacts. 800+ child-facing resources. All child-controlled.
Your child's notes are private.
Nobody sees them unless they choose to share.
That's the whole deal. Firefly's companion dashboard tells you they're okay. It never shows you what they wrote to get there.
| Your kid sees | You see | |
|---|---|---|
| Vault contents | Everything they've logged | Nothing, no backdoor, no export, no exception |
| Check-ins | When they last checked in | Same, visible in real time |
| SOS | Full alert + resources when activated | Instant notification + live location, only during the SOS |
| Sharing | They choose what, when, and with whom | Only what they actively share with you |
The goal isn't to watch them. It's to make sure they know how to call for help, and that help will come.
Free. Because safety
shouldn't have a price tag.
Firefly is free for individual kids and families. Organization pricing for schools and youth programs is coming soon.
- ✓ PIN-protected vault
- ✓ Glow Log decoy interface
- ✓ SOS with location broadcast to trusted contacts
- ✓ Trusted contacts list (5)
- ✓ Evidence logging with timestamp, hash, and lock
- ✓ Quick exit
- ✓ Crisis resources (800+ hotlines)
Open without signing up. No long-con.
Their first phone should feel like
freedom, not a leash.
Firefly gives kids the tools to stay safe, the privacy to build trust, and, if they ever need it, a record that holds up.
Get Firefly free →On a phone, you can add Firefly to your home screen, it installs like a game and works offline. iPhone: Share → "Add to Home Screen" · Android: browser menu → "Install app"