Zirka: AI Tutor for Families
The AI tutor that guides kids to think, not just answer
Zirka: AI Tutor for Families launched on August 2, 2026 with 7 votes, #1,411 of 23,274 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
What it does
Zirka is a family learning app with a Socratic AI tutor. Children solve homework through guided questions - the AI never gives answers directly. Parents track progress and get notified when their child studies. Free alpha, no app stores yet.
Zirka guides your child to the answer with questions and hints - never by giving it away. Transcripts, stats and weekly reports for parents. Start with 15 free sessions on iOS and Android.
Zirka's friendly AI tutor walks your child to the answer with questions and step-by-step hints - never by handing it over. You see every session, every attempt, and a weekly report on how they're really doing. Zirka coaches with questions and escalating hints, and always praises an honest try. The answer stays locked until your child has genuinely tried - a rule enforced by our servers, not just the AI's good intentions. Open the word-for-word transcript of any session, follow each child's stats, and hear about a finished session the moment it ends - all inside the app. Once a week, Zirka writes you a short note about each child: what they practised, where they struggled, and what to try…from zirka.app
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