App building platform for young kids to learn how to code
8 hours ago
- CodeDreams is a complete school curriculum taught inside a real code editor, where students learn coding by building real apps.
- The platform uses 'vibe coding'—start with a sentence, then converse with AI to build an app, with each request producing visible changes in the code.
- Learn mode provides a structured map of 75 computer studies concepts, from variables to design, with levels and crowns, available in JavaScript or Python.
- Students can turn their projects into shareable apps with simple links, no hosting setup needed.
- All projects are real code in a real stack; students choose JavaScript or Python at the start.
- CodeDreams supports classrooms with features like searchable project galleries, private teacher-student debugging threads, and assignment tracking.
- Teachers can assign lessons from the curriculum or projects, with a roster showing student progress (finished, moving, stopped).
- Students join with a simple invite code; co-teachers join separately with similar access, while billing stays with the owner teacher.
- Pricing is $4.99 per student per month (billed yearly), decreasing to $3.99 with class growth; teachers are free, no base fee, up to 200 students per class.
- Extras include starter project ideas (games, websites), articles on next steps after Scratch, vibe coding's benefits and pitfalls, building a first app, and safety reviews of tools like Replit.
- The product is aimed at kids, with parental guidance on AI use and sharing.