AstroSafe (Formerly URSOR)

A safe browser for curious kids

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A safe browser for curious kids

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AstroSafe (Formerly URSOR) is a safe browser for curious kids. No ads, no tracking, internet for kids as it should be. We designed a browser that helps families reclaim the Internet as an extension of parenting, as opposed to an extension of big tech. Give it a go!

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Launch tags:Parenting•Kids•SaaS

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VEED

What is it like selling to parents, while designing for kids? What were some of the challenges you faced here?

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4yr ago

SafeTube

Maker

@samuelbeek When we work it out we'll let you know! The parent is who matters at point of sale, and for the parent we need to deliver on values that they care about: Security/ safety / privacy of their child online, the ability to understand and control their kids online experience, and to place their child in a safe place so they can get some peaceful time! On the kids side of things, we've kept principles of what we want to create: We don't want this to be a dopamine-chasing experience like falling down the youtube rabbit-hole. We want the content to be valuable, inspiring and entertaining for kids. And we want it to be fun. Within those parameters we work to basically solve the question "how do we keep a kid entertained for an hour a day?". We've tried a few things like featured links on a specific topic a day, having deep content prioritised, whilst also having search to create the breadth that we have come to expect from an internet browser and to make sure a kid can find an answer to a homework question or whatever they are curious about. So the priority is really on selling to parents, creating an onboarding experience that allows parents to trust and love URSOR, and then focus on creating the best experience for kids from that point onwards. Whilst having the tools there to give parents peace of mind. Parent's have a high willingness to pay for products for their children so if the app keeps kids entertained for an hour when it's opened, and the parent has built trust that URSOR is delivering on its promises then they are typically willing to pay. We can probably revisit this answer in 6 months and laugh at it - but at its core it comes down to convincing the parent at the point of sale, creating an experience that a child loves, and whilst doing this building trust and rapport with the parents. A huge thank you for the love & support from the VEED team over the past year as well. It has really helped us on our journey.

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4yr ago

SafeTube

Maker

Hey Product Hunt, One of the URSOR founders here! We hope URSOR can make parenting a bit easier, and digital childhoods a bit more exciting! If you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to ask. Thank you for all the support. Joe

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4yr ago

AstroSafe (Formerly URSOR)

Maker

@joejbrown thank you for being an awesome partner through this process. Was super fun building this with you and loo forward to building more.

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4yr ago

SafeTube

Maker

Helllooo Product hunt! Alexis, Filippo & Joe here 👋 After months of building URSOR… the time has come… our browser for kids is ready to launch! 🙌 We’ve hopefully built something that will make parenting a bit easier so you can all spend more time making incredible stuff on PH 😉 URSOR is now live on the App Store! 71% of parents say their child age 5 to 11 uses a tablet to access the internet, and out of the hundreds of parents we spoke to… not a single parent is happy with the current solution for internet access for their kids. Parents have voiced their clear concerns about the content their kids are accessing, the dark UX patterns that prioritize clicks and ad revenue, and their privacy. ❌ With URSOR, we are on a journey to build a kid's first internet experience and puts parents in control of their kid’s online experience.🚀 We've taken an MLP approach ❤️ (Minimum loveable product) to make this a fun, and educational experience for children. We are iterating and growing URSOR every day and would love any feedback or thoughts you have! We hope you enjoy and if you like it please leave us a review.⭐

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4yr ago

AstroSafe (Formerly URSOR)

Maker

@alexis_bardini we had a lot of fun building this. Well done Alexis, and as per the above, let us know if you have any feedback!

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4yr ago

SafeTube

Hello Product Hunt, Ursor's visual designer here! I am having a great time crafting the visuals and building the product with the team. We have hidden some easter eggs within the app for young minds to explore and discover! We have worked so hard building Ursor to change the current, hope you will enjoy what we've made!

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4yr ago

AstroSafe (Formerly URSOR)

Maker

@homan_cheung really enjoyed your work on this, and can't wait to do more.

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4yr ago

What a great idea! Really looking forward to seeing how this tool will help kids explore, discover and play with the web in new ways!

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4yr ago

AstroSafe (Formerly URSOR)

Maker

@daniel_coppen maybe a collaboration soon, let's see!

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4yr ago

AstroSafe (Formerly URSOR)

Maker

Hello product hunt! I'm Filippo, Father of 2, Designer by trade, and Co-Founder + CEO of URSOR. We're super excited to finally release the 1st public version of URSOR - A safe browser for curious kids. We wanted to design an Internet discovery tool to help families unlock all the wonderful knowledge and experiences available on the Internet for their children, including my own, while keeping them safe from harm, inside a browser purpose built for them. I'll let my partners explain a little bit more about our ethos and approach to Design and Engineering, but I was keen to highlight a few aspects that I think make URSOR special for families: 1/ NO ADS URSOR is a browser with an embedded Ad blocker that works on websites and on videos. We believe that the Internet for kids should be ad free. I hated giving my kids their iPad to discover new content and interests, and then having them bombarded with adverts at every click. So we work hard to remove these from our browser. Impressionable children should not be shown Adverts! 2 / NO TRACKING We don't track any personal or user data. Most free browsers and search engines make money by collecting and selling data to ADVERTISERS. We don't do that, and we aligned our business model towards that. We work for YOU the end user, not for 3rd party advertisers. So no data is collected by URSOR. You own your data, and our business model is aligned to this approach (See below). 3 / CONTENT BY HUMANS, NOT MACHINES Most search engines and services rely on Algorithms and recommender systems to show you, and your children, content they might want to watch. The problem with this approach is that users get shown content optimised for clicks, not for quality. Every piece of content available inside of URSOR has been selected by a human that cares, not by a machine, and we think that's important. 4 / WE ARE FULLY EMPLOYEE OWNED We are not a VC backed business, and we will never be. This means we don't serve any interest other than that of our users. Our promise to you is simple. You support the service with a reasonable monthly subscription fee, and we provide you and your children with a service that will always uphold your value and our values. It's that simple. A lot of research, testing and love has gone into the details that make URSOR V-1.0 a wholesome, fun, and educational experience for children, and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have!

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4yr ago

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I love the idea. Internet is a crazy place and kids need a medium to browse and get safe content. Hiding ads and preventing trackers is really great as well! Great job! Congratulations on the launch!🚀

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4yr ago

AstroSafe (Formerly URSOR)

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@harsh_siriah1 thank you! And we're glad we share the same values here!

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4yr ago

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