Hi Product Hunt! 👋 We're excited to introduce Readnauts, a family reading app we've been building as parents of three young readers. Like many parents, we've spent plenty of time encouraging our kids to read. Some days they would happily pick up a book, other days it took a little more convincing. And somewhere along the way, we started wondering whether we were approaching it the wrong way. What if reading wasn't just something we encouraged our kids to do? What if it became something we all did together, even while reading completely different books? That idea became Readnauts. We wanted to make reading visible and rewarding for everyone in the family, including the parents. A place where a child finishing a picture book could feel just as proud as an older sibling finishing a novel, and where everyone could celebrate one another's progress. So we built a shared reading experience with personal libraries, points, badges, family leaderboards, and reading quests. Families can even create challenges with cousins or friends to make reading a little more social and fun. But the features aren't really the point. What matters to us is what happens away from the app. A child choosing to pick up another book. A parent making time to read too. A little friendly competition that turns into a conversation about what everyone is reading. We've seen how making reading a shared family activity has helped our own kids stay engaged, while encouraging us to be more intentional about our reading as well. We're not trying to keep families on another screen. We want Readnauts to take just a few moments of their day, so they can spend more of it actually reading. We're still early, learning from families, and thinking carefully about how to make the experience better without adding friction. We'd love your feedback, especially from parents and educators. How do you encourage reading at home? Have you found anything that helps children develop the habit without making it feel like homework? You can explore Readnauts at https://readnauts.com. Thanks for checking it out! 📚

Readnauts

Help your family build a reading habit that lasts

Help your family build a reading habit that lasts