AI in Child-Safe Mobile Apps
A Talking Anya Case Study
Discover how Scopic helped Talking Anya leverage advanced AI integration to create more lifelike and responsive play experiences for children.
The Results at a Glance
AI in Interactive Play Experiences
Downloads
Increased downloads and user retention rates
Engagement
Boosted user engagement and satisfaction
Security
Increased security with AI-driven safety filters
Interaction
Enhanced user interaction capabilities
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Services Performed
The Context
AI in Children’s Games Challenges
Talking Anya is an interactive children’s app developed by Sprite Labs. The app is designed to engage children through Anya, a virtual character who plays, dances, and interacts with users in real-time.
However, the founders of Talking Anya wanted to elevate the features in the app by creating a more interactive experience to keep children entertained. As new technologies continued to emerge, the opportunity to build a more engaging app was within reach—they just needed to overcome the following challenges:
Security Concerns
Security is a top concern for children’s applications. To build trust, Talking Anya needed to ensure the content remained appropriate and safe for children.
Choosing the Right AI Solution
To create a solution that increased engagement among young users, Talking Anya needed to select the right AI technologies and carefully integrate them into the app.
Avoid Predictable Interactions
To enhance user satisfaction, they needed to overcome the limitations of repetitive and predictable interactions commonly found in traditional children’s games.
Talking Anya needed an innovative AI-driven solution that not only prioritized dynamic, interactive features but also guaranteed security.
The Solution
AI Interactive Features
Scopic partnered with Talking Anya to create and implement an advanced AI solution that enhanced its interactive capabilities. With tools like ChatGPT and AI-based speech synthesis technology, Talking Anya transformed into a more engaging and realistic digital playtime experience—one capable of grasping the attention of its young audience.
Here’s how it works:
ChatGPT integration was invaluable in improving the features of this application. It enables dynamic conversational capabilities, allowing Anya to respond intelligently to user inputs in real-time.
Speech synthesis technology from Eleven Labs provides Anya with a natural-sounding voice, enhancing the realism of her responses. This is a key feature in enabling her to have fluid, realistic conversations with users, making the experience more direct and personal.
These filters carefully monitor and control the content of interactions, preventing any inappropriate material from being presented. By ensuring all interactions are safe and age-appropriate, this feature provides parents with peace of mind while offering a secure digital environment for their children.
Technology Stack
The system leverages recent advances in technology, including:
Mobile Development & Voice Interaction
Upgraded using Swift, Objective-C++, and the iOS Speech Framework to merge legacy performance with modern code, enabling real-time interaction.
Conversational AI & Dialogue Generation
Integrated to interpret and respond to user prompts with context-aware, natural-sounding dialogue, enhancing interactivity and personalization.
Text-to-Speech & Audio Experience
Used for converting generated responses into high-quality, lifelike speech, delivering a more immersive, engaging, and human-like audio experience.
Backend &
Cloud Services
Supports real-time data syncing, cloud storage, authentication, and analytics, ensuring seamless user management and scalable backend infrastructure.
Why It Worked
AI in Children’s Apps Success Factors
The solution’s success can be attributed to three key factors:
AI-Driven Character Reactions
Advanced AI technologies create a responsive and lifelike experience.
Kid-Friendly and Safe Design
AI smart filters ensure all responses remain age-appropriate, friendly, and safe.
Strategic AI Integration
Strategic integration of AI ensures performance and scalability.
The Secret to Better Engagement
Before and After AI Integration
Before
Repetitive and predictable interactions
Limited interactivity and engagement
Diminished interest in young users
After
Lifelike interactions with natural voice features
Boosted engagement with dynamic conversations
Enhanced safety, encouraging parent downloads
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FAQ
Scopic used AI-driven technologies to enable dynamic conversation capabilities, provide Anya with a natural-sounding voice, and enhance the security of the platform, thereby increasing engagement and growing the app’s popularity.
Our team integrated ChatGPT, AI-based speech synthesis technology from Eleven Labs, and AI safety filters to elevate the interactive experience within the Talking Anya app.
Talking Anya now features dynamic conversation capabilities through ChatGPT integration, enabling her to respond intelligently to user inputs in real-time and make interactions more realistic and fluid.
To ensure safe and age-appropriate interactions, our team implemented AI-driven filters and system prompts designed to keep conversations within child-friendly boundaries. These tools actively monitor and control content to prevent the presentation of any inappropriate material.
Yes, AI tools can be used to cater responses to a child’s age, interests, and skill level to enhance engagement in different types of children’s apps.
Scopic’s AI integration services follow a structured process to ensure success. We start by conducting a thorough assessment to evaluate your goals and identify AI opportunities. Next, we’ll develop a custom AI solution, integrate AI models and APIs into your existing systems, and perform rigorous testing. We’ll then deploy your solution and provide ongoing support to drive long-lasting success.
Yes, Scopic specializes in creating custom AI solutions for a variety of industries, including, but not limited to, healthcare, e-commerce, education, and manufacturing.
Conversational AI features are highly customizable, enabling developers to tailor language complexity, tone, and content to suit different age groups. They can also be adapted to specific topics, enabling context-aware conversations that align with educational goals or entertainment themes.
Our team specializes in AI technologies, allowing us to choose the right tools to deliver engaging, interactive experiences—while ensuring user safety and age-appropriate content.
Getting started is easy—all you have to do is schedule a free consultation in which we’ll discuss your unique requirements and project details and explore how AI can help you achieve your goals. After this call, we’ll provide you with a no-obligation quote; if you accept, we’ll sign a contract and start working on your project!
Yes, post-launch support is a critical part of our AI services, ensuring your solution stays up to date with evolving regulations and market demands.