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Hands-free audio steps
Chef Pepper reads every step aloud and waits for your child to say "done!", so flour-covered fingers never touch the screen.
🥕 Ages 4 to 12 · No screens at the stove
Little hands, big flavors . Real cooking skills, one mission at a time.
Spatula Squad guides kids through hands-on cooking missions with audio steps, kid-safe techniques, and silly characters who celebrate every cracked egg. You supervise; they shine.
★★★★★
4.9 from 18,000+ families and 312,000 pancakes flipped
🏅 Whisk Wizard unlocked!
🔥 7-day streak
🥚 First egg cracked
✨ Why kids love it
Cooking lessons disguised as adventures
Every recipe is a mission. Every mission teaches a real skill. Every skill earns badges, XP, and bragging rights at the dinner table.
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Skill tree, not just recipes
Kids level up from spreading and stirring to measuring, folding, and (with you nearby) pan work. 60+ skills across 8 chef levels.
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Badges worth earning
Whisk Wizard. Egg-cellent Cracker. Sir Mix-a-Lot. Over 120 collectible badges that celebrate effort, not just perfect results.
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Sneaky learning inside
Fractions hide in measuring cups. Science hides in rising dough. Reading hides in every recipe card. Shhh, they think it's just cooking.
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Picky-eater mode
Kids who cook it, eat it. Our "One Brave Bite" challenges have helped 73% of families add a new food to the rotation.
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Family cook-alongs
Weekend missions built for two sets of hands, plus printable menus so your child can host "restaurant night" at home.
🧭 How it works
From "I'm bored" to "I made dinner" in three steps
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Build their chef profile
Tell us your child's age, allergies, and tastes. We tailor missions to their level, from toast art at 4 to weeknight pasta at 11.
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Pick tonight's mission
Choose a 10 to 30 minute recipe. The app reads each step aloud, shows short demo clips, and flags every "grown-up moment" for you.
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Cook, earn, repeat
Finish the mission, snap a plate photo, collect XP and badges. New skills unlock harder recipes, and confidence stacks up fast.
🍝 350+ kid-tested recipes
Tonight's missions, fresh from the Squad kitchen
Every recipe is tested by real kids, checked by a pediatric dietitian, and labeled with exactly which steps need a grown-up.
🥞LEVEL 1
Fluffy Cloud Pancakes
Skill: measuring & whisking🌯LEVEL 2
Rainbow Veggie Wraps
Skill: kid-safe chopping🍕LEVEL 3
Stretchy Dough Pizzettes
Skill: kneading & topping🍜LEVEL 5
Wibbly Wobbly Noodle Bowl
Skill: simmering & seasoning
🛡 Built for parents' peace of mind
Safety first. Mess second. (Sorry about the mess.)
We designed Spatula Squad with pediatric occupational therapists and a former kindergarten teacher, because hot pans and small humans deserve serious thought.
- ✓Grown-up gates on every hot or sharp stepHeat, blades, and blenders pause the mission until a parent taps in with a PIN.
- ✓Allergy-aware recipe filteringSet allergens once and those recipes vanish, with smart swaps suggested instead.
- ✓No ads, no chat, no strangersCOPPA compliant, zero third-party ads, and photo sharing stays inside your family circle.
- ✓Weekly progress digest for youSee skills mastered, foods tried, and what to stock for next week's missions.
100%
Ad-free and COPPA compliant
73%
of families report a new food accepted within a month
8
chef levels from Toast Trainee to Sous Star
42
cuisines explored, from arepas to onigiri
💬 From real (slightly floury) kitchens
Parents talk. Kids cook.
"My 6-year-old now 'preps her station' before breakfast. She made the whole family scrambled eggs on Mother's Day and narrated every step like a cooking show."
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Dana R.Mom of Lila, 6 · Austin, TX
"The grown-up gate is genius. My son does 90% of the recipe himself, and the app literally will not continue at the stove step until I'm there. As a single dad, that trust matters."
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Marcus T.Dad of Eli, 9 · Chicago, IL
"We tried it for the fractions practice, honestly. Three months later my twins fight over who gets to plan taco night. The picky-eater challenges actually worked on the pickier twin."
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Priya S.Mom of twins, 8 · Seattle, WA
💰 Simple pricing
Cheaper than one takeout night
Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime in two taps, no guilt trips.
Taste Test
$0
free forever
- 10 starter recipes (Levels 1 to 2)
- Audio step-by-step mode
- 1 child profile
- Basic badge collection
Family Kitchen
$7.99
per month, billed yearly ($95.88/yr)
- All 350+ recipes and weekly drops
- Full skill tree, all 8 chef levels
- Up to 4 child profiles
- Allergy filters and smart swaps
- Parent digest and grocery lists
- Family cook-along weekend missions
Sous Star Club
$12.99
per month, billed yearly ($155.88/yr)
- Everything in Family Kitchen
- Monthly live class with a kid-chef coach
- Printed badge stickers mailed quarterly
- Birthday "head chef" party kit
🥄 30-day "clean plate" guarantee: if your kid hasn't cooked something they're proud of, we refund you in full.
🙋 Questions, answered
Before you preheat anything
Ages 4 to 12. Profiles adapt automatically: four-year-olds get tearing, spreading, and pouring missions, while tweens work toward full weeknight dinners. Each child progresses at their own pace through 8 chef levels.
Not without you. Recipes below Level 6 use kid-safe tools only (crinkle cutters, scissors, choppers). Any step involving heat or a sharp blade triggers a grown-up gate that pauses the mission until a parent enters their PIN and stays for the step.
Yes. Set allergens in the parent dashboard (we cover the top 14 plus custom entries) and those recipes are hidden entirely. Where possible we suggest tested swaps, like sunflower butter in our "PB&J Sushi" mission.
Less than you'd think, more than zero. Every recipe card shows a "grown-up meter" up front: many Level 1 to 3 missions are fully kid-led with you in the room, while higher levels need hands-on help for heat steps. You're always the supervisor; we're the patient narrator.
Yes to both. The app runs on iOS, Android, and tablets, and you can download missions ahead of time, perfect for grandma's house or a camper kitchen with no Wi-Fi.
Two taps in Settings, no phone calls, no retention maze. Your badge collection and progress stay saved for a year in case the Squad gets hungry again.
Tonight's chef is shorter than the counter 👩🍳
Join 18,000+ families raising confident, curious cooks. Your first week of missions is free, aprons and giggles not included.
🍳 Start your free weekAvailable on iOS and Android · No credit card needed for the free plan