Smartinga
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Reading and maths at their own pace

Stories to read alone or to have read aloud, words with pictures, and maths in cheerful worlds. In Dutch, for every child at their own level, from beginner to advanced.

Try it free

Try everything free for 14 days. Then you choose: from €2.99 a month, or the free part.

  • No adverts
  • No points or streaks
  • No time pressure
  • Made in Amsterdam

Three things to do

Your child chooses: a story, a deck of words or a maths world. Everything at their own level.

Three children: a boy in an orange shirt, a pirate and a princess.Over 230 stories

Stories

Our own illustrated stories at seven levels, from Luisteren (listening) to Goed lezen (reading well). Tap a word to see what it means. Have it read aloud or read alone, then answer a few questions.

1,135 words

Words

Flash cards in 48 decks: look, listen and say it back. Saved words come back later, until they stick.

Smartinga's maths menu at Niveau 2, with the cards for numbers, number cards, adding and subtracting, maths stories, telling the time and money.
From counting to percentages

Maths

Each kind of maths has a card of its own, with questions set in the park, at the market or by the sea.

All of maths, card by card

The level decides which cards your child sees, from counting to fractions and percentages.

  • NumbersCounting, the number line, rounding
  • Adding and subtractingWith the bead frame, then the bare sum
  • Times tables and dividingMultiplication and division facts
  • Telling the timeWhole hours to quarter hours
  • MoneyPaying and change
  • MeasuringRuler, scales, measuring jug
  • Shapes and patternsCircle, triangle, beads
  • Maths storiesA sum in a short little story
  • Fractions and percentagesPizza, discounts, the 1% rule
  • GamesNo timer, no points, no losing
  • Going well?Then it gets a little harder.
  • Stuck for a moment?Then a little easier, and Smartinga shows the way. Never red.
  • Not sure?‘Weet ik niet’ (I don't know) is always allowed. Then comes a question like it.
A maths question in the park world: the kite costs 9 euros, pay with as little money as possible. Below, coins of 1 and 2 euros and a 5-euro note.

How to start

  1. Open Smartinga

    On a tablet, phone or computer, in the browser.

  2. Choose the level

    Smartinga starts at the level that fits. You can always move a level up or down.

  3. Your child chooses

    A story, words or maths. The voice reads aloud where it helps.

  4. You follow along

    In the parents' area you see what your child practised, and why.

Cheerful for your child, calm for you

  • No advertsNo advertising, no in-app purchases, no chat.
  • No pressureNo streaks to lose, no points, no clock that counts.
  • Careful with dataWithout an account, progress stays on the device; with an account, in the EU. Only anonymous counts, and you can switch them off.
  • Only happy topicsPlay, food, animals, parties, the weather. Nothing scary.
  • You chooseThe level, the look of the app, and whether the English help is shown.
  • Made in AmsterdamBy Developly B.V., with our own stories and drawings.

Learning Dutch yourself? Coming soon for adults learning Dutch, from A1, with texts about everyday life. You can start today: choose ‘Ik leer zelf Nederlands’ (I am learning Dutch myself) and a level. More about learning Dutch

For one child or the whole family

With a profile of their own for each child. Reading, words and maths are all included. Prices include VAT.

Free

€0

  • Luisteren (listening) and Niveau 1, with their games
  • A number of flash-card decks
  • Every reading comprehension text at Niveau 1, then one per level

1 child

€2.99 a month

Or €24.99 a year: €2.08 a month. Everything, for one child.

Family

€4.99 a month

Or €39.99 a year: €3.33 a month. Everything, for up to 3 children.

Try everything free for 14 days

After the 14 days nothing is charged automatically: you decide whether to take a subscription. Already sure? Choose a subscription straight away and enter your payment details: payments then start after the 14 days, and until then you can stop free of charge. Without a subscription your child keeps the free part.

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Learn more

How Smartinga helps with each subject, and what it does at each level.

Questions

How does the free trial work?

You try everything free for 14 days, without payment details; you only create an account. After that nothing is charged automatically: you decide whether to take a subscription, and otherwise your child keeps the free part.

Already sure? Choose a subscription straight away and enter your payment details: payments then start automatically after the 14 days, and until then you can stop free of charge. There is one free trial per account.

What is free?

Luisteren (listening) and Niveau 1 with their games (in maths the first two levels, counting and up to 10). Also a number of flash-card decks, every reading comprehension text at Niveau 1 and one per level after that, and the first practice test of Niveau 2. That stays free, after the trial too.

How many children does a subscription cover?

Choose 1 child for one child, or Family for up to 3 children. Each child has a profile of their own, with their own level. A child who joins later uses the free part until you switch; you can switch to Family at any time.

How do I cancel?

Online, through the parents' area of the app, as easily as you signed up.

  • A monthly subscription can be cancelled whenever you like. You pay nothing more, and your child keeps everything until the end of the paid month.
  • A yearly subscription runs for one year and then stops by itself. A month before the end you see this in the parents' area, and with ‘Verlengen’ (renew) you can add another year if you want to.
What age is Smartinga for?

For children of about 4 to 12, groep 1 to 8 at a Dutch primary school. Your child starts at their own level and climbs step by step:

  • Luisteren (listening): groep 1–2.
  • Niveau 1 Eerste woorden (first words): groep 3.
  • Niveau 2 Korte zinnen (short sentences): groep 3.
  • Niveau 3 Leren lezen (learning to read): groep 3.
  • Niveau 4 Vlot lezen (reading fluently): groep 4.
  • Niveau 5 Lezen om te leren (reading to learn): groep 5–6.
  • Niveau 6 Goed lezen (reading well): groep 7–8.

Maths comes along, from counting to fractions and percentages. This is a guide, not a rule: you choose the level that suits your child.

We speak little Dutch at home. Can Smartinga still help my child?

Yes. The app reads every word and every story aloud in a clear Dutch voice, so your child hears how it sounds.

In the parents' area you can switch on ‘Uitleg in het Engels bij woorden en zinnen’ (English help for words and sentences). Your child then sees the English meaning of a tapped word or sentence, and the reading comprehension questions in English too. The buttons, maths and the parents' area stay in Dutch.

Which devices does Smartinga work on?

In the browser on a tablet, phone or computer. Add Smartinga to the home screen and it opens like an app. It is not in the App Store or Play Store yet.

With an account, your child can pick up on another device where they left off.

Is Smartinga safe for my child?

There are no adverts, no chat and no in-app purchases. Your child only sees happy topics.

Without an account, progress stays on the device; with an account it is stored on servers in the EU. We only count anonymously which stories and sums are used, without names, device IDs or cookies; you can switch that off in the parents' area.

All questions

Ready for the first story?

Try Smartinga free for 14 days. Your child can start straight away.

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A child and an adult cycling along a road under a rainbow.