Bala – Kids Learning App

Bala is a joyful, curriculum-aligned learning app made for South African children in Grade R to Grade 7. Built around the CAPS national curriculum, it turns everyday practice into an adventure — so children look forward to learning, and parents can finally see them grow. WHAT YOUR CHILD LEARNS • Maths: counting, number bonds, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, place value and number patterns • Time & Money: telling the time, the calendar, rands and cents, and change • Reading & phonics: letters, sounds, sight words and short stories with questions • Languages: vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar: nouns, verbs, tenses, plurals, adjectives, pronouns, synonyms and antonyms • Shapes & Space: 2D and 3D shapes, symmetry, position and direction • Graphs & Data: reading tables, pictographs and bar graphs • Thinking: patterns, riddles, odd-one-out, cause and effect, true or false • Science & Technology: living things, matter, energy, Earth and beyond • Coding & Robotics: sequences, loops, conditions and robot paths • Social Sciences: South African history and geography • Life & Society: health, safety, feelings, rights and responsibilities A LEARNING JOURNEY, NOT A WORKSHEET • A daily task keeps practice short, consistent and achievable • An Adventure works through the whole grade, subject by subject, picking up wherever your child stopped • Practice mode offers relaxed, un-scored rounds whenever they just want to play • A Challenger mode races the clock for children who like a push • Points, streaks and gentle encouragement build confidence, not pressure • Difficulty adapts to each child, so questions stay just right — never too easy, never crushing • Wrong answers are explained, not just marked MADE FOR SOUTH AFRICA • Aligned to the CAPS national curriculum, Grade R to Grade 7 • Learn in English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sesotho, Setswana or Sepedi • Add a second language and practise it as a First Additional Language • Local names, local money and everyday South African life throughout A REAL PARENT ZONE • See progress by subject, accuracy and curriculum coverage • Spot exactly where your child is stuck, and what to help with next • PIN-protected, so it stays yours • Up to three children on one account, each with their own profile and progress • Promise a real-world reward your child can work towards • "Ask the teacher" gives guided, step-by-step homework help — it explains the thinking and never simply hands over the answer SAFE & FAMILY-FRIENDLY • No advertising • No chat, no strangers: children never message other users • No third-party tracking of your child • Parent account and PIN keep every setting locked away Most activities work offline, so learning carries on when the data does not. Start your child's learning adventure today - learn, grow, shine. 🦊