# What is Peko Pal?

Peko Pal is a kid's first device, before the phone. It is a small handheld
device with no screen: your child presses buttons, and Peko Pal answers out
loud. There is nothing to watch and nothing to scroll.

Parents set it up and manage it from the **Peko Pal app** on an iPhone.

## What a child can do with it

What a Peko Pal does depends on the apps you add to it. Apps include:

- **Friends.** Voice messages and calls with people you have approved, plus a
  walkie-talkie for nearby Peko Pals.
- **AI, if you turn it on.** Your child holds the button, asks a question, and
  hears an answer out loud. AI apps include chat, lessons on a topic you choose,
  and interactive stories.
- **Listening.** Stories, podcasts and internet radio.
- **Everyday tools.** A night light, a glowlight, a voice recorder and a
  stopwatch.

See [Apps on your Peko Pal](https://www.pekopal.com/guide/apps) for how apps are added and removed.

## The device

![A Peko Pal with labels pointing to its glowing logo, speaker, power button, volume buttons, USB-C port, direction pad, action button and microphone.](https://www.pekopal.com/images/device/device-map.webp)

- A four-way direction pad and a big action button: hold to talk, tap to play
  or pause.
- Volume buttons and a power button.
- A four-light logo that shows what the device is doing. See
  [the status light](https://www.pekopal.com/guide/status-light).
- A speaker and a built-in microphone.
- A rechargeable battery that charges over USB-C.
- Five colors: Meadow, Apricot, Butter, Sky and Blush.

## What ages it's for

From their first bedtime story to the year before their first phone, roughly 3
to 12. You pick the apps that fit their age and add more as they grow.

## What you need

- **An iPhone** for the Peko Pal app. Android is not supported yet.
- **A 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network** (802.11 b/g/n). Almost every home router
  broadcasts one; a 5 GHz-only network won't work. See
  [Connecting your Peko Pal to WiFi](https://www.pekopal.com/guide/wifi).

Some things need Wi-Fi: voice messages, calls, the AI apps and internet radio.
Stories and podcasts are downloaded to the device, so once they're on it they
play anywhere.

## Why there is no screen

Audio-only play is calmer and easier to stop than video, and it leaves the
imagining to your child. Because every action gets a spoken response, a child
who cannot read yet can still use the whole device on their own, by ear.