The four ranks
Every kid gets the internet they’re ready for.
Shaka grows with your kid — from a hand-built cove of tiles to open water with a light touch. Go by readiness, not birthdays. Ages are just weather.
The Cove
🐚
Pip
often around 3–6
“Just starting to tap around.”
The Cove is the internet. You build every tile — no search, no strangers.
✓Tiles you pick, nothing else
✓No search, no address bar
✓You curate it all
The Reef
🦑
Squid
often around 6–9
“Reads well, asks a lot of questions.”
A reef to roam and a way to ask. Search works — heavily filtered, always.
✓Searches Google, always filtered
✓A starter reef of safe spots
✓Taps “Ask to surf here” for new places
The Shore
🏄
Grom
often around 10–15
“Looks things up on their own for school and hobbies.”
Roams the web behind a strong filter. Blocks become questions, not walls.
✓Roams the web behind a strong filter
✓Asks about blocks
✓You see a timeline with flags
Open Water
⚡
Charger
often 16 and up
“Basically an adult online — still under your roof.”
Open water, light touch. You see the waves; nothing happens in secret.
✓Open water, light touch
✓Weekly Tide Report
✓Nothing happens in secret
ShallowsOpen water
Ranks aren’t settings. They’re a promotion.
When your kid is ready for more water, you move them up — together, out loud, like earning a new belt. No secret dials, no silent tightening. Nothing happens in secret, in either direction.
Not sure which rank fits?
Setup asks one question — “which one sounds like your kid?” — and you can promote them any time. Two minutes, zero policy questions.
