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Kookabytes
Tilly the wombat, Gabs the galah and Kooka the kookaburra in a sunny Australian backyard — welcome to Kookabytes
Mapped to ACARA + eSafety

The cyber-safety app Australian kids actually want to finish.

Kookabytes teaches your child online safety + cyber hygiene through interactive stories they play through — every popup, every prize, every choice. Coming soon to iOS + Android — join the waitlist for early access. Built by a 20-year cyber-security pro for his own kids.

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No card · we’ll email when the app launches · data hosted in Sydney

Meet the cast

Six characters that grow up across three grade bands.

The full Kookabytes cast
  1. 1An interactive comic-style story drops the kid into a real-feeling situation. They tap through every panel.
  2. 2The story rolls straight into a mini-game where they make the call.
  3. 3Teacher sees it on the dashboard. Kid earns a printable certificate.

The cast

Six characters kids fall for.

Tilly leads the show. Gabs is best mate. Kooka narrates. Crook keeps losing. Mum and Dad are the safe place to land. Kids are asking to do this.

  • Tilly, Wombat

    Tilly

    Wombat

    Main character

  • Gabs, Galah

    Gabs

    Galah

    Best friend

  • Kooka, Kookaburra

    Kooka

    Kookaburra

    Cyber coach

  • Mum, Wombat

    Mum

    Wombat

    Parent

  • Dad, Wombat

    Dad

    Wombat

    Parent

  • Crook, Cane toad

    Crook

    Cane toad

    Bad guy

How a Kookabytes episode works

Story. Game. Certificate. Five minutes.

Three beats per episode. Your kid taps through the story, makes the call in the game, and finishes with a certificate they actually want to show you.

Tilly listening to Kooka the kookaburra tell a story in a cosy lounge
Story

Beat 1 · Story

An interactive comic. Tap to play.

Each episode opens like a kids’ comic. Your child taps through the panels, the cast reacts, the cyber-safety problem unfolds. No watching, no scrolling — they drive it.

See the episode line-up
Over-the-shoulder view of Tilly playing the Kookabytes ep1 mini-game on her tablet
Game

Beat 2 · Game

The popup. The prize. The friend who isn’t a friend.

The story rolls straight into a hands-on mini-game where your kid makes the call. Three lives. Real cause-and-effect. They practise the reflex before they have to make it for real — gift cards, AI-voice scams, screenshot leaks, the lot.

How the games work
Tilly proudly showing her certificate to Mum
Certificate

Beat 3 · Certificate

A win they want you to see.

Finish the episode and your kid earns a printable certificate — their name, the threat they beat, the date. It lands in your parent dashboard so you know what they learned. Most kids ask to print it for the fridge.

See what parents see
Clinton McKillop, founder of Mindset Cyber and Kookabytes

Built by a cyber pro

Built by a 20-year cyber pro. For his own kids first.

I’ve spent twenty years on the working side of cyber-security — the same scams, the same tricks, the same adults falling for them. I built Kookabytes for my own kids because nobody was teaching them what they actually needed to know. Now your kids can have the same.

— Clinton McKillop, founder, Mindset Cyber

  • No personal info collected from your child
  • Hosted in Sydney, never leaves Australia
  • Mapped to ACARA Digital Technologies + Digital Literacy and the eSafety Commissioner’s Best Practice Framework, so it lines up with school
  • PECB ISO 27001 + ASD IRAP credentials behind the build

Already using parental controls?

Parental controls block. Kookabytes teaches.

Apple Family Sharing and Google Family Link block apps and limit screen time. Kookabytes is the bit they don’t do — actually teaching your kid to spot the popup, the prize, the friend who isn’t a friend. Use both.

Parental controls (Apple, Google, Qustodio)

  • Block apps
  • Limit screen time
  • Filter content

Kookabytes

  • Teaches what a scam looks like
  • Builds the “tell a trusted adult” reflex
  • Practises real cause & effect

Together · the win

  • Controls handle the access
  • Kookabytes handles the reflex
  • Your kid actually understands why

5 min

from a story to a kid making the call

0

personal info collected from your child

20+ yrs

of cyber-security experience behind every episode

The library

One library. Junior, Middle & Upper Primary.

Interactive episodes for Junior Primary (Grade 1–3), Middle Primary (Grade 4–5) and Upper Primary (Grade 6) — same cast, threats that scale up with each stage. New episodes added every term.

See the full line-up →
Tilly's Secret Key — episode preview
Ep 01

Grade 1–3

Tilly's Secret Key

Your passcode is for Mum, Dad and you. No one else.

5 minAC9TDI2P01Responsibility
02Coming soon
Ep 02Coming soon

Grade 1–3

The Yuck Feeling

Online stuff isn't always real. If anything makes your tummy feel yuck — tell a grown-up. You're never in trouble.

5 minAC9HP2P02Critical thinking + Empathy
03Coming soon
Ep 03Coming soon

Grade 1–3

What To Do When Something Scary Pops Up

Close the tab. Tell a grown-up. You're not in trouble.

5 minAC9TDIFP02Resilience
04Coming soon
Ep 04Coming soon

Grade 4–5

Group-Chat Drift

Anything you send can be screenshotted in 60 seconds and sent to anyone.

6 minAC9TDI4P05Empathy + Responsibility
05Coming soon
Ep 05Coming soon

Grade 4–5

Robux, Logins & The Schoolyard

Don't share logins. “Free Robux if you log in here” is always a scam.

6 minAC9TDI4P02Responsibility
06Coming soon
Ep 06Coming soon

Grade 4–5

Is This Friend Really A Friend?

If they ask your real name, age, or school — that's the question that ends the chat.

6 minAC9TDI4K03Critical thinking
07Coming soon
Ep 07Coming soon

Grade 6

Photos Don't Disappear

A photo you send doesn't disappear, even on Snap. If it's already out, tell a trusted adult — it's not your fault.

6 minAC9TDI6P05Resilience + Responsibility
08Coming soon
Ep 08Coming soon

Grade 6

One Password, Many Doors

Same password everywhere = one breach unlocks everything.

6 minAC9TDI6P02Responsibility
09Coming soon
Ep 09Coming soon

Grade 6

The Scams Aimed At You Now

Recognise the script: gift-card asks, AI-voice impersonation, fake-celebrity DMs.

6 minAC9TDI6K01Critical thinking + Empathy

Ready when we are.

The cast is finishing up. Join the waitlist and we'll email the moment Tilly is ready to play.

Dad
Mum
Tilly
Gabs
Kooka
Crook

Free for parents

Plain-English guides for the conversations you’re about to have.

Free parent guides written by a 20-year cyber-security pro. New ones added regularly. No app needed. No signup.

Browse all guides →

For Australian primary schools

Bringing this to your school?

Per-class dashboards, ACARA reporting, DPIA on request, casual-relief teacher access. Per-active-student pricing announced at launch — join the schools waitlist for the procurement pack first.

or book a walkthrough →

Pricing

Try one free. Pick up the rest your way.

Buy episodes one at a time, grab a whole primary stage (Junior, Middle or Upper), or unlock everything for the family with All Access — one subscription, up to 4 kids. Schools pay a flat per-student rate (full detail on the schools page).

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Apps coming soon · web trial available now · cancel any time

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Try-before-you-commit

Single episode

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Pricing announced at launch

Buy any episode on its own. Lifetime access for one kid — no subscription, no renewals.

See what’s included
  • Buy any episode in the catalogue
  • Lifetime access — yours forever
  • Take-home certificate per episode
  • One kid per single-episode purchase

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Essential episodes, lifetime

Essentials pack

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Pricing announced at launch

The essential episodes for your kid's grade band — Grade 1–3, 4–5, or 6 — yours forever. Newer episodes added later are bonus add-ons at a bundle-owner discount.

See what’s included
  • The essential episodes for one grade band
  • Lifetime access to the essentials — never expires
  • Take-home certificates included
  • Bonus episodes (released later) at a bundle-owner discount
  • One kid per pack

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One subscription, up to 4 kids

All Access

Coming soon

Pricing announced at launch

Every episode in the catalogue, plus all new episodes added during your subscription. Up to 4 kids on one account.

  • All episodes unlocked, all age bands
  • All new episodes added during your subscription
  • Up to 4 kid profiles on one account
  • Per-kid progress + carer notes
  • Lifetime episodes you've bought stay yours
  • Cancel any time, no fees

Questions about billing or POs? See pricing FAQ

Privacy-first

We don’t collect what we don’t need.

No emails, surnames, or birthdays from your kid. Picture-password login. Sydney-hosted. Built by an ASD IRAP Assessor.

  • Sydney-hosted data

    All school and student data is Sydney-hosted in Australia. Never leaves the country.

  • APP-aligned

    Aligned with the Australian Privacy Principles. Encryption in transit and at rest. Role-based access.

  • No PII from kids

    Students log in with a class code and three animal icons. No emails, no surnames, no birthdays collected.

  • DPIA on request

    Data Protection Impact Assessment available for your IT team or system office. We sign your DSA.

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