Kindling: Family Questions
Conversation starters, on time
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Pick a moment, like soccer pickup at 6:20, and a great question lands on your lock screen, ready to read out loud. Never repeats. No account, no subscription.
The deck of conversation cards was a great idea. It's also at the bottom of a drawer.
Kindling brings the good question to the moment the conversation can actually happen. Pick your moments — soccer pickup on weekdays at 6:20, Saturday breakfast, the drive to practice — and at that time, a notification arrives. The notification is the question. Read it straight off the lock screen, out loud, eyes on the road.
"What's something I think you like that you actually don't?"
No feed. No streaks. No account. One question, big type, and a deck you can actually swipe: right to keep it, left to pass. Or ask it a lighter way. If the back seat answers with a shrug, there's a follow-up tucked behind a tap.
WHY IT WORKS
• The question arrives at the right moment — you never have to remember an app
• Questions never repeat. Not even reworded versions of ones you've seen
• 900 hand-written questions, and when those are gone Kindling composes fresh ones on your phone. The library doesn't run out
• Decks for Family, Kids, Couples, and Friends — plus "This House," built from what's actually going on in yours
• Kid-safe lock keeps every question appropriate when children are listening
• Questions you love live in Favorites: searchable, exportable, forever
FREE, THEN ONE PURCHASE
The download is free and includes the Family deck with 40 hand-picked questions, plus everything else: your moments, notifications, swiping, favorites, export, and the kid-safe lock. One optional purchase, the Full Deck, unlocks the Kids, Couples, Friends, and This House decks and the questions that never run out. Pay once. No subscription.
On iPhone 15 Pro and later, the Full Deck also composes brand-new questions right on your device using Apple Intelligence. Nothing leaves your phone.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no server, no tracking. Kindling works in airplane mode.
Made for the six-minute drive home.
Ratings & Reviews
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Better questions from Apple Intelligence on newer iPhones: each one now comes with its own follow-up and a lighter way to ask it, and the generic ones are filtered out. Shared questions link straight to the App Store. Small fixes.
The developer, Tim Mascara, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Tim Mascara
- Size
- 1.8 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Full Deck $7.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Tim Mascara
