RoboLearn: UI/UX Design for Kids' Educational App

RoboLearn is a mobile educational app designed to help young children learn basic academic concepts through interactive lessons, visuals, and short quizzes. The project focused on making learning feel friendly, engaging, and easy to understand for early learners.

As the UI/UX designer, my goal was to create an experience that balances fun and clarity while keeping cognitive load low for children.

Many kids’ learning apps struggle with:

Overcrowded screens

Confusing navigation

Long explanations that lose children’s attention

Lack of immediate feedback during learning

Children need guidance, visual cues, and encouragement to stay engaged and confident while learning.

Create a simple and intuitive learning flow for kids

Use visual storytelling instead of heavy text

Provide clear progress indicators to motivate learners

Design an interface that feels friendly, safe, and fun

Children in early learning stages

Parents and guardians looking for structured learning tools

Educators seeking engaging digital learning experiences

I studied common patterns in kids’ educational apps and focused on how children interact with interfaces. Key insights:

Kids respond better to characters than instructions

Short lessons work better than long sessions

Visual feedback helps reinforce understanding

To address these insights, I structured the app around:

A robot mascot that guides users throughout the experience

Step-by-step lessons broken into small, digestible screens

A linear lesson flow to avoid confusion

Interactive quizzes with instant feedback

The interface was designed with:

Soft, friendly colors that maintain focus

Rounded cards and buttons for a playful feel

Large tap targets suitable for small hands

Minimal text paired with illustrations and examples

Each screen has a single, clear purpose to reduce distractions.

Onboarding Screen: Introduces Robo, the learning companion, to build familiarity

Subject Selection: Card-based layout for easy navigation

Lesson Screens: Visual explanations with progress indicators

Interactive Quizzes: Multiple-choice questions with immediate feedback

Positive Reinforcement: Correct answers highlighted to boost confidence

The final design delivers a calm, engaging learning experience where children can:

Understand concepts like subtraction through visuals and examples

Navigate lessons independently

Learn at their own pace without feeling overwhelmed

RoboLearn transforms studying into a playful, guided experience rather than a task.

Figma

UX Research

Wireframing

UI Design

Interactive Prototyping

Designing for children requires empathy, simplicity, and clarity. RoboLearn reinforced the idea that great UX is not about adding more features, but about removing friction and guiding users with intention.