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Dex is the original Language Learning Camera that turns the real world into fun language activities. More to come in 2026!

Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish.

Photos from Dex's post 05/01/2026

"They're too young." "It'll confuse them." "Wait until school."

Raise your hand if someone's told you "they're too young for that" 🙋‍♀️
We heard it about solid foods. About playgrounds. And now about learning a second language.

Here's what the research actually says: babies start understanding language at 6 MONTHS old.

Swipe through to see 3 myths about childhood language learning that need to go ➡️

(Spoiler: your kid is ready way before you think they are.)

Link in bio.

04/24/2026

We feel guilty giving kids devices because those weren't built for them.

That's why we built Dex to meet children's curiosity where they are.

This is a team member's daughter, teaching her little brother the words Dex has taught her.

They deserve a tool to uncover their potential. Link in bio. 🫧

Photos from Dex's post 04/23/2026

It's time to reintroduce ourselves.

We're a team of parents with young children who built Dex because we felt our kids deserve more curiosity-driven learning that's tailored to them.

Every kid has a special gift, but cookie-cutter classrooms are burying most. Our dream is to help little ones discover their potential, starting with language.

Images feature comments straight from real families using Dex. 🔍 Link in bio.

04/21/2026

Polish has 7 grammatical cases. He's 4.

He couldn't follow exactly what Dex just said. Tried again. Wrong. Tried again. Wrong. Looked at mom for help but she didn't.

So he tried again, and finally got it! And then he got so excited and decided to let Dex say something fun about his lil sis.

This is what real learning looks like -- not perfect on the first try, but refusing to quit until it clicks.

Dex speaks 16 languages and 30+ dialects. Polish is the newest in beta.
Language is their super power. Link in bio. 🔍

04/20/2026

No more bribing her just to get through brushing. Now she does it herself and won't stop dancing 😭🪥

Dex turns daily routines into fun experiences they actually like. Dropping new activities for their curious minds every week.

04/14/2026

What do you call a pineapple?

Depending on where your family is from, the answer changes everything. Even within Mandarin, there are multiple ways of saying it -- 菠蘿. 鳳梨. 黃梨.

The "right" word isn't in the dictionary but lives in your family. Dex gets that.

Dex comes in 16 languages and 30+ dialects, speaking with the kind of linguistic nuance that makes grandparents light up. The goal isn't just to teach kids languages, but empower them to build a connection to family, culture, and the world.

Which language do you want us to test next? Drop it in the comments. ⬇️

04/11/2026

When you take a moment to yourself and come back to THIS 🥹

Credit: our cofounder Charlie's kids on a sibling date with Dex, interactive flashcards and all

Save this if you're also raising little ones who surprise you daily 🔍

04/09/2026

Does your child speak your dialect, or just the textbook version?

As a team of parents raising multilingual kids, we know how powerful it is to teach the right vocab. '士多啤梨' vs '草莓'. 'Carro' vs 'coche'. 'Eggplant' vs 'aubergine'. 'Bắp' vs 'ngô'.

These small differences are what make a child feel like they belong, not just that they "speak a language."

Dex is designed for everyday language your kids actually use, so they feel like part of your culture when they visit your hometown, or explore the world on their own terms.

Language is their super power. Link in bio. 🔍

04/08/2026

We get asked a lot. Why did you build Dex?

Yes, Dex helps kids learn a new language. But it was much more than that.

We built Dex because language is how your kid visits your hometown and doesn't feel like a stranger. It's how they finally get grandparents' jokes. How they make friends with the new kid at school who just moved from somewhere completely different.

It's the first superpower that is completely, entirely theirs. A way to think, feel, express, and move through the world, confident and curious.

We wanted to help kids fall in love with languages. With what language opens up for them in the future.

Link in bio.

04/06/2026

When they ask for help, it's so tempting to just do it for them.

The hardest part of parenting isn't doing things for them; it's choosing not to.

This is the daughter of one of our team members, working through a Dex challenge on her own after her dad said he couldn't help. It's a good reminder of why we built this.

Save this or tag a parent who needs to hear this today. 🔍

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