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YAPPER PHONE AUSTRALIA

No screen. No SIM. No internet. Just calls to the people who matter — over your home WiFi. This is what Yaps is.

Made for Australian Families $149 AUD One-Time No Subscription Designed on the Gold Coast

What Is Yapper?

A HOME PHONE FOR YOUR KIDS. FOR REAL THIS TIME.

Yapper — also known as Yaps — is a WiFi home phone designed for Australian kids aged 5 to 12. It looks like a retro handset because that is exactly what it is: a physical phone you pick up, press a button, and talk into. No touchscreen. No app to open. No password to remember.

It connects to your home WiFi and uses VoIP calling to reach whoever is on the parent-managed contact list. Your child gets to call mum, dad, grandma, and the other people in their life — without getting a device that connects to the internet, carries a SIM card, or gives them access to any content you have not approved.

Yapper was designed on the Gold Coast by Australian parents who were frustrated with the options available. The existing market offered a choice between smartphones with parental controls (which are difficult to maintain and always internet-connected) and basic dumb phones designed for adults. There was nothing built from the ground up for a young child's actual needs: make a call, hear a familiar voice, hang up.

That is what Yapper is. The phone that existed before smartphones made everything complicated.

HOW

How It Works

THREE STEPS. THAT IS ALL.

Step 1

CONNECT TO YOUR HOME WIFI

Yapper connects to your home WiFi network — the same way your smart TV or tablet does. No SIM card, no mobile data, no separate account with a carrier. If you have home broadband, Yapper works.

Step 2

SET UP YOUR CONTACT LIST

Parents add approved contacts through the Yaps parent portal. Mum, dad, grandma, the babysitter — each gets a dedicated button on the handset labelled with their name. Your child sees a button for each person they can call. Nothing else.

Step 3

YOUR CHILD PICKS IT UP AND CALLS

Pick up the handset. Press the button next to the name. Done. The person being called receives the call on their mobile or landline. No app required on the receiving end. The call is a standard voice call.

Full Specs

YAPPER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Connectivity Home WiFi (2.4GHz / 5GHz)
Calling Technology VoIP (Voice over IP)
SIM Card Required No
Screen None
Internet Access None — voice calls only
App Store None
Contacts Parent-managed via web portal. Up to 10 approved contacts.
Design Retro corded handset with physical contact buttons
Suitable Ages 5 to 12 years (primary school age)
Price $149 AUD one-time
Ongoing Costs None beyond existing home broadband
Country of Design Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Availability Waitlist open — getyap.au
“Raise the kind of kid who still calls.”
Yaps — Designed on the Gold Coast, Australia
WHY

Why Yapper Exists

THE GAP YAPPER FILLS

No Screen

A screen is the gateway to everything you are trying to avoid. No screen means no YouTube, no gaming, no content loop. Just a physical object that makes calls.

No Internet

Yapper uses your WiFi exclusively for voice calling. There is no browser, no app, no way for your child to access the internet through this device.

No SIM

No carrier account. No monthly bill. No mobile data. No risk of your child making calls or sending messages outside your approved contact list.

Parent Portal

You control who your child can call. Add, remove, and update contacts from any device. Your child sees only the names you have approved.

Retro Design

Kids actually want to use it. The handset aesthetic is intentional — it makes calling feel special and deliberate, not passive and habitual.

Australian Made

Designed on the Gold Coast. Built for the Australian context — the social media ban, the Wait Mate movement, the Australian school system.

WHO

Who It Is For

THE YAPPER IS FOR FAMILIES WHO WANT TO HOLD THE LINE

Yapper is not for every family. It is for the families who have decided — or are deciding — that a smartphone is not the right first phone for their child. The families who looked at the research on screen time, anxiety, and adolescent development and concluded that the delay is worth it.

It is for the parents who want their child to have independent communication without independent internet access. For the grandparents who want their grandchildren to actually call, rather than send emojis. For the kids who are old enough to make calls but not old enough to be trusted with a device that connects to the entire internet.

If your child is between 5 and 12, and you want them to be able to reach you and their family without giving them a mobile phone — Yapper is built for you.

It is also for the 13 year old who does not have a smartphone yet, and uses Yapper at home while a basic dumb phone handles independence. The two-device strategy that more and more Australian parents are quietly adopting.

Frequently Asked Questions

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Yapper (also called Yaps) is a WiFi-only home phone for kids. It connects to your home WiFi and lets children make voice calls to a parent-managed contact list. There is no screen, no SIM card, no internet access, and no app store. It is designed to be the safest first phone for children aged 5-12 in Australia.
The Yapper phone is $149 AUD one-time. There is no monthly subscription, no SIM plan, and no ongoing costs beyond your existing home WiFi connection.
No. The Yapper phone uses your home WiFi to make calls via VoIP. It does not need a SIM card, a mobile data plan, or any mobile network connection. It only works when connected to a home WiFi network.
No. The Yapper phone has no browser, no app store, and no internet functionality. It uses your home WiFi exclusively for VoIP voice calling. Children cannot access websites, social media, YouTube, or any online content through the device.
Parents manage the approved contact list through the Yaps parent portal. You add contacts — mum, dad, grandma, the babysitter — and each one gets a dedicated button on the handset. Your child cannot call anyone not on the list. You can update the list at any time from the portal.

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YAPS

THE FIRST PHONE
THEY WILL ACTUALLY USE.

No screen. No internet. No app store. Just voice calls to people you trust — over your home WiFi.

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