Help us keep the tools free and the kids making.

We’re a family of makers in Garland, Texas. Our kids, ages 5 to 13, design, print, cut and sell their own toys and art at Clickaroo. I build the free generators at Tala Studio that make that possible, and I’m building Hop Quest, a reading and math practice game, because practice at home shouldn’t cost a hundred dollars a year per kid. Everything we make stays free to try. Founding members are the people who make that possible — and they get the best of it, for life.

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Founding tiers

Founding Maker — $99, one time

For anyone who prints or cuts.

  • Tala Pro for life: full-resolution exports, batch runs, saved projects, native Bambu and xTool formats
  • Commercial license for life: sell what the generators make
  • Every new generator the week it’s ready, plus a vote on what gets built next
  • Your name on the Founders wall
  • A founder keychain from the Clickaroo makers

Pro will be $69/year for everyone else. Founders never pay again.

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Founding Family — $250, one time

For parents. Everything in Founding Maker, plus:

  • Hop Quest Family for life: every grade K–8, all five buddies, the parent dashboard that shows exactly which skills your kid is stuck on, unlimited daily practice
  • No ads. No data selling. Ever.
  • A printed Hop Quest buddy for your kid, and their buddy’s name in the game credits
  • Your family’s name on the Founders wall (kids’ names never appear)

The math: $250 once, versus $490 for ten years of Hop Quest Family at $49/year, versus well over $1,000 for a decade of the big-name practice apps.

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Founding Patron — $500 or $1,000, one time

For people and small businesses who want to put their name on this.

  • Everything in Founding Family
  • A generator or Hop Quest buddy named for you or your business
  • A studio visit to see how the kids make things
  • Custom QR/NFC merch for your office or gift list
  • Patron placement on the wall and in the video credits

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Where the money goes

UseAmountWhat it unlocks
Second Bambu Lab printer + spares$1,200–$1,800Orders ship twice as fast; pre-order drops are safe
UV sticker setup$2,500–$4,000A new product line and the Dual-UV generator
Filament, wood, magnets, packaging for a year$3,000–$4,500No “we ran out” during the Christmas drop
Hop Quest art and question-bank review$2,500–$5,000Buddies and a map that look right; TEKS alignment checked
Hosting, accounts, email, a kid-privacy review$1,000–$2,000The plumbing a family app needs
Reserve10%Something always breaks

Updated every quarter. Founders get a one-paragraph update by email each month.

What’s live and what’s coming

GeneratorStatus
Parolsmith / Ornament StudioLive
PrintsmithLive
LasersmithLive
Lithophane Studio (Bambu)Live
Clicksmith — image to fidget clickerLive
Travel Chess SetLive
Dual-UV Sticker Studio (xTool O1)Coming soon
QR / NFC Stands & TagsLive
Print + Laser HybridLive

Hop Quest: Live — one grade free for every family, always.

Founders wall

Names and family names, opt-in only.

The fine print, in plain words