Woah: Calming Visuals for Kids
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**Relaxing Visuals for Kids**
Help kids reset during moments of overwhelm with soothing visuals designed to gently capture attention and support calm. Woah turns screen time into calm time.
**Why parents love Woah**
• Fast results that help children calm down in seconds
• Kid-safe design: no ads, external links, or tracking
• Works for kids of all ages
• Backed by research, created with care
**Research-inspired, thoughtfully designed**
Woah is inspired by sensory approaches commonly used in calming environments like sensory rooms. These techniques use carefully designed visual input to support emotional regulation, reduce distress, and help children regain a sense of calm—now available in a simple, portable format.
Great for
• Tantrums and big emotions
• Travel and public places
• Waiting rooms and stressful moments
• Neurodivergent kids who benefit from sensory input
Research suggests that engaging visual stimulation can support self-regulation, reduce emotional distress, and even lower perceived pain in children when used appropriately. Woah brings these evidence-informed ideas into an accessible visual experience that helps interrupt overwhelm and gently guide attention.
Subscription & Terms
Woah offers auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your iTunes account and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Unused trial time is forfeited upon purchase. Refunds are not provided for unused time.
If cost is a barrier, email support@woahtheapp.cAs with all of our apps, if you would like to use Woah but have trouble affording it please email us at support@woahtheapp.com so we can help you with our financial assistance program.
While we can't keep bringing great experiences to the world without making money, we know not everyone that needs access to our content can afford it, and we're happy to help.
If cost is a barrier, email support@woahtheapp.com to learn about our financial assistance program.
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Safety Notice: Not recommended for individuals with a history of seizures or epilepsy. Do not use while driving or in situations requiring full attention.
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**The Science of Relaxing Visuals for Kids**
The idea of deliberately using colorful, dynamic patterns with young children has been implemented and explored since the pioneering work of Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952). Scientific research has suggested that this type of visual stimulation with children can help capture attention, supports emotional self-regulation, and can even reduce distress and pain perception. This has a number of important applications though effective delivery varies significantly depending on the method used.
Children’s cognitive and emotional development greatly depends on their ability to process different types of sensory input, which is why it’s important for them to engage with the world through multiple senses. In scientific studies, sensory-based interventions have been shown to help individuals regulate their emotions and manage distress effectively (Alhaj & Trist, 2023; Kandlur et al., 2023). For children specifically, the use of sensory rooms has become popular. Sensory rooms are typically designed to promote self-regulation and reduce stress. They utilize carefully selected sensory inputs, including visual elements, to provide a sense of control and calm (Brown et al., 2019; Dorn et al., 2019; Hitch et al., 2021).
It is common for young children (especially neurodivergent children) to have strong emotional outbursts, such as temper tantrums. These can escalate for a number of reasons but are usually considered a normal reaction during childhood. A number of techniques have been examined to reduce and prevent temper tantrums and research suggests that strategic distraction techniques (e.g., engaging visual stimuli) can help interrupt tantrums and de-escalate emotional distress (Daniels et al., 2012; Pratiwi et al., 2023). Beyond emotional regulation, visual distraction techniques have been studied for their impact on pain tolerance. A notable study found that children who engaged with visual stimuli during medical procedures reported lower pain levels and greater distraction led to clinically significant reductions in discomfort (Cassidy et al., 2002).
The idea of helping children to sit and meditate during episodes of overstimulation, temper outbursts, pain, and/or emotional upset may seem like a far-fetched ideal. However, the utilization of sensory tools to interrupt these patterns and capture attention can make this intervention a reality. By bringing similar expertly designed sensory tools into a digital format, parents and caregivers can provide children with accessible visual meditation techniques anytime, anywhere.
