A note from the dad who made this

I helped build the problem at our dinner table long before I built anything to fix it.

Not on purpose. I loved my kid too much, and it came out as pressure. Three bites and you can get down. Something green left on the plate until it went cold while I went quiet, or got loud. He always knew. Kids always know. For a long time I was sure the trouble was the food.

Then I started making this app. I did not expect what that would do to me.

I'd be up past midnight drawing a conductor who waits, patiently, with not a trace of disappointment, for the tracks to run out. And I'd have to put the pencil down, because that was the grown-up I couldn't manage to be at 6pm on a Tuesday. I wrote a line promising there's no score to lose and no streak to break, then sat there unable to move, because I'm the one who'd turned dinner into something you could lose. I made Korbin's face calm and listening, and kept seeing the face I used to make instead.

I cried more times building this than I'll admit. Not from the old memories. From the building. Every gentle choice I designed was a quiet bill for a harder one I'd already made for real.

Here's what the work finally taught me, years too late to spare us the worst of it: he was never broken, and neither was I. The pressure I brought to that table wasn't love. It was fear, dressed up like love. No kid gets curious about broccoli at a table where someone's about to lose. I wouldn't either.

So this is the thing I wish someone had handed me back then. It doesn't push. There's a small train, and a conductor who moves at the speed of your actual kid, which, it turns out, is the only speed that ever works. He waits if the tracks run out. He never looks disappointed. He's everything I had to learn the slow way.

I used to think the point was the food at the end of the line. It isn't. The point is your kid choosing where they want to go, and the two of you finally heading there together, slow, on their say-so instead of mine. So if you do one thing before you close this: ask your kid if there's a food they wish they were brave enough to try. Then put it in the box. You might be surprised they have an answer ready. Mine did.

One more thing, and it's the reason the rest of this page exists. When you use Korbs, you're handing me something tender: your child's name, the foods they trust, the slow private work your family does at the table. I know what that costs. So I wrote these terms the way I'd want them written for my own kid: plainly, honestly, nothing buried. I'll tell you what I collect, why, and the lines I'll never cross. If anything below isn't clear, email me. I read every message that comes in, and I genuinely want to hear how it's going.

I built the app I wish I'd had. How I wish I'd tried something like this sooner. If you're near the beginning, or near the end of your rope: welcome aboard. Korbin's been waiting.

Glen
Dad, and the maker of Korbs
dad@korbs.app

Korbs — Terms of Service & Privacy Policy

Effective date: June 22, 2026

Last updated: June 22, 2026

Applies to: United States only

The short version

You don't have to read every line, so here's the heart of it:

The full terms are below. It's a legal agreement, but I wrote it to be read.

1. What Korbs is (and what it isn't)

Korbs is a feeding-therapy companion app for parents and caregivers of selective eaters. It uses food chaining: small, incremental steps from foods your child already trusts toward foods they'd like to try.

Korbs is not a medical device, and it is not medical advice. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition, including feeding disorders, ARFID, allergies, or nutritional deficiencies. The suggestions, nutrition figures, and reports it shows are for general guidance and reassurance only.

Always rely on a qualified professional, such as your pediatrician, a registered dietitian, a feeding therapist, or an allergist, for decisions about your child's health, diet, and safety. If your child has a medical condition, a food allergy, a swallowing or choking risk, or you have any concern about their growth or eating, talk to a professional before acting on anything in this app. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.

2. Korbin's suggestions are made by AI

This is the heart of how Korbs works, so I want it to be plain:

The food chains Korbin suggests, the "next station" on the way to a food your child wishes they could try, are generated by an artificial-intelligence system, specifically Anthropic's Claude, which I reach through a secure service I operate.

3. Who can use Korbs

You must be 18 or older and the parent or legal guardian of any child you set up, or have that guardian's permission to act on their behalf. Korbs is designed to be operated by an adult. Children do not create their own accounts. By using Korbs you confirm you have the right to enter information about your child and to agree to these terms for your family.

4. Children's privacy (COPPA)

Korbs is subject to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) because it handles information about children. In plain terms:

What I collect about your child:

What I do not collect:

Parental rights under COPPA. As the parent or guardian you may review the information in the app, correct it, delete any or all of it (see Section 9), and stop further collection at any time by deleting the app. Because the data lives on your device and your private iCloud, most of this is in your hands directly. For help, email support@korbs.app with "COPPA Request" in the subject line, and I respond within 30 days.

Consent. By setting up a child and using the app, you give verifiable parental consent to handle your child's information as described here. If you don't consent, please don't use the app.

5. Where your data lives: no accounts, no Korbs servers

Korbs is local-first. Your family's information is stored on your device.

If you turn on iCloud backup, it syncs through your own private Apple iCloud account so you don't lose it and can move between your devices. That backup is end-to-end encrypted, so your child's name, foods, and notes are encrypted in a way that I cannot read. It is governed by Apple's iCloud terms.

There are no Korbs accounts: no email, no password, no login. That means there is no Korbs server holding your child's profile. The trade-off is honest: if you delete the app without iCloud backup turned on, that data is gone and I cannot recover it for you.

You can also lock the app behind Face ID / Touch ID for an extra layer of privacy.

6. The few things that leave your device

For Korbs to be useful, a small amount of information is sent to outside services. I keep it minimal and never attach your child's identity:

Barcode scanning happens on your device's camera. Voice dictation is processed on your device. I do not share your data with advertisers, data brokers, or anyone not on this list.

7. Nutrition information

Nutrition figures come from USDA FoodData Central, U.S. government data that is in the public domain. It is provided for general guidance and reassurance, not as dietary advice, and not as an allergy or medical reference. Figures can be incomplete or approximate. For anything that affects your child's health, rely on a professional.

8. Your content is yours

Everything you put into Korbs, including your child's profile, food logs, wishes, notes, and any reports you generate, belongs to you and your family. I don't claim ownership of it. The Korbs app itself, including Korbin, the artwork, the name, and the design, belongs to me and is protected by copyright and trademark.

9. Deleting your data

You're in control. You can:

When you delete, it's gone. I don't keep a hidden copy, because I never had one.

10. Security

Your data is stored on your device and, with backup on, in end-to-end-encrypted iCloud that I cannot read. You can add Face ID / Touch ID app locking. No system is perfectly secure, but I treat your family's information like it matters, because it does.

11. Payments and subscriptions

Korbs is free today. I plan to add a paid subscription in a future update. When I do, it will be billed through your Apple App Store account under Apple's payment terms, and I'll update this section to explain exactly what's offered, the price, and how to cancel, clearly, before you're charged. Refunds follow Apple's policies. If something isn't working, email me and I'll help.

12. Using Korbs responsibly

Please don't: use Korbs as a substitute for professional medical, nutritional, or psychological care; enter another family's child without the right to do so; try to break, reverse-engineer, or overload the app or the services behind it; or rely on a nutrition figure or an AI suggestion in a way that ignores a known allergy, intolerance, or choking risk.

13. The honest disclaimers and limits

Some places don't allow certain limitations, so parts of this may not apply to you. Nothing here removes rights you have under consumer-protection or children's-privacy law.

14. Your agreement is with me, and a note about Apple

You downloaded Korbs through Apple's App Store. This agreement is between you and Glen Howell, not Apple. Apple is not responsible for Korbs or its content. Your use of the app is also covered by Apple's Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement, except where these terms add to or differ from it. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms and may enforce them against you.

15. Licenses & attributions

Korbs stands on the work of others, and I'm glad to credit them:

16. Changes to these terms

If I make a meaningful change, I'll let you know in the app and update the date at the top. Continuing to use Korbs after a change means you accept the updated terms. If you don't agree, you can delete the app and your data.

17. Contact

Questions, concerns, or data requests:

Glen Howell
General and COPPA requests: support@korbs.app (put "COPPA Request" in the subject for privacy requests)
The maker, directly: dad@korbs.app. I read every message that comes in, and I want the feedback, the good and the hard.

This agreement is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Korbs is currently available in the United States only. EU and UK availability is planned for a future release, at which point these terms will be updated to reflect GDPR.

Korbs is a companion for the slow, patient work your family does at the table. It is not a doctor, and Korbin would be the first to tell you so, kindly, with the little train still in his hand.