FAQ & Support

What is Idea Baby Daycare?

Idea Baby Daycare is where rough ideas get captured fast, validated by a real community, and either built, shipped, or set free. Drop off any half-baked thought — a sentence, a shower idea, a "what if" — and the AI turns it into a clear pitch. The community then reacts across five felt dimensions: Signal (I understand it), Spark (I feel something), Buildability (I believe it can exist), Freshness (it feels new), and Worth Pursuing (I want it to happen). Then you decide: build it, ship it, or set it free. Every idea gets an ending — no idea purgatory.

How do I create an account?

Tap "Sign In" and choose one of three options: Sign in with Apple, Sign in with Google, or Sign in with GitHub. No passwords to remember — your account is created automatically through your chosen provider. You can browse ideas without an account, but you'll need to sign in to submit ideas, vote, comment, or follow other users.

Can I link multiple sign-in methods to my account?

Yes. Go to your Profile and link additional providers (Apple, Google, or GitHub) so you can sign in with any of them. You can also unlink a provider as long as you have at least one remaining.

Is there a tutorial?

Yes. When you first open the app, you'll see a 5-page onboarding walkthrough covering the core concepts: how ideas work, AI polishing, community scoring, navigation, and the leveling system. You can skip it at any time. It only shows once.

What are the three tabs at the bottom?

How do I access the Leaderboard?

The Leaderboard is accessible from the Browse screen. It shows six ranked categories: Top Voted, Top Rated, Trending, Most Discussed, Open Build, and Top Contributors. You can filter by All Time, This Week, or Today.

How do I see my notifications?

Tap the notification bell icon. You'll see notifications for votes on your ideas, comments, new followers, and @mentions. Tap "Mark all read" to clear the unread count, or tap any notification to jump to the relevant idea or profile.

How do I submit an idea?

Tap the + tab. Type your idea — rough is fine, bullet points, fragments, stream of consciousness. Optionally give it a title (or let the AI generate one) and pick a category chip. Toggle Public or Private, then tap submit. That's it.

For more control, tap "More options" to set an intent (document / develop / produce / publish) or priority. Public ideas go through an automated AI safety review before they appear in Browse.

What does the AI do to my idea?

Two things, both behind the scenes. First, it predicts how a curious audience would react across the five felt dimensions (Signal, Spark, Buildability, Freshness, Worth Pursuing) and seeds your idea's initial scores. Second, for public ideas, it runs an automated safety review before publishing. Your words stay your words — the AI doesn't rewrite your description.

What are the idea categories?

What are the permission levels?

What happens after I submit?

For non-private ideas, an AI safety review runs automatically. If the safety score is 80 or above, your idea is approved and published immediately. Scores between 50–79 are held for review. Scores below 50 are rejected. You earn 20 XP for submitting.

Can I edit my idea after submitting?

Yes. As the idea owner, you can edit the title, description, category, permission level, tags (up to 5), resource links (up to 3), prototype URL, and cover image URL from the idea detail screen. Edits create versioned revisions so you can see the history.

How do drafts work?

Your text and selected category auto-save as you type during the Capture step. If you close the app and come back, your draft is still there. Once you submit, the draft is cleared. Private ideas also function as persistent server-side drafts that appear in your Vault.

How does scoring work?

Every idea is scored across five felt dimensions:

• Signal — "I understand it." Does the description get through clearly?
• Spark — "I feel something." Does it land emotionally — curiosity, delight, recognition?
• Buildability — "I believe it can exist." Can you imagine a real version of this?
• Freshness — "It feels new." Not a copy of what's already out there.
• Worth Pursuing — "I want it to happen." Would you use it, share it, or be glad it exists?

Each dimension is scored 0–100. The AI predicts how a curious audience would react when the idea is submitted, then the community adjusts the scores through voting.

How do I vote on an idea?

There are two ways to vote:

1. Upvote — A simple thumbs-up to show support. Toggle it on or off.
2. Dimension votes — Vote up, down, or neutral on each of the five dimensions (Signal, Spark, Buildability, Freshness, Worth Pursuing) individually. This is how you shape the community score.

How much can community votes change the score?

Community dimension votes can adjust each score up to +/- 20 points from the AI's initial score.

Is there a daily vote limit?

Yes. Your daily vote limit depends on your level. Votes reset at your local midnight. Your remaining votes and reset countdown are shown on your Profile.

What is the speed voting limit?

To prevent spam, if you cast 5 or more votes within a 2-minute window, you'll hit a brief cooldown. Wait 2 minutes and you can continue voting.

What is consensus and early voter bonus?

When enough people vote the same direction on a dimension, consensus forms. If your vote matches the consensus, you earn 5 bonus XP. The first 30% of voters are considered "early voters" and earn an additional 3 XP bonus on top of that.

How do I earn XP?

What are the levels?

When you level up, you'll see an animated "LEVEL UP!" notification. Higher levels unlock more daily votes.

What achievements can I earn?

There are 18 achievements across 6 categories. Achievements are checked and awarded automatically. You'll receive a notification when you unlock one.

Ideas

Voting

Social

Streaks

Levels

Collaboration

How do streaks work?

Use the app every day to build a streak. Any qualifying activity (submitting an idea, voting, commenting) counts. If you miss a day, your streak resets to zero.

What do streaks do?

Streaks multiply all the XP you earn. The longer your streak, the bigger the bonus:

Your current streak, multiplier, next milestone, and longest streak are all shown on your Profile.

When does my streak reset?

If you don't have any qualifying activity by the end of the day (your local midnight), your streak resets to 1 the next time you're active. Your longest streak is always preserved as a personal record.

How does an idea move forward?

Every idea has three possible endings. From the My Ideas tab, tap into any idea to choose:

• Build — keep the idea in Daycare and work on it (inside the app, or with your own tools/agents). It stays in your Daycare list.
• Graduate — graduate the idea with a link to the result. Graduated ideas get a proof receipt and move to your Graduated tab.
• Set Free — release the idea. Save it, but stop pretending you're working on it. It moves to your Set Free tab and you can bring it back any time.

Daycare ideas that sit untouched for 30+ days get a "Needs a Decision" prompt — the goal is to keep your mind like water, not full of half-finished ideas.

What are collaboration agreements?

When an idea is set to "Collab" permission, the idea creator can set up collaboration terms by answering a questionnaire:

1. What are we building? (the core deliverable)
2. What are we NOT building? (scope boundaries)
3. How are decisions made? (Creator Decides / Consensus / Majority Vote)
4. How is credit split? (Equal / Contribution Based / Creator Majority)
5. What's the expected time commitment?
6. What's the definition of done?
7. Additional notes (optional)

AI generates a formal collaboration agreement from these answers. The creator can edit and publish the terms. Anyone who wants to join as "Building" must agree to the published terms first.

What if there's a disagreement between collaborators?

The app has a built-in dispute system. Collaborators can file a dispute, and AI will analyze the situation and propose a resolution based on the collaboration agreement terms.

How do comments work?

You can comment on any approved (public) idea. Comments have a 500-character limit. You can @mention other users by typing @username or @"Name With Spaces" — they'll receive a notification.

Can I delete comments?

You can delete your own comments. You cannot delete other people's comments, but you can report or block them.

How do I follow someone?

Tap on any user's name or avatar to open their profile, then tap the Follow button. They'll receive a notification that you followed them. You can see your follower and following counts on your own Profile.

How do I find other users?

From the Browse tab, tap on any author's name or avatar on an idea card to open their profile. From there you can follow them or check what else they've shared.

How do I share my profile?

From your Profile, you can share via the native share sheet, generate a QR code, or copy a link to your clipboard.

What can I customize on my profile?

• Display Name (up to 100 characters)
• Bio (up to 500 characters)
• Contact Email
• Website URL
• Social links (Twitter, LinkedIn, GitHub)
• "Open to Collab" toggle
• Skill/Interest tags (select from predefined categories)

How do I change my avatar?

Go to Profile > Avatar Settings. You have two options:

• Robot Avatar — A unique robot generated for you. Tap "New Robot" to regenerate a random one.
• Gravatar — Toggle this on to use your Gravatar photo (based on your contact email). Visit gravatar.com to set up a Gravatar if you don't have one.

How do I manage notifications?

Go to Profile > Notifications. You can toggle push and in-app notifications separately for each type:

• Comments on your ideas
• Votes on your ideas
• New followers

How does the AI safety review work?

Every non-private idea goes through an automated AI safety review before publication. The AI scores the content from 0–100 based on whether it contains harmful, violent, illegal, hateful, explicit, harassing, spam, or misleading content.

• Score 80+: Automatically approved and published.
• Score 50–79: Held for review.
• Score below 50: Rejected.

You can see your idea's safety status on its detail screen.

What data do you collect?

We collect only what's necessary to run the app: your sign-in information (name, email, and profile photo from your OAuth provider), your ideas, votes, comments, and app activity for the XP/leveling system. We do not sell your data to third parties. Only your idea content (not your personal identity) is sent to OpenAI for AI processing. Full details are in our Privacy Policy.

Is my data shared with third parties?

Your idea content is processed by OpenAI for AI polishing, scoring, and safety review. No personal identity information is included. Error tracking through Sentry is anonymized. Your data is never sold.

Is the app safe for children?

Idea Baby Daycare is not intended for children under 13.

Where can I read the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service?

Both are linked in the app under Profile > Settings:

• Privacy Policy
• Terms of Service

They are also shown on the Sign In screen before you create an account.

How do I report content or a user?

• To report a user: Open their profile, tap "More options," and select "Report User."
• To report a comment: Tap the "More" button on the comment and select "Report Comment."

You'll be asked to choose a reason: Spam, Harassment, Inappropriate Content, or Other. Reports are reviewed by our team.

How do I block a user?

Open their profile or tap "More" on their comment, and select "Block User." Blocked users' content will be hidden from your feed and comments. You can unblock users at any time.

How do I delete my account?

1. Go to your Profile screen.
2. Scroll to the bottom to the Danger Zone section.
3. Tap Delete Account.
4. Confirm twice — you'll see two separate confirmation prompts to make sure this is intentional.

Account deletion is permanent and cannot be undone. All your ideas, votes, and profile data will be permanently removed.

What happens when I delete my account?

All of your ideas, idea votes, and dimension votes are permanently deleted. Your user profile is removed. You are signed out of all devices and all sessions are revoked.

Can I recover a deleted account?

No. Account deletion is permanent. If you'd like to use the app again, you'll need to create a new account.

How do I sign out?

Go to your Profile and tap the Sign Out option. This signs you out of the current device. To sign out of all devices at once, use "Sign out of all sessions."

How do I clear local data?

Go to Profile > Danger Zone > "Clear All Data." This clears locally cached data on your device without deleting your account.

How does the Leaderboard work?

The Leaderboard ranks ideas and users across six categories:

The top 3 in each category are highlighted with gold, silver, and bronze. You can filter by All Time, This Week, or Today.

Why was my idea rejected?

Your idea didn't pass the automated AI safety review. This can happen if the content was flagged as potentially harmful, inappropriate, or unclear. Try rephrasing your idea to be clearer and ensure it doesn't contain harmful content.

Why is my idea stuck in "Review"?

Ideas with a safety score between 50–79 are held for manual review before being published. This is to ensure quality and safety across the platform. Please be patient while it's reviewed.

Why can't I vote?

A few possible reasons:

• You've reached your daily vote limit (check your Profile to see remaining votes and reset time).
• You're voting too quickly (5+ votes in 2 minutes triggers a brief cooldown).
• You're not signed in (voting requires an account).

I signed in with Apple but my name shows as "User"

Apple only shares your name on the very first sign-in. If you skipped sharing your name initially, you can update your Display Name in your Profile settings at any time.

How do I contact support?

Email us at [email protected]. You can also submit feature suggestions directly in the app using the "Improve This App" category when creating an idea.