ABOUT OTIYA

It started with my daughter
and some shapes.

It began with a few games I made at home for my daughter. Then the whole family joined in.

Cartoon of Olalekan, the founder of Otiya, smiling, in a bright green frame — **Hi, I'm Olalekan.**I made otiya. Lovely to have you here, and thanks for playing.

How it started

1
A game for one

My daughter was 20 months old when I made her some little games: find the circle, tap the red one, count the stars. Every right answer got a cheer, from both of us.
2
Then my nieces and nephews wanted a go

They were all different ages, so the big ones always won and the small ones gave up. I changed the games so everyone got questions at their own level and a fair turn. Then something lovely happened. They waited their turn, shared the screen and cheered for each other.
3
"What about one for us?"

The parents were watching from the sofa, and they asked the obvious question. So I made quizzes for grown-ups. Then for whole rooms, for classes and for teams. That is otiya: games and quizzes where everyone gets a turn.

Ó ti yásay it: oh-tee-YAH

The name means "it's time"

In Yoruba, it is what you hear when everyone has arrived, the food is out and the fun can finally begin. That is the moment otiya is for.

What we care about

Everyone gets a turn

The youngest cousin, the quiet one at the back, the person on a video call. Games are built so everyone plays.

Learning by playing

Most of what we remember, we learned out loud, with someone arguing about the answer. otiya keeps it that way.

Made with joy in Africa

Every sound is an African instrument, played live: talking drum, kalimba, udu, shekere and balafon.

Where we are now

otiya is in open beta. You can make a quiz with AI, play it live, online or in class, and otiya Kids is free for families. otiya for Schools is free while the school beta runs.

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We read everything at hello@joinotiya.com.

It started with my daughterand some shapes.