448 free educational apps, forged for curiosity
Thoughtfully crafted learning apps for kids and teens ages 3–18. 448 of them are ready to play right now, right in your browser, with no downloads and no accounts. Native apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro are in development.
- Free forever — a nonprofit, no ads or purchases
- Private by design — nothing leaves the device
- Calm by design — no streaks, no autoplay
- Made for playing together — not solo screen time
Who’s this for?
Pick an age to jump into the apps, stories, and books made for them — or browse everything. Nothing’s locked; switch anytime.
Play now
Board games, puzzles & logic — jump right in. Best for ages 9–14; switch your age up top anytime.
⚡ Try it right now
Browse all games →chess · Connect-4 · Reversi · Go · Hex · and more
Solve a real board-game puzzle right here — chess, Connect-4, Reversi and more. No download, no account. Find the one winning move.
Your move
🧩 Crack a puzzle
Browse all puzzles →cipher · anagram · nonogram · and more
Solve a real puzzle right here — a secret cipher, a scrambled word, a logic grid. No download, no account. One quick brain-teaser.
Your puzzle
🤖 Play a full game
Browse all games →a real match vs a human-like bot · no download, no account
Play a whole board game against a friendly bot, right here — it makes real, human-like mistakes, so you can actually win. Make the first move to begin — the bot replies right away.
🔨 Today's Forge
Today's puzzle →one puzzle · everyone · today
Everyone gets the same puzzle today — a cipher, a scrambled word, a logic grid. No download, no account, no streak. Come back tomorrow for a new one.
Today's puzzle
🔨 You forged today's puzzle!
Nice. A new forge for everyone tomorrow.
🎉 Play together
Browse all games →Start a room, wait for a friend to join, then pick a game to play together — chess, Connect-4, Reversi and more, on your own screens, anywhere. Finish one, pick another; no need to re-invite. No download, no account.
Gather first, then choose together — board games & subject duels, all in one room. · Safe by design: no chat, no sign-in, no real names — you each get a friendly nickname, and the room is just for the two of you.
🤝 Play a friend
Play the full game →Play a real game of chess together — pass the device back and forth right here, or play a friend on another device by sharing a room code. No download, no account.
Pass & play — two players, this screen, taking turns. · Play by code — a friend on another device (no chat, no sign-in, safe by design).
Explore & discover
Stories, books & big ideas to play with — best for ages 9–14; switch your age up top anytime.
📖 Read a story now
Browse the full library →
Bittern the Bittern
Bittern is a stripy, secretive bird who stands so still among the reeds that you could look right at him and see only grass.
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📚 Grab a free book
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TutorForge — free illustrated storybook
The cast that teaches the concept, as a printable chapter book — free to read or download, no account.
- Storybooks
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A hand-picked mix across every subject and age band — no download, no accounts.
A hand-picked mix across every subject and age band — no download, no accounts.
Teach the Cast · new You're the teacher — help a cast character master an idea, and teaching it well is the practice. Free, on-device, no accounts.- Strategy Games GridForgeFour ideas, five games, one grid — play Connect-4, Gomoku, Reversi, Dots-&-Boxes, and Hex against a graded AI, and learn the shared primitives (connect, fork, flip, parity) that win them all. Gr 4–7 Play GridForge →
- Astronomy & Astrophysics CosmosForgeWatch a star live and die in the Stellar Evolution lab, peer inside a black hole and feel gravity stretch time, climb the Cosmic Distance Ladder, and practice astronomy & astrophysics across 16 kits. Gr 6–8 Play CosmosForge →
- Health & Wellness WellnessForgeLearn how to look after your body and mind: build a balanced plate, practise saying no, handle a first-aid moment, and find calm. Health facts across 16 kits + hands-on toolkits. On-device, private, no wrong feelings. Gr 4–8 Play WellnessForge →
- Civics & Social Studies CivicForgeRun your town council — deliberate and vote on petitions, balance the budget, and learn how government works across 16 civics kits. Gr 6–8 Play CivicForge →
- Creative Arts — Music & Social Skills EnsembleQuestMake music that fits the song in a calm single-player studio, practice the Solo→Pair→Group→Perform teamwork ladder, and work through 16 music + social-skills kits. Gr 4–8 Play EnsembleQuest →
- Coding CodeRealmProgram Bit the robot with drag-together command blocks — sequencing, loops, and conditionals — then watch your code run. Plus 16 CS-concept kits. Gr 5–8 Play CodeRealm →
- HS Physics ForceForgePredict the physics before it happens — final velocity, momentum, energy, orbits — then a real engine computes it. HS mechanics & more. For teens. Gr 9–12 Play ForceForge →
- Social & Emotional Learning FocusForgeBuild focus and study skills the calm way: try short brain workouts in the Strategy Lab (remembering, waiting, switching, planning, starting, sensing time), break big homework into tiny steps, and learn how attention works across 16 kits. ADHD-friendly, on-device, nothing about you leaves this device. Gr 4–8 Play FocusForge →
- Computer Science EventForgeWhen this happens, do that. An app doesn’t run top-to-bottom — it sits and reacts: a tap, a shake, a clap, a timer ticking on its own. Read the handlers and the event timeline, predict the output log (which lines print, in what order), then watch it run. Event-driven thinking — the shape of every real app. A read-the-events lab. Ages 9–14. Gr 4–8 Play EventForge →
📖 Stories & audio dramas
Every character has an illustrated chapter book and an audio drama — the cast that teaches each app, in story form.
Every character has an illustrated chapter book and an audio drama — the cast that teaches each app, in story form.
- SpanForge Bittern The two-bridge - a bittern who holds two stones that share two empty neighbours; keeping a two-bridge IS keeping your connection safe
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LogicQuest Modus Ponens Mo If P then Q; P; ∴ Q -
ForgeClassroom Ledger Classroom AI Assistant — record-keeping-as-craft NEVER surveillance; doubles as AI assistant via Wave 27 Phase A mentor reconciliation -
ChemQuest Magna Magnesium (Mg) — bold, ceremonial; burns bright white; chlorophyll core -
HelpPals Gigi says kind words -
CauseQuest Ansel the honest reporter — shares what happened, including what did not work
📚 Books & printable workbooks
Browse all books →Every app is a whole little library — an illustrated storybook where the cast teaches the concept, plus activity workbooks, coloring books, puzzle books, and multi-volume series. Free to read, print, or order as an at-cost paperback.
200 apps · books free forever under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
👋 For parents & educators
Learn more →A non-profit making learning apps that are free forever — no ads, no in-app purchases, no tracking, and all data stays on the device. Here's how it works and how to get involved.
And the AI inside our apps is a novice your child teaches — it's Socratic, runs on the device, and can never just hand over the answer. How our AI works →