Academics
BeadTots
Red, blue, red, blue... which bead comes next? BeadTots gives your littlest learner a bead string and a pattern to finish: find the part that repeats, then tap the bead that comes next. It says the pattern out loud (no reading needed), the beads are big and each has its own shape and colour, and there is no way to lose. Spotting a repeating pattern is one of the very first steps toward maths. On-device, no account. Ages 3-5.
#b5661f Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
BeadTots' bead friends each embody one move of PATTERNING - the crew IS the idea (audio-first for ages 3-5). Loop sings the part that repeats: red, blue, red, blue. Beady adds the next bead once you spot what comes next. Matchy finds which bead fits the pattern - by shape and colour together, so it works even with the sound off. Mentor Stringy keeps the whole idea: find the part that repeats, and the rest of the pattern follows. Spotting and continuing a pattern is a first step toward maths (the seed of algebra). Painted portraits + storybooks are a tracked follow-on (R-WEB-CLONE-SPAWN-TRACKED); a text-only crew + a flat clean bead string ship now.
Loop
Sings the part that repeats: red, blue, red, blue - the unit that says over and over
Beady
Adds the next bead when you spot what comes next
Matchy
Finds which bead fits the pattern - by shape and colour together (so it works sound-off)
Stringy
(Mentor) - find the part that repeats, and the rest of the pattern follows.
What's inside
Learning goal
Red, blue, red, blue... which bead comes next? BeadTots gives your littlest learner a bead string and a pattern to finish: find the part that repeats, then tap the bead that comes next. It says the pattern out loud (no reading needed), the beads are big and each has its own shape and colour, and there is no way to lose. Spotting a repeating pattern is one of the very first steps toward maths. On-device, no account. Ages 3-5.
Question kits
16 curriculum-aligned kits × 25 questions = 400 questions per app, mapped to recognized standards.
On-device AI mentor
FoundationModels-powered hints, feedback, and adaptive difficulty — all running locally.
Mentored by Stringy — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How BeadTots handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ No ads, no in-app purchases — you pay once
- ✅ No personal information collected from children — in line with COPPA (updated by the 2026 FTC amendments)
- ✅ Parental controls + session limits + content filters built in
BeadTots runs on ForgeKit — the open-source Swift Package Manager framework that powers every Spark & Anvil app. ForgeKit ensures consistent accessibility, COPPA compliance, and design language across the portfolio, so your kid's progress and preferences feel coherent across every app they touch.
Coming to the App Store
BeadTots is in active development. Email us to hear when it ships — no marketing, no spam, just a one-shot launch announcement.
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