Academics
BraidPals
Braid three strands of wool into a rope and pull: three together are strong. That's the idea of collagen, the rope in your skin. Then match six real proteins to their jobs by their shape: rope, tunnel, grabber, stepper, scissors, carrier. Ages 6–8.
▶ Play it nowBuilt for sittings of about 15 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.
#2d6a4f Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
BraidPals's friends make and notice shapes. Woollie the sheep braids wool, Tripla the spider spins three threads together, Shapewise the owl says what a shape is for, and Knotty the otter ties things tight.
Woollie
(Hero and guide, a sheep) - braids three strands into a rope that is stronger than one
Tripla
A spider who twists three threads - three chains twisted together hold well
Shapewise
An owl who looks at shapes - a shape tells you what a thing can do
Knotty
An otter who ties knots - holds the ends tight so the rope stays together
What's inside
Learning goal
Braid three strands of wool into a rope and pull: three together are strong. That's the idea of collagen, the rope in your skin. Then match six real proteins to their jobs by their shape: rope, tunnel, grabber, stepper, scissors, carrier. Ages 6–8.
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 Woollie — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How BraidPals 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
BraidPals 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
BraidPals 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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