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BrickTots
A build-a-place game for ages 3–5: stack big bricks on a grid to make a path — a step up to the flag, or a bridge across a dip — then tap Visit and watch Brick the badger walk your place. Nothing to score, nothing to buy. On-device; nothing leaves your device.
#c2410c Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
BrickTots has a tiny friendly crew who make building something a three-year-old can hold: Brick the badger comes to visit and walks the path you build; Stacky the squirrel shows you how to STACK bricks into a step to climb UP; Spanny the beaver lays a plank to SPAN a gap; and Ledge the little wren waits up on the high perch, cheering Brick to the top. Each friend shows ONE gentle building idea; everything is spoken, and there is no way to lose.
Brick
(Hero) the badger who comes to VISIT - walks the path you build; he can drop down a ledge, but climbs up only one step at a time
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Stacky
Stacky the squirrel - STACK bricks to climb UP: build a step, brick on brick, so Brick can reach a high flag (building up, one at a time)
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Spanny
Spanny the beaver - lay a plank to SPAN a gap: bridge a dip with one flat brick so Brick can cross (bridging across)
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Ledge
Ledge the little wren - waits up on the high perch (or the far side) Brick is climbing toward, and cheers him to the top (the goal you build a way TO)
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What's inside
Learning goal
A build-a-place game for ages 3–5: stack big bricks on a grid to make a path — a step up to the flag, or a bridge across a dip — then tap Visit and watch Brick the badger walk your place. Nothing to score, nothing to buy. On-device; nothing leaves your device.
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 Brick — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How BrickTots 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
- ✅ COPPA compliant under the 2026 FTC amendments
- ✅ Parental controls + session limits + content filters built in
BrickTots 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
BrickTots 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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