Academics
CaptionQuest
Read along with a story, then take over, for ages 9–14. A cast chapter plays with its words lit up, and you choose how much the narrator reads, or take a part in a short drama. On your lines the story pauses and you read on. No score, no timer, nothing recorded. On-device, no accounts.
#0f6a73 Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
CaptionQuest's friends each show one part of reading a story out loud. Lamplin (the mentor, in an owl-feather cape) carries a small lantern and lights each word as it is read, so your eyes and ears stay together. Warble lets her voice rise for a question and settle at a full stop. Breathwin takes a small breath at every comma and full stop, so the words fall into groups. Paceo keeps an even pace, never racing and never dragging. Twicely reads a line again, a little smoother each time.
Lamplin
(Mentor, an older reader in an owl-feather cape who carries a small brass lantern) - lights each word as it is read, so your eyes and ears stay on the same word
Warble
A girl with a little wren pin whose voice rises for a question and settles at a full stop - reading with expression
Breathwin
A reader in a teal otter hoodie who takes a small breath at every comma and full stop, so the words fall into groups - phrasing
Paceo
A boy in a green sweater who reads at an even pace, never racing ahead and never dragging - steady rate
Twicely
A red-haired reader with a bookmark always in hand who reads a line again, a little smoother each time - rereading
What's inside
Learning goal
Read along with a story, then take over, for ages 9–14. A cast chapter plays with its words lit up, and you choose how much the narrator reads, or take a part in a short drama. On your lines the story pauses and you read on. No score, no timer, nothing recorded. On-device, no accounts.
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 Lamplin — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How CaptionQuest 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
CaptionQuest 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
CaptionQuest 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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