Academics
CasterQuest
Be the game-night commentator, for ages 9–14. Watch a real Connect-4 moment, then “call it” — is that a winning move, a great block, a sneaky double threat, or a risky blunder? A deterministic engine grades your call and a pro commentator explains why. Learn to SEE the game like a caster. On-device; nothing leaves your device.
▶ Play it nowBuilt for sittings of about 20 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.
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Mentored by Micah
#a21caf Characters who teach
Meet the cast
CasterQuest's booth crew (ages 9–14): each one names one kind of move a commentator learns to spot (the character IS the idea). Illustrated chapters are on the way.
Micah
(Lead caster) reads the whole board and asks the two big questions: can THIS player win now, can the OTHER player win now?
Winnie
THE WINNING MOVE — spots four-in-a-row landing and calls the game
Barrow
THE GREAT BLOCK — sees the other player one move from winning and names the save
Forkes
THE DOUBLE THREAT — spots a move that makes two winning chances at once
Oops
THE BLUNDER — catches the move that hands the other player a win
What's inside
Learning goal
Be the game-night commentator, for ages 9–14. Watch a real Connect-4 moment, then “call it” — is that a winning move, a great block, a sneaky double threat, or a risky blunder? A deterministic engine grades your call and a pro commentator explains why. Learn to SEE the game like a caster. On-device; nothing leaves your device.
Mentored by Micah — no data leaves the device.
How CasterQuest handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ Free — no ads, no in-app purchases
- ✅ No personal information collected from children — in line with COPPA (updated by the 2026 FTC amendments)
- ✅ No chat with strangers — play-together rooms use a short code and preset emotes, never typed messages
CasterQuest 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
CasterQuest 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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