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ChatterPals
Talk-and-grow words with Chatter the parrot — name it, group it, describe it, and tell what's happening — child-voice-forward and always cheered on, for ages 3–5.
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Meet the cast
ChatterPals invites the youngest talkers to SAY new words out loud — naming, grouping, describing, and telling little stories — with friendly animal pals. Chatter the parrot is the hero; the child's talk is always affirmed, never scored. A 'read together' mode gives grown-ups gentle questions to ask, so the app grows into real back-and-forth talk.
Chatter
Naming / labeling — a bright parrot who says the name of every new thing out loud; naming IS vocabulary
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Sorta
Category words — a tidy squirrel who tucks words into groups (fruits, animals, things-that-go); grouping IS semantic categories
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Zippa
Describing words — a zippy hummingbird who adds 'big, soft, loud' to things; describing IS adjectives
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Tella
Oral narration — a wise owl who tells what's going on in a scene; narrating IS connected language
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What's inside
Learning goal
Talk-and-grow words with Chatter the parrot — name it, group it, describe it, and tell what's happening — child-voice-forward and always cheered on, for ages 3–5.
How ChatterPals 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
ChatterPals 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
ChatterPals 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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