Academics
CrossPals
A first crossword-tile game for ages 6–8: two picture-words cross, some squares are blank, and you place letter tiles to finish both words. Hear the words, look at the pictures, and build the crossword. On-device; nothing leaves your device.
▶ Play it nowBuilt for sittings of about 15 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.
Meet your mentor
Every Spark & Anvil app has a friendly mentor character that demonstrates, asks, and patiently scaffolds learning.
Mentored by Crossley
#b45309 Characters who teach
Meet the cast
CrossPals has a tiny friendly crew who show how a crossword is built: Crossley builds the crossword with you (and is still learning words, so you teach it), Rowe is the word that goes side to side, Colm is the word that goes up and down, and Nexa is the crossing square where one tile finishes both words (their illustrated storybooks are on the way).
Crossley
builds the crossword with you; still learning words, so you teach it (the protégé you help)
Rowe
The across word — the word that goes side to side (a row)
Colm
The down word — the word that goes up and down (a column)
Nexa
The crossing square — where one letter tile finishes both words at once
What's inside
Learning goal
A first crossword-tile game for ages 6–8: two picture-words cross, some squares are blank, and you place letter tiles to finish both words. Hear the words, look at the pictures, and build the crossword. On-device; nothing leaves your device.
Mentored by Crossley — no data leaves the device.
How CrossPals 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
