Academics
DeckPals
A build-your-own-bag game for ages 6–8: your jar of tokens is see-through, so you always know what’s inside. Draw a handful, then make the jar better — buy a shiny token (you’ll draw it later!) or throw a dull pebble away forever. Watch the odds change as you build. On-device; nothing leaves your device.
#0f766e Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
DeckPals has a tiny friendly crew who make chance you can build: Corvi the magpie builds the jar — the more good tokens she adds, the more often she draws them; Twinkle is a bright token you buy from the market (adding it shifts the odds of every future draw); Dusty is a dull starter pebble you throw away forever (the jar’s odds get better); and Jarra is the see-through jar that always shows what’s inside (their illustrated storybooks are on the way).
Corvi
(Hero) the magpie collector — builds the jar; the more good tokens you add, the more often you draw them
Twinkle
A bright token you buy — adding a card shifts the odds of every future draw (dilution & delayed effect)
Dusty
A dull starter pebble you thin away forever — removing a card lifts the jar’s odds
Jarra
The see-through jar — always shows what’s inside so you watch the odds change (visible composition)
What's inside
Learning goal
A build-your-own-bag game for ages 6–8: your jar of tokens is see-through, so you always know what’s inside. Draw a handful, then make the jar better — buy a shiny token (you’ll draw it later!) or throw a dull pebble away forever. Watch the odds change as you build. 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 Corvi — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How DeckPals 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
DeckPals 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
DeckPals 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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