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DressTots
A dress-up game for ages 3–5 with no shop: dress Button the chameleon and your own figure — every colour, pattern, hat and pair of shoes is here already, nothing to earn, buy, or unlock. Name the colours out loud together. On-device; nothing leaves your device.
#db2777 Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
DressTots has a tiny friendly crew who make dressing up something a three-year-old can hold: Button the chameleon can wear ANY colour you like - and every colour is already yours; Fleck the butterfly turns a plain coat into spots or stripes; Sox the puppy tops it off with a hat and a pair of shoes; and Pockets the kangaroo keeps a big soft pouch that holds every colour, hat and shoe - always full, never rare, nothing to buy. Each friend shows ONE gentle idea about dressing up; everything is spoken, and there is no way to lose.
Button
Any colour is yours (hero) - Button the chameleon, who can turn any colour you like and shows that every colour is already on the shelf, free to pick; say its name out loud
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Fleck
Make a pattern - Fleck the butterfly, who turns a plain coat into cheerful spots, or happy stripes: you choose the pattern, and neither one is wrong
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Sox
Top it off - Sox the puppy, who finishes any dress-up with a hat on top and a pair of shoes for your feet (the little extras)
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Pockets
Everything's already here - Pockets the kangaroo, whose big soft pouch holds every colour, hat and pair of shoes, always full and never running out: nothing to earn, nothing to buy, nothing 'rare'
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What's inside
Learning goal
A dress-up game for ages 3–5 with no shop: dress Button the chameleon and your own figure — every colour, pattern, hat and pair of shoes is here already, nothing to earn, buy, or unlock. Name the colours out loud together. 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 Button — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How DressTots 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
DressTots 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
DressTots 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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