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DrumTots
Keep a steady beat with Thump the rabbit (ages 3–5): clap your hands, tap the table, or pat your knees, and Thump hops right on your beat. DrumTots listens for your clap and starts at YOUR speed, then keeps the beat with you. On-device — your clapping is never recorded or sent anywhere.
#E0603A Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
DrumTots' younger hero-anchored cast (ages 3–5): hero Thump + 3 friends, gentle, no trauma depth (R-YOUNGER-CLUSTER-CAST-SIZE). Each embodies a beat primitive (R-DN-PARITY) — Thump hops ON the beat, Slow-mo the slow pulse, Zippy the fast pulse, Boom keeps clapping along. Illustrated portraits are on the way (STORY-PEND).
Thump
(Hero) hops right on the beat you clap
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Slow-mo
the turtle who loves a slow, gentle beat
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Zippy
the hare who loves a fast, happy beat
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Boom
the drum who keeps clapping right along with you
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What's inside
Learning goal
Keep a steady beat with Thump the rabbit (ages 3–5): clap your hands, tap the table, or pat your knees, and Thump hops right on your beat. DrumTots listens for your clap and starts at YOUR speed, then keeps the beat with you. On-device — your clapping is never recorded or sent anywhere.
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 Thump — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How DrumTots 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
DrumTots 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
DrumTots 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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