Academics
FireflyTots
A dark meadow for the room's big screen. When the room is gentle, fireflies come out one by one; when it gets busy, they wait in the grass. The device only notices how loud it is, right now, and keeps nothing. No meter, no warnings, nobody is ever told off. Ages 3–5, a whole room together.
▶ Play it nowBuilt for sittings of about 10 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.
#1d1640 Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
A firefly, a badger and a girl who hums, who all like a quiet meadow.
Wisp
A little firefly who only glows when the meadow is gentle — and never minds waiting
Brindle
A sleepy badger who listens for the smallest sounds, like grass moving
Pema
A girl who hums very low, to show how soft a voice can be
What's inside
Learning goal
A dark meadow for the room's big screen. When the room is gentle, fireflies come out one by one; when it gets busy, they wait in the grass. The device only notices how loud it is, right now, and keeps nothing. No meter, no warnings, nobody is ever told off. Ages 3–5, a whole room together.
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 Wisp — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How FireflyTots 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
- ✅ No personal information collected from children — in line with COPPA (updated by the 2026 FTC amendments)
- ✅ Parental controls + session limits + content filters built in
FireflyTots 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
FireflyTots 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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