Academics
FirstJobQuest
The adulthood paperwork of a first job, ages 15–18: predict your take-home then the engine reveals the pay stub (POE), an interactive W-4, and predict-then-reveal case decks (lease / interview / scam). Deterministic withholding engine; no AI near the money.
▶ Play it nowBuilt for sittings of about 25 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.
#455A64 Characters who teach
Meet the cast
FirstJobQuest's characters are realistic people, not mascots, and each one is one money skill for a first job: gross versus net pay, reading a pay stub, the W-4, a first budget, leases, spotting scams, taxes, benefits, and interviews. Coach Rivera sets up each situation and helps your teen reflect.
Jamal
Gross vs. net — the offer is not the paycheck
Aurelia
The pay stub — read every line: earnings, taxes, deductions
Theo
The W-4 — what you claim sets what's withheld
Naomi
First-paycheck budget — name every dollar before it disappears
Andre
The lease & contract — read it all before you sign
Zoe
Scam & fine print — if it's urgent and too-good, slow down
Sam
Taxes & the W-2 — filing, refunds, and what you actually owe
Kayla
Benefits & deductions — the value hidden beside the wage
Ben
The interview & offer — prepare, ask, and evaluate
Coach Rivera
the first-job guide who sets each scenario
What's inside
Learning goal
The adulthood paperwork of a first job, ages 15–18: predict your take-home then the engine reveals the pay stub (POE), an interactive W-4, and predict-then-reveal case decks (lease / interview / scam). Deterministic withholding engine; no AI near the money.
Mentored by Coach Rivera — no data leaves the device.
How FirstJobQuest 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
FirstJobQuest 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
FirstJobQuest 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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