Developmental (FEDC-informed)
HelpPals
Find who needs a hand and pick a kind thing to do with Ozzie and friends (ages 3–5): notice a friend who could use help, then choose a kind way to help. A gentle, read-aloud, no-fail first taste of kindness. On-device, no accounts.
▶ Play it nowBuilt for sittings of about 10 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.
Meet your mentor
Every Spark & Anvil app has a friendly mentor character that demonstrates, asks, and patiently scaffolds learning.
Mentored by Ozzie
#E0715A Characters who teach
Meet the cast
HelpPals' younger hero-anchored cast (ages 3–5): hero Ozzie + 3 friends, gentle, no trauma depth.
Ozzie
always notices who needs a hand
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Suri
shares what she has
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Tato
gives gentle hugs
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Gigi
says kind words
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What's inside
Learning goal
Find who needs a hand and pick a kind thing to do with Ozzie and friends (ages 3–5): notice a friend who could use help, then choose a kind way to help. A gentle, read-aloud, no-fail first taste of kindness. On-device, no accounts.
Mentored by Ozzie — no data leaves the device.
How HelpPals 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
HelpPals 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
HelpPals 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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