Academics
HintForge
A word-connection game for ages 9–14: nine words hide three groups that share a meaning — find them. The twist: you can only play a word once you've shown you know what it means (the Meaning Rule). Trains vocabulary by meaning, not spelling. On-device; nothing leaves your device.
#4338CA Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
HintForge's cast each embody one connection-game idea; guide Nella asks “what do these three words share?” before you lock a group in — and nobody plays a word until they can say what it means.
Nella
(Guide) connection-vision — ask what three words share before you group them
Meara
The Meaning Rule — you can't play a word until you show what it means
Akin
Kinship — the words that belong to the same family of meaning
Astray
The odd one out — the word that doesn't belong with the others
What's inside
Learning goal
A word-connection game for ages 9–14: nine words hide three groups that share a meaning — find them. The twist: you can only play a word once you've shown you know what it means (the Meaning Rule). Trains vocabulary by meaning, not spelling. 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 Nella — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How HintForge 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
HintForge 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
HintForge 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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