Academics
InkPals
Good handwriting is mostly two habits: start in the right place, and go the right way. InkPals teaches letters one stroke at a time — a green dot shows where to start, an arrow shows which way to go, and you trace the dotted line with a finger, a stylus, or a mouse. Each stroke is checked for its start and direction, never for neatness, and if dragging is hard you can tap numbered dots instead. Nothing is saved as a picture. On-device, no account. Ages 6-8.
#2b5fb3 Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
InkPals' ink friends each embody one habit of FLUENT HANDWRITING - the crew IS the instruction (ages 6-8). Startdot waits at the start: every stroke begins on the green dot. Arrowby points the way. Curlee curves c, o, a and d the same way round. Mentor Inkwell asks "where do we start?" before every letter. Strokes are checked for start and direction, never neatness, and never saved as a picture.
Startdot
Waits at the start — every stroke begins on the green dot.
Arrowby
Points the way: down, round to the left, across.
Curlee
Curves c, o, a and d the same way round.
Inkwell
(mentor) — asks “where do we start?” before every letter.
What's inside
Learning goal
Good handwriting is mostly two habits: start in the right place, and go the right way. InkPals teaches letters one stroke at a time — a green dot shows where to start, an arrow shows which way to go, and you trace the dotted line with a finger, a stylus, or a mouse. Each stroke is checked for its start and direction, never for neatness, and if dragging is hard you can tap numbered dots instead. Nothing is saved as a picture. On-device, no account. Ages 6-8.
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 Inkwell — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How InkPals 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
InkPals 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
InkPals 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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