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IslePals
A first trade-and-build game for ages 6–8: build cottages on little Gullwick, roll two dice for wood, stone, and grain, and make a FAIR SWAP for what you're missing — first to 5 cottages wins. Play with two friendly island pals or pass the tablet. On-device, no accounts, no robber (the Commons shares instead of stealing).
#0F766E Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
IslePals's cast are the pals of little Gullwick — Gully calls the market and the pals show fair give-and-get. The four you meet embody sharing and fair exchange. Illustrated portraits & chapters are a paid-gen follow-on (STORY-PEND).
Gully
Calls the market — helps you spot a fair swap (the host of little Gullwick)
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Gilly
Loves to swap — never sits on spare goods; shows how a good trade helps both islanders
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Ambo
The sharer — tends the Commons and the Bridge so no islander is left short
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Poppa Pike
The bridge-builder — cheers every islander who helps lay a plank on the shared Bridge
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What's inside
Learning goal
A first trade-and-build game for ages 6–8: build cottages on little Gullwick, roll two dice for wood, stone, and grain, and make a FAIR SWAP for what you're missing — first to 5 cottages wins. Play with two friendly island pals or pass the tablet. On-device, no accounts, no robber (the Commons shares instead of stealing).
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 Gully — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How IslePals 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
IslePals 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
IslePals 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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