Academics
MapPals
Find a comfy place to start (ages 6–8) — a few quick games with Cardi the cardinal, no test and no score, that end with a friendly "here's where we start" kit. Then, for grown-ups: how school teaches reading and math NOW (blending, number bonds, magic-e). On-device — no accounts, no grades, nothing sent.
#3A8F6F Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
MapPals' younger hero-anchored cast (ages 6–8): hero Cardi + 3 map-guide birds, gentle, no trauma depth (R-YOUNGER-CLUSTER-CAST-SIZE). Each embodies a primitive (R-DN-PARITY) — Cardi IS finding a comfortable starting point; Blendi draws the blending route, Bondi draws number bonds, Magi draws the magic-e route. Illustrated cast portraits SHIPPED 2026-09-10 (Program #121); each member links to a warm read-aloud chapter (beat illustrations + narration draining as a tracked follow-on).
Cardi
(Hero) the cardinal who finds you a comfy place to start
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Blendi
draws the blending route — stretch the sounds, then the word
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Bondi
draws number bonds — a number breaks into parts
Read chapter →
Magi
draws the magic-e route — the silent e that changes the vowel
Read chapter →
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What's inside
Learning goal
Find a comfy place to start (ages 6–8) — a few quick games with Cardi the cardinal, no test and no score, that end with a friendly "here's where we start" kit. Then, for grown-ups: how school teaches reading and math NOW (blending, number bonds, magic-e). On-device — no accounts, no grades, nothing sent.
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 Cardi — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How MapPals 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
MapPals 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
MapPals 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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