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MoonPals
A real-clock night-sky journal for ages 6–8: MoonPals works out tonight's Moon phase on your device (from the date only — no location, no accounts), you predict tomorrow, then check the real sky. A month grid fills in as you watch, and Sol and Pip the owl explain why the Moon changes shape. Grade-1 patterns in the sky (NGSS 1-ESS1).
▶ Play it nowBuilt for sittings of about 15 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.
#3a5a9a Characters who teach
Meet the cast
MoonPals's sky crew each embody one part of why the Moon changes shape: Luna makes no light of her own, Sol always lights exactly half of her, and Pip the owl muddles the phases until you teach him.
Luna
makes no light of her own; you see only the part the Sun lights
Sol
(The Sun) - always lights exactly half of Luna
Pip
muddles the phases until you teach him why Luna looks that way
What's inside
Learning goal
A real-clock night-sky journal for ages 6–8: MoonPals works out tonight's Moon phase on your device (from the date only — no location, no accounts), you predict tomorrow, then check the real sky. A month grid fills in as you watch, and Sol and Pip the owl explain why the Moon changes shape. Grade-1 patterns in the sky (NGSS 1-ESS1).
How MoonPals 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