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NestTots
A build-a-nest game for ages 3–5: Wrenly the wren carries berries home, and the bigger you build her nest, the more berries she carries each trip. Count the twigs, guess how many she’ll carry, then weave in another one and watch the basket fill faster. No losing. On-device; nothing leaves your device.
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Meet the cast
NestTots has a tiny friendly crew who make engine-building something a three-year-old can hold: Wrenly the wren builds the nest — the more twigs she weaves in, the more berries she carries home each trip; Bracken is a twig you weave in (each one lets her carry one more berry); Nesta is the nest itself, which holds every twig and grows what it can carry; and Berri is the berries she carries home into the basket (their illustrated storybooks are on the way).
Wrenly
(Hero) the wren — builds the nest; the more twigs she weaves in, the more berries she carries home each trip (engine-building: more built → more output)
Bracken
A twig you weave into the nest — each one lets Wrenly carry one more berry every trip (the engine piece: adding raises the output)
Nesta
The nest itself — holds every twig and grows what it can carry (the engine/tableau, the compounding structure)
Berri
The berries Wrenly carries home each trip — the output you build toward, filling the basket
What's inside
Learning goal
A build-a-nest game for ages 3–5: Wrenly the wren carries berries home, and the bigger you build her nest, the more berries she carries each trip. Count the twigs, guess how many she’ll carry, then weave in another one and watch the basket fill faster. No losing. 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 Wrenly — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How NestTots 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
NestTots 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
NestTots 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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