Academics
OldNewTots
Candle or lamp: which came first? Five pairs of things from long ago and today. Then put three of your own family photos in order, first, next and last. The photos stay on this screen and are never saved or sent. Ages 3–5, with a grown-up.
▶ Play it nowBuilt for sittings of about 10 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.
#8a4b0f Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
OldNewTots's friends know about long ago. Oldwhisk remembers candles and horses, Newbit loves phones and planes, Thenly puts things in order, and Nowsy asks the grown-ups what it was like.
Oldwhisk
(Hero and guide, an old cat with a candle) - remembers how things were long ago
Newbit
A puppy with a phone - knows the things we use today
Thenly
A tortoise with a long line - puts things in order: long ago, then later, then today
Nowsy
A curious hedgehog - asks grown-ups what they used when they were little
What's inside
Learning goal
Candle or lamp: which came first? Five pairs of things from long ago and today. Then put three of your own family photos in order, first, next and last. The photos stay on this screen and are never saved or sent. Ages 3–5, with a grown-up.
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 Oldwhisk — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How OldNewTots 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
OldNewTots 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
OldNewTots 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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