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OneCutQuest
Houdini put it in his book of paper tricks: fold a sheet, snip once, open — a perfect star. Fold the paper so every edge of a shape lands on one line, make your one cut, and see what falls out. Then do it with real scissors.
▶ Play it nowBuilt for sittings of about 20 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.
#2C5E7A Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
Lineup lines the edges up; Kirri cuts once, ever.
Lineup
Folds until every edge lies on one line — then calls for the scissors
Kirri
Cuts exactly once, and only when everything is lined up
Edgely
Brings one edge onto another, so the fold lands on a mirror line
Snipwell
Punches one hole and predicts every hole that will appear
What's inside
Learning goal
Houdini put it in his book of paper tricks: fold a sheet, snip once, open — a perfect star. Fold the paper so every edge of a shape lands on one line, make your one cut, and see what falls out. Then do it with real scissors.
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 Lineup — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How OneCutQuest 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
OneCutQuest 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
OneCutQuest 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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