Academics
OopsPals
Everyone slips up - the skill is putting it right. When you bump a friend's tower or say an unkind word, a repair is three small steps: NOTICE what happened, SAY a real sorry (one that names it, not a mumbled sorry), and MEND the hurt - and the mend has to fix THIS hurt (a snack won't rebuild a tower). Pick the mend that puts it right, then walk the three steps yourself. A tiny, gentle making-up game, no internet. Ages 6-8.
#3f9d78 Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
OopsPals's crew ARE the steps of a repair - the cast IS the curriculum: how to put a slip-up right. Notice stops and looks: what happened, and who feels hurt? Sorry says a real sorry - one that NAMES what happened, not a mumbled sorry or a sorry-but-you-started-it. Mender picks the one thing that actually fixes THIS hurt, and Match checks the mend fits the hurt (a snack is kind but it won't rebuild a knocked-over tower). Mila, the mentor, holds the gentle frame the whole app rests on: everyone slips up, it does not make you bad, and you can always put it right in three small steps. A first, gentle model of social repair (6-8): short words, big buttons, no score, and it never shames or names a condition. Painted portraits are a tracked follow-on (R-WEB-CLONE-SPAWN-TRACKED); a text-only crew + a flat, deterministic on-device repair engine ship now - nothing leaves the device, and the real making-up happens with a real friend and a grown-up nearby.
Notice
The one who stops and looks - names what happened and who was hurt, the first step of any repair
Sorry
The one who says a real sorry - one that names what happened, never a mumbled sorry or a blaming one
Mender
The fixer - picks the one action that actually mends THIS hurt, then does it
Match
The one who checks the mend fits the hurt - a kind act that fixes a different problem is not the repair
Mila
(Mentor) The warm guide who reminds everyone: everyone slips up, and you can always put it right
What's inside
Learning goal
Everyone slips up - the skill is putting it right. When you bump a friend's tower or say an unkind word, a repair is three small steps: NOTICE what happened, SAY a real sorry (one that names it, not a mumbled sorry), and MEND the hurt - and the mend has to fix THIS hurt (a snack won't rebuild a tower). Pick the mend that puts it right, then walk the three steps yourself. A tiny, gentle making-up game, no internet. Ages 6-8.
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 Mila — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How OopsPals 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
OopsPals 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
OopsPals 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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