Academics
PacketPals
A short daily practice packet (ages 6–8) — a little math and reading each day, done on paper, checked together with Sumi the squirrel. Mastery before you move on, and a Friday note about what you WORKED ON — never how fast, never a score. On-device — no photo is ever taken, saved, or sent.
#B06A2C Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
PacketPals' younger hero-anchored cast (ages 6–8): hero Sumi + 2 packet-office friends, gentle, no trauma depth (R-YOUNGER-CLUSTER-CAST-SIZE). Each embodies a primitive (R-DN-PARITY) — Sumi IS the number-sense check, Blip the blending/reading check, Stamp the weekly-cadence move (a little each day, then a Friday note). Illustrated cast portraits SHIPPED 2026-09-10 (Program #121); each member links to a warm read-aloud chapter (beat illustrations + narration draining as a tracked follow-on).
Sumi
(Hero) the squirrel who checks your numbers with you
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Blip
the frog who helps you blend and read the words
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Stamp
the tortoise who carries the week — a little each day, then a Friday note
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What's inside
Learning goal
A short daily practice packet (ages 6–8) — a little math and reading each day, done on paper, checked together with Sumi the squirrel. Mastery before you move on, and a Friday note about what you WORKED ON — never how fast, never a score. On-device — no photo is ever taken, saved, or sent.
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 Sumi — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How PacketPals 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
PacketPals 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
PacketPals 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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