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PatchNotes
You run a two-character game for one season. The overall table says Ember is too strong, and your boss watches weekly active players. Make one balance change a week, decide whether to pull a dark lever, write the patch note. Then read what really happened: a reversal hidden in the averages, and a number that stopped measuring what you wanted.
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Learning goal
You run a two-character game for one season. The overall table says Ember is too strong, and your boss watches weekly active players. Make one balance change a week, decide whether to pull a dark lever, write the patch note. Then read what really happened: a reversal hidden in the averages, and a number that stopped measuring what you wanted.
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.
How PatchNotes 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
PatchNotes 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
PatchNotes 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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