Developmental (FEDC-informed)
PlanPals
Make a tiny plan with Pim and friends (ages 3–5): pick something to do, put the steps in order, then look back at how it went. A gentle, read-aloud, no-fail first taste of planning. On-device, no accounts.
▶ Play it nowBuilt for sittings of about 10 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.
Meet your mentor
Every Spark & Anvil app has a friendly mentor character that demonstrates, asks, and patiently scaffolds learning.
Mentored by Pim
#2AA198 Characters who teach
Meet the cast
PlanPals' younger hero-anchored cast (ages 3–5): hero Pim + 3 friends, gentle, no trauma depth.
Pim
loves making a tiny plan
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Bo
puts the steps in order
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Juni
keeps trying, never gives up
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Fig
looks back and notices how it felt
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What's inside
Learning goal
Make a tiny plan with Pim and friends (ages 3–5): pick something to do, put the steps in order, then look back at how it went. A gentle, read-aloud, no-fail first taste of planning. On-device, no accounts.
Mentored by Pim — no data leaves the device.
How PlanPals handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ Free — no ads, no in-app purchases
- ✅ No personal information collected from children — in line with COPPA (updated by the 2026 FTC amendments)
- ✅ No chat with strangers — play-together rooms use a short code and preset emotes, never typed messages
PlanPals 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
PlanPals 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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