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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.
#2AA198 Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
PlanPals' younger hero-anchored cast (ages 3–5): hero Pim + 3 friends, gentle, no trauma depth (R-YOUNGER-CLUSTER-CAST-SIZE). Illustrated portraits are on the way.
Pim
(Hero) 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.
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 Pim — on-device AI, 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
- ✅ No ads, no in-app purchases — you pay once
- ✅ COPPA compliant under the 2026 FTC amendments
- ✅ Parental controls + session limits + content filters built in
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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