Academics
PollPals
Ask the class a question, tap in the answers, and a bar graph draws itself. The tallest bar is the favourite - but before you asked, you didn't know. That's the big idea: data is MADE, not given. Read the graph (which won? how many more?), then make your own in the Bar-graph lab. A tiny, deterministic data game, no internet. Ages 6-8.
#1f8f8a Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
PollPals's crew ARE the steps of a class poll - the cast IS the curriculum: making the data, then reading it. Tallo loves making one mark for every answer, one at a time. Barley turns that tally into bars that grow as tall as their count, so you can see the whole class at a glance. Peaky always points at the tallest bar and names the favourite - and the shortest one too. Askel keeps everyone honest about the one rule that matters most: you can't know the answer until you ASK the class and count, so data is MADE, not given. Graph, the mentor, helps the class read the bars - which won, which was fewest, how many more, and how many in all - and reminds them a poll tells you about the kids you actually asked, not everyone in the world. A first, gentle feel for data-handling (6-8): short words, big buttons, no score. Painted portraits are a tracked follow-on (R-WEB-CLONE-SPAWN-TRACKED); a text-only crew + a flat, deterministic on-device tally-to-graph engine ship now - nothing leaves the device.
Tallo
The tally-maker - makes one mark for every answer, the first step in turning a question into data
Barley
The bar-builder - turns the tally into bars that grow as tall as their count, so the class is visible at a glance
Peaky
The reader - points at the tallest bar (the favourite) and the shortest, and works out how many more one has than another
Askel
The one who insists you ASK before you count - the reminder that data is made, not given, and a poll is only about the group you asked
Graph
(Mentor) The guide who helps the class read a bar graph - most, fewest, how many more, and how many in all
What's inside
Learning goal
Ask the class a question, tap in the answers, and a bar graph draws itself. The tallest bar is the favourite - but before you asked, you didn't know. That's the big idea: data is MADE, not given. Read the graph (which won? how many more?), then make your own in the Bar-graph lab. A tiny, deterministic data 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 Graph — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How PollPals 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
PollPals 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
PollPals 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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