Academics
PostPals
Play a game across the room or across the country for grades 1–2 — one turn at a time! Take your turn, then pass the tablet or send a link that carries the whole game to a partner far away. Big buttons, read-aloud. On-device; nothing leaves your device.
#1d4ed8 Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
PostPals has a small friendly pen-pal crew — each one shows one job you do when you play a game one turn at a time (their illustrated storybooks are on the way).
Posy
POST — carries your turn to your partner and brings their turn back to you
Tibb
TAKE YOUR TURN whenever you can — there is no rush, your partner will wait
Plann
PLAN AHEAD — thinks about the next move while waiting for the reply
Marka
MARK YOUR MOVE clearly so your partner sees exactly what you did
What's inside
Learning goal
Play a game across the room or across the country for grades 1–2 — one turn at a time! Take your turn, then pass the tablet or send a link that carries the whole game to a partner far away. Big buttons, read-aloud. On-device; nothing leaves your device.
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 Posy — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How PostPals 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
PostPals 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
PostPals 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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