Academics
ShowTots
You be Dodo, the little bird who's still learning (ages 3–5) — and let your child be the teacher. Dodo miscounts, flips a letter, or picks the wrong sound; your child catches it and shows Dodo the right way with real things in the room. No screens for the child, no score, no fail. On-device — no mic, no camera, nothing recorded.
▶ 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 Dodo
#2B7FD9 Characters who teach
Meet the cast
Dodo makes a fixable mistake for your child to catch. Skippy skips a number, Doublo counts one twice, and Rhymey listens to the end of a word instead of the start. Each friend has a gentle read-aloud story.
Dodo
the eager bird who's still learning — your child teaches Dodo
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Skippy
Dodo's cousin who skips a number when counting
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Doublo
Dodo's cousin who counts a thing twice
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Rhymey
listens to the end of a word instead of the start
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What's inside
Learning goal
You be Dodo, the little bird who's still learning (ages 3–5) — and let your child be the teacher. Dodo miscounts, flips a letter, or picks the wrong sound; your child catches it and shows Dodo the right way with real things in the room. No screens for the child, no score, no fail. On-device — no mic, no camera, nothing recorded.
Mentored by Dodo — no data leaves the device.
How ShowTots 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