Academics
SometimesTots
Hopsy says "I NEVER get a turn!" The feeling is real, but the word is too big. Help each friend find a truer, smaller sentence, like "sometimes I don't get a turn", and see them feel a little better. Then play Truer Words at home. Ages 3–5, with a grown-up.
▶ Play it nowBuilt for sittings of about 10 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.
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Meet the cast
SometimesTots's friends sometimes say very big words. Truely the owl helps them find truer ones: Hopsy who missed a turn, Pebbin who lost a game, and Tuft whose tower fell.
Truely
(Hero and guide, an owl) - listens to a big feeling, then asks: is there a truer word?
Hopsy
A rabbit who missed a turn - learns that "sometimes" is truer than "never"
Pebbin
A penguin who lost a game - learns that "this time" is truer than "always"
Tuft
A hedgehog whose tower fell - learns that one tower is not everything
What's inside
Learning goal
Hopsy says "I NEVER get a turn!" The feeling is real, but the word is too big. Help each friend find a truer, smaller sentence, like "sometimes I don't get a turn", and see them feel a little better. Then play Truer Words at home. Ages 3–5, with a grown-up.
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 Truely — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How SometimesTots 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
SometimesTots 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
SometimesTots 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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