Academics
StampPals
Write a REAL letter to a grandparent or pen-friend (ages 6–8): a friendly template shows the four parts (greeting, news, question, closing), you print it and pop it in a postbox, and the reply comes back by mail. No addresses in the app, ever. On-device, no account, no AI.
▶ Play it nowScreen-light: about 5 minutes on the screen. Most of the play happens off it, with real things and real people.
Meet your mentor
Every Spark & Anvil app has a friendly mentor character that demonstrates, asks, and patiently scaffolds learning.
Mentored by Posty the Pigeon
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Meet the cast
StampPals' younger hero-anchored cast (ages 6–8): mentor Posty the pigeon carries the letters, and the 4 letter-part friends each EMBODY one part of a letter. No trauma depth. Illustrated chapters are on the way.
Posty the Pigeon
the letter-carrier who takes your letter to the postbox
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Dear the Deer
the greeting — say hello to your reader
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Newsy the Newt
your news — one happy thing that happened
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Wonder the Wombat
a question — so they can write back
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Seal the Sea-lion
the closing — finish warmly and sign your name
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What's inside
Learning goal
Write a REAL letter to a grandparent or pen-friend (ages 6–8): a friendly template shows the four parts (greeting, news, question, closing), you print it and pop it in a postbox, and the reply comes back by mail. No addresses in the app, ever. On-device, no account, no AI.
Mentored by Posty the Pigeon — no data leaves the device.
How StampPals 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