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.
#3f7fb5 Distributed-narrative cast
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 (R-DN-PARITY). No trauma depth (R-YOUNGER-CLUSTER-CAST-SIZE). Illustrated portraits + DN-S chapters are on the way (STORY-PEND).
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.
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 Posty the Pigeon — on-device AI, 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
- ✅ No ads, no in-app purchases — you pay once
- ✅ COPPA compliant under the 2026 FTC amendments
- ✅ Parental controls + session limits + content filters built in
StampPals 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
StampPals 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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