Academics
SwapTots
The very first swap game, for ages 3–5: Pebble the little crab loves to swap shells! Give a friend the shell they want, and get a shell you love — one friend at a time. Listen when a friend kindly says “no thank you,” and take turns. No reading needed (tap to hear it), no score, no losing.
#BE185D Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
SwapTots's cast are Pebble the hermit crab and the tide-pool friends. Pebble models a happy give-and-get; each friend shows one idea about a kind swap. Illustrated portraits & chapters are a paid-gen follow-on (STORY-PEND).
Pebble
The little hermit crab who loves to swap — lines up to trade shells and shows how a happy give-and-get works
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Sandy
A friendly seal always hoping for one special shell — give the shell Sandy wants and Sandy swaps happily
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Marina
A gentle dolphin who says “no thank you” kindly — and names the shell she DOES want, so you can listen and try again
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Coby
A little fish who waits his turn — he shows you to swap with one friend at a time
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What's inside
Learning goal
The very first swap game, for ages 3–5: Pebble the little crab loves to swap shells! Give a friend the shell they want, and get a shell you love — one friend at a time. Listen when a friend kindly says “no thank you,” and take turns. No reading needed (tap to hear it), no score, no losing.
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 Pebble — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How SwapTots 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
SwapTots 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
SwapTots 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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