STEM
TinkerTots
Predict what the little machine will do, then tap, watch, and find out why — cause-and-effect play with Tink the raccoon, for ages 5–8.
▶ 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
TinkerTots invites the youngest scientists to PREDICT what a little machine will do, then tap, watch, and find out why — a first taste of predict-observe-explain. Tink the raccoon is the hero; the cast are Tink's friends, each showing one cause and effect. A wrong prediction is the whole point, never a failure, and everything is spoken.
Tink
Predict-then-test — a raccoon who asks 'what will happen if…?' then tries it; the predict-then-check IS science
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Rolla
Motion & force — an armadillo who rolls down ramps to push things (a harder push goes farther)
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Tipp
Weight & balance — an elephant-shrew who adds weight and the seesaw tips heavier-side-down
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Flick
Switch / cause — a firefly who flicks a switch and the light goes on or off
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Browse all chapters → · What's distributed-narrative methodology? →
What's inside
Learning goal
Predict what the little machine will do, then tap, watch, and find out why — cause-and-effect play with Tink the raccoon, for ages 5–8.
How TinkerTots 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
TinkerTots 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
TinkerTots 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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