Academics
TongueQuest
Every family has sayings that don't translate — words that mean far more than they say. TongueQuest helps you collect your family's words and sayings, each in three layers: how it sounds at home, what it says word-for-word, and what it really means. Quiz yourself on the difference, then print a family phrase book or download it to share with cousins. You are the translator: nothing is generated, nothing is recorded, nothing leaves your device. Any language. Ages 9-14.
#9c2f2f Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
TongueQuest's phrase-book crew each embody one layer of A FAMILY SAYING - the crew IS the idea (ages 9-14). Literalla reads every word exactly - and keeps missing the point. Truemean knows what the family really means. Scrollkeep writes it all down so it isn't lost. Mentor Bà Mây asks "when does your family say that?" Nothing is generated, nothing recorded.
Literalla
Reads every word exactly — and keeps missing the point.
Truemean
Knows what the family really means.
Scrollkeep
Writes it all down so it isn’t lost.
Bà Mây
(mentor) — asks “when does your family say that?”
What's inside
Learning goal
Every family has sayings that don't translate — words that mean far more than they say. TongueQuest helps you collect your family's words and sayings, each in three layers: how it sounds at home, what it says word-for-word, and what it really means. Quiz yourself on the difference, then print a family phrase book or download it to share with cousins. You are the translator: nothing is generated, nothing is recorded, nothing leaves your device. Any language. Ages 9-14.
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 Bà Mây — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How TongueQuest 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
TongueQuest 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
TongueQuest 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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