Academics
TongueTots
Hear your grandma's word — find the picture! TongueTots is for families who speak another language at home. A grown-up types the family's words for up to ten pictures (rice, water, grandma, moon…), then SAYS each word out loud while your little one taps the matching picture. Nothing is recorded: the voice your child hears is yours. No family words yet? Just say the word for each picture in your language. Works for any language, on-device, no account. Ages 3-5.
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Meet the cast
TongueTots' home friends each embody one move of KEEPING A FAMILY LANGUAGE - the crew IS the idea (audio-first for ages 3-5). Mai the myna loves repeating every word she hears. Homenest keeps the family's words safe at home. Lanterna lights up the picture that matches the word. Mentor Bà Mây (grandma cloud) says "listen first, then find it". The voice is always the family's own - nothing is recorded.
Mai
The little myna who loves repeating every word she hears.
Homenest
Keeps the family’s words safe at home.
Lanterna
Lights up the picture that matches the word.
Bà Mây
(mentor, grandma cloud) — says “listen first, then find it”.
What's inside
Learning goal
Hear your grandma's word — find the picture! TongueTots is for families who speak another language at home. A grown-up types the family's words for up to ten pictures (rice, water, grandma, moon…), then SAYS each word out loud while your little one taps the matching picture. Nothing is recorded: the voice your child hears is yours. No family words yet? Just say the word for each picture in your language. Works for any language, on-device, no account. Ages 3-5.
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 TongueTots 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
TongueTots 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
TongueTots 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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