Academics
TycoonForge
Build a money-making machine, tune three dials, and watch it snowball (ages 9–14) — the compounding maths behind savings and every idle game. Then step behind the counter with Cog the beaver: add a “pay to skip” button or a paid crate and watch fun fall as money rises. Discover why the best games don’t sell shortcuts — the Timer Rule. Deterministic, on-device; nothing leaves your device.
#b45309 Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
TycoonForge has a small crew who each embody one force in a game economy (their illustrated storybooks are on the way): Cog the beaver reads your loop as a stock-and-flow, Multi is the upgrade boost that multiplies output so it compounds, Brake is the rising cost of the next upgrade that keeps the loop from running away, Skip is the “pay to skip the wait” dial you learn to recognise, and Tock keeps the Timer Rule — no wait can be bought, and nothing you built rots.
Cog
(Guide) the beaver who shows the tycoon loop as a stock-and-flow diagram
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Multi
The upgrade boost — multiplies output each upgrade, so the loop compounds
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Brake
The rising cost of the next upgrade — the feedback that keeps growth from running away
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Skip
The “pay to skip the wait” dial — a monetization trick you learn to spot, never to ship
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Tock
The Timer Rule keeper — no wait can be bought, and nothing you built rots away
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What's inside
Learning goal
Build a money-making machine, tune three dials, and watch it snowball (ages 9–14) — the compounding maths behind savings and every idle game. Then step behind the counter with Cog the beaver: add a “pay to skip” button or a paid crate and watch fun fall as money rises. Discover why the best games don’t sell shortcuts — the Timer Rule. Deterministic, on-device; nothing leaves your device.
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 Cog — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How TycoonForge 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
TycoonForge 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
TycoonForge 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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