Academics
WhistlePals
Catch the grown-up breaking the rule. Play a short game with a grown-up who holds three secret “oops” tickets. Blow the whistle when you spot one — and win the ticket only by saying the rule in your own words. An oops never changes who wins. Ages 6–8.
Built for sittings of about 15 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.
#334155 Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
Zaza the zebra is the head referee and lends you her whistle. Bix the fox plays the games and, now and then, tries a sneaky move to see if you notice.
Zaza
(Mentor, a zebra referee) - checks a catch quietly and asks you to say the rule
Bix
A fox - plays fair most of the time, and sometimes slips in an oops on purpose
What's inside
Learning goal
Catch the grown-up breaking the rule. Play a short game with a grown-up who holds three secret “oops” tickets. Blow the whistle when you spot one — and win the ticket only by saying the rule in your own words. An oops never changes who wins. Ages 6–8.
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 Zaza — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How WhistlePals 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
WhistlePals 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
WhistlePals 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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