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CardForge
Learn card games from basics to mastery, then amaze friends with step-by-step magic trick tutorials — a complete card skills academy with AI coaching for ages 9-14. The only app that combines interactive card game teaching with magic trick instruction for children.
Meet your mentor
Every Spark & Anvil app has a friendly mentor character that demonstrates, praises, and patiently scaffolds learning. On-device AI personalizes the mentor's responses to your kid's progress — never connecting to a server, never collecting data.
#FFA726 CardForge is a card game school and magic trick workshop all in one! Learn how to play 15+ card games with a smart coach, master over 70 magic tricks step by step, and explore the math behind cards in the probability lab. Impress your friends and family with your new skills!
Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
The Finesseur
Finesse (force an opponent's high card via positional play; bridge / hearts / spades)
The Squeezer
Squeeze (force a discard that gives up a winner; advanced bridge + hearts)
The Endplayer
Endplay (throw opponent in to force a losing lead; bridge / hearts / whist)
The Counter
Card-counting / pip-tracking (track played cards to deduce remaining hands; gin / bridge / blackjack-style)
The Long-Suit
Suit establishment (set up a long suit to run for tricks late in the hand; bridge / whist / spades)
The Bluffer
Deception under uncertainty (poker betting; representing a hand you don't have)
The Discarder
Strategic discard (hearts: avoid points; spades / gin / rummy: shed dead wood)
The Trumpkeeper
Trump management (when to ruff, when to hold; whist / spades / euchre / pinochle)
The Forcer
Magic forcing (the spectator "freely chooses" the card you intended)
The Shuffler
False-shuffle / stack management (control card order while appearing to randomize; mathematical card magic)
What's inside
Card School
Learn classic card games from simple ones like Go Fish to tricky ones like Rummy. The AI coach teaches you the rules, shows you strategies, and plays practice r
Magic Workshop
Follow step-by-step tutorials to learn amazing card tricks. Each trick is broken into easy-to-follow moves. Practice each step until you get it right, then put
Probability Lab
Explore the math behind cards. What are the chances of drawing an ace? How many ways can you arrange 5 cards? The interactive lab makes math fun with real card
Deck Builder
Customize your card decks with different designs and organize your favorites.
Mentored by Ace — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How CardForge 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
CardForge 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
CardForge 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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