Academics

DealTales

Narrative-Driven Bridge + Partnership Trick-Taking for Tweens — bidding-as-conversation between Whisp + Bram. Highest CASEL fit in the Distributed-Narrative cluster (partnership IS the curriculum). Whisp wisp-of-cloud mascot.

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.

DealTales mascot demonstrating — demonstrating

DealTales mascot encouraging — encouraging

In planning Swift 6 · SwiftUI · FoundationModels CASEL Relationship Skills CCSS Math 6.SP CCSS ELA L.6-8.5 ISTE 1.5 Hero color: #1F3856

Engagement: Play · primary Learn · secondary

Distributed-narrative cast

Meet the cast

Bram

Reading partners — inferring what cards your partner holds

Auntie Audrey

Bidding wisdom — when to commit and when to pass

The Vanderbilt

Bridge legend — classical convention and table presence

Doubleton Sisters

Short-suit play — managing two-card holdings

What's distributed-narrative methodology? →

What's inside

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Learning goal

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Question kits

16 curriculum-aligned kits × 25 questions = 400 questions per app, mapped to recognized standards.

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On-device AI mentor

FoundationModels-powered hints, feedback, and adaptive difficulty — all running locally.

Mentored by Whisp — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.

How DealTales 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

Full parent privacy guide →

Built with ForgeKit

DealTales 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

DealTales 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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