Academics
GeneralsTale
Narrative-Driven Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) for Tweens — piece-asymmetry-as-character-richness (General Zhang the cannon, Elephant Wei the river-bound defender). General Mei 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.
#5BA08C Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
General Zhang
Decisive command — clear orders, clear outcomes
Elephant Wei
Powerful straight-line attack pattern
Knight Lu
Knight-jump tactical maneuver
Soldier Jin
Forward-advancing infantry — pawn structure
What's inside
Learning goal
Narrative-Driven Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) for Tweens — piece-asymmetry-as-character-richness (General Zhang the cannon, Elephant Wei the river-bound defender). General Mei mascot.
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 General Mei — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How GeneralsTale 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
GeneralsTale 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
GeneralsTale 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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