Special Interest
Labsmith
Virtual science lab where kids run real physics simulations — mix chemicals, build circuits, test buoyancy — earning mastery ranks through hands-on experimentation, not quizzes. Hypothesis-first loop: predict → run → observe → reconcile.
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 LabSmith is a science experiment sandbox RPG for curious kids ages 9–14. You play as an apprentice "Smith" at the Grand Laboratory, conducting interactive physics and science simulations to earn mastery ranks and unlock new experiments.
Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
LabSmith-app's 4-character OHEL-step cast IS the loop — Observe / Hypothesize / Experiment / Learn primitives map 1:1 to 4-character cast See / Guess / Check / Reflect. STRONGEST 1:1 primitive-to-cast mapping in the portfolio. Per `labsmith-app/Docs/HANDOFF_FROM_LABSMITH_DISTRIBUTED_NARRATIVE_RETROFIT.md` Wave 32b 2026-05-22 (NOTE: labsmith-app is the SCIENCE EXPERIMENT SANDBOX RPG product, NOT the labsmith research hub). Smithy preserved as Socratic mentor. Multiple cast collision-renames applied (Watch→See / Wonder→Guess / Try→Check / Learn→Reflect). Labsmith generates ~$1.08 cast assets. Cross-app cameos: See ↔ TerraWatch+CuriosityQuest (patient-observation cluster load-bearing); Guess ↔ ChanceForge (probability-as-hypothesis); Check ↔ MakerForge+LevelForge (iteration cluster load-bearing); Reflect ↔ ResearchQuest+MindForge (meta-cognition cluster). NO real-scientist mascotization (Newton/Curie/Einstein/Feynman in static kit metadata ONLY).
See
Observe — gather raw data first; 'Look first. Talk later.'
Guess
Hypothesize — frame a testable guess; 'What if…?'
Check
Experiment — design + run the test; 'One test at a time.'
Reflect
Learn — interpret results + revise; 'What did we learn? What surprised us?'
What's inside
First Launch
1. Open LabSmith and enter your name to create your scientist profile.
Your First Session
Your first session takes about 10–15 minutes and covers one experiment in the Mechanics Lab. Here is what to expect:
The Hypothesis Loop
Every experiment follows the same four steps: Observe, Hypothesize, Experiment, Learn. This structure mirrors how real scientists work. The most important thing
The Lab Domains
LabSmith is organized into science domains. Each domain is its own subject pack with multiple experiments:
Mentored by Smithy — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How Labsmith 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
Labsmith 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
Labsmith 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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