Academics
BraidPals
Braid three strands of wool into a rope and pull: three together are strong. Then match six everyday shapes to their jobs: rope, tunnel, grabber, stepper, scissors, carrier. Shapes do jobs, inside you too. Ages 6–8.
▶ Play it nowBuilt for sittings of about 15 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.
Meet your mentor
Every Spark & Anvil app has a friendly mentor character that demonstrates, asks, and patiently scaffolds learning.
Mentored by Woollie
#2d6a4f Characters who teach
Meet the cast
BraidPals's friends make and notice shapes. Woollie the sheep braids wool, Tripla the spider spins three threads together, Shapewise the owl says what a shape is for, and Knotty the otter ties things tight.
Woollie
braids three strands into a rope that is stronger than one
Tripla
A spider who twists three threads - three chains twisted together hold well
Shapewise
An owl who looks at shapes - a shape tells you what a thing can do
Knotty
An otter who ties knots - holds the ends tight so the rope stays together
What's inside
Learning goal
Braid three strands of wool into a rope and pull: three together are strong. Then match six everyday shapes to their jobs: rope, tunnel, grabber, stepper, scissors, carrier. Shapes do jobs, inside you too. Ages 6–8.
Mentored by Woollie — no data leaves the device.
How BraidPals handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ Free — no ads, no in-app purchases
- ✅ No personal information collected from children — in line with COPPA (updated by the 2026 FTC amendments)
- ✅ No chat with strangers — play-together rooms use a short code and preset emotes, never typed messages