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The Table

One question for the whole family, in three ways of asking: a child's, a teen's and a grown-up's. Pick a side, say why, and say the last person's reason back before you answer. Print the page or save it as a file. Join from other devices with five spoken words — no accounts, no chat, nothing stored.

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Built for sittings of about 15 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.

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Meet your mentor

Every Spark & Anvil app has a friendly mentor character that demonstrates, asks, and patiently scaffolds learning.

Mentored by Oakley

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Live Swift 6 · SwiftUI · FoundationModels Mathematics / CCSS 2.OA, 3.OA, 7.RP - compare quantities and justify Speaking & Listening / CCSS SL.2.1 - build on others' talk; restate before responding Hero color: #8a4b0e
Engagement: Modes pending

Characters who teach

Meet the cast

Oakley is the long oak table that holds tonight's question for everyone. Placecard sets each person's place with their name and says their version of the question.

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Oakley

holds one question for the whole family and waits while everyone talks

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Placecard

A folded place card - gives each person the question in their own words, child, teen or grown-up

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What's inside

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Learning goal

One question for the whole family, in three ways of asking: a child's, a teen's and a grown-up's. Pick a side, say why, and say the last person's reason back before you answer. Print the page or save it as a file. Join from other devices with five spoken words — no accounts, no chat, nothing stored.

Mentored by Oakley — no data leaves the device.

How The Table 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

Full parent privacy guide →

Built with ForgeKit

The Table 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

The Table 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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