Academics
InkPals
Good handwriting is mostly two habits: start in the right place, and go the right way. InkPals teaches letters one stroke at a time — a green dot shows where to start, an arrow shows which way to go, and you trace the dotted line with a finger, a stylus, or a mouse. Each stroke is checked for its start and direction, never for neatness, and if dragging is hard you can tap numbered dots instead. Nothing is saved as a picture. On-device, no account. Ages 6-8.
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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 Inkwell
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Meet the cast
InkPals' ink friends each embody one habit of FLUENT HANDWRITING - the crew IS the instruction (ages 6-8). Startdot waits at the start: every stroke begins on the green dot. Arrowby points the way. Curlee curves c, o, a and d the same way round. Mentor Inkwell asks "where do we start?" before every letter. Strokes are checked for start and direction, never neatness, and never saved as a picture.
Startdot
Waits at the start — every stroke begins on the green dot.
Arrowby
Points the way: down, round to the left, across.
Curlee
Curves c, o, a and d the same way round.
Inkwell
asks “where do we start?” before every letter.
What's inside
Learning goal
Good handwriting is mostly two habits: start in the right place, and go the right way. InkPals teaches letters one stroke at a time — a green dot shows where to start, an arrow shows which way to go, and you trace the dotted line with a finger, a stylus, or a mouse. Each stroke is checked for its start and direction, never for neatness, and if dragging is hard you can tap numbered dots instead. Nothing is saved as a picture. On-device, no account. Ages 6-8.
Mentored by Inkwell — no data leaves the device.
How InkPals 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