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OneCutQuest

Houdini put it in his book of paper tricks: fold a sheet, snip once, open — a perfect star. Fold the paper so every edge of a shape lands on one line, make your one cut, and see what falls out. Then do it with real scissors.

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Built for sittings of about 20 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 Lineup

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Characters who teach

Meet the cast

Lineup lines the edges up; Kirri cuts once, ever.

Lineup portrait

Lineup

Folds until every edge lies on one line — then calls for the scissors

Kirri portrait

Kirri

Cuts exactly once, and only when everything is lined up

Edgely portrait

Edgely

Brings one edge onto another, so the fold lands on a mirror line

Snipwell portrait

Snipwell

Punches one hole and predicts every hole that will appear

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What's inside

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Learning goal

Houdini put it in his book of paper tricks: fold a sheet, snip once, open — a perfect star. Fold the paper so every edge of a shape lands on one line, make your one cut, and see what falls out. Then do it with real scissors.

Mentored by Lineup — no data leaves the device.

How OneCutQuest 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

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