Academics
RoadPals
A car game with no screen. Put the phone face down and a warm voice asks one question at a time — "I see eight red cars. If we see two more, how many?" — then waits while the family talks it over. It can't hear you, on purpose. Up to ten minutes, then goodbye. Ages 6–8, with a Wee version for 3–5.
▶ 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 Odometta
#1d4ed8 Characters who teach
Meet the cast
Odometta is the voice of the ride, with a soft odometer ding before each question. Platewise loves licence plates. Milemark asks how far and how long.
Odometta
asks one question, then waits quietly while you talk it over
Platewise
A licence plate - turns its numbers into little puzzles: add the digits, is it odd?
Milemark
A road sign - asks how far and how long, at the pace of the road
What's inside
Learning goal
A car game with no screen. Put the phone face down and a warm voice asks one question at a time — "I see eight red cars. If we see two more, how many?" — then waits while the family talks it over. It can't hear you, on purpose. Up to ten minutes, then goodbye. Ages 6–8, with a Wee version for 3–5.
Mentored by Odometta — no data leaves the device.
How RoadPals 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
RoadPals 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
RoadPals 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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