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MathLore

Ethnomathematics adventure traveling through world civilizations — Babylonian base-60, Mayan vigesimal, Islamic geometric art, Indian zero/algebra, African fractal geometry, Inca quipu, Japanese origami geometry. Culturally responsive math education.

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Meet your mentor

Every Spark & Anvil app has a friendly mentor character that demonstrates, praises, and patiently scaffolds learning. On-device AI personalizes the mentor's responses to your kid's progress — never connecting to a server, never collecting data.

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MathLore is an RPG adventure through the history of mathematics! Travel through time to meet famous mathematicians like Euclid, Hypatia, and Ramanujan. Solve the same problems they worked on -- from Babylonian base-60 counting to ancient Chinese puzzles. Every era brings new math and new stories.

What's inside

Era Exploration

Walk through beautifully designed historical scenes. Visit ancient libraries, medieval workshops, and Renaissance studios. Each era looks and feels different fr

Mathematician Encounters

Meet famous mathematicians as NPC characters who talk to you about their discoveries. They will challenge you with adapted versions of their greatest problems.

Problem Solving

Solve math problems that are connected to real history. The problems start simple and get harder as you advance. When you are stuck, the AI mentor asks helpful

Discovery Journal

Every math concept you learn gets recorded in your personal journal. See how ideas from one era connect to another -- the math you learn from ancient Egypt show

How MathLore handles your kid's data

  • ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
  • ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
  • ✅ No ads, no in-app purchases — you pay once
  • ✅ COPPA compliant under the 2026 FTC amendments
  • ✅ Parental controls + session limits + content filters built in

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Built with ForgeKit

MathLore 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

MathLore 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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