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AnchorQuest
Steady yourself under stress — a mental-health-literacy & CBT-coping-skills game for ages 15–18. Catch an automatic thought, name the distortion, reframe it, and practice grounding — with honest, non-diagnostic explainers and a real help-seeking pathway. Anti-shame, on-device, no mood-tracking.
#3f7c85 Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
AnchorQuest's adapted-DN-S cast (ages 15–18, realistic personas — no mascots, per R-OLDER-TEEN-DN-ADAPTED) each embody one curricular primitive; mentor Philippa sets the challenge and guides reflection.
Elle
Notice the thought — metacognitive catch
Quentin
Name the distortion — cognitive-distortion spotter
Anouk
Reframe — cognitive reappraisal
Sylvan
Grounding & body regulation
Ondine
Stress appraisal — challenge vs. threat
Philippa
(Mentor) — guides reflect-on-approach
What's inside
Learning goal
Steady yourself under stress — a mental-health-literacy & CBT-coping-skills game for ages 15–18. Catch an automatic thought, name the distortion, reframe it, and practice grounding — with honest, non-diagnostic explainers and a real help-seeking pathway. Anti-shame, on-device, no mood-tracking.
Question kits
16 curriculum-aligned kits × 25 questions = 400 questions per app, mapped to recognized standards.
On-device AI mentor
FoundationModels-powered hints, feedback, and adaptive difficulty — all running locally.
Mentored by Philippa — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How AnchorQuest 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
AnchorQuest 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
AnchorQuest 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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