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MarketQuest

Virtual economy where students explore supply and demand, set prices, trade goods, and run market experiments -- building economic literacy through hands-on simulation and strategic decision-making.

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In planning Swift 6 · SwiftUI · FoundationModels NGSS CCSS Math ISTE Hero color: #29B6F6

MarketQuest is a virtual economy where you learn economics by doing it. Set prices, trade goods, run market experiments, and discover why supply and demand drive the world. You will learn what happens when prices change, how businesses compete, why shortages and surpluses occur, and how economic eve

What's inside

Price Setting

Choose a good and set your price using the slider. Watch how customers respond -- set the price too high and nobody buys; set it too low and you lose money on e

Trading

Buy goods at wholesale prices and sell them at retail. Manage your inventory, watch your cash balance, and calculate profit per unit. Learn the difference betwe

Market Events

Random and scripted events shake up the market. A storm destroys crops and food prices spike. A new technology makes production cheaper. A government policy cha

Supply & Demand Explorer

Experiment with supply and demand curves directly. Drag the curves to see how equilibrium price and quantity change. Discover why prices rise when demand increa

How MarketQuest 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

MarketQuest 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

MarketQuest 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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