Spark & Anvil Apps →
← All apps

Special Interest

WildLens

Photograph real animals with your camera, identify species using on-device CoreML, and learn why they matter through food webs, habitat relationships, and ecosystem interconnections

WildLens app icon
Wave 1 implementing 8 themed avatar accessories Swift 6 · SwiftUI · FoundationModels ISTE Common Sense Privacy Hero color: #FFA726

WildLens is a wildlife discovery and ecology explorer for ages 9-14 where players photograph real wildlife, identify species with on-device AI, learn ecology through interactive food webs and habitat simulations, and collect observations in a digital field journal — aligned to NGSS middle school lif

What's inside

🎯

Learning goal

Photograph real animals with your camera, identify species using on-device CoreML, and learn why they matter through food webs, habitat relationships, and ecosystem interconnections

📚

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.

How WildLens 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

Full parent privacy guide →

Built with ForgeKit

WildLens 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

WildLens is in active development. Email us to hear when it ships — no marketing, no spam, just a one-shot launch announcement.

Email me at launch