Project Overview

Apples & Bananas is a subscription-based toddler learning game app for children aged 6 months to 3 years. Juego Studios delivered it end to end — 145 learning blocks across 20+ mini-game templates, adaptive difficulty, multi-device account management, subscription & IAP integration, and a real-time CMS that lets the client publish new content without an app store release.

Key constraints included

Client-supplied assets and voiceovers required tight pipeline coordination throughout production.
2 parents, 4 children, 6 devices — per-child progress, difficulty, and timer state had to sync independently across all sessions.
One interaction model had to serve children from 6 months to 3 years, tap-only at base level, precision drag at higher levels, no separate codebase.
Offline mode had to be fully functional, not degraded — progress, subscription state, and content enforced device-side with clean sync on reconnect.
Zero-downtime content publishing without app store releases required Asset Bundle architecture as a core platform decision from sprint one.

Our Role & Execution

Our contribution:

Platform architecture, feature engineering, and UI/UX implementation (client-supplied assets and voiceovers)
145-block mini-game suite across 20+ reusable templates
Subscription & IAP integration across iOS and Android
Adaptive difficulty engine, dual learning path system, and parental controls
Offline gameplay infrastructure, reward economy, and Reward Land
Super Admin CMS, QA, and store submission

Execution involved

20+ mini-game templates (jigsaw, drag-and-drop, tracing, phonics, painting, maze, video, sight words), each across 3 difficulty levels, from tap-only to precision drag at 10% snap tolerance, with a mascot-driven hint layer.
Auto-adaptive difficulty re-evaluates every 3 blocks; parents can override manually per child profile.
App Store and Play Store IAP, including monthly and annual plans, auto-renewal, restore purchase, and multi-device session enforcement across up to 6 concurrent devices.
Six authentication pathways (email/OTP, phone/OTP, Google, Facebook, Apple, guest), second-parent invite flow, and 720-hour session auto-logout.
Unity Asset Bundle offline architecture — on-demand downloads, LRU eviction, local progress storage, and backend sync on reconnect.
Ticket economy, Surprise Egg rewards, and Reward Land, a personalizable 2D world per child with 10 themes and drag-to-place interactions, plus My Work (artwork, certificates, stickers, bookmarks).
Super Admin CMS — block creation via 20+ templates published live through asset bundle, account management, user bucket segmentation, and reward/content configuration.
Today’s Block scheduler (10 blocks/day, 7 days ahead), weekly parent progress reports, and a timer module with multi-device sync and math-challenge lock screen.

Production & Live Readiness

The platform was architected for live operation from day one, not retrofitted after launch:

All 145 blocks delivered as Unity Asset Bundles — the client publishes new content through the CMS, live to users, without an app store submission.
Block templates are reusable systems: adding a new block in any supported type requires only content configuration, not new engineering work.
Push notification infrastructure for new content alerts, subscription renewal reminders, and re-engagement — toggle-controlled per user, fully configurable from CMS.
Weekly automated progress reports delivered to parents via email, block completions, top categories played, and a deep-link back into the app (or to store if not installed).
Volume-zero detection triggers an in-session prompt, preventing silent gameplay in a platform where voiceover is core to the learning experience.

Outcome

Full platform shipped on iOS and Android (phone and tablet) under a single Unity codebase, with all 145 blocks live across 20+ mini-game types at launch.
Client achieved content independence post-handoff: new blocks, reward items, and user cohorts managed entirely through the CMS without developer involvement.
Offline-capable gameplay and multi-device session sync delivered consistent experiences across up to 6 devices per account, regardless of connectivity.
Reward and progression systems., including tickets, Surprise Eggs, Reward Land, mascot customization, designed to sustain daily return rate and session depth beyond initial content completion.

What This Demonstrates

Full-cycle ownership is viable for complex, multi-system platforms — subscription logic, adaptive gameplay, offline architecture, CMS, and reward economy can be delivered under a single engagement without scope fragmentation.
Unity Asset Bundle architecture, when designed from sprint one, enables true zero-release content publishing — a material operational advantage for subscription products that depend on content velocity.
Early learning products have non-negotiable interaction constraints: accommodating children from 6 months needs tap-first, then drag, then precision-drag difficulty progressions, not just visual difficulty scaling.

If You're Building or Scaling a Live Learning Platform

We typically:

Deliver full-cycle builds — platform architecture, feature engineering, CMS, store submission, and post-launch content infrastructure — under a single production team.
Design for live operation from sprint one: content pipelines, admin tooling, and analytics hooks are not afterthoughts.
Support subscription-model products with the IAP, session management, and retention systems they require to operate as a business, not just a game.

Frequently Asked Questions

1 What stage of development can you engage at for a full-cycle platform project?▲

We can engage from early concept and architecture through engineering, store submission, and ongoing content operations. For the Apples & Bananas kids game, our involvement covered platform architecture, all 145 blocks, CMS development, subscription integration, and post-launch content pipeline setup.

2 How do you handle content scalability for subscription products that need regular new content?▲

We architect content delivery around Unity Asset Bundles so new blocks, mini-game content, and reward items can be published by the client through the CMS without an app store update. This was a core design requirement for the Apples & Bananas education app and is standard practice for any subscription product we build.

3 How do you approach subscription and IAP integration across iOS and Android?▲

We handle both App Store and Play Store IAP natively, including auto-renewal, restore purchase, multi-device session enforcement, and webhook-driven subscription status sync. Subscription state is the backbone of access control across every feature in the platform, so we treat it as a first-class architecture concern, not a late integration.

4 Is this engagement model suitable for early-stage funded studios without an internal team?▲

Yes. Full-cycle engagements are well suited for founders and funded studios who need a single partner to own build, infrastructure, and live operations. We function as the engine room — the client retains creative direction and product ownership.

Apples &
Bananas

Project Overview

Our Role & Execution

Our contribution:

Execution involved

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Production & Live Readiness

Outcome

What This Demonstrates

If You're Building or Scaling a Live Learning Platform

Full-cycle development built for live operation, not just launch day.

Frequently Asked Questions

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