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Sound Touch: Simple Name, Simple App, Fantastic Toy
Price: $0.99 Score: 10/10 By Michelle Schusterman If you think a dollar is worth a fun, educational toy that will keep your child entertained, I highly recommend checking out Sound Touch. I’ve mentioned in the past that I think the key to a successful iPhone app for children is simplicity. For the younger ones, even swiping can [...]
Continue reading...For the Kids: Let’s Hear the Animals!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Price: Free Score: 9/10 By Michelle Schusterman It’s not unusual to see iPhone apps aimed at young children not quite work out. The intention is usually good, but it has to be a pretty simple concept – not to mention bright and colorful – to really keep their attention. Sheehan Applications seems to understand this, because their [...]
Continue reading...ShowMe Stories Helps Keep ‘em Quiet
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Price: $0.99 Score: 7/10 By Daniel Bischoff ShowMe Stories, from developer SID On, is an app with great value for anyone with young kids. Basically, ShowMe Stories is a collection of visuals that the user reveals by swiping his or her finger over the screen. The images, controls, and content are all perfect for the little [...]
Continue reading...Learn Alphabet Sounds With MyIphonics: Part Two
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Price: Free Score: 7/10 By Michelle Schusterman MyIphonics II, developed by MyiPhonics, Inc., is the next in line in the MyIphonics series of apps to teach children basic phonics. In a previous review of MyIphonics I, I mentioned my support for using technology like this to teach children. My opinion of the design of this app [...]
Continue reading...Learn Alphabet Sounds With MyIphonics: Part One
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Price: Free Score: 8/10 By Michelle Schusterman I’m a big fan of technology in the classroom for students of any age, and it’s obviously something many app developers have already tapped into. The iPhone is a very intuitive device, and kids enjoy using it, so why not give them something educational to do rather than [...]
Continue reading...Sharpen Your Mental Math With TwentyFour!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Price: $0.99 Score: 8/10 By Shaun Campbell A remake of a classic card game, TwentyFour! is a new math-inspired game developed by Lucid Logic LLC. With a balanced combination of mental arithmetic and problem solving TwentyFour! is sure to stimulate your gray matter. The goal of the game is to make a total of 24 using four [...]
Continue reading...My Thanksgiving Teaches Kids The Meaning of Thanksgiving
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Price: $1.99 Score: 10/10 By Sarah Parker Thanksgiving is upon us, and for those who love tradition, that means wonderful feasting. If you have young children, they may be curious about the meaning of Thanksgiving and how it started. Help them learn about the tradition of Thanksgiving with My Thanksgiving, a hands-on iPhone picture book that [...]
Continue reading...Train Your Tapping Fingers With Paradise Monkeys
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Price: 2.99 Score: 9/10 By Daniel Bischoff Paradise Monkeys is a fun and colorful game from Vetasoft. It offers several play modes – story, time mode, as well as mini games you can play on the side. Story mode presents you with several challenges leading up to boss battles, while time mode entails trying [...]
Continue reading...Peekaboo Barn is Fun & Educational Game for Kids
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Price: $1.99 Score: 8/10 By Shaun Campbell Peekaboo Barn is an educational game for children from Night & Day Studios, Inc. Designed for the parents-with-preschoolers market, Peekaboo Barn is a cute little game that helps kids learn the names and sounds of farm animals in English and/or Spanish. With charming illustrations from Divya Srinivasan, Peekaboo Barn [...]
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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