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Our bottom line is that we believe we have a responsibility to parents (and kids!) to be honest about what we think of the apps featured here. If you are looking for a glowing endorsement of your app and want some guidelines, here are some things we think are important:
- Ease of use (especially for the apps aimed at the littlest of kids)
- Strong interactivity that involves kids in the experience
- Fast loading (kids aren’t known for their patience…at least not our kids…)
- Novel concept (why is your app different from the hundreds of other kids apps out there?)
- Balance between educational focus and plain old fun
To be honest, we also rely a lot on what our kids seem to think of the apps – so if you aren’t testing your apps with real kids, you should.
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Juicebox Software just launched Animal Coloring Book for Android mobile devices. This simple, digital coloring book offers an array of themed pages to color. Choose Farm, Jungle, Marine or Insect themed pages, color and save to the Gallery for printing or fine-tuning at a later time. Animal Coloring Book will entertain children with its simplicity and endless possibilities of creations.
android_apps@juiceboxsoftware.com
Hi, there is a new app available on the app store that is great for kids. Here is the details:
Introducing the first in a series of “skill” applications that can teach your child or student basic and advanced skills that they need to succeed. In Shape Skills Level 1, your child or student can learn and develop fine motor skills by following a dotted line and tracing various shapes. They will learn to identify the difference between basic shapes, be able to see those shapes within everyday objects and also have the option of drawing their own masterpieces in the Free Draw section of the application. The different sections of this application include: Tracing, What’s That?, The Right One, Odd One Out, The Same and Free Draw.
Here is the App URL: http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/shape-skills-level-1/id388638208?mt=8
Hi. As a parent I can clearly understand the need for honest and clear feedback on so so many apps that are in the store now. Just 6months out of the box we have released a Halloween app that I think is a lot of fun for the kids and my son really enjoys it also. It was just released and its called Spooky Faces.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spooky-faces/id396341704?mt=8#
is a link. and there is a free condensed version thats still in review, although it was submitted before the 99cent version.
Happy Halloween!!
Now that Halloween is over and the Holidays are upon us…. Try Let’s Bead Friends, new Holiday Beads just added! The perfect way to share and show you care. Make virtual Holiday bracelets, personalize your messages, send them to all your friends and family. http://bit.ly/cSYEMO
Does anyone read books anymore these days or everything has to be interactive and full of graphics to draw attention and make kids want to read stories?
We launched a collection of Brothers Grimm stories and of Hans Christian Andersen stories at http://edu-apps.mobi/ but everything nowadays seem to require higher and higher levels of IxD. (which does not come cheap)
StoryChimes just launched Sing and Send. It’s awesome! – It allows kids to sing along karaoke style, record and send their recordings to friends and family through e-mail or facebook. StoryChimes is constantly adding more songpacks – and they are so much fun – There’s a free song pack to try out – it’s addicting! Plus they have feature to play with the speed of the recording or add scratching – really personalizing the whole experience. Here’s the their last press release that has all their links: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/StoryChimes-Extends-Brand-With-Release-Sing-Send-Music-App-Storybook-Apps-Cross-Over-1414338.htm
Enjoy!
I recommend Math Eggs, a brand new application for kids to practice the four basic math operations while having fun. It is unique.
Check it out at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/math-eggs/id430143138?mt=8&ls=1
My kids (four and two) love ABC-animals. My two year old chimes of the ABC all the time now. it has a few fun games as well.
Try ABC-Animals for teaching preschoolers their ABC. It’s fun and friendly! http://i-sonas.com/
Enjoy!
We would like to let you know that we developed an interactive vocabulary app:”Tilly’s petting farm”
You can view a video demo at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1LccUcBMmY
or visit our site at:
http://www.teacher-tilly.com
Check out the app at:
http://itunes.apple.com/nl/app/tillys-petting-farm/id435938248?mt=8
Screenshots:
http://teacher-tilly.com/?page_id=641
A photorealistic world of dinosaurs that the user can interact with, roar at, feed and annoy by tapping the screen – too much tapping and they stop trying to bite and start breaking the glass.
youtube video & screenshots: dinosaurzooipad.com
iTunes link:http://itunes.apple.com/app/id435085300
Along side is a lot of facts, maps and general information. The thing behind the fun is that these are actually some of the most accurate digital reconstructions available and were constructed together with the worlds leading paleontologists.
I am happy to supply the kids blog with a promo code but your mail seems to be bouncing – please contact me and I can send you the code.
My kids, ages 3 and 6, play Licking Letters on our iPad & iPod. An adorable spelling app…keeps them busy and happy while they learn! What could be better?
Is it the norm to spam every open comments invitation on blogs to sell their own apps? I mean comments are great but it does get a little tedious to read through all the comments only to find that most of them are just ads for other apps. So I’m not going to plug my nursery rhymes iPhone app
(but if you’re interested you can have a look at out website for babies and young children and have some free fun there.
Love the site btw. Great job!!!!
Emma
myvoxsongs.com
Check out this new app. A review would be highly appreciated.
The Opposite Test is the best app that lets you get in the opposite state of mind and to prove to you that you are the expert of the Opposite Test. You can tap your way to victory by just thinking the opposite of everything. It goes against all instincts of answering the question correctly.
iTunes App Link:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/opposite-test/id451023200?ls=1&mt=8
Developer Site:
http://www.oppositetest.com
Promo Code:
Respond if you would like a promo code
Thanks:
Bryan Emerson
Hi,
I would like to suggest something, with bit brighter text colour the page will be more readable.
Thanks!
@Swarupa Text should be brigher now.
Note for Developers – Apologies for the slow pace of responses on review requests. We do read them all. That said, we aren’t able to respond individually to all requests at this time, but we will let you know if we feature you here.
Best of luck with all of your app launches!
Hi App Review Team,
We request you to review our iPhone/iPad game ‘Furious Race’, which is 3d racing game with top down view.
Link: http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/furious-race-3d-car-racing/id452605364?mt=8
Promotional code: L6YK43LWWKTP
Name of Developer’s Company : Perspicacity
Release Date : 26 August 2011
Name of Application :Furious Race
Features:
Easy and smooth controls
8 Challenging and Beautiful 3d tracks
4 intelligent opponent drivers
Universal Application
Retina Support
Realistic Physics
Supported Languages: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
One of the top paid app in Action and Racing categories in many countries.
Please feel free to contact us for more information.
Thanks
An interactive and philosophical storybooks for the world’s children.
Complete collection was newly born as a ‘Children’s Library of Wisdom’ Application. The anthology of worldwide classics of rare beauty from Asia, Europe, America, Africa provides children fun and easy understanding.
In ‘Children’s Library of Wisdom’, the series offer the animation and interactive book to experience and learn region, philosophy, culture, and tale fable of various countries through classics. The works of illustrators that have their own national sense of color and characteristics encourage children’s imagination and aesthetic potentials.
Let’s meet the high level of educational reading content for children to build philosophy, character and reading. It’s having fun, not get tired.
‘The Task of Stealing’ is included in the Buddhism tales ‘Jataka’ in India. ‘Jataka’ is the story concerning the previous births of the Buddha, before spiritual enlightenment got. The pupil in the story is one of Buddha’s previous lives. ‘The Task of Stealing’ read and consider once again about why we have to be honest.
Features
* 2 different types of storytelling
- Read to Me: A story plays as the animation.
- Let me Play: Children can play with touch-screen features.
* URL
http://itunes.apple.com/kr/app/the-task-stealing-hd-childrens/id453686010?mt=8
An interactive and philosophical storybooks for the world’s children.
Complete collection was newly born as a ‘Children’s Library of Wisdom’ Application. The anthology of worldwide classics of rare beauty from Asia, Europe, America, Africa provides children fun and easy understanding.
?URL
http://itunes.apple.com/kr/app/the-task-stealing-hd-childrens/id453686010?mt=8
Check out this new App. MandarinaKids Chinese for Kids App. Learning Chinese is made easy and fun with this App
And that’s why I love this app – it takes a challenging topic and reinvents the way the material can be learned so that it is both fun and educational. Kids may think they’re playing a game, but I guarantee that to succeed they will learn quite a bit along the way.
App Link
http://itunes.apple.com/sg/app/mandarinakids/id453736080?mt=8&ls=1
Thanks
Jean