Welcome to the 22nd app report, collecting news and product announcements from the members of the Moms With Apps network. As always, we break the apps down by topic and app store category to help you find apps that may interest you.
Apps for Little Ones: Firefighter Puzzles from Apps Kids Love continues their line of colorful puzzle apps for young kids. Happi 123 HD, Pretty Numbers, Funky Fruitilicious, and Counting Numbers 123 will help kids learn about numbers, counting and basic math. LH Animal Sounds teaches all about animals.
Books: Oceanhouse Media is back with a book all about planes. JJ Books Ltd. brings a collection of tales from India and Nepal, and Mobad Games has released another book in their Peek ‘n Play line entitled ‘Wecome to Monster Isle.’
Creative Play: Squiggles! turns your child’s drawings into simple animations. Bord is a chalkboard that you can take with you everywhere.
Literacy: JANES Works Co. delivers Word Craft DE which challenges you to build words and your vocabulary.
Math: Math Prep – 3rd Grade contains hundreds of questions covering topics from addition and muliplication all the way to critical thinking.
Parents, please take a moment to read the iTunes app descriptions, and to screen the apps you download, to fully understand the features and elements in the app. If you find an app you like, remember to write a review.
– Garry Froehlich | Jellybean Tunes
Books
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Planes – Byron Barton by Oceanhouse Media: Children can interact with the many different ways we use airplanes in this exciting new omBook! From crop dusters to seaplanes, passengers and clouds, many objects can be moved around with the touch of a finger. Realistic sound effects and brightly colored illustrations will delight young readers and keep them coming back for more! (Watch Video) iPhone and iPad |
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Tales for Great Grandchildren by JJ Books Ltd.: Master storyteller John Jackson’s glorious illustrated book comes to life in this collection of folk and fairytales from India and Nepal. Download ‘Tales for Great Grandchildren’ and enjoy the first of 13 tales for free. In ‘The Hole in the Roof’, meet a man-eating giant with a big appetite. Recommended age 7-12. (Watch Video) iPad |
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Welcome to Monster Isle in 3D – A Peek ‘n Play Story App by Mobad Games: A family’s vacation goes bananas when a perfect storm tosses their skipper’s tiny boat off course. Now seven castaways are stranded on an uncharted island! Finnegan, his sister, parents and dog Howl venture into the wild and encounter a menagerie of colorful monsters. Can these hardy survivors befriend seven beasts straight from their wildest imaginations? (Watch Video) iPhone and iPad, Mac |
Education
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Happi 123 HD – A Math Game for Kids by Happi Papi by Serendipity: Almost all kids start to count, add and subtract between the age of 4-7 (some even earlier than that). Most of them do it using their fingers for help. It just comes natural to them. Still none of the 1000’s of math apps on the App Store help kids learn how to count and add this natural way. Until now! Happi 123 teaches counting, addition. subtraction, number series and pattern recognition. iPad |
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Pretty Numbers by Stephen Tibbett: Your child will love Pretty Numbers, a simple app that will help your child learn numbers and counting, with hand-drawn watercolour graphics created especially for the new iPad’s beautiful retina display. A variety of backgrounds and pretty things make the app fun to watch, and as items float by, your child can drag them around the screen. Designed for tiny hands, there are no menus or settings screens to get lost in. iPad |
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Math Prep – 3rd Grade by Innovative Mobile Systems Inc: Math can be a daunting subject if you are not prepared. Do you want to wait till year end test to find out if your student/child is ready? Be proactive and monitor your student’s progress regularly. Math Prep – Grade 3 allows you to do just that. The app allows your student to practice using hundreds of questions related to specific topics at their grade level. iPhone and iPad |
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LH Animal Sounds by Synthcomm sp. z o.o.: Hilarious characters will introduce your child into the world of animals and will amaze him with beautiful pictures and fantastic sounds. Animal Sounds is a perfect way to learn the names of the animals and to have fun with sounds they do! iPhone and iPad |
Entertainment
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Bord by Pixle: Turn your iPad or iPhone into a beautiful and unique chalkboard simulator! You can work with your child where you want – now chalkboard is with you. You can teach your child letters, numbers, shapes – everything without dirtying chalk. iPhone and iPad, Android, Windows Phone 7, Nokia N9, Blackberry Playbook |
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Squiggles! by Lazoo Worldwide, Inc: A child’s simple hand-drawn squiggle can become a bird’s nest, rocket smoke, cotton candy, sheep’s wool, a curly beard, and more! Simply squiggle away to complete Lazoo’s internationally award-winning art. Then hit the GO button and watch drawings soar, pulsate, move, twirl, and multiply. iPad |
Games
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Counting Numbers 123 by Pixel Interactive: Comprising a number of activities and games, this lovely collection will keep your child occupied and happy. A catchy numbers song helps consolidate learning. Teaches counting, quantities, addition and subtraction. (Watch Video) iPhone |
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Firefighter Puzzles – Animated JigSaw Puzzle Fun for Kids with Firetrucks and Firemen in HD! by Apps Kids Love – LLC: Firefighter Puzzles is a collection of animated JigSaw Puzzles for kids who love our heroic Firefighters and the great work they do! Fun animations play after each completed puzzle! iPhone and iPad |
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Funky Fruitilicious by ONCE: Funky Fruitilicious is a fun and intuitive educational app for pre-school kids, aimed to guide them in the learning process of gaining their first knowledge in the basics of numbers and the concept of counting. The app provides a fun learning environment and engages children using visual learning techniques. iPad |
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Word Craft DE by JANES Works Co.: If you love word games and trivia, then you will love Word Craft: Dictionary Edition! Test your word skills while helping to build your vocabulary and knowledge. Play alone or with a group of friends and family. Words, both common and unusual, are broken up into word blocks. Your job is to pick the right word pieces in the correct order to spell the word defined. Every word comes with a complete dictionary definition, including the etymology for most words.iPhone and iPad, Android, Amazon, Nook (coming soon) |
App News
| Alphabeast by James Kelleher: has been shortlisted for the BolognaRagazzi Digital Award at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. iPad |
| Shape up by Des Carabistouilles SPRL-BVBA: adds American English to the language selections, updates and improves the games and Moo boxes have been transformed into Jack-in-the-Boxes (random): flying butterflies, flying cows, cows at the seaside… iPhone and iPad |
| Montessori Crosswords by L’Escapadou: now includes a dialog to prevent kids from using external links, and reorders the words in the “Focos on one sound” section. iPhone and iPad |
| Word Wizard by L’Escapadou: now includes a an option to check capitalization in spelling tests, new abreviations, and a dialog to prevent kids from using external links. iPhone and iPad |
| The Math Rat by boaneo: now available for iPhone |
