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Doodle your own iMessage stickers with Sticker Doodle Machine, learn the value of money as a penguin with Penguin Cold Cash, and learn spelling with a ghost, mummy and zombie in Trilo Spelling. Plus, Halloween themed stickers, StoryToys brings Amplify educational games to the app store, Toca Boca gets into video, and the golden age of non-fiction picture books.
Brought to you by Garry Froehlich of Jellybean Tunes.
Sticker Doodle Machine
by appikiko LLC
Doodle your own iMessage stickers! Classic or animated. Yes, really, you can make a simple animated sticker right on your iPhone or iPad. The Sticker Doodle Machine app utilizes the same beautiful digital ink from the “doodles!” family of apps, which means your doodles will always look great! Universal (iPhone/iPad): 1.99
Penguin Cold Cash
by EdVenture Software
Learn the value of money as a penguin! Surf through icebergs to identify coins and bills, shoot on a hockey goalie when making change, and catch fish while counting money. Through multiple skill levels and six engaging events, players work with realistic money ranging from a penny to a hundred dollar bill. Other skills and events include comparing dollar amounts on a treadmill, figuring money equivalents while belly sledding, and using the fewest coins and bills while tubing behind a whale. There is also an activity in which players identify the reverse side of the 50 State Quarters. Universal (iPhone/iPad): 1.99 – Google Play: 1.99 – Amazon App Store: 1.99
Trilo Spelling
by Trilo Interactive AB
**Winner of the Children’s Tech Review Editor’s Choice Award (4.5/5 Stars)** Trilo Spelling is an educational and adventurous phonics based spelling game for kids grades K-2. Follow the friendly ghost Spooka, the one-eyed mummy Sling and the funny zombie Frank through multiple spelling levels in the enchanting Trilo World while collecting puzzle pieces for hours of fun and learning. Universal (iPhone/iPad): 4.99 – App Store Lite Version: Free – Google Play: 4.99 – Google Play Lite Version: Free
Jack-O-Moji
by Ben Lew
New iMessage Sticker app with pumpkin emoji & Jack-o-lantern maker stickers! iMessage (iPhone/iPad): Free
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StoryToys to become Touch Press as part a deal with Amplify
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