Happy App Friday!
Young kids can interact with cute characters on a mobile in MobileZoo, and older kids can put their puzzle solving to the test with Inch Worm. Plus, Synapse Apps presents the comprehensive Speech Tutor Pro for SLPs and parents.
Garry Froehlich
Jellybean Tunes
MobileZoo!
by Nils Zweiling
MobileZoo is an app adapted from an animated short film about plush animals on a baby’s mobile (the rotating, music playing kind). Children can play with the mobile against three backdrops, balance the animals to keep the mobile from tipping, feed the animals, and put them to sleep. The production values are impressive, but this is definitely aimed at younger children. Short Film https://vimeo.com/209406817.
Inch Worm by White Pixels
by Richard Meyers
Solve puzzles by guiding an inchworm to its home, while collecting food and avoiding or overcoming obstacles along the way. Inch Worm develops and rewards logic, planning and problem solving by gradually introducing concepts over 72 levels. The artwork is basic, but the puzzles are good and worth the current 99 cent price.
Speech Tutor Pro
by Synapse Apps, LLC
Speech Tutor Pro is a comprehensive speech therapy app that combines multiple apps for students with different needs into one. The app has two articulation screeners: SLP Friendly and Parent-Friendly. Given this is a specialized app at $9.99 to download, you can find out more about the product by visiting the developer’s website at https://www.speechtutor.org .
How to set screen rules that stick, by Common Sense Media
“In many homes, getting kids to turn off their cell phones, shut down the video games, or quit YouTube can incite a revolt. And if your kids say they need to be online for schoolwork, you may not know when the research stops and idle activity begins.” Read more on the Common Sense Media blog: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/how-to-set-screen-rules-that-stick .
