Happy App Friday!
Learn the value of forgiveness with the book app Son of the Sun & Wizard Lizard, and check out the new Valentine’s Day themed content in the free Khan Academy Kids app. Plus, a better way to access your subscription information in iOS and all about TikTok.
Garry Froehlich
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SON of the SUN & WIZARD LIZARD
by Kidappers Ltd
Son of the Sun is an animated children’s book app about the journey of a ray of sunshine, forgiveness, and making the world a better place. Unlike many picture books, the app presents several paragraphs of story and then a separate interactive, animated version of events. It’s unusual, but it works – the story is good and a little different than the standard fare, and the graphics are polished.
Khan Academy Kids (February update)
by Khan Academy
Fall in love with the latest update from Khan Academy Kids. Enjoy new books that cover social-emotional topics like love, sharing, disappointment, and surprise. Then, create a message for someone special with new Valentine’s Day coloring pages. Plus, Khan Academy Kids is completely free for everyone to enjoy.
Apple just made it easier to find and manage subscriptions in iOS
Short version: you can now tap on your profile picture in the App Store app and you’ll see a Manage Subscriptions option.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/13/18223325/apple-store-ios-manage-subscriptions
What parents need to know about the smartphone app TikTok
“With more than 100 million users, Tik Tok is incredibly popular, owing in part to its slick mash-up of features from other kid favorites. As with the lip-synching app Dubsmash, users can watch and record videos of themselves lip-synching to popular music and sound bites. As they did on the now-defunct Vine, kids can create short, shareable videos ranging from funny to serious. And just like YouTube, Tik Tok is an interactive world of videos that lets you connect with friends and admirers through likes, comments, and even duets.”
I’d heard of this app, but I didn’t realize just how popular it has become.
