Reviewed by Alison
What we love…
The “free play option” allows children to be creative and put trains where they want to which is unlike any other train app that I’ve used. Cause and effect of putting trains in different places as well as simple counting.
What we’d love to see…
newsletter sign up removed from the front page of the app or somehow childproofed. The counting in the app needs to either be consistent across all three scenes or all different.
Summary
If you are looking for a simple counting app for your toddler or preschooler who loves trains this app will delight. The simplicity will make it easy for even the youngest to master the app with ease
Our Rating
123 Trains (123 Toys Series): COUNTING FUN with interactive TOY TRAINS by New Breed Studio is a simple iPad only app which helps your child with basic counting, cause and effect and fine motor skills. This app is best suited for toddlers and early preschoolers due to the limited counting range. The app features three scenes, a traditional train track at the countryside along with water, a water scene featuring a fish which becomes the track and a space scene. The first two scenes count from one to five while the space scene counts from one to ten.
This app has fun elements to it beyond the counting including cause and effect of what happens if you do not put the train on the track and instead put it in the water. As well, the space scene has space cars that link together which feels futuristic. The “free play option” allows children to be creative and put trains where they want to which is unlike any other train app that I’ve used.
I would like to see the newsletter sign up removed from the front page of the app or somehow childproofed. Although it just lets you enter an email which does require verification, it should not be accessible to young children. The counting in the app needs to either be consistent across all three scenes or all different. Due to the limited range of counting, I suggest a scenes with 5,10, 15. I would also like to see the track circular or at least going down into a tunnel for the fish and space scenes as it appears to end randomly.
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123 Trains (123 Toys Series): COUNTING FUN with interactive TOY TRAINS for your iPadby Byungho LeeCategory: Education, Entertainment Requirements: Compatible with iPad 3G, iPadMini, iPad 2 WiFI, iPadFourthGen4G, iPadFourthGen, iPadThirdGen, iPad WiFi, iPadThirdGen4G, iPadMini4G, iPad 2 3G Size: 16.68 MB |
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My boy would love this, he loves trains and is learn his numbers this will keep him entertained for a while :D
I honestly dont know what other things you can review, our family is loving all things you have been reviewing/giveaways. So keep up the same!
I would love to see the iMums review apps that specifically target things like learning odd and even, left and right, fine motor skills, critical thinking and any ocean house media interactive storybooks!
I love all of your reviews! Thank you! Maybe more apps for parents and older children? Your app reviews have been great so far and I think apps are great for my pre-K kid, so I am happy with whatever you review :-)
I would love to see more reviews on auditory comprehension in the early elementary ages and whole word recognition.
Apps for middle school and high school age kids.
more reading and writing apps (language arts)
I would love to see more toddler apps, especially those geared towards children with autism
I like trains!!!
I would love to see more science and critical thinking apps, especially the ones with adaptive learning features. Thanks!
Language apps, drawing apps, and book/reading apps are the most interesting to me.
Science apps
fun learning to keep my son involved and wanting more
My little one is developmentally delayed and needs help learning his numbers! Plus he loves loves loves trains!!
Oh my little boy would love that!
I would like to see more apps aimed at school aged children.
We really enjoy the toddler apps you review. My grandson and I have so much fun using some of them, he doesn’t realize how much he is learning. Trains are his very very favourite theme right now.
Love the apps u already reviewing. More creative apps will be nice. Great job.
Id love more free apps reviewed.
I would love to see Physics and math app reviews