Sound Cylinder™ by Definitive Technology – Review and Giveaway ($199 value)

May 18, 2013 By 42 Comments

What we love… Amazing sound quality and stylish good looks, very lightweight and portable. Summary If you are looking for a speaker for your tablet, smart phone or computer that has amazing sound quality, looks beautiful, has a 10 hour battery life and comes in a small, elegant, lightweight package the Sound Cylinder™ is a [...]

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Extraordinary Jenny Jones by Paperplane Co.- Review

May 17, 2013 By 1 Comment

What we love… Hand drawn artwork, interactive elements and puzzles, the message in the story What we’d love to see… Child proofing of external links, ability to move on without completing puzzles Summary A visually appealing, interactive book app that teaches children that not everyone’s perspective is not the same and encourages them to embrace [...]

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SquiggleFish by Stripey Design -Review + Giveaway

May 17, 2013 By 17 Comments

What we love… encourages creativity and imagination, brings te child’s real-life artwork to life. What we’d love to see… More backgrounds and tanks, gallery to store fish in. Summary A really fun imaginative app, it encourages children to create real-life artwork then animates it, highly recommended. Our Rating SquiggleFish by Stripey Design is an iPad [...]

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Fast Free Five and More! #90

April 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment

What is Fast Free Five? Fast Free Five is a collection of five quality apps from various genres that we have taken the time to find especially for our readers. We have tested the apps mentioned and can recommend them. They are not ‘Lite’ versions, they are full versions that are free for a limited [...]

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Fast Free Ten! #89

April 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment

What is Fast Free Five? Fast Free Five (TEN today) is a collection of quality apps from various genres that we have taken the time to find especially for our readers. We have tested the apps mentioned and can recommend them. They are not ‘Lite’ versions, they are full versions that are free for a [...]

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Ride a Pony with Kate and Harry – Today’s Featured Free App

April 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment

What are Featured Free Apps? The iMums showcase a quality free app that we have installed, tested and recommend. Featured Free Apps are not lite versions, they are full versions that are free for a limited time only so you’ll need to be quick to grab them at the reduced price. Be sure to sign [...]

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Let’s Go Chipper by It’s all Good media – Review

April 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment

What we love… all of the various activities including e-books, videos and coloring pages. What we’d love to see… parent lock to prevent children from getting into ringtones, internet and wallpaper. Summary I love the play based learning within the app with the eco-friendly twist especially the music videos and animated stories. Our Rating  Let’s Go Chipper [...]

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StoryBox Apps by Bayard UK – Review and Giveaway

April 17, 2013 By 12 Comments

What we love… The richly illustrated stories and the ability to record your own narration. Great for encouraging reading fluency and story telling when used by your child. What we’d love to see… Longer recording time. Summary Entertaining and educational, StoryBox 1 and 2 present a variety of top-quality reading materials conveniently in an app. [...]

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Matryoshka! Deluxe for Kids by Kidoteca- Review

April 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Reviewed by Mary What we love… Well done graphics, music and sound effects, built-in rewards for completing puzzles. Kid safe app. Summary Based on traditional Russian nesting dolls, this app has 9 sets of dolls for the child to practice taking apart and putting together. It is a simple but well done, high quality app, [...]

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Quipio By Every Second Counts, Inc.

April 11, 2013 By 1 Comment

What we love… Easy to use and put your own spin on words and photos What we’d love to see… a different audio sound to alert you when someone says mmmm. Summary Fun app for parents to use, not great for younger children due to social media integration Our Rating Quipio by New York based [...]

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