Tejas and Lollipop’s Great Cleanup by Azawhistle Kids – Review

What we love… great message, cool mid-century modern aesthetic What we’d love to see… better parental controls, separate controls for sound and narration Summary nag-free way to encourage kids to clean up Our Rating   Azawhistle Kids’ Tejas and Lollipop’s Great Cleanup , an iPad-only digibook for children, offers its reader a blend of sound [...]

Penelope the Purple Pirate from Pic Pocket Books – Today’s Featured Free App

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 [...]

The Artist Mortimer by Bo Zaunders and OCG Studios – Guest Post from Digital Storytime

Guest post by Carissa of Digital Storytime The Artist Mortimer April 22, 2013 By: Carisa Kluver Mortimer and his magical paintings … The Artist Who Stole Bits of The World is an original storybook app with text and artwork by Bo Zaunders. It was created with OCG Studios “Develop Your Own (DYO)” book app creation [...]

Doubting Dasha by Tatyana Mironova – Review and Giveaway

What we love… An original storyline, the opportunity to take part in Dasha’s adventures and interesting games. What we’d love to see… A page guide for easy navigation and childproofing the indirect links to outside the app. Summary An out of the ordinary story that would expand your child’s reading repertoire. Our Rating Everyone labels [...]

Twinkle, Twinkle, Nighty Night by Alexis Purcell -Review and Giveaway

  What we love… Sweet, calming bedtime story What we’d love to see… Option to record your own narration Summary The app has a very peaceful feel to it making it a perfect bedtime story for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. Our Rating Twinkle, Twinkle, Nighty Night is a bedtime story app for young children. It [...]

StoryBox Apps by Bayard UK – Review and Giveaway

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. [...]

The Trip Little Critter Reading Adventure by Silver Dolphin Books -Review

What we love… Two ways to enjoy this classic Little Critter story What we’d love to see… Child locks on the link to the website and the App Store link Summary The “just read” version is great for bedtime or beginning readers. The “reading adventure” has a lot of fun interactivity and includes learning games [...]

Moms With Apps – App Friday 03/29/2013

Happy App Friday.  We hope you enjoy all of the free apps and enter our fantastic giveaways including an iPad Mini (closes this weekend), Kindle Fire and more!  There are also some great app sales going on!  We will be launching some fantastic giveaways starting soon in celebration of Autism Awareness Month as well. Free [...]

Lazy Bird by Tatyana Mironova -Review

What we love… Hand drawn illustrations, record your own audio, moral in the tale. What we’d love to see… Child proofing of external links, word highlighting synching better with audio. Summary Frank is a very lazy bird but he eventually sees the error of his ways in this bright, colorful story. Our Rating Lazy Bird [...]

Grow a Reader by the Calgary Public Library – Today’s Featured Free App

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 [...]