Trucks by Duck Duck Moose

Reviewed by Alison What we love… the variety of mini games within the app provided hours of fun for my preschooler.  He loved describing each of the scenes to me, singing along with the app as well as the car wash because he got to get the car “dirty”. What we’d love to see… Removal of the [...]

Go-Go Games by Go-Go Games Studio Review + Giveaway

  What we love… Bright colorful graphics,cartoon art and animations are engaging. The app responds to the child  and offers constantly changing stimuli. What we’d love to see… Verbal praise added for correct responses. Summary A great app for working on multiple-cue selectivity for children on the autism spectrum, and for children working on matching [...]

Discovery Channel: Speed Machines by Miles Kelly Publishing- iBook Review

Reviewed by Mary Discovery Channel: Speed Machines is an iBook by Miles Kelly Publishing – a independent children’s book publisher based in Essex, England. This iBook is based on their print book “Inside Speed Machines”, which is part of the ‘Explore Your World” series produced in conjunction with the Discovery Channel. This book is all [...]

Bizzy Bear Builds a House – Today’s Featured Free App

Bizzy Bear Builds a House is a universal app by British book publisher and app developer Nosy Crow. This interactive picture book app, recommended for children ages 2 to 4, is the second in a series of apps based on Nosy Crow’s popular Bizzy Bear board book series illustrated by Benji Davies. You can read our review [...]

Boats by Byron Barton, Oceanhouse Media and Harper Collins

Reviewed by Alison Boats by Byron Barton, Oceanhouse Media and Harper Collins is an app after my own heart. The universal app allows children to interact with a variety of different boats including rowboats, ferryboats, fishing boats to my personal favorite the sailboat all of which can be moved and interacted with using your finger. [...]

Tractor Mac Arrives at the Farm by PicPocket Books – Review & Giveaway

Reviewed by Alison Tractor Mac Arrives at the Farm by Pic Pocket Books is the third in the Tractor Mac iPad series. This story features Sibley the Horse who lived on Stony Meadow Farm, he is joined by a large red tractor in the farmyard who is there to help with the daily chores. Tractor [...]

Trucks JigSaw Puzzles – JigSaw Puzzle Fun for Truck and Tractor Loving Kids! by Apps Kids Love – Givewaway

Trucks Jigsaw Puzzles by Apps Kids Love is an app designed for  preschool and older aged children who enjoy doing puzzles.  This app has puzzles which get increasingly difficult as you level up which range from six to sixteen pieces.  It is a good app to practice sequencing, learning about various vehicles as well as seeing a [...]

Toca Train by Toca Boca – Review

Reviewed by Mary and Alison  Toca Train is a universal app from renowned Swedish developer Toca Boca. The app allows you to drive the Toca Train on a winding train track in the Scandinavian countryside. You can choose to operate the train from inside the drivers cab, or have an aerial view of the train [...]

Buildo Rescue Sticker Book by JAJDO AB – Today’s Featured Free App

The Swedish mobile app brand JAJDO aim to help kids realise their creative learning potential by developing quality educational apps that entertain and engage as well as ignite their imagination. Their latest project called Buildo Rescue is an exciting interactive storybook app that allows the reader to set the scene using the many different hand-drawn “stickers” and panoramic backgrounds [...]

LEGO® App4+ – Today’s Featured Free App

Does your child love to build with Lego’s?  Check out LEGO® App 4+ which helps them build a truck and “drive” it using their iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to the destination! For kids age 4-7 or just a playful spirit. Build your own truck (helicopter blades or legs for wheels optional), bring your cargo to [...]