Common Sense Media Review
By Chris Morris
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Clunker of an app for car-loving kids.
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Build A Car
Is It Any Good?
Build A Car is a trainwreck. It is a buggy, uninspiring, slapped together piece of software that would be a waste of your time if it was free. As it stands, though, it's a waste of both time and money. The controls are sloppy. The magnetic qualities of elements is baffling (hover a wheel or another vehicle body over one on screen and they stick together and cannot be separated). And even if you do create a fun vehicle, all you can do is stare at it, then trash it and start over. This app is simply not worth a moment's consideration -- no matter how much of a vehicle enthusiast your little one might be.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
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- Release date : April 1, 2011
- Genre : Education
- Publisher : David Tillotson
- Version : 1.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.0 or later
- Last updated : August 25, 2016
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