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App reviews for ages 3 & 8, educational games, iphone

32 results
  • Review
    First Words Feelings

    Useful tool helps kids study facial expressions, spell.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Madagascar Preschool Surf n' Slide

    Fun arcade-style game with a bit of learning for young kids.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    DragonBox+

    Kids learn concepts of algebra in stellar game app.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Toca House

    Mini-games bring funky fun to household chores.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    FirstWords: Deluxe

    Great for pre-readers to early spellers, but can get spendy.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Toca Kitchen

    Imaginative cooking game with no rules is just right.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    FirstWords: Halloween

    Mildly spooky app flexible for pre-readers, early spellers.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Pamela Possum Goes To Letter Land

    Memory games offer cheerful ABC practice but no instruction.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    ABC Play

    Fun tool for learning ABCs with sports videos, images.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Presidents vs. Aliens

    Fling presidential portraits at aliens in this wacky way to learn history.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Musical Me - by Duck Duck Moose

    By just playing around with cute animals, kids can learn music basics.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    AlphaTots

    This is a fabulous way to turn learning the alphabet into an engaging game.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire, Nook HD
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Where's Mommy?

    Simple image quiz game with a lot of potential uses.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Math Blaster HyperBlast

    Solving problems is fun in fast-action space-themed game.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire, Nook HD
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Dora's Skywriting ABCs
    Slow-paced letter tracing app with a mild game element.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Cyberchase Math Match
    Concentration game tests multiplication, memory, and more.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Mother Earth's Preschool: Learning Birds, Vol. 1
    Puzzle game about identifying bird calls.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Animal Mix and Match
    Match mixed-up animal faces in fun-but-not-thrilling app.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Giraffe's PreSchool Playground

    Cheerful multi-game pack teaches ABCs and 123s.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire, Nook HD
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Preschool Connect the Dots
    Kids can practice the ABCs and 123s on the go.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    C Is for Cow
    A is for an appealing app for learning the alphabet.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Lemonade Stand
    Great for basic business skills, if a bit repetitive.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Monkey Preschool Lunchbox

    Playful app uses fruit to teach toddlers and preschoolers.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Itsy Bitsy Spider - by Duck Duck Moose

    Cute, silly, animated preschool fun -- if a little short.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Tickle Tap Toddler Pack
    Five fun preschool learning games bundled into one.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)