Common Sense Media Review
By Liz Panarelli
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Realistic-looking bugs blend fun and learning in 18 games.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 4+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Download
Videos and Photos
Bugs and Buttons
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What's It About?
In BUGS AND BUTTONS, a collection of 18 games, kids will tap bugs and buttons and drag them around the screen to achieve various goals. Several puzzles focus on recognizing numbers, letters, colors, and patterns, while others -- such as tic-tac-toe, a maze, and a racing game -- rely on more subtle learning components such as prediction. An animated tutorial demonstrates the steps to take, and kids try until they succeed, gradually proceeding to more difficult levels and eventually winning insect stamps for a digital stamp collection.
Is It Any Good?
This wide assortment of games and the increasing difficulty level within each game provides a lot of entertainment value, which makes the educational components more subtle and effective. For kids who are achievement-driven, the simple stamp collection may feel a bit boring. Still, this app has a lot to offer kids in a wide age range -- so long as they're not too squeamish about tapping an ant or two.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about attainable goals, such as collecting all the stamps for an insect, to encourage kids to keep developing and improving their skills.
Demonstrate the tougher fine motor skills, such as firing the slingshot and pinching.
Use keywords such as "pattern" and "counting" about different puzzles to reinforce larger concepts.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire
- Subjects : Language & Reading : letter or word recognition , Math : addition , counting , numbers , patterns , Science : motion , Hobbies : collecting
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : prediction , solving puzzles , Health & Fitness : fine motor skills
- Pricing structure : Paid
- Release date : January 13, 2015
- Genre : Education
- Topics : Animals ( Bugs ) , Numbers and Letters
- Publisher : Little Bit Studio, LLC.
- Version : 1.8
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 5.1 or later; Android 2.3.3 and up
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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