Parents' Guide to

Cut the Rope

By Erin Bell, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 7+

Fun physics-based puzzler with adorable mascot.

App iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire Puzzle Games
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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age 5+

Based on 4 parent reviews

T J.
T J. Adult
September 25, 2018
age 5+

Very easy puzzle solving app.

This title has:

Easy to play/use
David M.
David M. Parent of 4-year-old
January 2, 2017
age 4+

My 4yo absolutely loves this game and we play it together often. Great problem solving.

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What’s It About?

Kids swipe the screen with their finger to cut dangling ropes that hold candy so that it falls into the mouth of Om Nom, the cute monster that stars in the app. Gameplay requires precision and occasionally quick reflexes -- especially since new challenges like balloons, blowers, spikes, and electrical currents are quickly added to the basic rope-cutting formula. Challenges become progressively harder as the levels progress.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (4):
Kids say (29):

CUT THE ROPE is a puzzle game that requires precision and occasionally quick reflexes - especially since new challenges like balloons, blowers, spikes and electrical currents are quickly added to the basic rope-cutting formula. Yet, the game still has a broad appeal. Casual players can concentrate on simply getting the candy into Om Nom's mouth, while more ambitious players can try to collect all the stars as well. Om Nom is one of the more adorable videogame mascots to come along in a while, too!

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Connect gameplay to the physics of everyday life, such as the effects of gravity on heavy items vs. floating objects such as bubbles.

  • Conduct real-life experiments using objects of different weights connected to string and observe how motion affects them.

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