Doc McStuffins: Mobile Clinic Rescue
By Debbie Gorrell,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Boo-boos to fix, stickers to buy, lots of repetition.
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What’s It About?
Kids can help Doc and her friends with three missions: Doc to the Rescue, Birthday Rescue, and Snow Place for Toys. In each mission, kids guide Doc's bicycle, with its attached mobile clinic, along a trail. They use swiping motions to avoid obstacles and collect coins. Kids must collect enough coins to fill Doc's fix-it meter so she can stop at a toy's location along the trail. Once they find an injured toy, Doc makes a diagnosis and kids help fix the toy. For example, if Doc diagnoses a toy that has splinters, kids use the tweezers to pull out the splinters. Some of the injuries are for toys only, such as having a missing leg popped back in. There are a total of 27 toys to fix, and kids earn a toy sticker for fixing each one.
Is It Any Good?
DOC MCSTUFFINS: MOBILE CLINIC RESCUE empowers kids to help others and promotes the concept of teamwork. If they enjoy the characters from the television series, kids will be particularly excited to work with Doc and her friends. Since each mission is essentially the same, however -- toys need help, Doc rides to toys, user fixes toys -- and the actual toy-fixing experience takes only a few seconds, some kids may get tired of the repetition (although others may love it!). Also, the app tends to be glitchy, and some of the transitions from one screen to the next are digitally awkward. There are in-app purchases available to buy a fourth mission and all the stickers, so consider talking to your kid before using the app to prevent begging, and/or disable in-app purchases in your settings.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the importance of medical care and staying healthy. What are three things kids can do to be healthy?
Talk about which toy injuries are similar to injuries kids have experienced personally. Were the treatments similar?
App Details
- Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android
- Subjects: Language & Reading : following directions
- Skills: Thinking & Reasoning : applying information, decision-making
- Pricing structure: Paid ($4.99 in iTunes; $3.99 in Google Play)
- Release date: February 12, 2015
- Category: Education
- Publisher: Disney
- Version: 1.4
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 7.0 or later
- Last updated: July 15, 2020
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