Sally's Spa

Common Sense Media says

Tweens learn a bit about business management in frothy app.

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Ease of play

Helping Sally do her job is a simple matter of juggling customers' needs based on their thought bubbles. Tap and drag people to stations, then tap the station to make Sally walk over. Keep a cool head during rushes, and you'll be a huge success.

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Privacy & safety

Kids have the option of creating a profile on the social gaming network Plus+. It maintains a leaderboard and lets players friend each other. But privacy is quite good as real names or photographs are not used.

 

Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this time-management game is aimed at tween and teen girls but anyone can play. Players build a beauty spa empire, starting with one shop where they help Sally, the proprietor, juggle her customers.

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Things can get hectic down at Sally's Spa, a cute tap-and-drag game where the goal is to expand. Make people wait too long for their sauna or facial and they get huffy and walk out. Cater to every whim and attract famous clientele. This game keeps kids on their toes, tapping, dragging, and dropping through 50 levels. The animations are very simple but pretty. It might not be brain surgery, but Sally's Spa is fun.

App details

Devices:iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire
Price:$2.99-3.99
Release date:February 12, 2010
Category:Puzzle Games
Size:23.90 MB
Publisher:Games Café Inc.
Version:1.70
Minimum software requirements:Android 1.5 and up, iOS 3.0 or later

This review of Sally's Spa was written by

Carla Thornton

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Kid, 12 years old June 4, 2010
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Amazing app! Pricey, though.

It's really fun!
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Parent of a 3 and 5 year old Written bySunnye June 9, 2010
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My 3 and 5-year olds love it... no social gaming, just the kiddos and I playing an innocent game together. I think it's so cool how easily kids can figure out these computer games.
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Teen, 13 years old Written bydr duck July 25, 2010
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Fun time managment game

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