Parents' Guide to

Slewpi

By Erin Bell, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 8+

Colorful and stimulating app links music and painting.

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

Community Reviews

age 6+

Based on 2 parent reviews

age 3+

fun little music drawing app..

very fun for kids...it has music and visual entertainment and keeps my kid playing for a long time..
age 8+

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say: (2 ):
Kids say: Not yet rated

SLEWPI takes a page from Brian Eno's Trope by exploring the connections between sound and visual art, but this particular app gives players more control over the final product. Players can select different brush strokes and paint colors (both of which affect the sound produced), adjust the tempo of the loop, and layer multiple loops over top of each other on the fly via a pop-up menu. The more advanced features of this stimulating app will go over younger kids' heads unless an adult is there to help them, but kids who can navigate the menus themselves should enjoy experimenting with different colors and sounds.

App Details

  • Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
  • Release date: April 20, 2011
  • Category: Music
  • Publisher: Rumi Humphrey
  • Version: 1.0
  • Minimum software requirements: iOS 3.0 or later
  • Last updated: August 22, 2016

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