Parents' Guide to

Sound Touch

By Erin Bell, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 2+

Toddler-friendly app has more than 250 sights and sounds.

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

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

  • Sound Touch App: Screenshot #1
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age 2+

Based on 2 parent reviews

Oleg
Oleg Parent of 1 and 7-year-old
February 17, 2014
age 2+

It's good but there are alternatives

I like Sound Touch for it's simplicity but graphics is not always great. You can check alternatives, for instance free game TapThePic - https://itunes.apple.com/app/id793459058 , it is similar idea but with better visuals, sounds and animations. It is also extendable by parents - you can create any game you want to selecting your own images and recording your own sounds!

This title has:

Easy to play/use
theisons
theisons Parent of 2, 10 and 12-year-old
May 30, 2011
age 2+

Great first app!

This was the first app that I downloaded for my son. After 5 months he still likes exploring all of the animals, cars, instruments and household items. Now he knows all of these items after I've asked him what they are a few times over.
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What’s It About?

Toddlers tap cartoon pictures on a grid of basic cultural items in six categories including animals, vehicles, musical instruments, and household objects. A photo image slides from the right with an accompanying sound clip. Kids just tap the picture to return to the menu. Each cartoon has about five real-life photos, and the violin photo plays a goodly portion of a classical symphony movement.

Is It Any Good?

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

With more than 250 tappable photographs and audio clips across six categories, SOUND TOUCH introduces kids to a wide variety of sights and sounds from common household objects to exotic animals and birds. There are four different photos and sounds associated with each object for added variety.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Reinforce naming and vocabulary skills by saying the name of each object for your kids. Encourage them to repeat the name.

  • Help your kids experience the objects and their sounds in real life. Take them to a farm or nearby petting zoo, if possible. Or listen to traffic sounds from a safe vantage point.

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