Parents' Guide to

Toca Band

By Cynthia Chiong, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 3+

Super cute music app lets kids mix beats and sounds.

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad Paid Music
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A Lot or a Little?

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

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age 2+

Based on 2 parent reviews

shanoan21
shanoan21 Parent
February 8, 2016
age 2+

Cute app

My 3 year old loves to hear the funny sounds
sarilou99
sarilou99 Adult
December 29, 2014
age 2+

Repetitive but worthwhile

My 2 year old loves this game and manipulating all the characters to make different sounds. I just wish it had other tunes.

This title has:

Easy to play/use
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What’s It About?

In TOCA BAND, kids pick from 16 different musical characters and "play" those characters on stage by dragging and dropping them into the spotlights. As the characters create sounds and beats, kids can select one character to be the "star" and have that character create the main melody. Each character has different interactive qualities when they are placed in the star position. The further kids move characters up the stage, the faster the characters play.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (2 ):
Kids say (2 ):

Toca Band is an inventive app for kids to learn about and explore music. It does a great job of providing the basics in a fun, kid-appropriate way. Kids can learn about specific instruments and their sounds through playing each character. When played together, the characters allow kids to experiment with variations in rhythm and tempo. With the hands-off, exploratory approach here, some kids will get more out of this than others. The experience is what kids make of it. The Parent Center discussion topics can help parents and kids maximize the learning experience.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Use the topics suggested in the app's Parent Center to get a conversation started with your kids.

  • Bring more music creation into your kids' everyday activities. Tap out a rhythm and have your kids try to repeat it, then ask them to give you one to try.

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