The iPhone Mom

Lola’s Flag Adventure is a polished and entertaining app that’s all about the maps of the world.  It’s broken into two types of games, Memory and Trivia. In the Memory game you’ll choose from the easy, medium and hard levels. Each level is represented by an adorable panda of a different size, the smallest being for the easy level. The memory game is traditional, tap a card to turn it over and look for it’s match. When you tap a card you’ll hear and see the name of the country that it belongs to. I thought this was a nice touch. Each incorrect move will cost you points but you’ll earn plenty back when you make a match. As you are playing you’ll notice a panda climbing up a piece of bamboo on the left side of the screen. When you make a match he climbs up but if you’re wrong he’ll slide back down. There are twelve cards in the easy level, sixteen in medium and twenty-four in hard. When you’ve matched all the cards you’ll receive a final score. The scores can also be seen on a scoreboard. One last thing – you get a glimpse of the cards at the beginning of the level before they are flipped over.

In the Trivia game you will pick a category from the regions of Global, Asia & Pacific, Europe and Americas. Now you will see a flag and the names of three countries from that region. Your task is to pick the country that matches the flag. On the right side of the screen is an ant crawling down a piece of bamboo. You need to make your guess before the ant reaches the ground. On the left side is your panda and he’ll climb his bamboo with each correct answer. Again at the end of the round you’ll receive a score that can be tracked on a scoreboard. My one complaint about Lola’s Flag Adventure is with this Trivia game. I like the game and the way it plays but in order to choose your answer you must slide your finger across the country’s name. This seemed awkward to me and there were times when I thought I’d done it correctly but my answer didn’t register with. Personally, I think it’d be much easier to tap on the answer.

If you’re looking for an app that will help your children learn the world’s flags, Lola’s Flag Adventure is a cute one. I like the pandas and the way they climb the bamboo as you play. I also like the way the app has the two separate games. Overall it’s cute stuff!

Price when Reviewed: $1.99

Seller: BeiZ, Ltd.

Disclosure: I received a free copy of this app for review purposes.