Occupy Baby (Revisited)

Towards the end of last summer I reviewed Occupy Baby but they’ve recently come out with an update and added a few features so it’s time to revisit the app.

The original farm game is the same but with a few improvements to the audio and images. Use your finger to swipe through the farm scene, tapping on the animals to make things happen on the screen. Now you can also tap on the sun and see the farm in the nighttime.

A brand new activity has been added to the app, flashcards. Right now it’s a series of black on white shapes but it appears there will ne new sets of flashcards available in the future. You can swipe your finger to switch between shapes. Tap on a shape, hear it’s name and see it  change from black to white. You can also change the audio in the options and hear the names of the shapes in Spanish or French.

The only issue that I had with the app was that it seemed a bit finicky when switching from the farm to the shape activity on the main screen. Sometimes I was able to swipe easily between the two. Other times I just couldn’t get it to work, only to have it suddenly be fine. Is it a bug or a dirty screen on my iPhone? Don’t know.  My baby is now old enough to help me test out Occupy Baby so I put her to work. She seemed to enjoy the farm scene but the flashcards really held her attention. Hooray for contrasts!

**Update (1/27/10) – The developer of Occupy Baby has told me that he’s investigated the “sticky screen” issue I was experiencing on the home screen but can’t find any bugs. He tested it out on several devices too. Which leads me to conclude that I most likely need to get out the cleaner and go to town on my iPhone’s screen. Blaming this one on the five year olds sticky f ingers!

Price when Reviewed: $.99

Seller: Milobox, LLC.

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