PopKinz! is a perfect app for transitioning from Halloween into Thanksgiving. The game stars a friendly witch named LunaKinz who is making pumpkin pies for a party. LunaKinz levitates pumpkins in the air and your job is to tap on them so they’ll explode. Once the pumpkins have exploded you must catch the pumpkin pieces [...]

The Nurse with the Red Clown Nose is a sweet story about a nurse who works with children that are battling cancer. She keeps them laughing and lifts up their spirits throughout the story. I thought the story gave a nice perspective on a tough disease. It was realistic but not scary and it manages [...]

Shop Ethical! is an app out of Australia that gives you information about a company’s record regarding the environment and social issues. You can search for a product by name or browse through the different categories. You’ll be able to view a list of products sorted alphabetically or by their ethical rating. Next to the [...]

Litterbug! is a cute game for younger children. My five year old was telling me tonight that it’s easy for him but he loves it. His words. In Litterbug! you are a ladybug who is in charge of cleaning up trash. You’ve got to pick it up and sort it into either the trash can [...]

Light the App allows you to post dedications and “light candles” for those you know who have been affected by leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma. You can add your “lights” by entering in their name, state of residence and a dedication. The app lets you view only your lights or all the lights/dedications that have been [...]

Family Matters is not an app that you use to distract your kids or keep them occupied. It’s meant to help you connect with each other through actual face to face interaction.  The app features questions and activities that are designed to help you communicate with your children more effectively, learning more about them as [...]

I mentioned a couple weeks ago that the ICE4me app had gone pink in support of breast cancer research. They’ve done the same thing with their family version, ICE4family. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this special version will be donated. Here are my thoughts on the pink ICE4me app. And my [...]

ICE4me was created by the maker of smartICE 4 Family and smart-ICE. The only real difference between ICE4me and the original EMS Alert app, which turned into smart-ICE, is the pink color. This is an app that stores all of your key personal information, medical information, emergency contacts, etc. Everything that you’d want someone to [...]