You might have seen Orchestra to-do in the App Store, it’s been showcased quite a bit by Apple, having been named App Store Productivity App of 2011 and an iPhone App of the Week. LifeHacker also named it the #1 iPhone To-Do App. High praise and I believe this free app deserves it. Orchestra to-do [...]
Footprint Puzzle – Footprint Puzzle is a fun new children’s app that consists of four games that teach little ones how to identify animal footprints. With this app, children can learn to identify 30 animals and their footprints. The four games featured in Footprint Puzzle are: Match the animal fingerprint, Match the animal to your [...]
Viggle wants to reward you for watching TV. Simple as that. Using the app you “check in” while you’re watching your favorite shows and Viggle can identify the show by listening to the audio from your TV. Over time your points add up and you can redeem those for goodies from places like Best Buy, [...]
Old MacDonald’s farm has come a long way since I was a child! He’s now here and ready to sing for your child on the iDevice of your choice, for free, in this new app from Bacciz. The app presents the song, one animal at a time. Each animal gets a screen that can be [...]
Dot Collector – Dot Collector is a colorful collection game that holds a child’s attention. Tap and drag the dots and collect as many as you can. Intuitive controls and simple animations make this game perfect for infants! Dot Collector features vibrant, visually stimulating colors along with musical sounds and smooth animations. To play simply [...]
A couple of months ago I reviewed the entertaining iPad game The Tiny Bang Story by Colibri Games. In The Tiny Bang Story you need to put a fictional world back together that has been broken into puzzle pieces now scattered throughout sections of the world. The player collects the pieces along the way as [...]
Rony’s Math – Rony’s Math is a terrific new educational math game for kids ages 3 and above. Rony’s Math provides opportunities to explore the nature of mathematics by playing with beautiful animals. With Rony’s Math, kids can: build counting skills, boost confidence, acquire proficiency in fundamental mathematical skills and in recalling basic number facts, [...]
The new Hermitage Museum app is a great addition to any art lover’s collection. This is the official app for The State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. With this app you’ll have one of the world’s largest museum collections at your fingertips. The State Hermitage Museum boasts a wide range of art styles: from [...]
Letter Dino – Letter Dino teaches kids the letters of the alphabet in a fun and playful way. Kids can navigate the little dino into his 3D world by pointing where they want to go and tapping with two fingers to jump. Step in the shoes of little Dino and help the citizens of Dinoworld [...]
Catch a Match is a great matching game for children with fantastic audio. The sound effects made me happy and that probably sounds silly but I can’t think of a better way to describe it! The game is “memory” where players turn over cards, one at a time, looking for matches. Catch a Match keeps [...]
Chalk Walk is a very unique iPad app. It has been developed to help your children improve the pincer grip they use to hold a pencil.
iOS 5 Gets Its First Update Thanks to my husband Zack for getting this post out about the new iOS 5.1 release. I’ve yet to install the update…but I’ll be following his instructions below. Shortly after the iPhone 4S hit the market a bug was discovered that severely impacted battery life on those new devices. [...]
I review iPhone apps for moms. I have a decent grasp of techy things but the technical guts (for lack of a better word) of how the apps work are beyond me. So my reviews will be practical and purely subjective. Reviews for moms by a real life, actual mom. My kids will vouch for me.