The iPhone Mom

This app has a VERY long name. A long name that does an excellent job describing what the app does. Color&Draw for kids has 50 drawings for you to color. There are pictures of boys and girls reading, swinging and flying kites. There are pictures of animals, planes and boats. My favorites are the half finished pictures – an alien without a head, an empty vase. These are pictures that leave plenty of room for imagination to work. The app also gives you a blank white or black canvas. When you color in the pictures you can adjust the width of the lines and the colors you use. You also have stickers to decorate with.

My favorite feature in this app is that it lets you import images to color. You can import a picture from your camera roll or photo library and then color directly on the image.  You can add mustaches and eyeglasses to photos to your heart’s content. When your masterpiece is finished you’ll be able to save it on  your phone or email it to a friend.

My only suggestion for the app is to make the buttons at the bottom of the coloring pages a little bit bigger. They’re on the small side right now and I think a larger size would be more kid friendly.  Other than that I like this coloring book app, especially the drawings, the ability to color on photos and the overall way it lets you use your creativity.

Price when Reviewed: $.99

Seller: Tipitap

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

There are no written stories in the app, Hidden Stories. What the app provides are pictures that you use as story starters. There are thirty pictures and they’ve been are grouped into three categories – jobs, animals and fairy tales. Each is represented by a button on the main screen. When you first select a picture it is hidden. Rub your finger across the screen to see what’s hiding. When the picture has been completely revealed watch for a subtle animation. Now it’s up to you to make up a story. Many of the fairy tale pictures will be familiar . There is also a button on the main screen with flowers on it. This button takes you to the photos on your iPhone. You can then choose one of those and turn it into a hidden picture. This is a fun feature.

Hidden Stories is an app that will require you to use your imagination. There’s entertainment in the discovery of what’s hidden in the picture but then it’s up to you to finish the story and create your own fun.

Price when Reviewed: $.99

Seller: SID On