MindSnacks Spanish is a language learning app.  It does a great job at building the learning into game play, so the learning is fun. When you first start the app, you will have an option to take a Spanish test to find out your level.  You can also skip the test and start at level 1, which is “numbers”.  You will have a list of Spanish vocabulary to study before playing games.  Each word/phrase has a picture and an audio… Read more

This is a book App targeted at kids 6 and up, or kids who are ready to read chapter-books.  It tells the true story of Edson Hendricks: He was bullied at school, but found comfort in an imaginary world where he had machine parts, and no biological organs or emotions.  Later he went to MIT and IBM, and invented “connectionless” network design, which is used in today’s Internet.  While reading it, I felt it is almost like a featured documentary.  In… Read more

Toca Doctor is a medical-themed puzzle game for toddlers.  There are 21 mini-games in the app. To start the games, you move the robot doctor around the patient’s body.  Each time the robot doctor screen the patient, there will be several sick spots identified.  You go through the sick spots one by one.  Each spot is a puzzle game.  For example, if the mouth is the sick spot, you will be tapping on jumping germs in the patient’s mouth. If… Read more

Thank you all for participating. I received 108 entries. We have a winner – thecrunchypaganparent.   She will be notified via notes on her blog page. The Original post is here: App Giveaway – SplashMath Grade3    … Read more

iGameMom.com is 3-month-old!  In this three months, iGameMom has reached over 600 followers, 11k page visits.  This is so much more than I expected.  Thank you all for your support!  To celebrate the milestone, and to thank YOU – my readers – for your support, iGameMom is going to give one lucky reader a SplashMath Grade 3 App for FREE. To check out the app, go here. How to win: 1. If you have already “LIKE” my Facebook page, please leave a comment… Read more

Be Confident In Who You Are is a graphic novel targeted at kids 8-14 years old. It addresses topics such as self-consciousness, stress, bullying, fitting in, body image, and sticky issues in friendships. All these issues are presented in an age appropriate manner. The language, story setting, and the solutions the characters come up are all from real life that kids can relate to. There are 8 chapters in the book, each focusing on one topic. As an app, it has nice… Read more

If you like Van Gogh and like puzzle games, this is for you.  It says “free for 24 hours” at App Store.  Not sure when it started to be free, download as quickly as you can.  — Please use the link provided at the bottom of this post. From the App Store: Van Gogh Art work game… in HD! Over 50 paintings from one of the greatest artists EVER to enjoy! Easy -> Hard there is a difficulty for everyone. … Read more

Today is World Autism Awareness Day. The developer of the AutismTrack app set the app FREE for TODAY ONLY. Its normal price is $50. I won’t have time to check it out, but want to pass on the info to everyone. From the App Store: AutismTrack™ (by HandHold Adaptive®, makers of iPrompts®) is a journaling tool that empowers caregivers of those with autism to easily track interventions, behaviors and symptoms. Checkboxes allow daily recording of any therapy, medicine or diet. Simple… Read more

Since an earlier post recommended a geography app for kids 6 or older, I felt I should find one for younger kids too. I found Kids Maps. This is a map puzzle game. I can easily see a toddle play this game. How to play: When you start, you see an empty US map. Pieces of various states will show up and your job is to drag the state piece to the right position on the map, then drop it… Read more

The winner for the Dr.Seuss Lorax app giveaway is Lorette Lavine.  Congrats! Thanks everyone for participating! To learn more about the giveaway, please go here: https://igamemom.com/2012/03/19/app-give-away-dr-seuss-lorax-2/… Read more

I found this today – it is free only for one week, and seems the free week started Mar.19, so it probably will end Monday Mar.26. There is only one day left if you want to get it for free. I did not have time to take a close enough look, but by playing quickly, it seems a fun game. You have to get the math problem right to kill the zombies before they can attack you. The math problems… Read more

Oceanhouse Media just released an update for Dr.Seuss Lorax.  Now when you tap a word, the individual word will be repeated.  This is a very nice feature for the kids who are still developing reading skill and learning new words. To read iGameMom’s original evaluation of the app, please go HERE.  To check it out at App Store: US     UK     Canada     Australia     HongKong     Singapore If you would like to check it out or purchase it, please use the link provided.  The cost… Read more

Today is Dr. Seuss’s birthday. This free app is a perfect gift to celebrate the beloved author’s birthday. When you start the app, you can choose the song you want to play, and the way you want to play. There are 10 songs, all are soundtracks of Dr. Seuss, such as Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham. Among the 10, 3 are free. The rest can be unlocked by earning points or in-app purchase. You can choose between… Read more