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

To celebrate iGameMom.com new look, I am giving away a copy of the “Five Little Monkey Collection #1”. The regular price is $11.99 at App Store. How to win: 1. If you have already “LIKE” my Facebook page, please leave a comment on the Facebook page, tell me why you want the App. 2. If you have not “LIKE” my Facebook page, please click “LIKE” botton on iGameMom Facebook page. 3. If you are not following this blog AT THIS NEW… 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

Today is the LAST day to enter to win the FREE SplashMath for 3rd Grade.   Follow instructions below. How to win: 1. If you have already “LIKE” my Facebook page, please leave a comment on the Facebook page, tell me why you want the App. 2. If you have not “LIKE” my Facebook page, please click “LIKE” botton on iGameMom Facebook page. 3. If you are not following this blog, “Sign Up” to follow the blog. 4. If you are following… 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

Along with Horton Hatches the Egg, Oceanhouse Media introduced another book app: The Berenstain Bears’ BIG Bedtime Book. There are 6 bed-time stories in one app. As an introductory special, right now it is only $4.99 for all 6 stories at the App Store. The stories: The 6 stories are classic folk tales retold for the Brother and Sister Bears by their beloved babysitter Mrs. Grizzle, except that bears are substituted as the featured characters rather than the animals of the… Read more

I just checked the App Store, Math vs. Zombies is still FREE, if you are interested. Many times, it is hard to tell when a promotion will end, it is never too late to check it out at the App Store. The original post about the App is here. Check it out at App Store: US      Canada      UK      Australia      HongKong      Singapore If you would like to check it out or download it, please use the link provided. The cost is… 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