If you are a Dr. Seuss fan, you will like this one.  Dr. Seuss Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose book app by Oceanhouse Media is released not long ago. It is available on the App Store for the special introductory price of $3.99. If you have followed iGameMom for a while, you know Oceanhouse Media’s book apps are all good. If you are not familiar with their books, you can go here and here to read my earlier reviews. Thidwick, the big-hearted… Read more

Bubbling Math is a math app designed for kids in grade K-4.  It is a fun math game helping kids practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.  As parents, you can set the difficulty levels, ranging from single digit addition to double digits multiplication and division.  You can also choose the game speed, so your child won’t be frustrated if the problems show up too fast or too slow. There is a tracking feature that parents can see how many problems… Read more

Now kids are back to school.  This means weekly spelling lists started.  I found a great app that can help the busy parents keep track of the lists, and ensure the kids are learning the words with fun: VocabularySpellingCity.  It is free. With the app, your child will be able to learn the words from the list you or the teacher gave them.  You do have to have an account (FREE to sign up) with them and have to create… Read more

Oceanhouse Media released Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole.  Now it is atthe special price of $1.99.  It is available for both Apple and Android devices. (Note: the app is now at its regular price $3.99.) This previously unpublished title was written in the 1960s by Stan and Jan Berenstain, creators of classic The Berenstain Bears series. The story features an eager young penguin who is searching for adventure in the South Pole, but he can’t seem to find any excitement.  No… Read more

iLuv Drawing Monsters is a fun drawing app teaching kids how to draw monsters with step-by-step guides.  iGameMom reviewed another app from the same developer iLuv Drawing Animals.  You can go HERE to get an idea about the app.  Note it only works on iPAD. Introduction from the App Store:  Learning to draw monsters will boost imagination, creativity and confidence in your budding artists! This step by step learn to draw application offers 20 different ways to create cute monsters… Read more

Zoo Set 1-3 are the 2nd sets of free apps from ABCmouse.com.  The first set Grand Canyon received great reviews from iGameMom, so when I found they had a new set of apps out, I downloaded them all. In each Zoo Set, there are 5 animals.  From the home screen, kids can tap on any one of the five animals to start the learning.  Once the kids get into the session for each animal, they will see a beautiful picture of… Read more

I have been trying to find a good dictionary app for my son. After some search, Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Dictionary.com became the top two choices. Both are pretty good, but I don’t want to load too many apps on the iPAD, so I picked Merriam-Webster (Free). Here are the reasons: Intrusive ads: Both apps have free versions. The main difference between paid version and the free version is running ads in the free version. Dictionary.com has two ads at the… Read more

iGameMom has two great apps to giveaway – A Whale of a Tale: The Cat in the Hat Learning Library & Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book.  Both are from Oceanhouse Media.  For more information about these two apps, please go HERE and HERE. Please enter for a chance to win at the Rafflecopter below.  The Giveaway ends Aug.30.  The winner will be announced on Aug.31 at the bottom of this post.  The winner’s name will also be on Rafflecopter.  Good luck! The winner… Read more

For Limited time, Lola’s Fruit Shop Sudoku is FREE.  Both my son and I played the games.  It does a great job in breaking down the Sudoku concept at a level that even a Kindergartener can understand and play the game.  It is fun also.  It offers several languages:  English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (simplified) and Finnish.  Check it out when it is free. Introduction at the App Store: Lola’s Fruit Shop Sudoku is the easiest sudoku… Read more

This is another great app went FREE for limited time.  Wee Sing & Learn teaches toddler ABC in fun way.  If you have a toddler at home, go get it when it is still FREE.  It was free when I reviewed it.  but it is not always free. I love back-to-school season!  All the good educational apps went free.  It is exciting, but also tiring.  I have to tell myself stop looking, but it is hard not to … If… Read more

Another educational app went FREE today – Geo Walk. It is designed by the same team who made Star Walk. It is one day only. Hope you can get it. Introduction at the App Store: Do you like to discover new things? Geo Walk is an interactive globe model with handpicked articles on various topics (Animals and Plants, History, People and Inventions), which are placed on the Earth with respect to their location with pictures and short descriptions making most… Read more

If you go to App store, you will find out that the number of book apps for babies and toddlers are growing tremendously.   It is overwhelming to look through the list, if there is a list.  It is hard to decide which one to get, which one will worth the money…   I had always hoped to have a place where I can just “borrow” the app for two days, and then decide if I want to buy it or not. … Read more

One app went free is Math Racer.  I did not review it.  From my quick view, you can think it as a timed math flash card for early elementary school kids.  It trains kids to get the simple math calculations quickly.  Original price $4.99.  I don’t think it worth $5, but for Free, it is a good addition to your math tool box. Math Racer: The 2nd App went free today is Toca Doctor.  This was reviewed at iGameMom a while ago.  If… Read more

This week’s giveaway is Gus on the Go (Spanish).  It is a very cute app teaching Spanish to young kids.  Although it is designed for toddlers and kindergarteners, older kids or even adults will also enjoy learning Spanish with this app.  Please see iGameMom’s review here. To win the app, please enter via the Rafflecopter below.  All iGameMom Facebook fans get free entries.  The Giveaway will end on Aug.24.  The winner will be announced on Aug.25.  The winner’s name will appear on Rafflecopter.  I will also update… Read more