After iGameMom introduced the Audubon Birds App, I started paying attention to other bird apps. Thanks for Nigel Hall’s note, I learned about Peterson Feeder Birds of North America. It is a FREE app about feeder birds. Similar to Audubon Birds, you will be able to look up birds with pictures, locations (state), nest, etc. What is different is this app’s focus on feeder birds, ie., the birds you see in your backyards. It covers 160 common North American backyard birds. It… 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 This previously unpublished title was written in the 1960s by Stan and Jan Berenstain, creators of classic The Berenstain Bears series.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

I had readers asking about Rainbow Sentences App.  I contacted Mobile Education Tools, who developed the app, and received a copy of the app.  After reviewing the app, I was really impressed by the design – no matter it is the picture, or the choices of the sentences, or the lesson style. Rainbow Sentences’ target users are kids who have difficulties following traditional teaching methods, and those (kids or adults) who are learning English as a second language.  It is… 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

Jazzy ABC is from the same developer of Jazzy Day.  Kids learn ABC with music instrument name.  It is free right now. Introduction at the App Store: Does your child know what a saxophone looks like or what a guitar sounds like? Offer your kids a brand new musical learning experience, as they learn the alphabet and expand their vocabulary! Special Features: ★ Interactive pages – tap the animals or instruments and listen. ★ Audio recordings of real acoustic instruments… 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

Oceanhouse Media has released its fourth digital book in The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library series. A Whale of a Tale: All About Porpoises, Dolphins and Whales is now available on the App Store for the special introductory price of $3.99. With The Cat in the Hat as their underwater tour guide, readers will take to the high seas onboard Captain McElligot’s Cetacean Station in search of whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Recommended for ages five to ten, children will learn… 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