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Miko and Cola (iPad review)
There’s something a bit nightmarish about Miko and Cola. The two feline stars of Gabuduck’s recently-released app have stitchmarks, scratchy teeth and big, black eyes that give them a bit more edge...
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CBeebies Magazine (iPhone / iPad review)
Our children’s love of all things CBeebies (well, most things – sorry Numberjacks) is already well-documented on this site – see our Best CBeebies Apps feature for the proof. They watch the shows, play...
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Toca Band (iPhone / iPad review)
We’ll get to the important bit without delay: if you have young children and an iOS device, download Toca Band right away. The kids will love it, but so will you. In the week since we got our review...
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Lego Minifigure Ultimate Stickers (iPad app review)
We’re relatively new to Lego’s Minifigures range of characters, as they tend to be just out of eyesight when our three year-old is excitedly furtling through the toy-car shelf at Sainsbury’s for his...
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Whale Trail Junior app review (iPhone / iPad)
Back in October 2011, a game called Whale Trail was released for iPhone and iPad. It was marvellous fun… for grown-ups. Which was frustrating, because it also had many of the hallmarks of a smash hit...
View ArticleVideo review: Mibblio iPad music app for kids
We’re trying something new: video reviews using YouTube’s annotations feature. First to get the treatment is musical iPad app Mibblio, which we wrote about earlier in the month. What do you think –...
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Drawnimal app review (iPhone / iPad)
It’s safe to say that Apple’s App Store is well stocked for delightful animal alphabet apps. Animals Alphabet; Idlezoo’s A-Z of Curious Creatures; Wee A B See; Alphabet Animals: A Slide and Peek...
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Cut the Rope: Time Travel review (iPhone / iPad / Android)
Just like Angry Birds, Temple Run and Fruit Ninja, the Cut the Rope games aren’t specifically for kids – but they are enjoyed by millions of children. The release of Cut the Rope: Time Travel is thus...
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Beauty and the Beast review (iPhone / iPad / Android)
The problem with pop-up books in the real world is that they don’t always cope with rough handling by kids. We had one book about tadpoles whose frogs-bursting-out climax was rather less exciting once...
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Little Red Riding Hood by Nosy Crow review (iPhone / iPad)
It’s been a while since Nosy Crow’s last fairytale book-app Cinderella, although the publisher has kept itself busy making excellent apps like Rounds: Parker Penguin, Animal SnApp: Farm and Pip and...
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Rounds: Franklin Frog (iPhone/iPad review)
Frogs and education intersect in two ways, as far as we’re aware. There’s the ‘young children looking at tadpoles in a tank or pond’ stage, and then quite a bit later, there’s the ‘slice them up with...
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Little Digits (iPad review)
Many children learn to count from one to ten using their fingers, so why not transfer that idea to a touchscreen? That’s the concept behind Little Digits from British app developer Cowly Owl, and it’s...
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Moshi Monsters: Moshlings (iPhone/iPad review)
Moshi Monsters apps are high on the wish-list for millions of parents. The online version of the game has signed up more than 65 million 6-12 year-olds since its launch in 2008, spawning toys,...
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Talking Ginger (iPhone / iPad review)
Update: If you’re looking for the latest Talking Friends apps, including Tom, Angela and Ginger’s latest releases, check our Talking Friends category. You may know Talking Tom Cat and his fellow...
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Ladybird: I’m Ready for Phonics (iPhone / iPad review)
We’re nearing the end of the summer holidays, and we can tell our five year-old is missing his school. Why? He keeps asking for his “letter sounds and tricky words” at bedtime to practise. Yes,...
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Toy Story: Story Theater review (iPhone / iPad)
Disney’s latest Toy Story app doesn’t just want children to read and/or watch stories: it wants them to create some tales of their very own, using the characters from the Toy Story films. Available for...
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Justin Fletcher’s Goldilocks app review (iPhone / iPad)
Every year, a new crop of children encounter Justin Fletcher for the first time through his shows on CBeebies: Something Special, Gigglebiz and Justin’s House. He’s probably the most familiar face on...
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Talking ABC… app review (iPhone / iPad)
How many animal alphabet apps are there on the App Store now? Certainly more than 26. In fact, there are probably enough to run through the alphabet 26 times, and still have a few anteaters and zebras...
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