2011 iLounge iPod/iPhone/iPad Buyers' Guide

2011 Buyers’ Guide
100 Essential Apps
Kids, Continued
Interactive Alphabet - ABC Flash
Cards (Universal iPad/iPhone)
It’s easy to try to teach a child the alphabet letter by
letter, but when the letters come to life with their
own interactive activities, learning is so much easier.
Pi’ikea’s Interactive Alphabet offers 26 separate
experiences that range from flying kites (K) to
writing with a quill (Q) and banging on a xylophone
(X), all without the mess of scattered toys. Nearly
all of the flash cards offer intuitive, attractively
designed things to do, and the developer has
been adding and fine-tuning features since the
initial release. We love that this app runs on iPads,
iPhones, and iPod touches; it’s very impressive. $5
Field Flier
Simple but nice, this app
lets kids control Robin,
tapping the screen to
interact with food, music,
perches, and other
activities in a forest. $2
Fish School / HD
Another great Duck Duck
Moose app, this teaches
letters, shapes, colors,
and more using schools
of fish, the alphabet song,
and voiceovers. $2/$2
iWriteWords
Now with iPad support,
this app teaches writing
and short word spelling,
with shapes that kids
are shown how to trace,
forming letters. $3
Little People Farm
Fisher Price’s famous toys
get an app with cartoony
animals, songs, and
simple matching/cleanup
games for 2-4-year-olds.
Inexpensive fun. $2
Little Sky Writers
An especially welldeveloped
letter-tracing
app for kids, with adultready
voiceovers to help
a parent enjoy being part
of the teaching. $2
The Lorax
Just one of a number of
good Dr. Seuss books
that work equally well
on the iPad and smaller
iOS devices; a classic
environmental story. $4
Midnight HD
Frequently updated,
this interactive particle
generator is 2010’s
version of the plasma
ball, letting you control
energy as if by magic. $1
My Baby Einstein
Based on Disney’s DVD
series, this digital version
offers tons of in-app
video clip and flash card
purchases, boosting its
price and content. $4
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