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Solar Walk - 3D Solar System model artwork Solar Walk - 3D Solar System model
Vito Technology Inc.
Genre: Education
Price: $2.99
Release Date: April 01, 2010

Enhanced for iOS 5 with the ability of the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S to wirelessly mirror its screen to an Apple TV 2.

The first app in the AppStore with real 3D TV Support (*the feature works only on 3D TVs)

The NEW version presents 3D models of the most well-known man-made satellites like ISS, Hubble, Suzaku, Envisat, and others together with breathtaking impressions of flying over the Earth on the satellite (see our latest youtube video).

This 3D Solar System model enables you to navigate through space and time, observe all the planets in close-up, learn their trajectories, inner structure, history of their exploration, points of interest and more. Use 3D mode to get a more realistic experience and zoom out to view and spin the entire Galaxy!

WHAT EXPERTS SAY:

Instead of exploring the night sky and deep space, you get to tour our Solar system in luscious 3D graphics. The iPad version is breathtaking with crisp graphics and beautiful color. The smooth finger controls combined with the spectacular graphics make this a perfect demo for the iPad. Dragging your finger to fly around the planets is a bit intoxicating, and I'm impressed with the smooth animation. © Mel Martin, TUAW.

While Star Walk will help you find and explore information about the stars, Solar Walk is designed to do the same with planets. The app features a beautiful and accurate simulation of the Solar system, complete with all of the planets orbiting trails, and an adjustable clock so that you can see where Mars will be in 2029, if you so choose. © Mike Schramm, TUAW.


MAIN FEATURES:
• GALAXY view - absolutely magical zoom out to view the whole galaxy option.
• TIME MACHINE - set any date you want including even minutes and take a travel through space and time.
• 3D SOLAR SYSTEM model
• MOVIES - explanatory movie collection about the Earth’s phenomena.
• FLY to a PLANET - choose a planet from a far, tap an image and fly straight to the planet.
• SATELLITES - real-time trajectories of the most interesting artificial Earth's satellites.
• LOCATIONS - arrow will show your current position on the globe, plus names of the biggest cities of the Earth, as well as sights of the Moon, Mars and Venus.
• INFO about all planets - general info, its name, its mass, radius, distance to the sun, internal structure with the picture and science missions.
• MOONS of DIFFERENT PLANETS: select a planet like Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars or Urano and observe how many moons they have and their track around the planet. Select one of the moons and learn.

*No Internet connection required*
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ATTENTION!
Mind that to use the 3D mode you will need a pair of cyan-red 3D glasses. And, yes, we know that Pluto is no longer considered a planet, but by popular vote it has been added to the Solar System Model.
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Vito Technology is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: all
Categories: Environment, Science


Join Star Walk Month of Astronomy to win free stuff and learn more about the Universe. Go to the developers website to find out how.
© 2009-2011 Vito Technology Inc.
Starfall ABCs artwork Starfall ABCs
Starfall Education
Genre: Education
Price: $2.99
Release Date: October 07, 2010

The "ABCs" section of Starfall.com's well-loved website is now available as a universal application for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Our activities motivate through positive reinforcement and play. Children delight as they see, hear, and interact with letters and sounds in words, sentences, and games. They learn to recognize letters and develop skills that will ensure they become confident leaders. All children, and especially English language learners, benefit.
© 2010 Starfall Education
Word BINGO artwork Word BINGO
ABCya.com
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: February 01, 2011

From the maker of the #1 Educational App Math BINGO!

★Featured in What's Hot Educational Apps
★Ranked a Top 10 Educational App

★Sight Word BINGO featuring the Dolch Word List

★What are Sight Words?

Sight Words are words that are recognized immediately (on sight) without phonetically decoding or sounding out parts.

★What is the Dolch Word List?

The Dolch Word List is a list of English sight words by Edward William Dolch, PhD. The list is comprised of 220 words grouped by level, and includes pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and verbs. There are also 95 nouns on a separate list.

★Why the Sight Word BINGO App?

I received a lot of great feedback from children and adults about my first app, Math BINGO. Several people suggested that I create a Sight Word BINGO app using the Dolch Word List. I listened to the feedback and decided to create what many people wanted. I hope you like it.

★What is the optimal age group for Sight Word Bingo?

It is difficult to recommend an appropriate age group for Sight Word BINGO because not all children develop reading skills at the same time. There is also a gaming aspect of this app, which may require the player to work quickly. That being said, I would recommend this app to children ages 5 and older, with some children needing adult guidance to play. I think many children in grades one and two will enjoy playing this app with little difficulty.

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★About Sight Word BINGO

★Sight Word BINGO includes four different games!

★Word BINGO

Listen to the word the BINGO Bug speaks and tap on the corresponding word on the screen. Get four words correct vertically, horizontally or diagonally to get BINGO and win! The quicker you get BINGO the better your score. Your score is based on time and the lower the score, the better. Earn a BINGO Bug when you beat your best score.

★Spelling Practice

Tap and drag the letters to spell the word the BINGO bug speaks. Spell ten words to play a bonus game! You can choose to show or hide the spelling of each word in game settings.

★Word Fling

You have one hundred seconds to find as many BINGO Bugs as possible and fling them into the warp zone! To find the bug, tap the word the BINGO bug speaks. If you tap the correct word, a BINGO Bug and a bungee cord will appear. Pull downward and left or right to aim the BINGO Bug toward the warp zone hole. Let go to fling the BINGO Bug! Bounce the bug off of the wall before going into the warp zone for more points. The game will end once you incorrectly recognize three words.

★Word It Up

Stop the word blocks from stacking up to the top of the screen! Tap on the word the BINGO bug speaks to get rid of the block. Tilt the device to change where the block lands. Try not to click on the wrong word or you’ll lose points and the block will stay forever.

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★Word BINGO features:

★Universal App - Only $.99 for iPad, iPod & iPhone

★4 Games in 1: Word BINGO | Spelling Practice | Word It Up | Fling it

★5 player profiles & guest profile

★Create your own character

★Over 300 Dolch Sight Words

★Select a word list: Pre-Primer, Primer, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, Nouns or All Words

★Score Board: the three best scores are displayed by word list and player displays top three best scores by word list and by player.

★Easily track and view what words that you got wrong by using the “My Report” Card feature.

★My Report Card: A powerful feature that displays word accuracy and best scores by player profile. Word accuracy feature displays the percentage of sight words correctly identified by word list or individual words. Best score feature will show the top scores in all three games.
© ABCya.com LLC
Stack the States artwork Stack the States
Dan Russell-Pinson
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: September 13, 2010

★ Voted Best Kids App for iPad! - 2010 Best App Ever Awards
★ Voted Best Educational Game App - iEAR.org
★ "If you have children who are elementary school aged this is a fantastic educational app that’s also a hoot." - The iPhone Mom.com
★ "Stack the States is a must have." - The iKids Blog

Stack the States makes learning about the 50 states fun! Watch the states actually come to life in this colorful and dynamic game!

As you learn state capitals, shapes, geographic locations and more, you can actually touch, move and drop the animated states anywhere on the screen. Carefully build a stack of states that reaches the checkered line to win each level.

You earn a random state for every successfully completed level. All of your states appear on your own personalized map of the United States. Try to collect all 50! As you earn more states, you begin to unlock the three free bonus games: Pile Up, Puzzler and Capital Drop. Four games in one!

HAVE FUN LEARNING ALL ABOUT THE 50 STATES:
▸ Capitals
▸ State shapes
▸ Abbreviations
▸ Bordering states
▸ Location on the map
▸ Nicknames
...and more!

FEATURES:
▸ Hundreds of unique questions
▸ Interactive map and 50 state flash cards
▸ Choose any of the 50 friendly-looking states as your avatar
▸ Create up to six player profiles
▸ Collect all 50 states and track your progress on a personalized map
▸ Earn FREE bonus games: Pile Up, Puzzler and Capital Drop
▸ High resolution pictures of famous US landmarks
▸ All games are powered by a realistic physics engine
▸ Fun sound effects and music
▸ iPhone 4 Retina Display support
▸ Works on both iPhone and iPad - a universal app

FOUR GAMES IN ONE:

STACK THE STATES: Build tall piles with states and try to reach the checkered line.

PILE UP: The states are piling up! Tap them quickly to get rid of them before they pile too high.

PUZZLER: Sit back and relax as you slide the states around and put them together like a jigsaw puzzle.

CAPITAL DROP: Match states with their capitals in this fast-paced bonus game. Don't let a state fall!


Stack the States is an educational app for all ages that's actually FUN to play. Try it now and enjoy four games for the price of one!

Dan Russell-Pinson is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: 4-7,8-10,11-12,parents
Categories: Games, Geography, Parents
Video: http://youtu.be/9B3SKf96nkY
© 2010 Dan Russell-Pinson
MathBoard artwork MathBoard
palaware
Genre: Education
Price: $4.99
Release Date: May 28, 2010

Featured in the recent iPad TV ad "Learn".

This is the best integer practice app or program I have found in 34 years of teaching math. - Tim Seiber, Math Teacher

MathBoard is a stunning app for teaching addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems. The number of customization options available make this a brilliant app for making math fun for elementary school children. -www.androapple.com

MathBoard has charm without losing track of its fundamental purpose (Arithmetic drills). - MacWorld (4 out of 5 mice)

MathBoard is a fantastic math learning tool for your iPad. -- MathBoard is appropriate for all ages from kindergarten (with simple addition and subtraction problems) to elementary school where learning multiplication and division can be a challenge. You can control the range of numbers you want to work with, the amount of questions you want to answer and even assign a time limit per quiz. MathBoard will make learning math fun.

MathBoard features:
- Random problem generation (up to 250 questions per quiz).
- Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Squares, Cubes and Square Roots
- Number ranges are configurable from -9999 to 9999, including the ability to require certain numbers to be in each problem.
- Intelligent "wrong" answer generation makes guessing more difficult. Includes the ability to omit negative answers.
- A quiz can be timed, and timing can be set as a countdown timer or elapsed time.
- A quiz can be saved making it simple to replay a similar quiz or the same quiz at a later date.
- Wrong answers are reviewable with both the incorrect and correct answer visible (and equation displayed). You can even generate a quiz from just the wrong answers.
- Problem Solver for Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division will explain the required steps to solve these types of problems.
- Quick reference math tables for Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication.
- LanSchool EdApp certified.
- Supports VGA/HDMI/AirPlay Output.
© Copyright ©2010-11 palasoftware Inc. All rights reserved.
Math Bingo artwork Math Bingo
ABCya.com
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: May 20, 2010

★ Featured in The New York Times - Oct 2011

★ Featured in Disney's FamilyFun Magazine - August 2011

★ Ranked number 1 educational app for 3 weeks straight!

★ Featured in Best iPad Apps book by Peter Meyers - O'REILLY

★ Ranked a top 50 education app for over 1 year!

★Babble.com Top 50 Favorite iPhone apps for kids!

★Only .99 cents for both iPhone & IPad - A universal App!

★"I love Math Bingo! And even more importantly my kids are enjoying it too. To find a math app that my kids enjoy is terrific!" - The iPhone Mom.com

★Rated A- by Best Apps for Kids.com

The critically acclaimed educational website http://www.ABCya.com is proud to present the popular Math BINGO game for iphone, ipad and ipod touch! Now you can practice your math skills anytime and anyplace.

The App store version of Math BINGO has several new features including individual player profiles, high scores for all categories and BINGO Bug rewards!

The object of Math BINGO is to get a pattern of five BINGO Bugs in a row by correctly answering math problems.

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Math BINGO at a glance:

*Choose from 4 games: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division

*Choose from 3 different levels of difficulty: Easy, Medium and Hard

*Create up to 5 player profiles

*Choose from 8 different fun cartoon avatars

*Keep track of number of games played by player profile

*The Scoreboard keeps track of scores for each game and level

*Collect and play with BINGO Bugs when you earn a high score!

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Instructions

How to Play and Win Math Bingo
The object of Math Bingo is to get a pattern of five Bingo Bugs in a row by correctly answering math problems. Math problems are presented at the top of the game screen. Feedback is presented at the bottom of the game screen. Correct solutions to problems answered incorrectly will be displayed.

Scoring
The score in Math Bingo is determined by the time to complete a game plus a two second penalty for each problem answered incorrectly.
Example:
Time to complete game 0:45 seconds
Incorrect answers: 3
Score: 45+6=51

Player Profiles
Math Bingo saves player information with custom player profiles. Each player profile consists of a unique name (up to 20 characters) and a fun cartoon avatar. The player profiles display total number of games played, total number of high scores achieved, and total number of Bingo Bugs collected. The guest profile does not store any information and therefore cannot achieve high scores or collect Bingo Bugs. The guest profile is useful for adults who want to play Math Bingo without their scores going into the scoreboard.

Selecting a Game
There are four different games in Math Bingo: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. Players will be prompted to select a game type before game play.

Selecting a Level
There are three levels of game play in Math Bingo: easy, medium, and hard. Players will be prompted to select a game level before game play.
Score Board
Math Bingo displays high scores in the Score Board. There are four different Score Boards: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Each Score Board displays the top three scores for each level: easy, medium, and hard.

Bingo Bugs
Bingo Bugs are rewards for achieving a high score. A player who earns a high score will collect a Bingo Bug! Players can collect a variety of Bingo Bugs and interact with them by tapping the Bingo Bug button in the player profile or by tapping the My Bingo Bugs button after playing a game. HINT: Tilt your device to make the Bingo Bugs move around, tap on a Bingo Bug to make them giggle and spring!

Settings
The settings menu can be accessed by clicking the information button on the lower right hand side the introduction screen. The settings menu will allow you to reset all high scores and to delete player profiles. WARNING: High scores and player profiles that have been erased cannot be restored!
© Copyright 2010 ABCya.com LLC
Interactive Alphabet - ABC Flash Cards artwork Interactive Alphabet - ABC Flash Cards
Piikea St. LLC
Genre: Education
Price: $2.99
Release Date: August 17, 2010

★ BEST IPAD KIDS APP OF THE YEAR 2010 at iLounge

Be sure to check out our new app Memory Train!

Every letter is a unique, interactive toy! Play the xylophone on the 'X' card, make the 'D'inosaur roar, 'Z'ip the Zipper, etc! It is a hands-on, memorable learning experience for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers!

Features:
✓ Universal app for iPad/iPhone/iPod: You can use it at home or on the go! Buy it once, take it everywhere.
✓ Fun original artwork, animations, music, and sound effects engage and capture your child's curiosity
✓ Memorable and unique interactivity keep your child coming back for more
✓ Fun and upbeat Original Music -- keeps you dancing, not wincing (parent friendly!)
✓ Our very own Alphabet/ABC song included!
✓ Baby Mode option (Auto advances cards every 15 seconds)
✓ Phonic Sounds
✓ Upper and Lower-case letters

This app keeps kids (and some parents too) entertained long enough that you'll lose track of time!

Join the Pi'ikea Club for free at http://www.piikeastreet.com/club for treats like coloring pages, ringtones, and wallpapers!

Youtube FAN video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUa0srifNXI

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Winner of 2010 Best Kids App for iPad at iLounge!
Featured in the App 2010 Rewind in the Tech for Tots Category!
Selected as on the of 10 best iPhone apps for pre-readers at babble.com!
Selected in top 8 apps for kids (2010) by macstories.net
Featured 4-star (highest rating) app on kidseducationalapps.com
Featured as New and Noteworthy by Apple!
Featured as a select app in 2010 by Apple!

Reviews from the press:

“To say that we were impressed by Interactive Alphabet – ABC Flash Cards would be an understatement – it is truly one of the very best iPad applications yet developed, and a fantastic value for the price. The colorful art, charming music, wonderful activities, and attention to detail make this a ‘go-to’ title for teaching kids the alphabet, as well as real world uses of letters. That it works with the iPad as well as the iPhone and iPod touch is just icing on the cake.” - iLounge

"The thing I like about this entire app for toddlers is the way it was so well thought out for kids. It isn’t just a bunch of letters, it’s a full interaction that helps them learn on a few different levels." - tcgeeks.com

"…a lovely way to experience the alphabet, that kids will want to play it over and over. " . . "We legitimately couldn’t find anything not to like about this app." . . "The Bottom Line: A top pick for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers." - bestkidsapps.com

"Interactive Alphabet is guaranteed fun time with your young ones." - funeducationalapps.com

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Note(2.0): A few users have complained that Q and O get 'stuck'. The navigation buttons clear out of your way when interacting with the Quill and Olives to give you full screen freedom. To get them back just wait 5 seconds without touching the screen.

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Piikea St. LLC is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: 1-3, 4-7
Categories: Early Learning, Letters, Games, Reading, Phonics
© Pi'ikea St. LLC
Doodlecast for Kids artwork Doodlecast for Kids
zinc Roe
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: November 10, 2011

Doodlecast is a unique drawing app that records your voice as you draw. You can then play back your drawing and even export it to share with friends.

The Doodlecast For Kids App comes with more than 20 drawing prompts – simple questions designed to give kids a starting point. Kids can choose from one of the prompts or start a drawing from scratch. The app records the entire drawing process along with audio from the microphone to create videos up to three minutes long. The videos are as fun to watch as they are to create and Doodlecast makes it easy to share them with friends and families.

The Doodlecast For Kids App is a fun creative activity, but it is also a valuable teaching aid. Families can use the app for everything from practicing counting and letters to talking about feelings.

“My boys love it: both the 3 year old and the 7 year old. I think the frames and the pre-suggested drawing suggestions are genius. This is one of your best... and that's saying a lot!” – Barbara Chamberlin, Mom and Associate Professor, Learning Games Lab, New Mexico State University.

zinc Roe is a member of Moms With Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Age: 1-3,4-7
Categories: Art,Creative Play
Video: http://youtu.be/YxaqeUL6gJw

Doodlecast is part of the award-winning Tickle Tap Apps series and is designed for kids ages 3 and up.
© ©2011 zinc Roe Inc.
TeachMe: Kindergarten artwork TeachMe: Kindergarten
24x7digital LLC
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: November 12, 2009

SPECIAL SALE PRICE!
2010 Best App Ever Awards - 2nd Place in Education

TeachMe: Kindergarten is an educational iPhone app which teaches four different age appropriate subjects to Kindergarten aged children: sight words, addition, subtraction and spelling. Parents can select which subjects they want, set different difficulty levels, and even choose specific questions. Parents can review performance history for each subject to check how their child is doing.

TeachMe: Kindergarten keeps children engaged with a rather unique reward system where children earn a coin for every three correct answers. Coins can then be used to purchase stickers to place in fun sticker scenes or to purchase items for the new virtual aquarium. Sticker scenes can be exported as wallpaper or emailed to family and friends.

The simple and intuitive user interface is designed to be child friendly, which allows children to play without help from an adult. An animated teacher (Mimi Mouse) gives verbal instructions and feedback to the child which makes learning fun.

FEATURES:
• Virtual Aquarium reward (4 types of fish and 40+ items)
• 5 different sticker reward scenes: farm, beach, underwater reef, pirate cove, city
• Over 100 different stickers for adding to scenes
• Save learning information for up to four children
• Can upgrade to 30 children with In App purchase
• Select which subjects are displayed for each child
• Turn on/off specific quest`ions within a subject
• Change the number of correct questions to earn a reward
• Change the number of questions in a row to mark a question learned
• Tracks performance for each subject item (last five)
• Export sticker rewards scenes to Photos, for emailing or using as wallpaper

LEARNING SUBJECTS:
• Sight Words: Dolch (Pre-K), Dolch (K)
• Addition: up to a total of 10
• Subtraction: from 10 down
• Spelling: complete words by choosing the first letter

Email us at support@24x7digital for help & suggestions as we cannot respond to reviews.
© 2009-2011 24x7digital LLC
Star Walk for iPad - interactive astronomy guide artwork Star Walk for iPad - interactive astronomy guide
Vito Technology Inc.
Genre: Education
Price: $4.99
Release Date: April 01, 2010

Enhanced for iOS 5 with the ability of the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S to wirelessly mirror its screen to an Apple TV 2.

***Winner of Apple Design Award 2010! Featured by Apple - Best Apps of 2009, Best Apps of 2010, and in iPad TV commercials!***


WHAT IT DOES:

Star Walk enables you to point your iPad at the sky and see what stars, constellations, and satellites you are looking at in real-time. Check out the full list of features below.

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WHAT EXPERTS SAY:

"When someone new asks to see what an iPhone can do, all of us have a list of apps prepared to wow them. Star Walk is a gorgeous, dynamic application that will tease your eyes skyward on clear, starry nights". - Billy Miller, 148apps.com


''This is the best stargazing iPhone application I have come across.'' Matt Sawyers, The iPhone Blog

''Star Walk is probably the prettiest of the astronomy guides available for the iPhone and iPod touch.'' TUAW

"I’ve been playing with Star Walk for a couple weeks now and it’s definitely become a favorite app to use for stargazing as well as to show off some of my iPhone’s capabilities to friends and curious strangers." Cultofmac

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MAIN FEATURES:

- Augmented Reality for iPad 2
- Star Spotter - real time motion tracking tells you what stars are above you in the sky;
- Satellites Tracking - never miss ISS flying over your head again;
- Time Machine - see what the sky looks like at any moment in the past or future;
- Picture of the Day - stunning pictures from deep space;
- Night Mode - preserve your dark vision to see more stars;
- Search - wondering where Jupiter is right now? Arrow will guide you to it;
- Big Screen - connect a second display to view the sky on a big screen;

+ AirPrint, Moon Phases, Info, View from any location, TelRad, Sharing, Bookmarks, and more!

*No internet connection required*
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ATTENTION!
- Calibration feature is only available on devices with a camera.
- If you want to connect your iPad to a secondary screen, you will need an Apple Component AV Cable or Apple iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter.

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Vito Technology is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: all
Categories: Environment, Science

Join Star Walk Month of Astronomy to win free stuff and learn more about the Universe. Go to the developers website to find out how.
© 2009-2011 Vito Technology, Inc.