A lot of parents will be excited at the launch of a new SpongeBob SquarePants game for iPhone and iPad. We suspect quite a few of them may be less impressed by its inclusion of in-app purchases (IAP) of up to £69.99. Yes, another big children’s brand is going down the IAP route: see also…
May was a stinker of a month for weather, but another excellent one for top-quality new apps for children. Once again, a mixture of famous names and brand new developers impressed us. Here’s our pick of the apps we wrote about in May, although given that we mostly only write about apps we think are…
Yep, sold. “Tickle grumpy animals and spread the laughter” is one of the better taglines we’ve seen for a children’s app this month. Meet Gigglebug. Released by a developer of the same name, it’s described as “a new kind of app that lets kids play and laugh together with friends… based on the simple idea…
When I was young, I had a Commodore 64 computer. Some friends did too, while others had ZX Spectrums or Amstrad CPCs. Arguments over which was best could be heated, but what all these home computers shared was the fact that you could write your own programs for them, not just run those of commercial…
If you buy one iPad app for your kids today, make it SquiggleFish. It’s a brilliant, creative idea that its developer Stripey Design should be thoroughly proud of. It’s the latest example of an app that tries to get kids to create in the real world, not just on-screen. The idea: they draw a fish…
One of the reasons for recent high-profile cases of children spending lots of money inside apps is that many parents don’t really understand in-app purchases and how to restrict them. Apple is taking action. The company has launched a Learn More About In-App Purchases’ guide on its App Store, which explains in clear language what…
It’s time for our monthly roundup of the best new apps for children on iPhone and iPad, based on the apps we wrote about in March 2013. It’s another marvelously-varied bunch, spanning famous brands like Sesame Street, Disney and Lego, but also some beautiful apps from independent developers, and some very nifty educational apps with…
Steering your children down a specific career path is, for most parents, hiding to nothing. Better to let them discover what they want to be for themselves, and provide the necessary support. And yet… How many parents in 2013 are subtly (or less so) encouraging their children to learn to code? In a world of…
Angry Birds cartoons? Count us in. We’ve seen how our two sons have responded to the birds and pigs in the Angry Birds games, and they’re bang up for getting more of their stories in a TV series. Meet Angry Birds Toons, which made its debut this weekend. Available to stream through all the existing…
Are your kids’ keener on Lightning McQueen than on maths? Well, it’s hardly surprising. But Disney’s new Cars: Numbers & Counting app combines the two. Released under the company’s Disney Connected Learning banner, this is part racing game and part educational app based around numbers and counting. You may have guessed that from the name……