iTunes Store: Top Paid Applications in Education

Potty Time with Elmo - Sesame Street

2012-05-18T14:59:15-07:00

Potty Time with Elmo
Sesame Street
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: May 16, 2012

*** For a limited time only, get “Potty Time with Elmo” for just $0.99! ***

When it’s time to potty train your little one, Elmo leads the way! The Potty Time with Elmo app is a fun way to ease the transition from diapers to big-kid underpants. Developed for children ready to potty train, this charming app features everyone’s favorite furry red monster, Elmo, helping his toy Baby David learn to use the potty. Also included are animated stickers, a reward chart, puzzles, and 5 fun songs:

+ When It’s Potty Time, You Feel It
+ I Am Waiting on the Potty
+ Flush Goes the Potty
+ I Wash, Wash, Wash My Hands
+ Boom, Boom, Ain’t It Great to Be a Big Kid

With familiar tunes and instructive, easy-to-sing lyrics, the songs provide a super fun way to learn good bathroom habits.

The Potty Time with Elmo app will engage, encourage, and delight even the youngest kids. Learn the basics of potty use by listening to the story and interacting with it. Wait for the giggles to start! Tap around to hear fun sounds and Elmo’s encouraging words. Tap Elmo’s radio to hear catchy potty-time songs and sing along. Find stickers to collect on every story screen and add them to the sticker book. And track potty progress with the Sticker Reward Chart.

This comprehensive potty-training app includes:

+ Elmo, a favorite Sesame Street friend!
+ Elmo-voiced catch phrases and positive reinforcement
+ Lively storybook narration, with sound effects
+ 5 fun-to-sing potty-time songs
+ 15 animated stickers that are collected in a sticker book
+ Sticker Reward Chart to track your child’s progress
+ 5 potty-themed puzzles
+ Helpful training tips for parents of would-be potty-goers
+ 3 reading modes to choose from:
. . . • “Read to Me” mode, which lets you hear the story read aloud; find stickers, sounds, and songs; and turn the pages
. . . • “Read It Myself” mode, which lets you read the story yourself OR hear it read aloud; find stickers, sounds, and songs; and turn the pages
. . . • “Just Watch” mode, which automatically plays the story, sounds, and songs, and turns the pages—no interaction required.
© ©2012 Sesame Workshop. All Rights Reserved., © 2012 Publications International, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

Team Umizoomi Math: Zoom into Numbers - Nickelodeon

2012-05-18T14:59:15-07:00

Team Umizoomi Math: Zoom into Numbers
Nickelodeon
Genre: Education
Price: $2.99
Release Date: November 14, 2011

Team Umizoomi, ready for action! Your child will use mighty math powers to explore Umi City, uncover hidden surprises, and play five Umirrific math games:

•Toy Store – A counting game
•Number Bubbles – A number identification game
•Race Around Umi City - A number comparison game
•Up! Up! And balloons! – An addition/subtraction game
•Rolling Toy Parade – A number line game

Each game teaches fundamental math concepts critical for preschoolers: identifying numbers; one-to-one number correspondence; rote counting; reading number symbols; associating symbols with quantity; and basic addition and subtraction. Games are leveled, and designed to increase in difficulty. Appropriate hints are provided to support your child as they practice and build their math skills.

Children will also earn badges and trophies through out the game. These badges and trophies are tracked in Team Umizoomi’s Headquarters and earning enough badges and trophies will grant kids a special key to Umi City!

With Milli, Geo, Bot, and your child’s mighty math powers, they can do anything! Welcome to the team, UmiFriend!

Team Umizoomi: Zoom into Numbers includes:
•5 leveled games focused on fundamental preschool math skills
•Curriculum developed and reviewed by preschool education expert
•A rich, exploratory environment filled with surprises and added layers of math discovery
•Game instructions delivered by the voices of Milli, Geo, and Bot
•Player profiles that allow more than one child to play and save their progress
•Kid-tested appropriate games
© (c) 2011 Viacom International Inc., All Rights Reserved

Star Walk - 5 Stars Astronomy Guide - Vito Technology Inc.

2012-05-18T14:59:15-07:00

Star Walk - 5 Stars Astronomy Guide
Vito Technology Inc.
Genre: Education
Price: $2.99
Release Date: November 5, 2008

*** Parents' Choice 2012 Gold Award ***
*** Webby Awards 2012 Nominee in Education and Reference category ***
*** Winner of Apple Design Award 2010 for the iPad version***
*** Featured by Apple on Best Apps of 2009, 2010 and in iPad TV commercials***

Do you like stars? Star Walk is a stellar augmented reality app that labels all the stars, constellations, and satellites you point your iPhone at. You can track the ISS, find out what constellation you’ve been looking at from your bedroom window and get a lot of exciting and educative information. Combine that with the amazing Apple Design Award winning graphics and highest quality content, you get the magic so highly praised by our customers:

“This app is one of the main reasons I bought an iPhone. It does not disappoint. It was my first app download.” by Meat horse

“This app is amazing and so accurate, it's unbelievable. Whoever created it is a genius. I have to take an atmosphere and space class and the app helped me study, learn every single constellation, as well as other things like moon phases and everything. I can't say enough about it! Also, the graphics are incredible :)” by Maura&Emmy

“THIS APP IS AWESOME!! It can help you study where stars, constellations are, and where sattilites are too! It's really cool and educational.” by Googleplexes

“Best graphics and info you can get. Tons of info and events. MUST HAVE!!!” by Tony_Buttony

MAIN FEATURES:

- Augmented Reality for iPhone 4 and 4th gen iPod Touch
- 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;
- Calendar of Celestial Events: plan stargazing without leaving your favorite app.
- 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*

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

ATTENTION:

Please note that if you have iPhone 3 or 3rd gen iPod Touch, Star Walk won’t be able to track your motions in real time.

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
© 2008-2012 Vito Technology Inc.

Stack the States - Dan Russell-Pinson

2012-05-18T14:59:15-07:00

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!

PRIVACY DISCLOSURE
Stack the States:
- Does not contain ads.
- Does not contain in-app purchases.
- Does not contain integration with social networks.
- Does not use analytics / data collection tools.
- Does include links to apps by Dan Russell-Pinson in the iTunes App Store (via LinkShare).

For more information on our privacy policy please visit:
http://dan-russell-pinson.com/privacy/
© 2010 Dan Russell-Pinson

Donut Doodle - Shoe the Goose

2012-05-18T14:59:15-07:00

Donut Doodle
Shoe the Goose
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: May 9, 2012

Become a donut master, and create realistic gourmet donuts from scratch on your iPhone or iPad. Crack the eggs, sift the flour, shake the salt, and pour in the vanilla. After cooking your confection in our splatter-free frier, cover it with frosting of any color in the rainbow. Each donut type has different frosting styles so you can add multiple layers. Finally, complete your masterpiece with nuts, sprinkles, candies, and decorations.

Donuts:

* Raised
* Cinnamon Roll
* Chocolate
* Plain Cake
* Blueberry
* Cranberry
* Twist
* Old Fashioned
* French Cruller

Includes:

* Eight different make it your self recipes, plus quick to make instant mixes
* 24 standard Frostings
* Unlimited mix your own frostings
* Tons of toppings, including sprinkles, nuts, candies, bacon, eggs, and more
* Fun decorations for personalization

Fun and educational. Helps develop:

* Fine Motor Skills: Making the dough includes activities that help develop fine motor skills: tapping, pinching, tilting, twisting, shaking, and stirring.

* Sequencing: Each recipe has a variety of sequential steps required to make a donut. Each recipe is slightly different, with some more complex than others.

* Reading and pre-reading: The ingredients text and images are on the same screen. As ingredients are added, they are checked off to assist with word-picture association.

* Artistic Creativity: Explore color, shape, and design.
© Copyright © 2012 Shoe the Goose, LLC

Color Mix (Fairy Princess) -- Kids Educational Coloring Book App - Paint & draw fairies, unicorns & little girl’s coloring pages while learning colors -- by A+ Kids Apps & Educational Games - A+ Kids Apps & Educational Games, LLC

2012-05-18T14:59:15-07:00

Color Mix (Fairy Princess) -- Kids Educational Coloring Book App - Paint & draw fairies, unicorns & little girl’s coloring pages while learning colors -- by A+ Kids Apps & Educational Games
A+ Kids Apps & Educational Games, LLC
Genre: Education
Price: $0.99
Release Date: December 7, 2011

Kids paint with colors they mix themselves!
★ The most educational coloring book app available

Children love learning that Red and Blue can be mixed to make Purple. Add some Black and it’s a Dark Purple!

Other apps only let your children choose a crayon color. Color mixing allows them to explore their creativity by learning to mix colors and then paint “masterpieces” with them.

Using 5 basic paint colors on the palette, a child can mix them to make any color they imagine, then use the saved colors to paint!

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Features:
* Learn to mix colors through exploration and discovery.
* Lots of provided coloring pages and backgrounds to color on
* Also paint on pictures from your photo album
* Save artwork to local gallery, and/or to photo album

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If you have any question or ideas on how to make our app better, we would love to hear from you. Please email us at support@apluskidsapps.com
© 2011 A+ Kids Apps & Educational Games, LLC

SkyView - Explore the Universe - Terminal Eleven LLC

2012-05-18T14:59:15-07:00

SkyView - Explore the Universe
Terminal Eleven LLC
Genre: Education
Price: $1.99
Release Date: December 10, 2010

★ App Store Rewind 2011 - Best Education app! ★

★ Get the Best Stargazing App for an Amazingly Low Price ★

----- What Critics Say ----

"This is the new leader among iPhone astronomy apps..." –The New York Times, Top Ten iPhone Apps for 2011

Top 20 iPhone Apps of 2011 –TechCrunch

App Store Rewind 2011, Best education app of 2011 –Apple

iPhone App of the Week in over 100 countries worldwide! –Apple

“If you've ever wanted to know what you're looking at in the night sky, this app is the perfect stargazer's companion.” –CNET

"If you’ve ever been looking for a stargazing app for your iPhone, then this (is) definitely the one to get." –AppAdvice

“SkyView is an Augmented Reality app that lets you see just what delights the sky has to offer.” –148Apps Editor’s Choice

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Where will the Sun rise and set today? Is there a Full Moon tonight? Where is the constellation Orion? Am I looking at a bright star or a planet? What are some fun facts about these objects?

SkyView is powerful, easy-to-use, and answers these questions and more. Simply point the camera to the sky, tap on what you see and discover neat things about these sky objects. SkyView is unique as it blends the camera view with incredible 3D graphics of the sky objects to provide an Augmented Reality (AR) view of your sky.

FEATURES:

● Sky Paths
Select the Sun, Moon, or a planet and see its path through the sky for a 24-hour period. Move the camera along this path and see when and where this object will be compared to your horizon.

● Change the Date and Time
Travel to the future or the past and see the sky on different dates and times! Use SkyView to see how the planets will align on interesting dates such as December 21st, 2012!

● Amazing 3D Graphics
Surround yourself with beautiful 3D graphics of the Sun, Moon, planets, stars, constellations, and satellites as you point the camera to the sky.

● Stars and Constellations
Stargazing has never been so easy! Just aim and tap the screen to identify hundreds of stars!! Find your favorite constellations as they fade in and out of the camera view.

● Satellites
View the brightest satellites orbiting Earth including the International Space Station, and the Hubble Space Telescope! SkyView automatically retrieves current satellite orbital data (when available) so that your satellite viewing stays accurate!

● Search and Locate
Looking for the ISS? Trying to find the North Star? Want to witness a satellite flyby? Use the search feature to select an interesting object and then simply follow the arrow to find its location in the sky.

● Compass and Horizon
SkyView displays convenient compass and horizon indicators right on the camera view! Simply point the camera down to see a compass or into the distance to view a horizon line. It’s very easy to see when and in what direction a sky object will be visible!

● Lots of interesting facts
SkyView has thousands of fun facts about our universe. Just touch the sky object and discover!

● Gyroscope Mode (iPhone 4 and iPod Touch only)
If you have an iPhone 4 or iPod Touch you can take advantage of the new gyroscope. Get incredibly smooth, responsive and precise camera views as you aim the camera all around!

● Augmented Reality (AR)
SkyView accurately blends and animates 3D images of the sky objects within the camera’s view no matter what direction you are pointing. This allows you to see distant objects such as Pluto up close and personal.

What a fun way to teach yourself, your children, your students, or your closest friends about our wonderful universe!
© 2011 Terminal Eleven LLC.

Dora ABCs Vol 2: Rhyming Words - Nickelodeon

2012-05-18T14:59:15-07:00

Dora ABCs Vol 2: Rhyming Words
Nickelodeon
Genre: Education
Price: $1.99
Release Date: March 3, 2011

The second in the Nickelodeon Literacy Suite, Dora ABCs Vol 2: Rhyming Words focuses on your child’s emerging literacy skills. By matching rhyming words and more with Dora and Boots in this educational application, your child will become aware of individual sounds (phonemes) in words and how they are sequenced and changed to make new words. The ability to hear, discriminate and manipulate phonemes is highly associated with reading readiness in early childhood and considered a critical skill for the development of reading skills.

In this game, Dora and Boots want to go over the Troll Bridge, but the Grumpy Old Troll challenges them with a riddle: “To get past the bridge of the Grumpy Old Troll, find the tokens to pay my toll.” The player must listen and match rhyming pairs to collect tokens, and then, use a slingshot to get those tokens in the Troll’s moving basket. Only then will they be able to go over the Troll Bridge.

And the adventure continues! After finding the rhyming pairs, your child will progress to hearing initial word sounds, ending word sounds, and inside sounds. As your child selects a matching token, the word pairs are reinforced. Supportive directions and sound effects help guide your child in learning all about word sounds.

The educational activity of hearing matching word sounds and the challenge of getting tokens in a moving basket come together to keep kids entertained while building important early reading skills.

Ready to solve the Grumpy Old Troll’s challenge? ¡Vámonos! Let’s go!

Dora ABCs Vol 2: Rhyming Words includes:
•Easy to use tutorials lead by Dora
•4 Levels of game play with a rich set of matching words and pictures
•Word matching in different ways: rhyme, same initial sound, same ending sound, same inside sound.
•A slingshot game to put tokens in a moving basket
•Voiceovers that reinforce the matching word sounds
•Tested by kids
•Curriculum developed and reviewed by preschool education expert
•Player profiles now allow more than one child to play and save their progress
•Parent Reporting which shows you how your child is progressing in the app.
© © 2011 Viacom International Inc. All rights reserved

Toca Kitchen - Toca Boca

2012-05-18T14:59:15-07:00

Toca Kitchen
Toca Boca
Genre: Education
Price: $1.99
Release Date: December 15, 2011

Ever wanted to play with your food? Now you can! Toca Kitchen lets you cook and play with food for four hungry characters. Pick any ingredient and prepare it in your own way! Slice, boil, fry, cook, microwave or mix? And wait for your hungry friend´s response…

FEATURES
- Four cute characters to cook for - each with their own favorite food!
- 12 different ingredients that can be prepared in 180 different ways!
- Slice, boil, fry, cook, microwave or mix any of the ingredients
- Optional vegetarian mode!
- Fantastic original artwork!
- No rules or stress - play any way your kids want to!
- Kid-friendly interface!
- No third-party advertising
- No in-app purchases

Toca Kitchen is not a game - it's a toy where you and your kids get to explore cooking. What happens if you mix a carrot and then fry it? Will the cat like it? And what is the bull's favorite food? Toca Kitchen supports free play for all ages and is a great way to use your imagination.

Watch our trailer to see what it looks like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sujnFFpoK0

As with all Toca Boca toys, there are no high scores, time limits or stressful music. Your kids can play with it however they want!

If you like Toca Kitchen – try our other digital toys!

- Toca Hair Salon
- Toca Hair Salon - Christmas Gift (FREE!)
- Toca Tea Party
- Toca Doctor
- Toca Doctor Lite (FREE!)
- Paint My Wings
- Helicopter Taxi
- Toca Store
- Toca Robot Lab
- Parenting's Birthday Party Playtime

...available for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad! Find all on http://www.tocaboca.com

ABOUT TOCA BOCA
Toca Boca is a game studio that makes digital toys for kids. We think playing and having fun is the best way to learn about the world. Therefore we make digital toys and games that help stimulate the imagination, and that you can play together with your kids. Best of all - we do it in a safe way without third-party advertising or in-app purchases.
© Toca Boca

Math Bingo - ABCya.com

2012-05-18T14:59:15-07:00

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!

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 five different games in Math Bingo: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division and Mixed. 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.

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PRIVACY DISCLOSURE
Math BINGO:

- Does not contain third-party ads.
- Does not contain in-app purchases.
- Does not contain integration with social networks.
- Does not use analytics/data collection tools.
- Does include links to apps by ABCya.com in the iTunes App Store.

For more information on our privacy policy please visit:

http://www.abcya.com/ios_app_support.htm
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© Copyright 2010 ABCya.com LLC