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Tag: iPhone Apps
Frozen Turns Your iPad Upside Down
Disney’s Frozen will be released later this month, but thanks to the charming new interactive storybook app released today, you and your kids can get to know Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff before settling into the theater seats.
Continue ReadingStride and Prejudice: A Jane Austen Endless Runner
Celebrate the 200th birthday of Pride and Prejudice with this Jane-Austen-inspired endless runner app.
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The Pocket Scavenger Inspires Creativity … and a Contest
After paging through Keri Smith’s latest journal offering, The Pocket Scavenger, my kids and their friends conducted an alphabet scavenger hunt. You have a chance to win a copy of Smith’s book and matching smartphone app by conducting a scavenger hunt of your own.
Continue ReadingNow for iPhone: Ticket to Ride Europe Pocket
Fans of Ticket to Ride have been able to purchase the European map on the iPad app, but the Pocket iPhone version (which has some differences from the iPad app) didn’t include that option. Days of Wonder announced that Ticket …
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How to Do Stop-Motion Animation on a Budget
Learn how to make fun stop-motion movies with your kids, without spending Hollywood money.
Continue ReadingTicket to Ride Pocket Gets the 1910 Expansion
If you’ve been enjoying multi-mode on Ticket to Ride Pocket (I actually installed both the Pocket and HD version on my iPad since they have different play modes), today you’ll be getting another new option: the 1910 expansion. I actually …
Continue ReadingBooks and Stickers and Posters, Oh My
Awesome and affordable. Two great words when it comes to an app that lets you get the most out of iPhone photos. Using a free Instagram app, you can store a gallery of photos at Instagrid, share photos via tags, and connect with other Instagram users. You can also make iPhone photos […]
Continue ReadingDoes Tetris for iPhone Move Your Inner Tetriminos?
The beloved game of Tetris has undergone an iOS retina display revolution. The screen may make the game look gorgeous, but I’m not sure how many will jump on the platform and take up the challenge of configuring the familiar …
Continue ReadingGo Go Kiddo! Entertains and Educates
There are a lot of apps on the market geared toward kids right now. Some of them just kill time, and some aim to educate, but not many of them manage to pull off both for more than a short time before kids get bored. That’s not the case with Go Go Kiddo! which […]
Continue ReadingReview: Math Battle for the iPad and iPhone
Math Battle is an app for Apple mobile devices that uses the tried-and-true principle of mixing carrot and stick in order to get children to practice their maths. At its heart, Math Battle uses an interesting space battle game as …
Continue ReadingCore Dump: iOS Apps for Santa’s Bag
One of the occupational hazards of writing for a site like GeekDad (and reviewing iOS apps on the side for Common Sense Media) is that I get a lot of apps. We get emails all the time from marketing reps, …
Continue ReadingAsteroids Gunner Updates the Atari Classic for iOS
I remember playing Asteroids on an Atari 2600, my family’s first gaming system. (Well, if you don’t count the Colecovision.) I remember both of my parents played Asteroids, but my dad especially. You were a triangular ship, or at least …
Continue ReadingGet Mobile this Thanksgiving With the First-Ever Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® Official Mobile App
Usually the only enhancement I get for my viewing of the Macy’s parade, is that we are at my in-laws house and their television is twice the size of ours. That and the Blueberry Buckle my mother in law makes every year. This year I shall be swiping my husband’s iPhone and settling in with […]
Continue ReadingInstant Wild: Fun for You, Valuable for Scientists
I’ve seen apps that let you check in on live webcam images of animals from around the world (Pocket Zoo, for instance), but here’s a new app that puts a different spin on it. You get to see images of …
Continue ReadingNew Pocket-Sized Ticket to Ride App
Fans of Ticket to Ride, rejoice: the excellent board game of building trains now fits in your pocket! Days of Wonder did an excellent job on the iPad version of the game (especially when a later update added the Pass-and-Play …
Continue ReadingTen Other Uses for Your iPhone
The iPhone has become one of the most popular gadgets of all time, but are you using yours to its full potential? Many people who own these devices only use them for the basic functions like making calls, sending and …
Continue ReadingChallenge Your Brain With WoodenPath
The goal of Wooden Path is quite simple: create a continuous wooden path from one bank of the river to the other. Accomplishing this goal, however, will have you racking your brain for a solution. Wooden Path is a new …
Continue ReadingA New Use for Dr. Seuss
I love to look at those lists that they give to professors that explain the state of the matriculating freshman class. You know what I’m talking about? The ones that say things like, “They have never lived in a world …
Continue ReadingKickin Momma Is Fun Physics-Based Craziness
Need a new iOS app to sponge up all your free time? Look no further: Kickin Momma is here to help. Featuring the Swarmites from Hothead Games’ Swarm, Kickin Momma has a very weird premise: momma wants jewels, and it’s …
Continue ReadingWar Grimoire for iPad/iPhone: Charming Despite Some Flaws
I’ve mentioned before that I’m a big fan of “casual games.” Sure, I like shooters and games with longer storylines, but generally I just don’t have the time to sit down and see a long game from start to finish. …
Continue ReadingCongratulations to the Winner of the Xbox Live Arcade Triple Pack Giveaway!
We have a winner to announce for the Xbox Live Arcade Triple Pack Giveaway! Congratulations to William Grant, a resident of Massachusetts, USA, as he will be receiving an XBLA Triple Pack! A big thanks to all of our readers for …
Continue ReadingMy3D Viewer Is Like a View-Master for Your iPhone
Have you ever wondered if you could view 3D movies on your iPhone? Now you can, with the My3D viewer! The viewer itself is made of a hard plastic shell that reminds you of the old View-Masters, originally introduced in …
Continue ReadingSilly Bandz: They’re Not Just for Your Wrists Anymore
In December I got a notice that the ubiquitous Silly Bandz were coming to video game format. Full disclosure: I was skeptical that it could work as a video game; however, with a child spending allowance to gain more Silly …
Continue ReadingValentine Games
It seems like every holiday brings a new run of games and apps these days — they’re like holidays sales, only a lot more fun — and Valentine’s Day is no exception. For example, Angry Birds Seasons (the holidays-themed version of …
Continue ReadingRethinking the Future of Board Games
Last year I questioned whether the future of board games would eventually incorporate things like OLED screens built into the hex tiles and digital interactivity in place of wooden meeples and bits. I was doubtful, and defended the analog side …
Continue ReadingiPhone Review:Aqueduct — the Most Fun With Plumbing Since Mario
See this screen? Don’t be fooled by its innocent—almost cute—appearance. This is the face of your downfall. Okay, maybe I exaggerate, but just a little. Remember Trainyard? It was an elegantly-designed puzzle app that probably ate up hours of your …
Continue ReadingScarlett and the Spark of Life on Sale
Scarlett and the Spark of Life, a fun point-and-click adventure for the iPhone featuring a spunky heroine and quirky humor, is currently on sale for $.99. If you read my review but weren’t sure about purchasing it, now’s your chance …
Continue ReadingMy Latest iPhone Addictions
… and the rest Like nearly everyone else, I’ve played a lot of Angry Birds since last spring when I reviewed it, and I’ve been amazed at the number of updates they’ve released. I even paid for Angry Birds Seasons …
Continue ReadingNew Life for Old Games: The Boardgame Remix Kit
You have at least one of the classic back-of-your-aunt’s-cupboard board Cluedo*, Monopoly, Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit. But you don’t want to play that game, because you’ve played it too often, or you don’t have time, or it always ends in …
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