Kids Iphone App Review
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Sound Shaker by Tickle Tap Apps is a fun and appealing app for young kids. On the screen your child can choose an instrument then press the screen to make a sound ball of that instrument. Only one instrument at a time. Adding many balls of sound lets the iPhone have something to work with. The balls drop to the “bottom” and the fun begins. You shake the iPhone to get the balls to make noise!

You can fling the balls and press for a longer period of time to make a slightly different sound too, but the fun is in the flinging and shaking.

Did my 2 1/2 year old like it? Yep. It took a bit longer to get the hang of and the interest wasn’t there as quickly as the other app from Tickle Tap Apps that we have reviewed, but this is still a nice addition to their line.

What does she want next? My 8 year old wanted to record her own voice and also enjoyed the app for a while. It is one of those fun apps that adults and kids can enjoy for a period of time.

Here is how I rank it:
Learning: 2/5
Fun: 5/5
Attention Capture: 3/5

Total: 10/15.
**Updated 11/20/2009**
Here is how I rank it:
Learning: 2/5
Fun: 5/5
Attention Capture: 5/5

Total: 12/15.

I had to update the scores since over the past week my daughter has really grown to love this app. She has discovered that if you hold down on the screen the sounds turn to an egg and hatch a bird. She loves it.
** end update **
Age: 5 and under (as recommended by the publisher: 3-5)

Publisher is: Tickle Tap Apps
iTunes Link is here: Sound Shaker

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Count Caddy from Tickle Tap Apps is an app that simply allows your kid to drag items from one side of the device to the other. The counting starts by ones and then progresses through twos etc. It is a visually appealing app with great use of sounds.

Did my 2 1/2 year old like it? Yep! She loved it. She was quick to learn how to swipe her finger — this took a minute to learn. The sounds kept her interested and it was really reinforcing the counting exercises we do outside the application. She wanted to play with it well into the 5+ minute mark and obviously she was having fun (see the video). She was learning hand eye coordination at a really detailed level at least those couple of fingers

It is worth the $? Yes it is. In the app store it is a few bucks and well worth the money.

Here is how I rank it:
Learning: 5/5
Fun: 4/5
Attention Capture: 4/5

Not too bad at 13/15.

Age: 5 and under (as recommended by the publisher: 3-5)

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