Plants HD
© 2011 Sprout Labs
A good idea that could be implemented with more polish, Plants HD lets you drag and drop the seven stages of a plant into the correct order: seeds-dispersal-germination-plants and trees-flowers-pollination-fruits. The only problem with the first menu is that you don't know where to start and/or stop the sorting, so it is easy to get confused. In addition, the background music is a bit overbearing. It can be muted, however. More useful parts of the app include the ability to tap on a stage to learn facts about the process (all text is narrated, a nice feature) and a quiz that lets you earn points. If you're an elementary teacher looking for an app to reinforce plant knowledge, this is a dry but valid option.
$0.99, iPad
Teaches: science, plant life cycle - from seeds to fruit
CTR Rating: 77.5%