Dora: Where is Boots?
© 2012 Budge Studios
Billed as a "Hide and Seek Adventure" this app was inspired by the classic lift-the-flap books. The nine screen adventure hides something red in each page, but the experience could be more elegant and more responsive. For example, the Banana Catching game is responsive although the numbers of bananas you catch doesn't accurate map to your score (a missed math opportunity). Features includes Read along with Dora, turn the pages and read along with highlighted text as Dora the Explorer reads the story. Content includes: Look for Boots, and help complete the story by revealing animated objects; Play Boots’ Banana Catch Game - see how many bananas you can catch in each level; Look for the special bunches of 3 in every scene; Make Your Own Story Page - choose from any of the pages to decorate it with tappable animated stickers, then save it to your album; original music and animated artwork; and Sharing - parents can share via Email. Options let you turn the "Read to Me" mode off. You can also toggle on/off the sharing settings. Created by Budge Studios for Nickelodeon. The bottom line? Not bad, but less than great.
$1.99, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
Teaches: reading, logic, counting
CTR Rating: 80%