Mibblio
© 2013 Mibblio
Update October 2013: Originally $4.99, the app is now free and comes with one mibblet. Additional mibblits are available as in-app purchases, ranging from $0.99 - $2.99. Other changes include a new design in which not-yet-purchased mibblets are not put alongside purchased ones, but are instead available in a pull-down library so as to avoid confusion and accidental purchasing of mibblets by children. Other features include both classic and original songs, and mibblet performances by Tracy Bonham, Lunch Money, Boxtop Jenkins with the Indigo Girls, Splash'N Boots, and more. This musical sandbox makes it possible for children to mix and match musical elements as they hear a song sung to them. It's a bit like a play-back only Garage Band, for Kindergartners. You start by choosing a story (called a mibblet), an illustrated story-song, which can be downloaded as long as you have a live Internet connection. Additional mibblets are sold as in-app sales, which are in view of children in the main menu, so so be careful. Weaknesses include no record mode, plus options for new songs are shown in the menu that children can see. So be careful. Selections include On Top of Spaghetti and The Wheels on the Bus. This kind of experience shows lets children discover new instrument combinations and learn the basics of creating a song, with a dash of reading. The $4.99 includes one mibblet; additional mibblits cost $2.99. Learn more at www.mibblio.com.
iPad
Teaches: music
CTR Rating: 80%