Baby First Puzzle Farm Lite
© 2013 Open Solutions
This is a crudely designed drag-and-drop puzzle that asks children to find the matching outline for farm items. With the free version, every 9th problem brings up an prompt asking children to buy the full version for $.99. It is a poster child for both bad design and bad business practice. We also noticed some content inaccuracies -- A wheelbarrow is called a "barrow" and a jet airplane is called a "fighter." The depictions of the farm animals are of low quality, while the machines are more realistic. A watch me mode puts the app in slide show mode, in which a large hand automatically takes over the problems, creating a frustrating situation where you're competing for control with the built in hand. The reinforcements, consisting of applause and fireworks, have nothing to do with the concepts or language being presented. Even at $free, this is not a good deal. Note that this app was one of the baby apps targeted by the Campaign for Commercial Free Childhood for false marketing. We'd agree with the CCFC that this is not a good way for babies to spend time, for quality reasons.
iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
Teaches: vocabulary, cause and effect
CTR Rating: 36%