Very Hungry Caterpillar & Friends, The: Play & Explore
© 2014 Storytoys
If there was an award for the world's most beautiful early math workbook, it might very well go to this app. This is the first time the art of Eric Carle has been used in an app that you won't regret buying. The bad news is that a few of the activities are shallow, and in some, an over cheerful, overly chatty narrator might stand in the way of a curious child. This isn't a deal breaker -- you can skip around in the app, and some of the activities -- especially the jigsaw puzzle, are responsive and exceptional. Also a big plus -- content is housed in StoryToy's 3D pages, with the added benefit of changing between five languages (English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese). A badge system lets you save progress for up to eight activities. While this is a nice feature, it isn't clear how to check or reset progress. For gaining number sense, there are definitely better counting apps activities, but none this pretty.
$3, iPad
Teaches: counting, English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese
CTR Rating: 84%