Bug Art
© 2014 Little Bit Studio, LLC
Beautiful and well designed, here are five bug-themed activities that look a lot like past Little Bit Studio apps. Only this time, you can be the bug designer, creating a custom shell or wing decorations that can include your photograph. Once you've finished your bug, it appears in the other games. This builds feelings of ownership inside the experience. You start by choosing an activity from a confusing first menu (confusing because bugs keep flying around). The first activity, called Free Paint, lets you freely draw with a variety of unique art tools. It is both responsive and powerful, with a nice variety of painting and sticker options that include bug track brushes and the ability to trace bug outlines. We did not notice an easy "undo," however. Once you've created your bug, you can enter it into a race (tap the screen to move), fly around a garden in search of bubbles, moving around in mazes, counting bubbles or playing a simple memory puzzle. There's plenty to do, despite the confusing navigation. We especially liked how a child's work is automatically saved. This is a universal app that runs on all iOS devices (3GS and higher); and it has been localized for English, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. Parental features are hidden behind a child lock.
$0.99, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
Teaches: Creativity, Localized for: English, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish
CTR Rating: 88%