myBlee Math
© 2014 myBlee
Aligned with the Common Core State Standards for elementary school math, this app is designed to let children "learn, practice, and review elementary school math". The activities involve answers that are entered as multiple-choice responses although children are given open-ended ways to try out some of the concepts. They can freely play with measuring tools like a protractor or a ruler, for example. Speech synthesis is used, which reduces the need to be able to read the problems. Most of this app is well constructed, but the "Let's look at this together" mode is deadly because you can't skip the tutorial. In three languages: English, Spanish, and French, covering 1,000 math topics organized around 15 categories. The teaser version is $free; additional in-app purchases cost between $5.99 and $10.99.
iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch (iOS 6.0 or later, 362 MB)
Teaches: math facts, curriculum, whole language