Bubl ABC
© 2014 Bubl
Ready to freely scribble with a musical chorus of alphabet letters? Twenty-six musical, moving letters come to life in your choice of seven languages, and each letter has it's own voice, beat and rhythm. You quickly learn that you can play with letter combinations to create rhythms. Too bad you can't record your own voice and attach it to a letter. Perhaps in version 2.0. The result is that the letters become a melodic percussion instrument that you can control with your taps. You can swipe letters on or off the screen as you pull and swipe your way through the alphabet. There are no wrong answers but there are some nice hidden features. Whenever a word shows up on the screen, either accidentally or on purpose, the word is highlighted with a visual effect. Simple words like "cat" or "hat" work best, although some words don't work at all. Teachers may want to note that certain combinations of letters, especially the letter "X" can cause the app to say "sex" and that some of the letters are unconventional. The capital J has a strange hat, and the C is squared, for example. Also, there are no upper/lower case options. For a playful, musical, informal exposure to unconventional print in a fail-safe format, this is a good app to consider. See also Bubl Gelato, Bubl Draw and Bubl Tap. Bubl studio was just acquired by Fox & Sheep.
$2.99, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch (iOS 6.0 or later)
Teaches: language, causality, letter recognition; English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Brazilian Portuguese
CTR Rating: 90%