TeleStory
© 2014 Launchpad Toys
Turn your iPad into a TV studio, where you're the star. The process is simple, thanks to auto-props that use face recognition to automatically provide props and wardrobe items. You start by choosing from four themes: the news, a music video, taking a drive as a private eye, and a Star Wars like theme. Next, you can mix and match, from over 30 animated scenes, recording yourself as the central character. Content includes 50 digital costume items, each with face tracking abilities. These include glasses, wigs, hands and so on. We did not see any worrisome content. Once you've created a project you can easily save your work to your local photo or video library, or you can share it on the ToonTube Global Storytelling Network for Kids, where pre-screened work is shared. The main menu is big and bold, and takes some getting used, but our testers were able to figure it out.
$2.99, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch (iOS 7.0 or later)
Teaches: creativity, using the camera, acting, self esteem
CTR Rating: 94%