Dr. Panda's Mailman

$2.99, iPad, iPhone, Android

Teaches: spatial relations, creativity, maps, memory, logic

CTR Rating: 92%

CTR Review

Here's a another playful, fun Dr. Panda app that is well worth the download. This time Dr. Panda is a mailman (note the gender bias). Your job is to make a postcard, put on the stamp, and decide who gets your card, from ten possible animal characters. The best part is the driving. Dr. Panda's mail bike follows your finger around a map as you search for your customer. Testers found the driving to be a bit clumsy, and the top-down view of the signs is hard to see. But these are minor points. It's fun to drive over ramps to do tricks, and you can wander off the road with no penalty. You soon discover that there's a guide squirrel who will help you find your customer; which is an important feature because it's easy to get lost. We liked the variety of places to explore -- getting to the ten homes requires driving up mountains, crossing rivers, moving through forests and driving along snowy roads. There are no rules or end-points or language prerequisites. Works with an iPad 2 or newer, iPhone 4S or newer, or iPod Touch 5th Generation. Need to know: explore the parent options to turn off the promotion screen. You can also adjust the music and sound.