Little Fox Animal Doctor

$2.99, iPad, iPhone

Teaches: health, art

CTR Rating: 82%

CTR Review

Beautifully illustrated but shallow in content, this is a pet doctor simulation where you play the doctor. There have been no shortage of pet or animal doctor titles over the years, but none have looked this good. You start with five sick animals in the waiting room, each suffering from one of 15 possible ailments. Your challenge is to nurse them back to health by following an recipe-like set of visual instructions. Your bat might have a torn wing; your rabbit might have a cold, a scrape or an infestation of fleas. You are shown the problem in a way that requires no language skills. While this app looks good, there's not that much to do -- after a few cycles you start to encounter the same health issues. You also notice that while animals vary in breed, they have similar faces. We didn't like inclusion of icons that lead to the company app store on the main menu (although there is an age-gate). There are five animals (a fox, bat, rabbit, mole, and owl) with 15 injuries. This app was illustrated by Heidi Wittlinger, the same artist that did Little Fox Animal Doctor and Nighty Night Circus.