All the controls in this game are easy to understand. If they aren't immediately known, they can be displayed by simply pausing the game. In many mini games, the tilt system can be used for navigation.
There are parental controls in the game as well as individual profiles that bookmarks after each play session. This allows the parents full control as well as saved status for each child that plays the app.
Thinkrolls 2 has two different difficulty levels designed for children ages 4-5 and 6-9. So a child with siblings or just as one grows, the difficulty can be adjusted to suit their needs.
In order to collect resources, players can send their heroes on adventures. Eventually, they come back with the desired items and that's it. This method of gaining resources can become dull very quickly.
The basic currency of the economy is energy. In oder to get energy, the player must have crops. In order to have crops, the player must send a hero on missions. In order to go on missions, the hero must have energy. This game teaches the circular nature of a small economy.
The control scheme is simple to use and understand being that the player only uses their thumb to tap on the left or right side of the screen to rotate the the squids in each corresponding direction.
Crab diggers allows users to sign in with their Google+ account in order to compete with friends and strangers in a global leaderboard as well as accrue achievements for completing certain tasks in game.
For users that want to remove the advertisement from the bottom of as well as the full screen ads between rounds from the game there is a single in app purchases of $2.99 that will remove them permanently.
By giving children the option to experiment with animal habitats and eating preferences, they learn the temperament of certain creatures. Of course this app isn't going to provide the same experience as real nature, but it's a good place to start.
In order to learn about specific animals' diets, players can ask them what their favorite foods are through a speech bubble.
Kids are encouraged independently figure out how this game works. While there are almost no instructions, the gameplay is mostly drag and drop so there shouldn't be serious problems.
Toca Nature encourages creativity in the same way as Minecraft. Kids can place trees, lakes, and mountains and watch how nature reacts. Although there are omnivorous animals in this game, there is no animal-on-animal violence.
Toca Nature seems to have very relaxing graphics, especially in combination with the music. By design, this app encourages reflective gameplay because of its trance-like experience.
LeveLisa is a creative puzzle app. Kids solve tangram puzzles that teaches them spatial thinking and problem solving. The learning experience continues after a puzzle is solve. Kids can create artworks with 8 different tools.
The game itself is very challenging. You need to have a strategy in collecting the coins from different obstacles. And the math content that they integrate in the game is awesome. It helps my kids master their math skills.