Great quality review showing Animal Sounds, Letter Peek and Number Quiz from Fox News Tapped In podcast (Tapped In on YouTube) (Tapped In on iTunes). Love when the reviewer channels her inner child and gets crazy on the 4 animal version for a “zoological remix”.
It’s been a while since we’ve released a new game. In case you don’t know me personally, my wife and I welcomed our second daughter into the world in April. Needless to say, the last 6 months have been pretty crazy around the house. But now we’re back, let the apps flow!
Our latest game is called Zoo Memory Match. It’s is a traditional card memory game but enjoyable by kids of all ages. My oldest daughter is almost 3 now and is old enough to really enjoy memory matching card games. I wanted to make a game that she could have enjoyed when she was younger as well.
Zoo Memory Match has two styles of play for any stage of your child’s development. The cards face up version shows either 4, 12 or 20 cards on the screen with pairs of Zoo animals. Tapping on the card plays the sound of the animal, which is fun enough for most younger kids. If they tap a pair of matching animals, the cards disappear. Find all the pairs and you win!
The cards face down version is the more traditional style. same 4, 12 or 20 cards are on the board but they all look the same. Tapping on the card flips it over and plays the sound of the animal you revealed. If you can find the matching animal, they disappear. Much more challenging for kids this way.
Everything is completely random, so you never play the same game twice. We’ve optimized the app to play on the iPhone or iPod Touch as well as the new iPad. It’s also got high resolution graphics to look magical on an iPhone 4 with the Retina display.
Take a look at the video demo below to see all 6 modes of play, I’m sure your kid will love at least one of them. Look for more games from Tantrum Apps in the coming weeks.
Zoo Memory Match on the App Store for iPhone/iPod and iPad
After taking a few months off for the birth of our second daughter, we’ve been got a new iPhone game for kids coming. Here’s a quick preview video of our first memory matching game. Not sure what it’ll be called yet, but there will be levels for kids of all ages to enjoy.
Was sent a link to a nice review of Letter Peek by the folks at giggleapps.com.
“This app is done very well and it gets two thumbs up but I wish there was more offered. This tool is limited to 26 “peeks” – one flashcard for each letter of the alphabet. It would be nice to have several sets from which to choose.”
If I find any more letters, I’ll be sure to update the app! =)
Kidding of course. We have an update in dev to allow random access to the letters, which I hope brings a second dimension to the game.
Thanks for the great review!
Our newest app Number Peek is now available in the App Store. Number Peek is the sequel to our popular Letter Peek game. Each of the 20 numbers is shown in upper and lower case. When you tap each number, they curl up revealing something starting with the number. A male or female voice then says the number along with what is being revealed, depending on which voice you prefer.
You can find Number Peek in the App Store or follow this link to learn more.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=336710744&mt=8
What a nice surprise to see Zoo Sounds shown on Playgrounder, one of my favorite kids sites. For those of you who don’t know, Playgrounder is a new website/magazine featuring some of the coolest kids stuff I’ve seen. They post a few new items daily with huge photos so you can see all the details. Definitely worth checking out and subscribing to the RSS, I’ve already found a few Xmas presents for my daughter.
If you haven’t picked up Zoo Sounds yet, we just released an update to most of our apps which allows you to download them over 3G, no more wireless required. Check out Tantrum Apps on the App Store for more info.
Letter Quiz Lite has been climbing the charts the last few days, currently #62 on the Top Educational Games. To get more people to upgrade, we’re dropping the price of the paid version of Letter Quiz to $.99 for a limited time.
Letter Quiz presents each of the 26 letters alongside 3 random letters. A voice then is played asking your child to “Touch the letter” shown. If the wrong letter is touched, the device vibrates and plays a random sound. If the correct letter is touched, the card flips over to reveal an object starting with the letter. If they make it through all 26 letters, a trophy as a prize!
If you have a 2 year old learning their letters, this is the perfect app for you.
I spent a lot of time over the last few months learning how to better develop iPhone apps. I’ve completely rewritten my most popular app Zoo Sounds with a focus on speed. I was so blown away by this comparison, I had to post a video demonstrating it.
Version 1.1.1 was faster than version 1.1, and it launched in 5 seconds flat. Version 1.2, which has been submitted to the App Store today, shaves 70% off that launch time, loading in just 1.5 seconds!
Look for the other Sounds apps to get the same update over the next few weeks.
I’m happy to report, the free version of Letter Peek is slowly moving up the Top 100. As of this post, it’s number 54 on the Top Free Educational Games and number 92 on the Top Free Kids Games. As a result, the pay version of Letter Peek is number 60 on the Top Paid Education Games. As you can imagine, I’m really excited about this.
I could really use some help pushing these apps up the charts. If you have an iPhone, please do me a favor and “buy” (free) Letter Peek Lite today. Every download counts, if it can get in the top 50 it should get some great visibility and move even faster up the charts.
Direct Download: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=329748208&mt=8
Letter Quiz makes learning your ABCs fun. This is our first game designed for older toddlers, age 2 and up recommended. The gameplay is vert intuitive; 4 letters are shown and a voice asks to “Touch the Letter A.” Tapping the correct letter flips the card over to show an object starting with the letter. Then the next cards slide in. If you get all 26 right, you win a prize!
This game is currently the top requested app from my daughter. “Letter game, Letter game” is all I hear when I pull out the iPhone. She’s 26 months now, and a little quick on learning her letters, which is why it’s rated for kids 2yo and up.
We’ll have a free version available soon so you can test it out before purchasing. Also should have a demo of it being played online this weekend.
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