TallyTots – iPad App Review

By Cristi | March 21, 2011 | No comment yet

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Young children really benefit from interactive and engaging content when learning, and Apple’s App Store is full of great educational iPad apps that fit this description. SpinLight Studio’s TallyTots is one such app and it makes learning to count great fun for little ones.

Counting will become a fun activity for kids with this cute interactive app. TallyTots teaches children to count with different activities for them to enjoy and they’ll have a great time racing cars, watering plants, examining cupcakes and much more on their counting journey from one to twenty.

Each time youngsters select a number, they’ll see and hear counting. With audio and visual cues reinforcing the learning process, kids will be counting in no time. TallyTots begins with number cards from one to twenty on the screen. Select your first number and let the counting begin. Fun activities appear with each number selected allowing kids to count, play and learn. From that point on, smaller cards span the top and bottom of the screen making the selection of the next number as easy as 1, 2, 3. Just tap and hold your finger on the number you wish to see, wait for “Go” and that number’s activities appear.

TallyTots is easy enough for kids to use on their own and interesting enough to enjoy with Mom and Dad. If you have kids at home playing with your iPad or iPad 2, they will be taping and swiping their way through this game in no time. I enjoyed playing with the activities for each number and kids will too.

Currently featured in the App Store’s New and Noteworthy section, TallyTots has received good reviews, along with a 4 star rating. It’s available now for $1.99.

What I liked: Bright colors, nice graphics and fun interactive features.

What I didn’t like: It would be nice to have the option to automatically move on to the next number once you’ve completed the current number’s task.

To buy or not to buy: Yes, if you have young children at home who are learning to count, TallyTots is not only a great teaching tool, but a fun, interactive way to learn.