Play and Learn with Wallace is an educational children’s app from Priddy Books. This is an all-in-one app for preschoolers that contains 6 different apps within. The apps focus on number skills as well as letters and basic spelling. Play and Learn with Wallace teaches children in a fun and interesting way with tons of different mini-games within each separate app and each is fully narrated so children can understand better what they need to do for each.

For starters, I’ll need to mention that all the apps in Play and Learn with Wallace need to be unlocked via In-App purchasing. Each can be unlocked for $0.99. There is one app that can be unlocked free though if you purchase 2 apps so the most you’ll need to spend to unlock all the apps would be $4.95. However, you don’t need to pay to check out all the apps. Play and Learn with Wallace allows you to demo each app for free to get a small taste of what each has to offer, and by small taste, I mean a full featured demo that they can actually enjoy in each app without necessarily purchasing them.

As an example of the type of mini-games you’ll find in each app, let’s take a look at the Counting Fun app. You’ll find mini-games like memory style matching pairs, counting the correct number of objects, identifying the number of objects, and dragging the correct number of animals into a field. There are other games, but those were just some examples. What I like is that the games constantly switch out every round so they are never playing the same type of game back to back. That keeps things interesting as they aren’t playing the same type of games over and over again. What’s neat too is that after a few rounds, they’ll earn rewards for a job well done.

Play and Learn with Wallace I would say is a great learning app, especially from what I’ve seen of it. The mini-games and activities are really good and while it is educational, everything is presented as a game so that it doesn’t feel like learning. It’s a fun experience that will keep kids entertained and focused without them ever feeling bored like they are just sitting there learning something trivial. While you do need to spend about $5 to unlock all the apps, I really appreciate the fact that Play and Learn with Wallace includes the ability to play each app as a full featured demo, allowing you to try before you buy.

App Store Link: Play and Learn with Wallace
Version: 2.0
Developer: Priddy Books / Unicorn Labs
Price: Free
In-App Purchases: Yes
Compatible Devices: (Universal App) iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 5.1 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

Description

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Play and Learn with Wallace is an exciting series of preschool apps guided by the best practices of early learning experts and teachers. It combines educational games and stimulating interactive play in one dynamic environment to engage preschoolers through first graders in a multitude of ways.

They will learn reading skills, counting skills, problem solving, fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and earn rewards that they can feel great about. The apps can be played by subject, or ‘super shuffled’ to create endless combinations. New games are regularly added within the app to further expand your child’s early learning experience (additional purchase required).

Introduce your children to the wonderful world of Wallace, and help them take their first steps up the early learning ladder.

Key Features:

-Free full-featured trial — try every app before deciding to buy
-All apps are hosted by Wallace, the lovable dog
-Reward charts and certificates satisfy a child’s desire for accomplishment and recognition
-“How is My Child Doing?” shows parents how their child is progressing
-Super Shuffle creates an integrated learning experience by automatically combining games from the different apps
-Your child’s profile is customizable by name, photo and theme, and keeps track of their achievements
-Continuous play mode keeps young minds engaged
-Choose between American or British English voice and spelling

Play and Learn with Wallace comes from Priddy Books, the best selling publisher of over 100 million children’s books worldwide.

Watch our overview video: http://bit.ly/wallacedemovideo

About the Apps:

My First App: This app teaches children first words, hand-eye coordination, visual tracking and number skills, and how to sort and recognize patterns. Includes six different games – Counting Ducks, Animal Sounds, Odd One Out, On Safari, Match the Pairs and Color It.

Picture Puzzles: This app features simple puzzles to develop a child’s creative skills, test their visual sense and build spatial awareness. Includes six different puzzle games – Follow the Lines, Matching Twins, Noisy Zoo, Shadow Shapes, Spot the Dot and Puzzle Pieces.

Counting Fun: This app teaches children key counting skills with simple learning games that help them recognize numbers and quantities. Includes six different games – Animal Counting, Touch the Number, Counting Fruit, Toy Shelf, Matching Pairs and Counting Vehicles.

First Spelling: This app uses simple, fun word games to teach children the essential first skills of reading, early phonics and spelling. Includes six different games – Letter Match, Guess the Sound, Matching First Sounds, Missing Letters, Odd Word Out and Spell the Word.

Number Skills (Age 5+): This app teaches children the essentials for learning simple math with activities about adding and subtracting numbers between 1 and 10. Includes six different games – Problem Train, Card Problems, Button Numbers, Raining Numbers, Bus Math and Math Class.

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