Small But Kinda Mighty

  I’m particularly excited this week about StudyPad’s latest app, SplashMath Kindergarten. Read about it and other family-friendly app news in this week’s edition of the Jellybean Tunes App Report.   Become a math superhero, learn about potty training, and solve the final puzzle in Happi & The Pirates for a chance to win an [...]

  Thanks to all of you, I recently placed #1 in the Circle of Moms vote for 2013 Tech Blog. All of the Top 25 Mom bloggers were asked a series of questions including “What’s your favorite kid-friendly app?” You can read all the interviews here. My answer to that question was: “Asking an app reviewer [...]

    If you’re working with a child on building spelling and reading skills then you should definitely check out the apps from Reading Eggs, brought to you by the same folks responsible for the Reading Eggs website. Currently their apps are all on sale with a price drop from $2.99 to only 99 cents [...]

  Let’s See-quence from Winter into Spring at an SBKM Open House! Starting tomorrow (Friday, March 22nd, 2013) I will be hosting an Open House on my Facebook page – you don’t need to bring anything but if you visit, you may win an app code or two. Developer I Get It has provided me [...]

    *Drumroll* – this post contains a giveaway for TWO copies of SpeechBox for Speech Therapy (an iPhone and an iPad edition) AND a video of the app in action starring the talented and wonderful Oliver! Summary – is the app worth buying? Yes, for parents who want the ability to practice speech sound [...]

  Last summer, when I was shopping for a bluetooth keyboard that I could use with my iPad, I narrowed my choice down to either the Zaggfolio or Adonit’s Writer Plus. Unfortunately for me, a gajillion other people were eagerly awaiting the release of Writer Plus for the third generation iPad and the demand after [...]

  From March 1st to March 5th, 2013, TOBY Playpad will be on sale for the terrific price of $23.99. That’s a discount of 75% from its usual price of $94.99. If you decide to buy it then please use my link to the App Store as Apple will pay me a commission at no [...]

  As usual, I will be adding to this list daily so keep checking back for new things to win. Thanks to everyone who has donated apps and other prizes – your support is greatly appreciated! Click on the title of the app to view it in iTunes. Remember you can also always find all [...]

  Niki Music is a music player for your child’s iDevice – if your child loves music and you have a collection of their music in iTunes, then this app is well worth its current purchase price of $1.99. An older child could use this app independently to select their musical favourites from their family’s [...]

  Last week we had our first weekly community blog post in which we discussed apps to help dyslexics with reading. I was so happy to see that it got lots of comments and input and the mum who asked me for recommendations was over the moon, so thank you for your participation. We already [...]