Number Sense | iPod / iPhone App | Review

Company: PunFlay
Item Reviewed: Number Sense App

PunFlay is the all new exclusive portal to showcase the iPhone and Web Games developed by the Media Lab of Emantras.

mLab is a high adrenalin ‘techno-creative’ outfit focused in creating fun and unique iPhone Apps, Web and Social Games apart from the ventures and expertise in animation and user design. It is a part of a global digital learning company called Emantras (headquartered in California, USA), PunFlay came into being using the creative and technology prowess it had in its workforce and as a means of meaningful self expression on the Web and iPhone.

Come and have fun in Math with Mathomatix: Number Sense – a brand new app specially designed for kindergarteners! Yes, you just read fun and Math in the same sentence. Number Sense is first in a series of math apps designed to play with numbers and ease counting to kindergarteners based on the National and California standards.

This not only familiarizes kids with numbers but also engages them with funny and witty gameplay.

Games Included:

• Booster Balls – Helps your kids learn counting from 1 to 30 by feeding some monsters. Don’t worry, the monsters don’t bite but the game will definitely keep your kids occupied.
• Do the Dotty – Simple but engaging connect-the-dots games that will help your kids recognize and memorize numbers in the right order. Oh, and don’t be surprised if they show you a moon that they have just colored blue!
• Numberella – A super hero donkey (Drizzle is his name) is all you need to get kids to compare numbers, without objects, from 1 to 10. And yeah, Drizzle can be tickled too!
• Fishoonka – This deceptively simple game uses a school of fish to demonstrate the concepts of greater than, less than and equal to! Your kids are gonna love the interactive environment.
• Toot Toot Train – From Chocolateville to Licorice Lane runs a train that relies on addition and subtraction. Curious? You will simply have to play the game!

Features:

• Kid-tested
• Parent approved
• Supplements Math concepts learned in school
• Blends California and National Standards
• Arcade style game play
• 5 great games in 1 package
• Giggle-inducing animations and great graphics
• Rich and interactive visual environment
• Easy-to-use menu for kids
• Images can be saved to Photos, and sent via e-mail or shared on facebook.
• Fun and interesting rewards

My Thoughts

My toddler loves the look and the sounds of this game but it is a tad bit over her head still so she sits and enjoys watching her big sis play the games. My tween has played with it and really enjoys it. She likes the colorful characters and says her favorite game is Fishnoonka. One that my toddler has tried out and I am so proud of her accomplishments in it is Booster Balls, it is helping her learn to count higher than 20 and she likes putting it on to test herself out. Good app for kids to get help in learning math.