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The developers behind Math Fractions: Introduction manage to take the same winning formula they've used in other math-based games and apply it effectively to the development and execution of a game world and quiz structure that is fun and educational for all levels of learners.

When your child first starts using Math Fractions: Introduction, they are prompted to create a character, name that character, and give them clothing. They are then dropped into a typical child's room that they can explore by tapping around. While the resulting interface is a bit messy and hard to navigate, the effect … Read more

The purpose of Math Fractions: Multiplication & Division is to make the process of learning fractions as fun as possible for children who have been weaned on video games and electronic devices for the last decade. The app as a whole does a fine job of turning learning into an engaging game and ensuring there are apt rewards in place for a job well done.

The app is designed to thoroughly involve a young child in the process of learning fractions. It does this by first asking them to create an avatar and dress them for integration into this game … Read more

In the case of Math Fractions: Proper, Improper & Mixed, we found an app well suited to many age groups and types of learners, whether preparing for a test in fractions or just learning what they are. The result is a sometimes uneven, but ultimately entertaining app that is perfect for learning these early math concepts.

Math Fractions is built for kids from the start. The interface is a child's room, complete with toys and gadgets and an avatar that your child can dress and use to maneuver the room. While it is a static screen and the interface … Read more

An app like Message Editor is a great way to compose and share messages without actually engaging in a conversation or making a fool of yourself with a friend or family member. Perfect for joke conversations, fake images or memes, or just having fun on social networks, Message Editor emulates the interface of the iOS messenger, well.

To use Message Editor, tap on any of the pre-filled word bubbles onscreen. You can then edit the message, the time the message was sent, and any images attached to that message. You can also edit the sender of the messages from the … Read more

Minima is designed to quickly and easily shrink images taken by the camera on your iOS device, and works incredibly well. Because of the naturally very large file size of most images on the iOS camera, it can become a space issue quickly--Minima fixes this problem, automatically, as you take new photos.

To shrink an image in Minima, all you need to do is open it. Tap the image in your library to open it and it will be instantly resized, according to the settings. There are five options here--mini, midi, maxi, and either iPhone or iPad. You can set … Read more

The new Moving Art app from Louie Schwartzberg takes a series of videos of locations and landscapes and combines them into arresting imagery in video format. Displayed on the iPad's gorgeous retina display screen, the results are at times breathtaking, but can at times suffer from a lack of direction.

The result of Schwartzberg's work is an engaging but often slow and very large app that can be soothing but will certainly be best for a certain audience. Open the app after the long download process, and Moving Art gives you a number of videos to choose from. … Read more

MyWeatherPic takes the everyday urge to talk about the weather and helps you share the exact conditions wherever you are with custom images. Using many familiar photo editing and sharing features combined with weather-tracking integration, the app is a unique and fun tool.

MyWeatherPic, at its core, is a camera. You open the app and the camera will activate in the upper half of the screen. Over the top of the camera's viewfinder is an overlay of the current weather and your location. Weather is in degrees Celsius to start but you can change to Fahrenheit or you can … Read more

NeroKwik attempts to solve the problem of your images being spread across too many devices and networks, and for the most part it succeeds. Creating a single, easy-to-navigate interface for all of your photos across your iOS devices, Facebook, and Google+, NeroKwik works well, but not without some issues.

NeroKwik is designed to make it easy to access all of your photos on one device. It does this by adding every photo on each device you install the app on to an online account. You can also connect Facebook and Google+ to the same accounts so you can easily view … Read more

Math Puzzles for Kids Lite is an app with many good ideas but some major issues in terms of execution that can make it both boring and frustrating for the children who would benefit most from it. With performance issues related to the touch interface and limited gameplay options, it needs some upgrades before it can offer a truly engaging math experience.

Math Puzzles for Kids Lite comes with 36 puzzles including addition and subtraction, comparison problems, and logical thinking. The puzzles are all designed for early elementary and preschool-age children (as they learn math concepts), and the execution of … Read more