Bobby Ball in the Magic World - Eng Version

What it is: a set of 16 educational minigames helping develop various skills (early maths, memory, logical thinking).

What you do with it: follow Bobby Ball and other characters , who will guide you through 8 scenes (like 'tree house', 'fairy land') and instruct you about the activities. The minigames include: finding differences in 2 pictures, matching animals to their shadows, putting objects or numbers in the correct sequence, matching colors, matching letters, remembering and recalling position of objects etc.
In each scene there is a bonus 'sing-along' song.

What we liked: it is a nice all-round app with good range of activities with difficulty levels which can be adjusted to the child's age. Very good audio instructions (for both navigation and the activities), easy operation, funny characters, nice colorful illustrations and animations. We also liked the option for setting up multiple accounts (with progress tracking for each activity for each account).

What we didn't like: the extra 'interactive' elements in the scenes may distract (especially younger kids) from the main educational activities. Audio quality could be better. The music (especially the 'bonus' songs) may not be for everyone's taste.

Bottom line: it is a very nicely done educational app although a bit expensive. Before buying we recommend that you check out the 'lite' version.

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