Ms
Great for my 4 year old until I couldn't figure out how to shake the scanner to jumble the no's up. Help! How do I do it, or is the button not working on our ap?
Very good app!
Excellent app, the only problem is the sound is very quiet despite turning up the volume on my iPad. Sort this out and it's 5 stars! :-)
Mr Unimpressed
In the UK, we call it 'Maths'. Not a lot of content for the money.
Kids learning
Excellent for my son he is 3 and learnt a lot by himself. The app is worth paying for also the alphabet one is good to
Buggy, unforgiving
First, the good things. This app has a good look.
Unfortunately, the app does not work well. Every time my kid leaves an exercise, it starts from the beginning, which quickly becomes tedious. It does not allow the student to progress.
User input is disabled regularly to finish a slow animation, so the kid feels the app is not responding. Many simple mis-clicks result in waiting for several seconds for a canned audio to repeat itself.
The hit box on some manipulatives, like the number 8, are unforgivably small and result in the above frustration.
The number tracing is unforgiving in unreasonable ways, and doesn't allow the user to correct well from a tracing mistake. The algorithm for tracing 8 is broken and can easily result in not learning how to write the numbers correctly.
All lessons are presented in the exact same order from no knowledge, to some knowledge. There is no way to customize any of the lessons for someone who is already familiar with the very basics.
Many manipulatives look like they can be handled in multiple ways, but they can't, and it is poor enough that the wrong lessons can easily be learned. The sounds never hint at what the user may be doing wrong. It is mindless.
I would not recommend this as an app for teaching numbers in the Montessori method, as too many shortcuts have been made.
Unfortunately, the app does not work well. Every time my kid leaves an exercise, it starts from the beginning, which quickly becomes tedious. It does not allow the student to progress.
User input is disabled regularly to finish a slow animation, so the kid feels the app is not responding. Many simple mis-clicks result in waiting for several seconds for a canned audio to repeat itself.
The hit box on some manipulatives, like the number 8, are unforgivably small and result in the above frustration.
The number tracing is unforgiving in unreasonable ways, and doesn't allow the user to correct well from a tracing mistake. The algorithm for tracing 8 is broken and can easily result in not learning how to write the numbers correctly.
All lessons are presented in the exact same order from no knowledge, to some knowledge. There is no way to customize any of the lessons for someone who is already familiar with the very basics.
Many manipulatives look like they can be handled in multiple ways, but they can't, and it is poor enough that the wrong lessons can easily be learned. The sounds never hint at what the user may be doing wrong. It is mindless.
I would not recommend this as an app for teaching numbers in the Montessori method, as too many shortcuts have been made.
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Great app but fix the bugs
Comment update:
My son has enjoyed this app (ipad version) since I purchased it on they day of the release of the latest version, yet its limitations have not yet been addressed.
1. The app does not respond to volume controls. It is set at one volume level and you cannot even mute.
2. THE LANGUAGE OPTIONS. Please! Put language options back in-app. My son speaks spanish and all his apps that have language options are set to Spanish except this one (the most expensive one, by the way).
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I just purchased version 1.5 for my Spanish speaking 2 year old. This is a great learning tool but this version has some major bugs to fix:
1. There is no language option. Only available option is English.
2. App is not responding to volume controls.
So far the only bugs I have come across. Please fix!
Thank you for a great product.
My son has enjoyed this app (ipad version) since I purchased it on they day of the release of the latest version, yet its limitations have not yet been addressed.
1. The app does not respond to volume controls. It is set at one volume level and you cannot even mute.
2. THE LANGUAGE OPTIONS. Please! Put language options back in-app. My son speaks spanish and all his apps that have language options are set to Spanish except this one (the most expensive one, by the way).
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I just purchased version 1.5 for my Spanish speaking 2 year old. This is a great learning tool but this version has some major bugs to fix:
1. There is no language option. Only available option is English.
2. App is not responding to volume controls.
So far the only bugs I have come across. Please fix!
Thank you for a great product.
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Disappointed, too pricey.
There seem to be bugs on games 2 and 4.
I came to this through the Brainpickings Site, listed as a top app - but can only say that although it has the appearance of good design, in that it's minimal and clear to look at - the signals of what to do or that success has been achieved aren't that clear. Game 3 is common enough on other apps, and in general the sticky functionality I think will try kids' patience. Certainly tried mine - at that price, I expected something really zippy. I hope all this gets sorted out.
I came to this through the Brainpickings Site, listed as a top app - but can only say that although it has the appearance of good design, in that it's minimal and clear to look at - the signals of what to do or that success has been achieved aren't that clear. Game 3 is common enough on other apps, and in general the sticky functionality I think will try kids' patience. Certainly tried mine - at that price, I expected something really zippy. I hope all this gets sorted out.
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About the same as what you'd pay for a large latte
I don't know why people are balking at paying $5 for this app. This app is great no nonsense education for kids learning numbers. My son is nearly four, but is still really struggling to recognize numbers. I hope this app helps him. I like Montessorium apps because they don't contain cute songs or animation that children will find distracting.
This app is best suited for children aged 2-4, who are still learning to recognize and write numbers.
This app is best suited for children aged 2-4, who are still learning to recognize and write numbers.
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Nice app
A great maths introduction app for the kids.
Very good for early starters!
My four year old is starting with tracing numbers. She can already count to something like seventeen, but does not draw numbers yet and just starts to recognize their letters.
Please improve the German soundtrack (native speaker( and timing (sometimes the words are too close, add half a second or so delay) and please make the language selectable from the App and not based on iOS language!
Thanks for a very good app!
Please improve the German soundtrack (native speaker( and timing (sometimes the words are too close, add half a second or so delay) and please make the language selectable from the App and not based on iOS language!
Thanks for a very good app!
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