Category archive for ‘Word’ 
ABC Shakedown (0)
3/02/10 •
Yesterday, we checked out Pocket Story – The Boy Giant and nurtured our burgeoning skill at reading. But, before we can actually read, we need to learn that cornerstone of language, itself: the alphabet. Before learning to use a language, you must first learn its alphabet, which are the building blocks not only of speech, ... Read More
Scrabble (1)
1/18/10 •
I think we’ve established how much I enjoy word games. The question is, why haven’t I reviewed Scrabble yet? Well, I’ll tell you. It’s because all my time is spent playing it. With a little Catan thrown in, of course. I remember being horrible at Scrabble when I began playing regularly some time in college, jumping ... Read More
ABC Maze (2)
11/13/09 •
After all that gamer talk yesterday, today is my reprieve from anything so serious. Oh yes, that means kid’s apps! ABC Maze is a recent development by the creators of iWriteWords, a favorite app of ours we gave high accolades several months ago in June. Thankfully, gdiplus knows a thing or two about developing stellar apps. They ... Read More
Words With Friends (0)
10/30/09 •
Words With Friends is one of the best turn-based crossword iPhone and iPod Touch apps out there. The app is basically in the style of Scrabble without ever billing itself as such. Although the board is bigger, you have multiple game options, and it has a great free version as well as an upgraded paid ... Read More
Guess The News (2)
10/15/09 •
Anagram and news junkies rejoice! Guess The News is the game for you. We’ve had quite the surge of App Review Requests on our site, and believe me, it’s been no small ordeal siphoning through the pile, playing games, testing out project managers and music apps. . . did I mention playing games? Guess the News ... Read More
The Quick Brown Fox (2)
9/25/09 •
I attended an incredibly small, private, middle school called Carden in Stockton, California, a place of magnificently ugly pleated skirts and polo shirts of the green, yellow, white and navy blue variety, like the Flag of Gabon had it also black, and classes of 12 students or less. We had no science labs, computer labs, ... Read More
Scramble 2 (0)
9/23/09 •
I love word games. I can’t get enough of them. Scrabble and Text Twist online are two stand-bys of mine, the first going back to childhood, and the second stemming from High School. But other than just solving anagrams in my head – when on road trips, boring my friends to death, finding most people, and ... Read More
Moxie (0)
8/19/09 •
If you are looking for a different kind of word game, you’ve found it. This iPhone app is full of promise. Moxie promises “No Pressure”, “Quick to Play”, “Quick to Learn”, “Ergonomic”, “Rewards Strategic Thinking”, and “Wholesome”. I’ll put each of these to the test while giving you a runthrough of this original iPhone app. No ... Read More
Write My Name (1)
7/23/09 •
Write My Name is as simple as it gets. By developer Reefcube, the iPhone app Write My Name is meant to teach your child to write his own name by tapping the letters of his name in the correct order. Since the app needs to know the child’s name prior, the parent must type in the ... Read More
Look Mommy! iWriteWords (5)
6/12/09 •
Care to teach your child how to write in an easy and fun way? In class your child is already inundated with the writing and rewriting and rewriting again of countless a,a,a,a,a,a,a, the entire alphabet, in print and cursive, to memorize letters and their meaning. This, of course, is of utmost importance to the budding ... Read More
