Goldilocks and the three bears

Goldilocks and the three bears

Review, Appy Chat & Giveaway

Developer:  PlayFuel

Description:

Meet Goldilocks, the girl with lots of mischief on her mind. The story sees the inquisitive girl exploring and ultimately creating chaos in the three bears house!

Help goldilocks to fill her rumbling tummy, fix little bears chair and make amends for her naughtiness.

Goldilocks and the three bears is a delightful app of discovery and exploration. The beautiful illustrations, quirky sound track and engaging games will ensure little ones can enjoy this app again and again!

Made by a tiny start up of 3 trying to demystify the world of app development and impress our kids along the way.

Specifications:

Category: Book
Updated: December 27, 2012
Version: 1.0
Language: English Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.  This app is optimized for iPhone 5.  Requires iOS 4.3 or later.

Links:

Website: http://www.goldilocksapp.wordpress.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GoldilocksApp
Twitter: @playfuelblog
App:  Goldilocks and the three bears

Review:

“Goldilocks and the three bears”  is a charming, animated story that is interactive and  based on the traditional fairytale that we all knew and loved as children.  It is narrated by a by a little boy’s voice.  The  animated is rather charming.  This cute take original kids’ tale  teaches young children about size and comparison as well.  It follows Goldilocks all the way from where she is picking flowers in the woods, even though she was forbidden to do to, all the way to when she is running out of the three bears’ house.

When Goldilocks meets the bears, they make neat noises when you touch them.  However, they are not happy about the state of their porridge bowls, or their chairs.  Your child gets a chance to make baby bear happy again by fixing the chair that is broken.  Your child can fix the chair by doing a puzzle.   The angry bears wake Goldilocks in ways that allow your child to have have some interactive fun!  It woke up my napping husband.  That was rather amusing.  In, what is a great lesson, they also have her clean up their house for all the trouble she has caused them.

This is neat interactive story, with a great amount of interactivity.   The app have no in-app purchases, no advertisements,  and no customizable settings.  I would recommend this app.  I think it is most appropriate for younger children, but some kids who are a bit older might like as a bedtime, or winding down, story-time activity. (by Angie Gorz)

Information About the Developers:

We are a small start up called Playfuel made up of 2 mums, with small children, who are making digital books and games for kids. Goldilocks and the 3 Bears is our 1st app and we are really proud of it.

We want to make beautiful apps for kids to fall in love with and parents to enjoy. Children are much better at adopting new technology than adults and so we wanted to give them traditional and beautiful stories in a format they will find common place throughout their life.

Following the release of Goldilocks and the three bears we will be launching a series of Goldilocks adventures, which see her character interacting with other well know fairy tales.

Appy Chat:

When did you decide to develop this app?
We had wanted to produce an app for a long time but committing to one idea was the tricky part. So we didn’t actually start until feb 2012

When did you first release this app?
In dec 2012

How long did it take you to develop this app?
It took 10 months but to be honest working around school runs and school holidays meant it took longer than we had imagined.

What is your favourite feature?  My favourite feature is when goldilocks has to tidy the house. I think that’s because I thought of either of my kids tidying up would be a miracle!

What is your favourite page in the app?
My favourite page is where she tries the porridge. Makes me giggle every time

What skills were you hoping to help the end user to develop?
Size comparisons, to use reasoning to come to conclusions and moral reasoningWhat age range would this app most suit?
Up to age 5

Are any new updates coming soon?
New update is imminent which add a navigation arrow rather that swiping to turn the page

Giveaway:

We have a Rafflecopter giveaway until January 19, 2013