Mathtopia+

Appy Chat & Giveaway

Developer: Top Shelf Learning

Award:

Children’s Technology Review awarded Mathtopia+ its 2013 Editor’s Choice Award for Excellence in Design

Appy Chat:

When did you decide to develop this app?
In August of 2012. Our son was supposed to be learning math facts in school, but preferred to wiggle in his chair, stare at the ceiling, and fetch a glass of water over practicing his facts.

When did you first release this app?
November 2012

How long did it take you to develop this app?
About 2 months

What is your favourite feature?
The star system that allows me to see at a glance how my son is progressing towards math fluency.

What is your son’s favorite feature?
The exploding stars, multi-touch swap, and the achievements he receives as his skills improve.

What skills were you hoping to help the end user to develop?
Math fact fluency (the ability to automatically recall facts in less than two seconds) along with pattern recognition, pattern matching, and logic skills.

What age range would this app most suit?
All ages. We’ve had children as young as five beg for time with it. Second to fifth graders are typically developing and mastering math fact fluency. And if you look on the Game Center leader boards, adults find the game highly compelling and addicting! The Smart Apps for Kids reviewer captured our experience nicely: “Mathtopia+ wins an award in my house—the first app I’ve reviewed that has been so addicting to me I couldn’t stop playing long enough to write the review. It’s also being played by all three of my children, in 6th grade, 3rd grade, and kindergarten, and I’ve even heard them fighting over the iPad for more Mathtopia+ time. I can guarantee no one in my house has ever fought over more time with flash cards.”

Are any new updates coming soon?
We update Mathtopia regularly, adding new achievements, new reporting features, and other elements at our users’ request. We love hearing from our users.

What sets you apart from other developers?
In addition to our credentials as programmers and educators, our team has a former State Senator, a former defense attorney for Napster, and a gamefication junkie.

Description:

Award winning highly addictive and entertaining math facts game.

° Children’s Technology Review Editor’s Choice Award 2013
° Fun Educational Apps Top Pick
° PadGadget – Ten iPad Apps We Love
° SmartAppsForKids – Five Stars
° Minds in Bloom – Best Math App Ever

Stamp math expressions with colorful answer tiles. Build math facts speed and accuracy. Then, to level up, slide tiles to make pattern matches and clear the board. Earn stars and trophies as you get faster at solving equations.

Mathtopia achievements are life-long skills.

This app has no ads or in app purchases. You can enjoy the same exciting game play in our free app “Mathtopia”. The free app requires in app purchase to unlock some features.

We hope you enjoy Mathtopia.

Common Core and Grade Levels Alignments

Addition and Subtraction: Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade
CCSS.Math.Content.2.OA.B.2 Add and subtract within 20. By end of Grade 2, know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.

Multiplication and Division: Third Grade
CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.C.7 Fluently multiply and divide within 100. By end of Grade 3, know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers. Multiplication and Division Modules.

Mathtopia animations are powered by the Sparrow Framework.

Version 1.5
New “hint” button to help find tricky patterns during the matching play
Improved visuals 

“Challenge” mode (the original mode) requires success at a prior level to unlock additional levels. The new “Freeplay” mode allows parents and teachers to unlock all levels and have a student start at any level.

Specifications:

Category: Numeracy
Updated: March 12, 2013
Version: 1.5
Language: English, Chinese, French, German
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

Links:

Website: Top Shelf Learning
Facebook Page: Mathtopia
App: Mathtopia+
Cost: $3.99

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Giveaway:

We have a Rafflecopter giveaway until March 21, 2013