Funbrain Jr. is a FREE educational app for iOS that is designed for preschooler and kindergarten. It contains five mini games that focuses on important skills that children need to learn in the their preschool years. This app is ideal for children ages 2-6.
Based on the app description at iTunes, the concepts being introduced in the Funbrain Jr. app are the following:
- Letter recognition, letter sounds, and early literacy
- Sequence, order, and patterns
- Number recognition and basic counting
- Concepts of quantity and number sets
- Fine motor skills
The mini games are the following:
- “Balloon Blowup”: Pop the balloon with the largest number set.
- “Flashy Cards”: Match the picture with the correct first letter in this memory game.
- “Heat Wave”: Connect the pipes in alphabetical order to fill up the pool.
- “Mushroom Bounce”: Help Hotso count to ten as he bounces along a mushroom field.
- “Shape Shack”: Click on the correct picture word to complete the pattern.
Funbrain Jr. App Review
The animation and controls are clean and simple. No fancy features and they are pretty straight forward. It doesn’t have any ads which are really great for a FREE educational app.
The characters are nicely drawn and are entertaining. Your child will surely find them engaging.
I sometimes find the tempo of the mini games in Funbrain Jr. a bit slow. This is good for kids who are really new to the concept. They won’t feel rushed and will have time to internalize the concept before moving to the next question or activity. However, older kids might get bored.
Funbrain Jr. App Review Summary
Overall, the Funbrain Jr App covers a good range of skills and competency that is suitable for early learners. It has quality features and content that is rare for a FREE educational app.
Having 5 separate mini games lets the child focus on one competency at a time. Each game is well design and will sure entertain your child as they learn.
Funbrain Jr. App Review Screenshots
Balloon Blowup Mini Game
Flashy Cards Mini Game
Heat Wave Mini Game
Mushroom Bounce Mini Game
Shape Shack Mini Game
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