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OMazing Kids’ favorite new iOS apps released in 2015

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Check out OMazing Kids’ favorite new iOS apps released in 2015. It’s a list of over 50 apps…. yes I know that’s a lot but I use a huge variety of apps in my work as a pediatric SLP and kids yoga teacher serving kids with a wide range of special needs, ages birth to 21 years. It was fun to look back through the hundreds of apps released this year to create this list. It was a particularly good year for new social skills apps. Feel free to contact me via Facebook Messaging on my OMazing Kids page if you have questions about any of the apps on the list. I have only included apps that I have and have used extensively (listed in alphabetical order, prices not included since they change rapidly with no notice):

Actions With Splingo by The Speech And Language Store LLP
https://appsto.re/us/LKbI5.i

Adjectives by Teach Speech Apps by Teach Speech Apps, LLC
https://appsto.re/us/QNS16.i (several faves from this developer)

ASL Kids – Sign Language by Bas van der Wilk
https://appsto.re/us/8XEx5.i

Big City Vehicles – Cars and Trucks for Kids by The Melody Book
https://appsto.re/us/8DtE7.i

Billy’s Coin Visits the Zoo by Spinlight Studio
https://appsto.re/us/B6bc6.i

Breathing Bubbles by Momentous Institute
https://appsto.re/us/CHGx5.i

B-R-I-D-G-E Communication by Bioprism, Inc.
https://appsto.re/us/QIxO6.i

Chili Fish by Chilikids
https://appsto.re/us/pOie2.i

Chill Outz® by Mind-Out LLC
https://appsto.re/us/ukGR2.i

Choo Choo Park by Justin Cordova
https://appsto.re/us/V2G_9.i (all of their apps are faves)

City Cars Adventures by BUBL by BUBL GmbH
https://appsto.re/us/WB575.i (also love the Talking Faces app)

Clever Tots Toddler Learning by Thisness Ltd
https://appsto.re/us/S14c5.i

Clicker Communicator: AAC for children & young people by Crick Software
https://appsto.re/us/g9BM3.i

Colorforms® by Colorforms Brand
https://appsto.re/us/i51R9.i

Domi Domi Nature Shapes by YELLOW DOT Sp. z o.o. Sp. K.
https://appsto.re/us/up6a9.i

Dr. Panda’s Swimming Pool by Dr. Panda Ltd
https://appsto.re/us/xKWM2.i (also love the Ice Cream Truck app)

Focus 1-2-3 by Oranda
https://appsto.re/us/v0j54.i

Funny Directions by Speecharoo Apps by Syndy Margot
https://appsto.re/us/IK3T3.i

GoSequencing by Smarty Ears
https://appsto.re/us/T0KP7.i (also love Yes/No Barn)

i Can Spell with Phonics by Michael Harvey
https://appsto.re/us/bt148.i

iDo Food – Kids with special needs learn dining skills (Full version) by C.E.T – THE CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
https://appsto.re/us/pQ4I3.i (all of the apps in the iDo series are faves)

iN2Token (Autism Token Board) by Stephen Park
https://appsto.re/us/qEJE7.i

Jigsaw Wonder Puppies Puzzles for Kids by Eggroll Games LLC
https://appsto.re/us/Xk695.i (all of their puzzle apps are faves)

Key Verbs with Steffy & James by Language And Learning Steps Pty.Ltd
https://appsto.re/us/WqZH5.i

Labo Leaves – 18 Leaf Crafts & Activities for Kids 3+ by Labo Lado Inc.
https://appsto.re/us/XA-5-.i

Listening Power Preschool HD by Hamaguchi Apps for Speech, Language & Auditory Development
https://appsto.re/us/w-A76.i

Multisyllabic with words, phrases and sentences for speech therapy and special need education by Abitalk Incorporated
https://appsto.re/us/dQQH5.i (also love the Comprehension Builder apps)

MyMemo – Customisable kids memory matching game for educational use by App Family AB
https://appsto.re/us/bG189.i

My Town : Daycare by My Town Games LTD
https://appsto.re/us/Uwuj_.i

Pepi Garage by Pepi Play
https://appsto.re/us/a0Me9.i

Picture This! Sentence Structure Development Bundle by Alana Noakes
https://appsto.re/us/fyZe-.i (several great apps from this developer)

Popup Pairs by Code Dads
https://appsto.re/us/8Jyn6.i

Retype – Typography Photo Editor by Sumoing Ltd
https://appsto.re/us/USlr6.i

Rhyming Bus: sounds for spelling + reading by Therapy Box Limited
https://appsto.re/us/P7ft9.i

Sago Mini Boats by Sago Sago
https://appsto.re/us/h8u55.i

Sesame Street Alphabet Kitchen by Sesame Street
https://appsto.re/us/Dsl_9.i (also love the Sesame Street and Autism app)

Shape Gurus by Colto
https://appsto.re/us/atDH8.i

SocialCue by CodeJib
https://appsto.re/us/0g1P8.i

Social Detective by Social Skill Builder, Inc.
https://appsto.re/us/5udi6.i

Social Skills for Autism by Doodle Creative (Mission Rescue Kloog)
https://appsto.re/us/RJq55.i

Sounds with The Speech Wizard by The Speech Wizard
https://appsto.re/us/jKrU4.i

Steam Train, Dream Train by Oceanhouse Media
https://appsto.re/us/L5Up4.i

Sticker Steve and Sasha: Basic Emotions by Paul Johnson
https://appsto.re/us/qo3R6.i

Talkie Articulation by SLPlay
https://appsto.re/us/wbDM2.i

The Breathing Butterfly by Tip-Tok
https://appsto.re/us/HRCk6.i

The Social Bunch: Perspectives by First Words
https://appsto.re/us/JL9H9.i

The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Friends – First Words by StoryToys Entertainment Limited
https://appsto.re/us/ohmw1.i

Thinkrolls 2 by AVOKIDDO
https://appsto.re/us/OXuV5.i (also love DNA Play)

Tiggly Story Maker: Make Words and Capture Your Stories About Them by Tiggly
https://appsto.re/us/03AX5.i

TinyHands First Words 2 – Full Version by TINYHANDS APPS EDUCATIONAL LEARNING GAMES FOR BABIES TODDLERS AND KIDS LTD
https://appsto.re/us/7jno5.i

Toddler Animals: First Words Flashcards and Quiz for Preschool Kids by Rico Roberto Zuniga
https://appsto.re/us/DK9X9.i

TouchMe Pairs Pro by LIFEtool Solutions GmbH
https://appsto.re/us/BRmh5.i (switch-capable app)

uChoose by InteractAble by InteractAble Inc
https://appsto.re/us/Azi63.i

Veggie U A+: My Farm My Table by Veggie U
https://appsto.re/us/cQH35.i

We Discover Wildlife: Forest Quest – family board game with questions and answers about forest animals by Kindermatica Ltd.
https://appsto.re/us/Ecxq7.i (several faves from this developer)

World Racers: Family Board Game by Tipitap Inc.
https://appsto.re/us/KV4g4.i (also love the Planet Racers app)

YouTube Kids by Google, Inc.
https://appsto.re/us/U1q23.i

Zooper ABC Animals by Zooper Dooper Edutainment Inc
https://appsto.re/us/NVJ29.i

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Interested in more apps? I have two albums on Facebook:

* Album 1: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.562317480485928.1073741841.174264525957894&type=3 (reached the max of 1,000 pics so started Album 2)
* Album 2: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1039368119447526.1073741892.174264525957894&type=3
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Feel free to “like” my OMazing Kids Facebook page & “join” my AppPeeps Facebook group. I post frequently about apps that are free or are a great deal and also frequently receive app promo codes from developers for giveaways.

Apps are typically only free for a few hours and codes always go quickly in giveaways so be sure to stop by my page frequently. See this post for info about how to see all the posts: https://omazingkidsllc.com/2015/12/09/tip-how-to-get-all-the-facebook-posts-from-omazing-kids-and-other-pages/.

I am not paid to do any reviews or giveaways, only post about apps that I have actually downloaded to try out and have over 25 years experience as a pediatric SLP…. the reason I say this is to assure you of my honest / unbiased thoughts on apps. When I find glitches or concerns, I contact app developers to provide suggestions for improvements. I only post about iOS apps since I don’t own any Android devices.
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Looking forward to seeing what exciting new apps will be released in 2016!
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Angela Moorad, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Founder of OMazing Kids, LLC – inclusive wellness & educational activities for kids of all abilities
Facebook Messaging for OMazing Kids: https://www.facebook.com/messages/17426452595789
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Blog: http://omazingkidsllc.com
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Angela Moorad is the founder of OMazing Kids, LLC and is an ASHA certified & licensed pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist and Kids Yoga Teacher with over 25 years experience working in a variety of settings (early intervention, schools, teletherapy & a nonprofit pediatric rehab hospital for children with developmental disabilities). She is a kids book reviewer with a focus on great picture books, a kids toy / product reviewer with a focus on those that are helpful for kids with special needs & an iOS app beta tester for educational and therapeutic app developers. She loves sharing info about great things to use with kids of all abilities.

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{Smarty Ears App Giveaway & Review}: Go Sequencing iPad app

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Go Sequencing App Review & Giveaway

Smarty Ears apps are some of my faves as a busy SLP. I can count on them to be well designed & to be customizable to meet the needs of a wide variety of patients. Here are some of the features that make this new Go Sequencing app great:

  • Includes 13 Levels and 3-step, 4-step, 5-step and 6-Step Sequences with varying levels of complexity within each of those.
  • Placeholders for the sequence pics. This makes it clear that there is a specific spot to drag the pics to.
  • The sequences are kid-friendly and you can customize the sequence database by toggling on/off specific activity sequences.
  • Option to set up multiple users & track data. You can use the app with 1 to 5 users at a time and each user can be at a different level.
  • Includes three languages: English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
  • The option to create your own custom sequences. This will be great for including pictures of high interest items for that particular child and sequences that are meaningful in the context of their daily routines.
  • Lots of customization settings.
  • Multicultural illustrations & high quality voiceover.

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Here are a few screenshots from inside the app to give you a feel for it:

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I only ran into two things that were small concerns as I tested out the app on my iPad Air running iOS 8.4. I’ve already messaged them to the app developer and am guessing that they can be easily fixed in a future app update:

  • I couldn’t add a user photo. Of course I can still use the avatars but many of my patients love seeing themselves within an app. I tried a hard reboot on my iPad but it didn’t resolve the issue. I don’t know if this is an issue on other versions of the iOS operating system. (I am specifically holding off on updating my main therapy iPad to iOS 9 until Apple works out the issues with Guided Access and all of my AAC apps have been update to be compatible).
  • When dragging the final step into a sequence the last part of the voiceover is cut off by the “very good” feedback. It would be nice for the voiceover to finish playing before the feedback plays. The same thing happens when tapping a picture before the voiceover is finished on the one before it.

That’s one of my favorite things about apps. Good app developers are open to feedback and are quick to roll out updates to fix them. They also often add new app content. Where else do you buy something and then get free updates to the newest version? Cool huh?!

Read all about the app on their website: http://smartyearsapps.com/service/sequencing/

App Tutorial: https://vimeo.com/135357898

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giveaway

Want a chance to win a copy of this fabulous new app? Head over to this post on the OMazing Kids Facebook page. The giveaway is being hosted there: https://www.facebook.com/OMazingKidsYoga/photos/a.562317480485928.1073741841.174264525957894/1030260393691632/?type=3&theater

I have 1 iOS code to giveaway. (https://appsto.re/us/T0KP7.i, $14.99 -> currently reduced to $10.99, iPad only).

Entry Deadline: Sunday, 11/8/15, at 6:00pm CST. Depending on the number of entries received, it may take a day or so to verify them and to announce the winner & distribute the code to them via Facebook Messaging.

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Angela Moorad, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Founder of OMazing Kids, LLC – inclusive wellness & educational activities for kids of all abilities

Home E-Mail: amoorad1@juno.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OMazingKidsYoga

AppPeeps Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OMazingKidsAppPeeps/

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Blog: http://omazingkidsllc.com

Angela Moorad is the founder of OMazing Kids, LLC and is an ASHA certified & licensed pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist and Kids Yoga Teacher with over 25 years experience working in a variety of settings (early intervention, schools, teletherapy & a nonprofit pediatric rehab hospital for children with developmental disabilities). She is an app beta tester for educational & therapeutic app developers and loves sharing info about great apps and tech products to use with kids of all abilities.

 

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OMazing Kids AppPeeps & Premium Member App Perks

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Want to get premium member app perks on OMazing Kids? Send a private message to the OMazing Kids Facebook page to introduce yourself with brief details about the setting you work in & ages served. Being active on the OMazing Kids Facebook page through liking, commenting & sharing posts pays off. I often send out private messages to those folks alerting them to particularly great apps gone free, app giveaways and occasionally pass along extra iOS app promo codes. 🙂

Facebook Messaging for OMazing Kids: https://www.facebook.com/messages/174264525957894

Looking for great apps? I frequently post about apps that I find helpful in pediatric speech-language therapy and save posts about them in this album on the OMazing Kids Facebook page. I only share info about apps that I have actually downloaded to try out: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.562317480485928.1073741841.174264525957894&type=1

Are you an iOS App Developer and would like help beta-testing an app or would like to have your apps featured on OMazing Kids? Feel free to contact me via Facebook Messaging on OMazing Kids (I check it much more frequently that e-mail).

#AppPeeps

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Angela Moorad, MS, CCC-SLP, IAYT, RCYP-2

Speech-Language Pathologist

Founder of OMazing Kids, LLC – inclusive wellness & educational activities for kids of all abilities

Radiant Child Yoga Certified – Levels 1 & 2

Home E-Mail: amoorad1@juno.com

 

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OMazingKidsYoga

Facebook Messaging for OMazing Kids: https://www.facebook.com/messages/174264525957894

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Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/110305433538768736741

Boardmaker Share: http://www.boardmakershare.com/Community/FriendsProfile/10916/Angela-Moorad

Blog: http://omazingkidsllc.com

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Angela Moorad is the founder of OMazing Kids, LLC and is an ASHA certified & licensed pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist with over 25 years experience working in a variety of settings (early intervention, schools, teletherapy & a nonprofit pediatric rehab hospital for children with developmental disabilities). She is an iOS app beta tester for educational & therapeutic app developers and loves sharing info about great apps to use with kids of all abilities.

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