Anorak Magazine (.99)
Version 1.0
REVIEW – “I discovered so many great things that I have yet to find on any other app.”
Before I downloaded this app, I had never heard of the UK based Anorak or it’s magazine. Now that I have discovered this app, I have seen that it is so many things all rolled into one and if I had a kid, I would definitely have this app to help entertain them when I run out of ideas. With stories, games, activities and a wealth of educational information, Anorak Magazine is the solution to any bored child’s day. After playing around with this app, I discovered so many great things that I have yet to find on any other app. If you have kids, this app is definitely worth the money.
The Anorak Magazine app has four different categories, each containing 
several different options for your little one to discover. The first, “Read Stuff”, is colorful, fun and can be completely controlled by the reader. It has seven different books that can be read, discovered and even the option of one of them to be read to you. For your little ones that can’t read, this is a great option and for the ones who can, it is an even better option because they can follow step-by-step, word-by-word and practice their reading while still being entertained and learning a few things too.
But reading and education aren’t the only tools that Anorak has to offer. The “Play Stuff” option has two games: Cycling and Whack-Anorak – both are entertaining games with Cycling being a little more challenging than the other. While riding your bike, you tilt the screen to increase momentum and move up and down the hills trying to reach your destiny without falling. Whack Anorak is like the game in the arcades where you whack the gophers in their hole only this game teaches kids to distinguish between color and the “Anorak” that they are hitting.
Anorak has done a great job of integrating fun and learning within this app. In addition to the bright colors, fun fonts and cool games, everything is narrated by kids and the explanations are simple and direct. There are options to color, write, draw, word search, play games, read – you name it, Anorak has integrated it into this app. Everything about this app is kid-friendly and educational. With all of the learning tools that are out there, Anorak can definitely holds its own. Expose your child to a fun way of learning and maybe you can get a few minutes of peace and quiet while they keep busy.
angelina r
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Developer – Oksar Ltd
URL: http://www.anorak-magazine.co.uk/
DEVELOPERS NOTES
Anorak Magazine is fiercely proud to be a paper magazine. But when the wonderful iPhone & iTouch turned up, our pals at On Sea said: ‘You have to make an iPhone app’, kids will love it!’. We said: “Yeah?” to which they replied: “Yeah!”
A few weeks later they showed us the first prototype; we were bowled over and were firmly convinced that Anorak Magazine could do wonderful things on these platforms too.
And here we are, after a few months of touching, prodding, doodling, poking and coding, and much hard work from On Sea, Anorak Magazine is now a Happy App’ for Kids! This is our first chapter, with stories, games, word search, drawings and even the chance to whack our blue fellow or cycle to eternity!
Anorak Magazine, the happy app for kids is available to buy from iTunes Store. Here. And you can see a demo here. We hope you enjoy our new adventures in digi-world.
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