Spot the Dot
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | $2.99 | Ruckus Media Group | iPad |
Features include:
• The first app by David A. Carter, whose hugely popular “Bugs in a Box” series has sold 6.5 million copies worldwide, brilliantly translates his complex paper sculptures for the touch screen.
• Bright, bold graphics teach young children colors and shapes.
• This “I Spy” type of search-and-find game engages children as they hunt for the missing dot.
• The dots’ locations are randomized ensuring that each play produces a different experience.
• Each level gets progressively more challenging and complex.
• Each level introduces a new activity: in one, players use a finger to move a spotlight around a dark screen until they find the correct dot; in another, shapes “pop” and are transformed into different shapes.
• Optional teaching tips provide parents with ideas for how to extend the lessons to include counting or shapes.
Here’s what the critics are saying:
"Spot the Dot is the type of app I can see becoming a part of the breadth of a child’s play experience, an experience that includes play dough, cut-and-paste, hide and seek and in the 21st century some interactive screen time as well." - Wired - GeekDad
“Great for huddle ware, and for supporting math, language and logic; invites toddlers and preschoolers to learn colors as they play 'spot to dot.'” - Children’s Technology Review
"I encourage parents of young toddlers to add Spot the Dot iPad app to their child’s collection!" - Apps for iPads
"The app’s bold palette and intuitive play will appeal to youngsters who are learning colors and shapes while the hide-and-seek puzzles are intriguing enough to engage older children." - School Library Journal
"Spot the Dot is a perfectly executed and very visually appealing app that teaches toddlers colors and fine motor skills." - Best Kid Apps
"Spot the Dot is a fun way to reinforce shapes and colors for early learners. It combines the simplicity and repetitive nature of a picture book with interactive puzzles that will keep kids engaged." - Common Sense Media
"Most appropriate for toddlers learning colors and shapes. The exquisite designs will catch the eye and interest of older kids, as well as the parents, and keep all entertained." - Teachers with Apps
Accolades include:
•Editor’s Choice, CHILDREN’S TECHNOLOGY REVIEW - 4.8/5 stars
•School Library Journal Top 10 Apps for 2011
•Parents' Choice Silver Award
•Mom's Choice Awards' Gold Award
•2011 Cybils Award Nominee
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Reviews
Great for 4 year old
Jim and Beth
My 4 year old really likes this game. If the developer could fix the problem with the sounds in an update, that would let me rate it higher (some sounds are linked to the main system audio control and some are linked to the toggle switch - specifically the "good job" at the end of the levels).
Can you find the dot?
Booknoir
My 3 yr old did and she loved it, been coming back to it now for the past few days and still enjoys it. To me that's a winner, anytime you can get a child to come back again and again to an app. It's well done and well designed, yet simple and engaging.
Eye candy with teaching tools
TheMadCatter
Spot the Dot is a visually appealing app that will awe children of all ages. There is a lesson embedded into each puzzle, which progressively becomes more difficult. They may become difficult for a toddler or preschooler to solve alone, but with time, repetition, and parental guidance, the youngster will be able to enjoy the app thoroughly as intended over and over.
I found the dot!
Megan Montgomery
This app has been a lot of fun for everyone in our family - parents, 8 year old, and even our 3 year old! It is a well-designed and simple to understand. My 8 year old likes to race and see how quickly he can find the dots, while the 3 year old takes his time to explore the entire screen. It's unusual that both of my kids can find a different way to enjoy the same app, so that's a definite plus for me. I also appreciate that the dots change their locations each time you close the app so it's always a new game when you open it. Well done!
Keeps 'Em Entertained.
BenSpark
I got this app for my daughter and she is 3 1/2. She can easily do all of the different dot spotting games but she enjoys playing them over and over. She picked up the game right away. I had played it once all the way through to see how it was. I was impressed by the colors and the different ways that there were to spot the dots. The game is simple but it keeps a young child's interest and captivates it. My daughter now comes to me when she gets to teh white dot and asks me to help. I never find it for her but simply move things around till the dot is on the page. She finds it herself. The one thing I would suggest would be to have a reset button so that instead of leaving and coming back in to try a different setup that the user simply hit reset and start over. Other than that it is a great app for kids.
Educational, Colorful and Addicting App for Preschoolers
murphyww
As the mother of two preschoolers who thoroughly enjoy the other Ruckus Media Group Apps and David Carter's books I was excited to give this app a try. I downloaded it and handed the iPad off to my 5 year old without any instruction. Because it is narrated he was able to complete all the levels without any input from me. He knows his shapes and colors, but he enjoyed the challenge of trying to find the dot especially on the more challenging levels and it was nice for me to be able to give him an app that forced him to listen to the instructions then apply it to the task. Though it would be great to see even more challenging levels in the future. It is the perfect app for my 3 year old. She needs an adult or her brother at her side to complete some of harder levels, but after some initial guidance from me she was able to solve the easier levels on her own. It is great for reinforcing her colors and ability to follow instructions. The variety of shapes and colors make this a great learning tool for me and my kids think it is a lot of fun so I can definitely see us playing this frequently.
Fun and engaging!
Desertdealsdiva
My son Quinn has continued to play this game every day. The easier levels hook him and as the difficulty increases, so does his intensity to spot the dot. Great preschool app!
Spot the Dot for sped classroom
aewsimmons
I'm looking forward to using this with my students in my resource room in the fall. I do a lot of visual motor and cross-brain activities. This will fit in and I can see a few of my kiddos really getting into this!
Educational and calming
amorenew
I am a speech therapist and also a mom of a kiddo with sensory processing disorder. Let me comment on how well it works with my little boy. The first time he played he was so intrigued he repeated the book 4 times. The narration and sounds are very soothing and the visuals are very captivating. He is drawn to this app (probably a combo of the sounds and visuals!) He knows his colors but he still loves to spot the dots in the different scenes (he loves the one that looks like a flash light). I think this app is great for the sensory kiddos out there to calm and sooth them (take it on car rides or while in waiting rooms). I have also used this app in speech therapy with language delayed kiddos and kiddos with sound errors (especially my little ones that have final consonant deletion....the phrase "spot the dot" has great targets for "end sounds") This app really encourages great language like "where is it?" "I see the red dot" "Its hiding!" This app has really encouraged verbalizations/reactions. ( I got alot of smiles and "oooooo" "ahhhhhhs"). I also used it with some kiddos with Autism and I think it had the same affect on them as it did on my son with SPD. Overall a beautiful app that is great for a variety of kiddos. Let me say I will use this app with my little nephew (almost 2) to learn his colors as well :) Thanks Ruckus for a wonderful and useful app! I will be adding you to my app list for SLPs.
