Sound Shaker - Great Design, Cutest Ever

Sound Shaker by Tickle Tap Apps is a great app for the small toddler set.  The design is amazing and the functionality is straight forward.  The recommended ages is 3-5 but i would decrease that to 2-4,  I don't know any Pre-K kids that would like this for more than a few minutes - like when they pick up an old baby toy.

That said... once you choose your sound, which is manageable for the older users it is easy to use and encourages discovery.  When you press the screen it creates a ball, and the noise you picked in the set up screen, accompanies the ball.  If the user continues to press the screen the ball grows and then hatches into a cute little chick that flies away.  There is a motion control aspect that if you create multiple balls you can tile the iPhone or Touch and send them flying and bouncing all over the screen.

I love this app, I think the functionality was simple, easy to use, and the design and sound were fantastic.  Sadly, it never seemed to capture my kids attention very well.  Wormie was a little too old, 4+ and Oso, was just a little to young still at 1.5 years.  Oso is starting to show some more interest so I'm holding out that well designed apps like this will win his attention.

Age Range: 2-4
Difficulty: 4/5 (5 being easy)
Look & Feel : 5/5 (5 being cool)
Parent Helper: 2/5 (5 being helpful)
Price $1.99