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10 Kid-Friendly iPhone Apps Recommended by InternetSafety.com Provide Wholesome Antidote to 'Are We There Yet?'
ATLANTA, GA — May 13, 2009 — Plenty of parents of pre-tweens are finding that their personal Apple iPhones are serving a purpose they never expected: entertaining the kids. But with more than 25,000 applications on the Apple App Store and so many of them directed at very young users, it's a challenge to zero in on the best titles to keep preschoolers and elementary-age children iPhone-occupied. So InternetSafety.com has done it for you.
As the developer of Safe Eyes and Safe Eyes Mobile software - child protection applications that block access to inappropriate Internet content on computers and mobile devices, respectively - InternetSafety.com has evaluated scores of child-oriented iPhone applications to help parents find enjoyable titles that are free of violence and other objectionable material.
"Even with the new age rating system on the App Store, parents will still need guidance to identify iPhone applications that have solid play value as well as wholesome content," said Joe Stradinger, Chief Evangelist of InternetSafety.com. "Our Safe Eyes Mobile browser already helps parents protect their children from exposure to unsuitable websites on the iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPod touch, so providing application suggestions is a logical extension of our overall mission: maintaining a child-safe environment on the web."
The top 10 titles recommended by InternetSafety.com are listed below with current pricing at the Apple App store. Fuller descriptions and direct links for purchase are listed at http://blog.internetsafety.com/2009/05/12/kid-friendly-apps.
Games:
- Memory Match Kids by Jirbo, $.99 (animal-based memory game, 4+)
- Wheels on the Bus by Duck Duck Moose $.99 (sing-along game, 4+)
- Baloonimals by Ideo Soft Lab $1.99 (interactive balloon animals, 4+)
- Disney Fairies Fly by Walt Disney $4.99 (Neverland exploration, 4+)
Education:
- Kid's Math Fun by NSC Partners LLC $1.99 (different versions for grades K-4)
- Kindle for iPhone by Reinke LLC free (reader for ebooks from Amazon, all ages)
Creative:
- Comic Touch by Plasq $2.99 (funny photo manipulation, all ages)
- Karma Art by Stylem Media $.99 (cut-and-paste drawing assembly, all ages)
- Kids Finger Painter by Third Frame Mobile $.99 (painting program, 4+)
- Ocarina by Smule $.99 (turns iPhone into a flute, all ages)
About InternetSafety.com
InternetSafety.com has been a leading provider of web filtering solutions for consumers and businesses since 1999. The company's flagship software, Safe Eyes, is the two-time recipient of the PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award, earned a separate Editor's Choice Award from LAPTOP Magazine, and was rated as the #1 parental control solution by America's leading consumer advocacy publication. Other products include Safe Eyes Mobile, the first family-safe browser for the iPhone, and EtherShield, a hardware appliance offering plug-and-play Internet filtering for business environments. The company's products are used by customers in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit www.internetsafety.com.
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