Shape Builder - the Preschool Learning Puzzle Game
By Darren Murtha Design
View More By This Developer- Price$2.99
- CategoryGames
- First releasedMarch 3, 2009
- Versions1 archived
- Installable1 of 1
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerDarren Murtha Design
- Bundle IDorg.pogi
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 2.0 or later.
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Report an issueFrom the creators of the hit, award winning, iPad app Drawing Pad! ShapeBuilder educates & entertains your little one with easy to move shapes that snap into place on top of silhouette puzzles. Each puzzle has 5 to 10 pieces & after positioning all of the pieces, the real image is revealed along with a professional voice recording of the word spoken by a licensed speech therapist that specializes in early child development. ShapeBuilder encourages cognitive thinking & fine motor skills plus exposes young minds to new music instruments, animals, produce, objects & the alphabet in a fun & engaging format with LOTS of sound effects!
Designed for kids! No menu buttons on the puzzles to get in the way of game play!
Highlights:
Total of 173 puzzles! 30 Music instruments with sound effects 21 Fruits & Vegetables 45 Animals - awesome sound effects! 26 Letters - speech therapist sounds out each letter in a fun way 20 Numbers - one through twenty! 31 other fun items like Firetruck, Police Officer, Garbage Truck, and Volcano
Random play resets after all puzzles are completed. Kids have so much fun trying to guess what the puzzle will be!
By Darren Murtha & Chris Lott for kids and toddlers in preschool, kindergarden & firstgrade!
App for kids 3 to 6 years old - MANY 2 year olds play this too but you may have to play together at first. (Perfect for toddlers / preschool / kindergarten / first grade / and babysitters)
In 2009-2010 previously featured as an Apple Staff Favorite! (July) and iTunes App Store Essential for Toddlers (October)
FEATURED IN:
MACWORLD "App of the Day" tinyurl.com/app-of-day
THE WASHINGTON TIMES tinyurl.com/sb-washingtontimes
USATODAY.COM tinyurl.com/sb-usatoday
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE tinyurl.com/sb-sanfran
O'REILLY's Book "Best iPhone Apps" http://tinyurl.com/sb-best-iphone-apps
BEAT "Wheels on the Bus" on O'Reilly's APP SMACKDOWN tinyurl.com/app-smackdown
"ShapeBuilder earns an edu.Mac.nation daddy score of "A" - Immediately my son was able to locate & move the pieces into position. The audio quality is fantastic, the application is stable, & the variety of puzzle types kept my son engaged & entertained. Together we worked on completing the puzzles & saying out loud what the images were." Michael (an elementary school teacher) from www.edumacnation.com
"If you’ve got a preschooler then ShapeBuilder is a great app for your iPhone...This app is great on many levels & a terrific combination of learning & fun." The iPhone Mom (www.theiphonemom.com)
"A great little jigsaw app for children aged 3 to 5 years." Daniel Donahoo, Geekdad at wired.com
Chart History
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 7 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2010 | 1.3 | — | 788 | $0.99 |
| April 11, 2011 | 1.3 | — | 1,645 | $0.99 |
| January 12, 2012 | — | — | 1,775 | $0.99 |
| May 17, 2013 | — | — | 1,881 | $0.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 25I have a 20 month old boy and he loves this app. It is easy for him to use and he really likes the sounds and pictures. It's great that he is learning the names for all the letters and has fun with it. Highly recommend this app. It's worth the 99 cents to get the full version.
This is the Only app that my son with autism and other special needs will sit and do for more than two minutes. It is his absolute Favorite!
My 4-year-old loves it but what happened to the sound!?!?? I would have given 5 stars if the sound worked. :/
Good app but you need to fix the sound!
My 2 yo daughter loves this on the iPad, with all the sounds. On both of our iPhones, the game is the same but no sounds, and she gets annoyed with it. There seems to be no way to toggle sound on/off on the phone. Is audio not included in the iPhone version? This bug prevents it from being a 5-star app for us. Fix it, and I'll review with 5-star rating.
We love this app!! Please update for iOS 11!
My 3 and a half year old nephew LOVES this app. I just got a message that it needs to be updated by the developer. I hope that you update it so he can continue to play it.
we love this app and it made travel with my toddler a breeze on many occasions. it teaches so many things to kids - develop focus, motor skills and the smile on my son's face when he solves a puzzle is priceless. must have for parents with pre-schoolers. Thank you and keep adding more shapes.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.