Clearful is a writing and mindfulness app that focuses on journaling in a consistent way to plan, reflect, and practice self-care. The user opens the app each day and receives a writing prompt that they can complete. The user builds up a streak for every day where they open the app and complete the daily prompt.
Insight Timer is a meditation and mindfulness app that aims to help individuals sleep better, manage their anxiety, and achieve calm. When the user initially opens the app, they are asked a series of questions, including what they want to get out of their experience with the app. They are then asked to what degree they would like to receive information of a spiritual, scientific, or secular nature. These options can be turned on and off to encourage or avoid certain content within the app.
Crayola Create and Play is an app for children who want to make art on the go! After opening the app, the user can choose from several different art projects, including painting, coloring book pages, pixel art, and pet decoration. The app features several different Crayola products for users to create their masterpieces, such as colored pencils, crayons, glitter, paint, and stamps. The work created by the user is displayed in a “museum” where the crayon characters in the app can visit.
Plantie is an app that combines a focus timer with growing different types of virtual polygonal trees. The player starts with an apple tree and completes tasks in order to earn different types of trees. The user begins by setting the focus timer for the desired amount of time, with a minimum of ten minutes.
Habit Rabbit is a task and habit tracking app made by the same company as the focus timer Study Bunny. The user opens the app and names their rabbit who lives in a very messy house. The user can then click on the upper right hand corner of the screen to access the app’s different functions. By clicking on the calendar, the user can then add different tasks that need to be completed during the month as well as new habits they would like to form. The user can set the importance and the frequency of each task and then check them off as they are completed. Finishing tasks will earn the user coins which can then be spent on cleaning areas of the rabbit’s home and unlocking new furniture items.
All the World is a video app specifically designed to provide fun, educational videos to children ages 4-10. The videos range in topics but are centered around themes such as Community and Culture, Animals and People, Travel and Sports, etc. Each video is meant to be a bite-sized amount of information to capture the child’s attention and interest while teaching them something interesting and new.
Focus Tomato is a focus timer app that uses witty images and sounds to help the user track their time spent on certain activities and to track their progress over time. The app uses the Pomodoro Method, which is a way of focusing for a set amount of time (usually 20 minutes) with a short break in between each focus session (usually five minutes). When the four focusing sessions are complete, the user takes a longer break (usually 25-30 minutes) and then can begin the process over again. To start, the user opens the app and selects the amount of time that they would like to focus for by clicking on the stopwatch button on the screen.
Shonen Jump is an app that allows the user to access and read manga comic books using their mobile devices and online. The user creates a Shonen Jump account and is then able to browse through lists of available manga that have been translated into English.
When the user selects a manga series that they want to try, they click on it and can read the free chapters or pay for a subscription to unlock the whole series. For parents, Shonen Jump has created a rating system for each manga based on what age levels each series is appropriate for. If the user wants to check a series out later, they can click on the heart icon to add it to their Favorites list. Manga can also be downloaded to read at a later date.
Sue’s Focus Travel is an app designed with cute, calming sounds and graphics to help users focus on tasks they need to complete. The app uses the Pomodoro Method, which is a way of focusing for a set amount of time (usually 20 minutes) with a short break in between each focus session (usually five minutes). When the four focusing sessions are complete, the user takes a longer break (usually 25-30 minutes) and can then begin the process again. To start, the user opens the app and selects the amount of time they would like to focus for by tapping the clock in the center of the screen. They then click on the “Start” button, and the app will keep track of their focus time. To take a break, the user needs to click the “Rest” button at the bottom of the screen, and the timer will count down the break.
Duo ABC is an ap from the makers of Duolingo that is specifically geared towards helping young children learn their ABC’s. The app asks the parent to select their child’s level of familiarity with the alphabet and then provides activities that are developmentally appropriate. The app “gamifies” these lessons and includes opportunities for children to write, speak, identify, and listen, all while building on previous knowledge. For younger children, there are also activities designed to enhance motor skills, making it easier for them to start drawing the letters out on the phone/tablet. Short stories combined with cute and colorful illustrations also reiterate the letters being learned and provide an opportunity for children to hear and see words simultaneously.
