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Wheels on the Bus | | Last changed: Oct 22, 2009 |
 | Category: Education | | Rating:  (2920) | Version: 1.0.4 | Size: 8.9 MB | Price: $0.99  |

Description:
Featured in The New York Times, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, Discovery Channel, MSNBC.com, Wired.com, Daily Candy “Wheels on the Bus is everything one could look for in a children's application. With its great artwork, music, sound effects and interactivity, it is sure to be a great addition to any mother's collection. Definitely pick it up!” -- AppVee review: 4.4 stars out of 5 One of the “best iPhone apps for kids” -- New York Times “Great educational tool” -- 148Apps review: 5 stars out of 5 “This one has it all: great sound, art and interactivity.” -- USA Today: 5 stars out of 5 An Apple “Staff Favorite” **SALE: 50% off** ___________________ NEWS: We just launched two new educational children’s apps: - Old MacDonald - by Duck Duck Moose - Itsy Bitsy Spider – by Duck Duck Moose (To find them, search for “Duck Duck” in the AppStore.) ___________________ Created by parents, Wheels on the Bus is a fun, interactive musical book, based on the popular children's song. Come aboard the bus to spin the wheels, open and close the doors, swish the wipers, pop some bubbles, make a dog bark, and much more! Delight your children while encouraging cognitive, language, and motor development: - Sing and read with your children. - Listen to the song in English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian. - Record your children’s singing! - Hear the music played on a violin, cello, piano, and even a kazoo. - Touch, explore, and discover fun surprises in the captivating, interactive illustrations. ___________________ SUPPORT: For any technical issues, please email us at support@duckduckmoosedesign.com or drop us a note anytime! You can also find out more about us on our website and blog below. Thank you! NEW in Version 1.0.4: Option to hide buttons and auto-turn pages in iPhone Settings (Thanks for your suggestions!)


Reviews:
Lots of fun!  By: FWT - Jan 28, 2009 Version: 1.0.0 (Review of version 1.0, January 27th, 2009) Our two kids, 1 1/2 and just short of 6, really enjoy this little app. The graphics and music are very well done; it feels well thought-out and professional. Each verse ("the people on the bus," "the wipers on the bus," etc.) get its own page and its own interactive features (swipe across the screen to wipe the wipers... slide the bus' door open, etc.) and you can move back and forth or replay the sections easily, you don't need to go through the entire song (the arrows you see at the bottom left and right of the pictures take you to the next or previous verse). If you've got little kids, this is a good buy.
Perfect for Preschoolers!  By: Losing Weight Nicely - Apr 16, 2009 Version: 1.0.2 My 3.5 year old son LOVED this application! He laughed SOOO hard - I really enjoyed watching him. There's not many applications that he can do, but this is extremely user friendly for him. The controls work great - responsive to the touch, but not too much so. The song is nice, and the graphics are cute. You really can't go wrong here for only $0.99! Perfect for keeping kids occupied for a little while if you're really needing a minute.
Great App  By: alancookie - Jul 23, 2009 Version: 1.0.2 My daughter, who just turned 2, loves this application. We've had the app since it was released 5 months ago and she still giggles when interacting with the animations. She is just now able to quit and launch applications on her own and has picked up ho to navigate/advance the pages of this application. A feature I like allows you to record your own voice so my daughter can hear me singing the lyrics (otherwise you have a variety of vocal/music tracks to select from, including several different languages). I'd recommend this for any child who loves this song.
Fun for kids of all ages ;)  By: _paul - Mar 1, 2009 Version: 1.0.2 I was lucky enough to buy Wheels on the Bus while it was on sale, but now that we have played with it I know that it is worth many times is $2.99 price in entertainment and learning. Each of the screens is cleverly animated, and there are a number of amusing actions for our little friends to discover. Also, in addition to english, spanish, french and german version of the song, there is a nice instrumental played on a cello and, best of all, a recording capability so you can record your own. I'm always on the lookout for innovative toys and games to make sure I stay #1 most popular uncle, so thanks to Duck Duck Moose for making my job easier.
Excellent Game!  By: greytpaws - Oct 4, 2009 Version: 1.0.3 My 2 year old son has been playing this game for at least 6 months--maybe more. It is one of the few "enduring" favorites and holds his attention for a long time!! He loves all the animations and changing the music--often to italian for some reason :-) Truly wonderful interactive game and it was fun to record mommy singing too!! Just downloaded the Itsy Bitsy spider game and can't wIt to show my son!!! Keep up the great quality work!!!
Excellent Game!  By: greytpaws - Oct 4, 2009 Version: 1.0.3 My 2 year old son has been playing this game for at least 6 months--maybe more. It is one of the few "enduring" favorites and holds his attention for a long time!! He loves all the animations and changing the music--often to italian for some reason :-) Truly wonderful interactive game and it was fun to record mommy singing too!! Just downloaded the Itsy Bitsy spider game and can't wIt to show my son!!! Keep up the great quality work!!!
Please make some more like this!!!  By: damon_S - 25-Jul-2009 Version: 1.0.2 My baby girl has been fascinated with this since she was about 5 months old, she is now 9 months and it will keep her occupied for AGES!!! The best thing is that you can record your own voice singing the tunes which is awesome and she thinks that is great! She also loves the GIBBERISH setting which sounds totally bizarre to us adults, but I guess it is on the right wavelength for the little ones..!! This is definitely worth the money and is fantastic! I can't wait until my little girl works out how to use it properly!
Great toddler entertainment for $0.99  By: pdthiem - Nov 22, 2009 Version: 1.0.4 My 15 month old daughter just loves this app... and both the other Duck Duck Moose apps, "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Old MacDonald". Whenever she's fussy or cranky this or one of the other DDM apps never fails to at least calm her down and usually puts a smile on her face. The graphics and animations are great, although I'm only giving it 4 out of 5 because the music settings need a little work, and the music itself could provide a little variety. Otherwise an excellent app and a great value.
Great distraction for toddlers  By: z12321 - Oct 25, 2009 Version: 1.0.4 This is essentially a digital storybook with music for little kids. My 2-year-old daughter enjoys it a lot, and the interactive features (e.g., sliding the bus doors open and shut) are simple enough to pick up quickly. I use this frequently at restaurants and other public places when my daughter gets antsy/bored and I need to settle her down with a distraction. Recommended (along with other apps from Duck Duck Moose, like Old MacDonald). P.S. The latest update fixed my only pet peeve about the program by allowing removal of the music control button (which is easy to press by accident and opens a kid-unfriendly menu).
Terrible mandarin version of the song  By: Xpid8r - Apr 5, 2009 Version: 1.0.2 I am really giving the review only based on the recently added chinese mandarin version option. The mandarin sound is terrible in that the pronunciation is either not accurate or totally unclear!!!!! As a mandarin speaker I am totally disappointed. Please upgrade to a better mandarin sound and don't use a child's voice that has a weird accent and can't speak every word clearly in a sound. Horrible example to expose kids to Chinese!!!!

Great distraction for toddlers  By: z12321 - Oct 25, 2009 Version: 1.0.4 This is essentially a digital storybook with music for little kids. My 2-year-old daughter enjoys it a lot, and the interactive features (e.g., sliding the bus doors open and shut) are simple enough to pick up quickly. I use this frequently at restaurants and other public places when my daughter gets antsy/bored and I need to settle her down with a distraction. Recommended (along with other apps from Duck Duck Moose, like Old MacDonald). P.S. The latest update fixed my only pet peeve about the program by allowing removal of the music control button (which is easy to press by accident and opens a kid-unfriendly menu).
Fun and entertaining app for kids!!  By: andrew in nyc - Feb 4, 2009 Version: 1.0.0 Great app - high quality music (we love that you can choose to listen to variety of instruments or vocals in different languages, and even record yourself or your kids) and fun and interactive animations that keep little fingers busy and entertained. High return for very low cost. Please bring out more apps, Duck Duck Moose developers!
Bravo! educational and entertaining  By: pcluvhappi - Mar 2, 2009 Version: 1.0.2 One of the best educational apps I've used. Your interface is intuitve and professionally made. Looking fwd to more!
A+++  By: Javajoe11223* - Apr 6, 2009 Version: 1.0.2 Very Impressed. I used this to entertain my friends 2 year old kids & it was a life saver in many sticky situations. They loved it. I actually love it. Although it is the only "kid" app I have on my phone, it is more enjoyable than 90% of my "adult" apps.
Very good love it:)  By: Nirjara - Apr 25, 2009 Version: 1.0.2 Very happy !!!!!!!!
Lots of fun!  By: FWT - Jan 28, 2009 Version: 1.0.0 (Review of version 1.0, January 27th, 2009) Our two kids, 1 1/2 and just short of 6, really enjoy this little app. The graphics and music are very well done; it feels well thought-out and professional. Each verse ("the people on the bus," "the wipers on the bus," etc.) get its own page and its own interactive features (swipe across the screen to wipe the wipers... slide the bus' door open, etc.) and you can move back and forth or replay the sections easily, you don't need to go through the entire song (the arrows you see at the bottom left and right of the pictures take you to the next or previous verse). If you've got little kids, this is a good buy.
Fantastic!  By: Sal Pizarro - Jan 31, 2009 Version: 1.0.0 When I was a kid I loved pop-up books. Remember those? You pull on a tab and things would move or pop up? Well, that's what this is! It's a pop-up book for your iphone. Our kids love it, even the older ones.
Great for 2 year old  By: Jaksil - Feb 19, 2009 Version: 1.0.2 I got this app along with a few others for a 7 hour plane ride with my two year old son. He loves this one! I wish there were more like it.
Fun!  By: ably21 - Feb 24, 2009 Version: 1.0.2 My 16 month old son loves this! Great program!
Love it!  By: PADaddy - Feb 24, 2009 Version: 1.0.2 My two year old LOVES this. We like to try out the different languages. Can't wait to record our own.

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