Australian Council on Children and the Media

Reviews of Apple App Store apps

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Happy St - Godzilab

Happy St is a game set in a fantasy land, inhabited by cartoon foxes, where you can build your own village. Not recommended for children under 16 years of age due to simulated gambling and online connectivity.
6 July 2018

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Simulated casino style gambling

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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery - Jam City Inc.

Designed for entertainment, this role-playing game contains detailed graphics and experiences and adventures parallel to the original characters in the Harry Potter series. A lot of in-App purchases are required to maintain momentum in the game play. Players need to read competently, use basic motor skills and solve simple puzzles. There are fantasy themes, mild horror themes and frequent fantasy cartoon violence.
16 July 2019

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Hatchi – a retro virtual pet - Portable Pixels Ltd

Hatchi – a retro virtual pet requires players to care for and raise a digital pet. Basic reasoning skills are required to play. Parental guidance is recommended for children aged 5 – 12 due to social media connectivity and in-app purchasing.
29 November 2018

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Hay Day - Supercell

This is a role playing farming game. Caution: in-app purchases, online interactivity, advertising, simulated gambling
24 February 2014

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Contains some elements of gambling

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He-Man™ Tappers of Grayskull™ - Animoca Brands

This app is a continuous battle game. Only simple tapping is required in order to play the game. Not suitable for children 8 and under, parental guidance for children aged 9 to 15 due to advertising, access to the device’s microphone, and social media connectivity.
29 November 2018

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Hello Kitty Music Party - Kawaii and Cute! - Sanrio Digital Europe

Hello Kitty Music Party is an entertainment app which requires basic motor and thinking skills. Parents should be cautioned about its connectivity to social media sites such as Facebook, and its options for in-app purchasing, therefore, not suitable for children under 5 and parental guidance to 8.
3 October 2019

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Hey Duggee: The Tinsel Badge - BBC Worldwide

This is a Christmas tree decorating game, where children can select a character from the 'Hey Duggee' children’s show and help them to decorate a Christmas tree. Parental guidance is recommended for younger children due to related in-app purchases and online connectivity.
28 February 2017

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Hidden Folks - Adriaan de Jongh

This app is a “find the hidden items” game. Players will benefit from good fine motor and object location skills. Caution: social media connectivity. Not suitable for children 8 and under; parental guidance for children 9 – 15.
12 March 2019

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Homer - Kids Learn to Read - Homer

Homer – Kids Learn to Read is an educational app designed to support reading development for young children. Suitable for 4+ years.
5 April 2018

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Homes by Tinybop - Tinybop Inc

An interactive educational game about the homes around the world
31 January 2015

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Hopscotch: Make Games! - Hopscotch Technologies

Hopscotch : Make games! is an educational app for learning to code. Caution: Online content
25 May 2016

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Hotel Transylvania Adventures - Crazy Labs

Hotel Transylvania Adventures is a platform game based on the TV series of the same name. Players will benefit from having quick reaction and distance judgment skills. Not suitable for children 4 and under, parental guidance 5 – 12 due to advertising and in-app purchasing.
23 April 2019

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Hungry Shark World - Ubisoft

This app is a continuous survival game where players need good co-ordination and fast reaction time to stay alive. Caution: not suitable for children 12 and under; parental guidance for 13–15 due to graphic cartoon violence and social media connectivity.
20 September 2018

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Contains some elements of gambling

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I Got This Hat - Neon Robot Pty Ltd

This is a photo accessorising app.
27 May 2016

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Imagistory-Creative Storytelling App for Kids - Imagistory Publishing Ltd

Storytelling development game. Caution: in app purchases, online interactivity
12 May 2016

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Incredibox - So Far So Good

Incredibox is a fun, visually appealing, music layering game where players can compose their own jazzy beatbox tunes. Parent caution: this game allows the player to open YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter without any parent lock code. You can also ‘share’ your music creations using social media or messaging apps.
26 February 2019

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Injustice 2 - Warner Bros

Injustice 2 is a fighting game featuring popular superheros from DC Comics. Fast reaction times, co-ordination and good fighting strategy required to play. Caution: Not recommended for children under 15 due to frequent violence and in-app purchasing.
4 June 2017

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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InstaLoom Rainbow Loom Designs - NuApps

InstaLoom is a social media networking app which contains content not appropriate for children.
11 September 2014

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Interactive Telling Time - Learning to tell time is fun - GiggleUp Kids Apps And Educational Games Pty Ltd

Interactive Telling Time helps young players to learn and practise their skills in reading and telling the time. Various difficulty levels and play modes allow for step-by-step progression. The app is also useful to practise telling the time in other languages. Caution: in-app purchases and online interactivity.
2 February 2017

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Intro to Letters - Montessorium

Intro to Letters is an educational app based on the Montessori approach to teaching that is suitable for young children aged 4+ with parental guidance. Caution: online connectivity.
18 July 2017

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Iron Marines - Ironhide S.A.

This app is a fighting/strategy war game. Players will benefit from good strategy and multiple object tracking skills. Not suitable for players under the age of 9 and parental guidance 9 – 12 (advertising, in-app purchasing and social media connectivity).
26 March 2019

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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James' amazing adventures: learning games for kids - Chaudron Magique

This app is an educational game designed for 2 to 5 year olds. Players need basic gross motor skills only to play. Suitable for children 2 years and up.
29 November 2018

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Jenga - Natural Motions

This is a digital version of the classic game Jenga. The aim is to remove pieces from a tower built of wooden blocks and then add them to the top of tower. As the tower becomes increasingly taller and unstable the difficulty levels increase. Caution: Although the content of this game is suitable for all ages the feature that allows players to play with others online makes it unsuitable for children under the age of 13 years old (there is no way to turn this feature off).
9 April 2018

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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Jetpack Joyride - Halfbrick Studios

This app is a continuous runner style game. Players will need good reaction time to play. Not suitable for children 12 and under, parental guidance for adolescents 13 – 15 due to gambling-like features, in-app purchasing and social media connectivity.
26 March 2019

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Contains some elements of gambling

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Jetpack Jump - Kwalee

Jetpack Jump is a basic game of long jump. Reading skills and basic motor skills required. Not suitable under 12 and parental guidance to 16 due to excessive advertising and in-app purchasing, not protected through any parental lock.
14 January 2020

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No gambling content found in the levels played

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