Play and Sing – Piano for Kids and Babies - Yomio.

This review of Play and Sing – Piano for Kids and Babies was completed by the Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM) on 14 May 2017.

About the app

This section contains details about the app provided by an ACCM Reviewer.

ACCM review

This review of Play and Sing – Piano for Kids and Babies contains the following information:

• The level to which the game was reviewed
• App description
• Reviewers comments
• In App purchasing
• Online information
• Gambling
• Advertising and product placement
• Gender stereotypes and sexual references
• Coarse language
• Game playing behaviour which may be of concern to some parents
• Other

The level to which the game was reviewed

The reviewer played several of the tunes that are available in the free version.

App description

Play and Sing Piano for Kids and Babies is an educational app to teach children to play a tune on the keyboard by colour coding the keys with the notes. The notes on the score are shaped for timed intervals and the bar moves across the score as you play. This is a very simple way to teach young children to play some tunes they might be familiar with and sing along to at the same time. Very young children should easily be able to tap the notes on the screen. The free version comes with four tunes in English and two tunes in 11 other languages. However more tunes are available to purchase.

Reviewers comments

This app is very simple for children to use and learn to play some tunes. The English section has two levels, an easier and a more difficult level. This could be a good way to introduce children to music and teach co-ordination between hand and ear.  

The settings on the home screen will take you to connections to Facebook, the App Store, email and other apps from the developer by answering a simple sum. The additional songs have a lock on them but can be purchased by also answering a simple sum. This won’t be a problem for children who’ve learnt some simple arithmetic and therefore parental guidance and/or co-playing is recommended for 4-8 year olds.

In App purchasing

• One song costs $1.49
• 10 songs cost $4.49
• All songs cost $9.99

Online information

Connectivity with social media.

Gambling

At the time of review, the reviewer found no simulated gambling content. If you discover simulated gambling content in this app, please contact us with the details so we can update our review.

Advertising and product placement

Other apps by the same developer are advertised.

Gender stereotypes and sexual references

None.

Coarse language

None.

Game playing behaviour which may be of concern to some parents

None. 

Other

N/A.

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