Doodle Fit Lite
Mindprint Rating
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Mindprint Expert Review
Pros
- There is no timer and no limit on the number of moves, making this a potentially good option for students with weaker skills.
- Graphics are simple yet engaging, with a variety of background themes including Valentine's Day, nature, Hell-o-ween, chalkboard, notebook, and sci-fi.
- Players and parents can easily see progress including levels solved, solutions found, games played, and time spent.
Considerations
- The free version includes many ads and promotions to upgrade.
- Students with weaker working memory may struggle to remember hints which are shown and then disappear. Unlimited hints can be purchased.
- The blocks are not drawn to scale, which can be confusing and frustrating for students who struggle with abstract reasoning or spatial perception.
Mindprint Expert Review
Doodle Fit is a simple yet fun visual puzzle app that develops working memory, visual discrimination, flexible thinking, spatial perception, and abstract reasoning skills. The free version has 410 levels and 8 themes and the upgrade has 100 additional puzzles, unlimited hints and no ads. Each puzzle is a simple, black outlined shape made from a combination of smaller odd-shaped blocks. Puzzle shapes start out with simple rectangles but become more interesting including aliens and buttons.The user is provided with the odd-shaped blocks and must drag them to their correct position to recreate the puzzle shape. Unfortunately, the odd-shaped blocks are not drawn to scale and re-size when they are placed on the puzzle. While this feature will strengthen spatial-perception, it adds an increased level of difficulty for those who really struggle with visualization. However, it is worth a try for even those with weaker visual skills, because there is no timer, no move counter, and students can move shapes around as much as they need. Hints are available and can be earned by solving additional puzzles or paying for an upgrade. Hints reveal the position of a single block combination, but then disappear. Players must remember what they saw and move the block themselves which will strengthen working memory, provided it does not become a source of frustration in which case parents might want to pay for unlimited hints. The annoying music and twitching board can be turned off in settings. Overall, this free app can be a great way to have fun strengthening a combination of skills, but parents should understand that students with weaker visual or working memory skills might find it too taxing. For those students that like playing, parents should consider upgrading to avoid the annoying advertisements.
Fun
Engaging for the Mindprint recommended age range
- Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
- Subject matter and problems are relevant, interesting and authentic to students
- Visually appealing to children in the target age range
- Provides virtual rewards or incentives after meeting specified goals or objectives
- Provides a "break activity" between academic problem sets
- Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
- Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option
Easy to Use
Understandable for children in the Mindprint recommended age range
- Has a free or trial version
- Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
- Provides an age-appropriate tutorial/first time users can work independently
- Student should be able to use independently after first use
- Has a multi-player option to foster in-person collaboration or cooperation
- Multiple users can save a profile
- Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
- Can play without sound and not distract others
- Students can save work between sessions
- Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
- Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
- Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
- Overall - Easy to use
Cognitive Concerns
May not be advisable for students with the following cognitive needs
- Spatial Perception
- Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
- Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps
Manufacturer Description
✪ Now optimized for iPhone 5 and new iPad! ✪
✪ Includes exclusive levels, only available in this version! ✪
"It’s easy to toss out the word "addictive" in reviews of puzzle games, but this one really is." - AppleGazette
GAME DESCRIPTION
Your task is simple: fit the given set of blocks into given shapes. Drag the blocks inside and outside in search for the layout that covers the whole shape. A level is complete when all blocks have been used and there's no more free space in the shape.
DOODLE FIT LITE GUARANTEE
Once you start playing you won't be able to stop!
KEY FEATURES
➮ Absolute addictive game play – everyone playing this game will confirm: it's one of the most addictive puzzle games on the App Store
➮ Unique level shapes – Over 80 levels with different unique shapes and over 150 solutions in total for replayability.
➮ Doodle Graphics – Nice looking doodle-style graphics with two themes: notebook and chalkboard.
➮ Runs on all devices – Doodle Fit Lite is an universal application. You can use it on all your devices.
➮ Graphics Tailored to each device – With graphics optimized for every device you will always get the sharpest visual experience possible, no matter on which device you play.
➮ Controls Tailored to each device – You can not only drag your blocks into the shape, but also simply "draw" them!
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