This beautiful looking app is unfortunately quite flawed. The free version includes 4 tutorials that starts with counting and ends with subtraction, all using a brightly colored abacus with large numbers. Correct answers are rewarded only with a big red circle and incorrect answers are admonished with a huge red X over the answer. There is an option for help, but help is provided by a barely visible shaking of the balls that need to move, which will be lost on students with any visual weaknesses. The app includes no sound or instruction and there is no easy way to exit a tutorial in the middle except to close the app. The fact that there are a few technical mistakes (e.g. hyphenating ten thousands and calling the ones place units) adds to the dissatisfaction. Given the target audience is most likely lower elementary schoolers, I would not recommend this app for most families.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• 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

• 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

• Anxiety
• Gives negative feedback (red X's, buzzer)
• Fine Motor Skills
• Requires challenging finger movements, motor precision or physical manipulation
• Self-regulation
• Promotes purchases or upgrades to students
• Gives negative feedback (red X's, buzzer)
• Visual Discrimination
• Promotes purchases or upgrades to students
• Students might need support with navigation
• Visual Motor Speed
• Requires challenging finger movements, motor precision or physical manipulation

[The updated version is compatible with the NEW IPAD. ]
-. screen error fixed on iOS 5.x

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Are you worried that your child doesn’t like math, or lacks basic math skills?
Basic calculation skills are the first step to being good at math.


To that end, SMATOOS has created the 'FingerMath ABACUS - addition,subtraction' app, a gorgeous digital learning tool that helps children gain confidence and improve their basic math skills.

Children can learn the principles of arithmetic quickly and easily with FingerMath ABACUS, and build strong foundations for math by using the app to solve math problems of varying levels of difficulty.


[Features]

✔No complicated instructions. Children learn intuitively and easily.
✔Important concepts are reinforced through a variety of math problems, which can be repeated as many times as necessary.
✔Beautifully designed graphics and sounds were inspired by nature and make this app attractive to children.
✔Virtual awards are given whenever a step has been completed or a concept mastered. Rewarding achievement inspires continued learning and a deeper level of commitment.


[Structure]


✔ Tutorial: The first basic four steps of tutorial will allow children to learn how to use abacus. Through full version, children can learn how an abacus works at their own pace through a nine-step tutorial. The full version is available through In-App Purchase.

✔ Easy, Medium, Hard: At free version, 12 steps of Easy addition problems are provided. The full version has more than 100 addition and subtraction problems of different difficulties (Easy, Normal and Hard) which increase in difficulty as the child’s skills develop.

✔ My Abacus: This is a digital abacus designed to be used like a real abacus. Once children have learned how to use the app, they can play with “My Abacus” and see how their abilities have grown!

✔ Stamps: The app records and retain information about how many hours it’s been in use, the number of steps completed, if any new records have been set, etc. Users can track their own progress as their abilities improve.


Free Version:

- Tutorial (4 steps)
- Easy (12 steps of addition)
- My ABACUS, Stamp

Full Version:

- Tutorial (9 steps)
- Easy (12 steps of addition, 12 steps of subtraction, 12 steps of combinations of addition and subtraction)
- Normal (36 steps)
- Hard (36 steps)
- My ABACUS, Stamp


*If you experience any problems using our app, please check if we’ve answered your query below before contacting us*
1)If you’re asked to purchase the app again after you’ve made the in-app purchase and reinstalled the app
Don’t worry! It’s normal to receivethis message. If you click on“Buy full version”, you’ll see a message:“Do you want to buy the Full Version for $0.99?”If you select “buy” and type in the password, you’ll see a message saying “You've already purchased this”. This means that you have already purchased this app. Just tap“buy”,and you’ll receive the full version – don’t worry, you won’t be charged extra.

2)If you experience bugs
As noted in the description, our app requires iOS4.3 or later, so if you’re running an earlier version of iOS you might encounter a bug or two. If so, email marketing@smatoos.com with your device and iOS details and we will try our best to solve the problem ASAP.


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