This iPhone/iPad app sells for $1.99. According to the developers, the focus of the game is to get parent and child talking, learning, and sharing together. You and your child are trying to rescue animals from the bad Red Witch. To save the animals you must teach your child the animal name as well as the name and the sound of its beginning letter. Paddy, a small iPad-like character leads you through the program. In between the lessons are silly little riddles for the your child to enjoy. The graphics are simple in a pixelated style (like old video games). While I applaud the developer’s effort to get parent and child working together, the app is just not something that I would recommend. Paddy is a bit too enthusiastic and way too loud for me. Also, the app is somewhat limited – it only teaches letter names and sounds.

Hi, Nick Marks…creator of Coop Phonics. Sorry you can’t give it a recommendation. We tried really hard but it was our first game. We are leaving Paddy out of the next game! We are doing Coop Dance and Coop Space next. Thanks for giving out game a try.