Weekly News: May 17th

by Moms With Apps on May 16, 2013

App Friday Download Center

I’m thrilled to see Puppet Workshop featured this App Friday – for FREE! Excellent app for open-ended play, and made by the team at Jump App.

View all apps on the App Friday Download Center

Jellybean Tunes App Report: Volume 80

Another new puzzle title from Apps Kids Love is featured on the App Report this week – perfect for kids who love cars.

View all apps on the Jellybean Tunes App Report

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FTC Sends Letters to Developers About COPPA Rule

by Moms With Apps on May 15, 2013

In preparation for the new COPPA Rule coming July 1st, the FTC sent letters to over 90 app developers summarizing compliance information. Reading the FTC’s press release, in addition to these letters, would be an ideal crash course for interpreting new COPPA legislation. How do your apps need to be constructed to be in compliance with COPPA? Who is at risk? What are the exceptions? A summarized version of these answers is spelled out in the following resources:

FTC’s announcement about the letters: http://ftc.gov/opa/2013/05/coppa_education.shtm

Letter to developers who may be collecting audio and images in apps: http://ftc.gov/os/2013/05/130515coppadomesticimagesletter.pdf

Letter to developers who may be collecting persistent identifiers in apps: http://ftc.gov/os/2013/05/130515coppadomesticidentifiersletter.pdf

 

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Weekly News: May 10th

May 9, 2013

App Friday Download Center Over 10 apps are featured on the App Friday Download Center, including apps for patterns, number sequencing, puzzles and storytime. View them all! View all apps on the App Friday Download Center Jellybean Tunes App Report: Volume 79 Kidaptive recently released Leo’s Birthday Card Maker – for FREE! Check it out if [...]

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Parental Controls in your iPad’s Settings Menu

May 6, 2013

Recently I visited the Settings app on my iPad to update the privacy settings on my device. I discovered a variety of options for parents who wish to adjust their devices for different ages and stages. Here are some details to note: From your home screen, find the Settings icon (above), and then go to [...]

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Weekly News: May 3rd

May 2, 2013

App Friday Deals The classic Puss in Boots fairytale awaits you this App Friday! View all apps on the App Friday Download Center Jellybean Tunes App Report: Volume 78 Kids YoPower Journey focuses on social and emotional health and offers activities for separating good feelings from bad ones. View all apps on the Jellybean Tunes App [...]

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App Store Optimization at MamaBear

April 30, 2013

On May 10th in Mountain View, the MamaBear Conference will host an agenda for family-friendly technology companies. I’ve been invited to speak on the topic of App Store Optimization, and built a presentation with input from our kids’ app developer community. In case it’s helpful, I will share the highlights of the presentation in this [...]

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Weekly News: April 26th

April 25, 2013

App Friday Deals Enjoy the animal fable, The Blue Jackal, FREE this App Friday April 26th! View all apps on the App Friday Download Center Jellybean Tunes App Report: Volume 77 Just released, an animal game for fine motor, matching and language skills from PlaneTree Family Productions (congratulations Shoham!). View all apps on the Jellybean Tunes [...]

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How many downloads did you get, and why?

April 22, 2013

Once an app is launched, how many downloads can an app developer expect to sell? This is a constant question in the mobile app community. What number of downloads is average, what events trigger a spike in downloads, and how can those spikes be sustained? Case studies have been published from our community in hopes [...]

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Weekly News: April 19th

April 18, 2013

App Friday Deals Experience nature’s bounty with Dr. Panda’s Veggie Garden, specially priced this App Friday! View all apps on the App Friday Download Center Jellybean Tunes App Report: Volume 76 A visual scheduling app is specially priced for the month of April, and featured this week on the  App Report:  View all apps on the [...]

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Scratch Programming Language for Youngsters

April 16, 2013

My 4th grade daughter signed up for an elective based on the Scratch programming language. To prepare, I downloaded Scratch to our home PC, and pointed out some video tutorials and getting started guides available on the Scratch website. Then I left it to her. When I returned, she had made her first Scratch animation: [...]

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