App Review: Night Animals HD - Teaches Kids About Animal Sounds through Games

Reviewed by Jenm – Mom of a 4-year-old boy, constantly on the lookout for great children’s apps.

Details

Night Animals HD teaches kids about animal soundsthrough games. There is a background story about a missing dragon egg, and a turtle that needs to find it. Each chapter comes with 10 questions that must be answered correctly to advance to the next one. Every correct answer would display the animal, along with its name, and would add corresponding points to the total score. An incorrect answer would deduct points from the total score, and will reset the quiz again.

A mini game must be completed after each quiz. The mini games can also be played outside of the quizzes, but they must be unlocked first in the course of the game.

What Jenm Liked

The graphics are good, colorful and capture children’s attention. The controls and buttons are big enough to be easily used by small children. The underlying story is interesting for children. The animals used are the common favorites of children, so that would also get their attention. The mini games are also a good way to challenge kids.

Suggested Enhancement

Making a mistake means that you need to go back to the start of the quiz. A child might get bored eventually if he finds it hard to finish a quiz. It would be better to just deduct the points from the total score and let the quiz complete even with mistakes.

It would also help to enhance the help section, as it was not very helpful. An outline of the game’s “mission” would be good. Labeling the chapters would also help to identify what needs to be done within each chapter.