
AppStar Picks, a review catalogue of 250+ Best Apps for Kids, launched a few days ago and you might wonder how it all started!
About a year ago, Nathalie, a mom blogger for kids’ apps - Fun Educational Apps - and Irina, a mom developer – AppGrade - started to discuss how difficult it was to find great apps for their kids. With over 500 000 apps in the AppStore it can be overwhelming to discover good apps for kids and the two moms started to brainstorm on how great it would be to have an app that would feature a list of "curated best apps for kids" that have been tested, reviewed and you can rely on to do the leg work.
Nathalie had the content since she has tested and reviewed hundreds of Apps for Kids and Irina had the know-how on how to create and develop a best in class database app. They decided to combine their expertise and created AppStar Picks, a universal app for iOS devices (iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch).
The initial app only contained reviews from Fun Educational Apps and the 2 moms thought it would be even better if AppStar Picks included reviews from other sites to give other moms and dads, teachers and educators a larger selection. The AppStar Picks team decided to invite other sites and soon it had 3 extra review sites known for their quality of reviews: Digital Storytimes by Carissa Kluver, Applicable2U by Andrea Gardner and Teachers with Apps by Jayne Clare and Anne Rachel. Each of these sites is run by people who are professionals and parents so they know how frustrating finding good apps can be.
It all started with a vision …and with hard work, heated discussions and one goal in mind – “offer a unique and innovative app to discover only the best apps for kids”, the Team made it!
AppStar Picks is now available via the iTunes App Store – FREE!
Download now and stay tuned as the AppStar Team will continue to offer lots more in future updates!
What Can You Expect?
AppStar Pick team running various Giveaway contests:
- iTunes Gift Cards worth xx each: 4 from the review sites, 1 from the developer AppGrade and one in the name of AppStar Picks! For each contest, you will get a chance to know the team a bit better.
- On-going promo code contest for the apps listed in AppStar Picks. These giveaways give you a chance to get one of the listed app for free and each time the developer will tell you a bit more about his/her app(s).
More reviews and Sites
- As the reviewers continue to uncover hidden gems in the AppStore they will share their findings and new apps will be listed on a regular basis
- New review sites will be added on a regular basis. We already have 2 new ones lined up for you and will be included soon!
New Features
New unique features will be developed by AppGrade to make your AppStar Picks experience even better.
So start today, DOWNLOAD AppStar Picks and stay tuned to a team dedicated to show you how you can top-up your iDevices with only great apps for kids!