Made in China with a broken-English narrator as proof, this iPad app uses tried-and-true techniques to present children with multiple-choice-style shape matching problems. Content is based on 14 geometric shapes. While the design isn't flashy, this app wastes little time getting to the matching. In addition, subtle animated routines are shown on each screen to keep things interesting. For example, a gopher might pop out of a hole and grab a fallen apple.

First, you touch one of six areas, with eight scenes full of shapes. The idea is to build a house by touching each shape, to hear it labeled. Correct answers are rewarded with praise in broken English ("you did it!") and lollipops. A review mode lets children touch the shapes in the sky, where they are rewarded by fireworks. If you don't mind the strange narration and flashcard-style interactivity, this app could work.