Product Review of Dexteria Dots
This is designed for entertainment and learning, because kids should have fun while learning mathematics. It is designed for kids between the ages of 2 and 10.
What Users Love About the App
“My boys go to this app every time I let them play my iPad. I like that it is so creative. My older boy (8) loves making bonus dots and my younger (5) likes making the different numbers in new ways. I like that they are learning math concepts while having fun.”
“Finally a math app that engaged my 6–year–old daughter! Thank you!”
“My son, who has been struggling to learn fact families, likes this app. It is helping him to have better number sense. He is in 3rd grade, is very bright, but also has a very slow cognitive processing speed. My daughter, who is 4.5, loves the app. It is sort of good for such a young child, but can definitely be a challenge. It is hard for little hands to use the more precise gestures that you need.”
“High level of interaction and several levels of challenges appeal to a wide range of abilities.”
What Users Dislike About the App
“Kids who are used to more traditional number sentences may struggle with the advanced levels.”
“I had hoped that this would be a fun application. Sadly, it is quite boring. As a parent, I am second guessing this buy. I guess I will see how my children respond. I will update my review once they do.”
“This app presents good ways to learn the concepts of adding and subtracting and how they can be thought of as combining and separating. Unfortunately, at the harder levels, it just assesses the students on their ability to memorize rather than to know addition or subtraction. A student may also simply click a bunch of random numbers until they get the correct answer. I would want to use this for my child before they start learning addition and subtraction in written form, but there are other ways to promote these concepts than paying $3 for this app.”
“Love the first two levels, but once it gets into solid colors, it’s confusing. It goes from being a counting game to a memory game which isn’t helpful for educators. It’s a great start, but the advanced bits need to be revised.”
