Based on the PBS series Wild Kratts, this app helps kids practice addition and subtraction while learning science concepts. Kids are tasked with building an animal habitat and caring for eight different animals. Wild Kratts Creature Math automatically adjusts the difficulty of the game based on kids’s mathematical proficiency, so this app makes an excellent independent activity. There are 16 different home types and food items available to create the animal habitats and 13 reward banners to earn. Kids can pet and interact with their animals at any time while learning dozens of interesting animal facts. This app is useful for elementary math classrooms or independent at-home practice.

Website: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id585747376

What Users Love About the App

“If you like the Wild Kratts TV show you’ll really like this game. We had no problem with the sound. It’s a fun way to learn adding and subtracting. Also you learn how to build and take care of a habitat.”

“I am a homeschool Mom with a daughter who is crazy about Wild Kratts, but not about practicing or learning math facts. She LOVES playing this game, and it is the first game I have found where she will willingly sit and do math for more than a minute or two.”

“Lots of reviewers saying the math is too hard but it’s not if you stop thinking about it like an equation as you were taught in school. Just teach the kid to count the items in groups of five and get the final number. Then they will start to really understand the equation. My 4yo is doing great and loves it.”

“This app has been a big help in our homeschooling adventure. My 7 year old was frustrated with math and did not want to do his math. This game was a great reward and excellent practice. He is now enjoying math. His little brother (4) loves playing it as well , with help.”

“Kids and I played it during the Fourth of July concert with the sound off and enjoyed it perfectly well. And hey, cooperative gaming for the win!”

What Users Dislike About the App

“When you get the math questions right you get animals and plants to put in your habitat and food to feed them. It’s kind of complicated because you can only put them in certain places, like the beavers have to go in the water but raccoons only go in trees that have been burned by lightening.”

“Would love to see functionality to set math level (addition or subtraction) and to set number range for younger users (1-10, 1-15, 1-20). Also, adding ability to have math Q’s read (8 plus how many equals 11). Finally, adding additional habitats would greatly help app fatigue! 5-year old suggestion: jungle or big cats!!”

“My son and I sat here for half an hour trying to use this app. It tells you to tap on things, but when you do, and answer the math problem, nothing changes and your animals are still unhappy. The directions don’t explain this and we can’t figure it out.”

“I just purchased this app for my daughter who LOVES the Kratt Bros. and math, but the app will not work, and I cannot find another way other than this review to get app support. The app loads, there is sound but when the the game calls for an item (sticks) to be dragged across the screen to another spot, nothing happens.”