Bumblebee Touchbook App Reviews

She was only 2 when I got this app, and she fell in love with it right away. She laughs with the big bumblebee eyes and loves when its time to count the bees and flowers. The animation is beautifully done and the voice sound is adorable. Two thumbs up!

Pictures and animations are excellent (except for the non-beating bumblebee wings), narrators voice is excellent, "plot" is quite satisfactory, and for a beginning reader, this is a good length. Having a movie *and* an interactive book works well. I have a few quibbles about the music, though: The Rimsky-Korsakov "Flight of the Bumblebee" music (which accompanies the interactive book) is too soft, given the conditions under which it is likely to be played. Also, it starts over at the beginning of each page on which it plays at all, so youre unlikely to hear the whole thing, if a preschooler is in control. And if you stop to listen to the music, the screen will soon blank and the music will turn off. :-( Couldnt you wait until the music ends? Of course, most preschoolers probably wont wait long enough for the blanking screen to be a problem. ;-) The Tchaikovsky "Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairies" is fine. (Good volume, and since there is no interaction, the music is well matched to the action, and plays to the end.)

My son loves it. But we need more!

My granddaughter loves this app. She plays the movie over and over and over. I especially like that there is only music in the movie part and we make up our own story as the movie progresses. Please make more apps like this. I would especially like to see a Lady Bug movie app and a kitten movie app. A little longer movie would be nice though. Oh, and the price is great too!

The other day, I was sitting at a red light and my son saw a "One Way" sign. He said "Mama! One!" and pointed at the sign. Hes not even 2 yet and he recognized the word "one" on the sign..... this App has really been helping him with recognizing words. :) He also loves to watch the little bee movie.

My wife instructed me to make sure i write this review. For some unknown yet amazing reason, my son, who is now seven months old has been mesmerized by the sound and the graphics of this app. He would be crying a storm beyond consolability, only to magically quiet down whenever we play the movie of this app. I cant put into words how much we appreciate this "secret weapon" we have that has made our long drives unbelievably, quiet and peaceful. How we wish the movie is longer or has an "auto replay" mode so we wont need to press "watch movie" again and again. Thank you

I worked for a mobile game company for years without ever buying a game. On a lark, I bought this for $.99 and its probably the best $.99 I ever spent. The Nutcracker Suite played during the book option even got my daughter interested in classic music! My only complaint is the length. Id pay 5X for a version with a longer story and another Touch Book chapter. Ive bought three 3DAL games thus far and Ill keep buying more if this quality sustains.

my 2 yr and 5 yr olds love this. And, it is a great way to introduce a child to classical music in a fun way. The kids love to see the bee come to them, and then get his buddies. A great calming app.

When I bought this app I had no idea how this app would appeal to my 2 year old grandson. Not to long after I bought it, he had to take an emergency trip to the hospital and was scared and kept crying. When I turned on the "Bee Movie" and gave him my phone to watch it, I was so grateful to see him calm down. Thank you so much for making this app. My 11 month old grandaughter is captivated by the movie also. She saw a picture of a bee on a piece of paper yesterday and tried to push it to get it to "play." I wish you had other short movie apps with classical music. I would buy them in a heartbeat. The graphics and the music of this app are really great. Thanks!!!!!

How come this app is not in the top list for education ??? hmmmm

My 20 month granddaughter loves this app. As soon as she sees my phone or sometimes even me she starts saying bumblebee and shaking her head up and down as if this extra bit of pleading will assure her getting to see it. Bumblebee has saved me on numerous occasions. On the plane, on the train, when a temper tantrum was on the way. I love it.

My 18 month old grandson adores this app. We alternate between the movie and the book. The movie perfect for wind down time right before bed. He is mesmerized by the bees and loves the music. I am impressed with the graphics/animations. MORE apps like this, please.

Its such a cute story and the fact it teaches them words and numbers by interacting with it is great. I wish there was more like this one out there for the iPhone.

My 3yo loves this app! Teaches words and numbers. Cute! Just wish I could find more like it!

This is one of the first apps we bought for our daughter and months later she still goes back to it. Great graphics, good interaction, wish there were more like it.

Wish I could find a few more like this. My son loves the short video clip and sometimes its the only thing that will stop a crying fit.

My son loves it! It would be great if there was more apps like this. It focuses more on the words than it does on the picture. The short movie also relates to the book which makes it even better. Create more apps like this!

Awesome. My 4 year old Loves this! Need more touch books from its creator please!

Easy for a two and four year old to use. However its very short book, 10 pages. The "movie" is a one minute video of the animated bee. Not sure I think the ten pages is worth the money. Better off to find a more substantial book for kids. Seems more like a demo than a full fledged application. Both kids four and two asked if there was more to the story.

My 3.5 yr old daughter loves it. It is well made. Wish there were more apps like this. Only thing the story could have been a little longer.