Action Movie $2 Mac iPad
This app was my family's winner! Using the iPad to point and record, my kids have the ability to blow up EVERYTHING in a number of different ways!
1. Missile Attack: Zeroes in on something to land on and blow-up!
2. Car Smash: It may just be a minivan, but it has been knocked pretty hard to do the damage it does when filmed correctly
3. Demolition Rock: If you have ever wanted to drop a rock on something, you have the perfect spherical chance to do so using this app!
4. Rough Terrain: Rubble flies to the screen, and almost in your lap! This one causes the most debris
The negatives? It only has the four effects. There are; however, several two-pack $1 bundles available. I ended up buying:
5. Electro-Strike
Afraid of getting hit by lightening? Want to see yourself get hit? That's the basis for the electro-strike app.
6. Meteorite
Meteorites fall at an angle from the sky. I'd like to see more smoke and damage; it looks weird that something hit by a meteorite survive unscathed. Overall, I still think the app is perfect for my kids.
7. Flash-Flood
This might be a little less life-like, but it covers whatever it has taken in its wake, so the collateral damage remains under water.
8. Ground-Suckers
It might be better if there was an effect that makes it look like whatever got sucked into the ground actually went down, but it hovers magically above the hole. It's definitely better to make holes where someone MIGHT step, or where a car MAY drive etc.
Overall, my kids love all of the Action Movie Apps. They even SHARE the iPad to play with this app, which is enough to take the ground out from under my feet.
Comic Book $2 Mac iPad
I've played around with Comic Book, but my kids have yet to master it. The images are limited unless you buy more stickers. It's more fun used in conjunction with photographs that have been altered using other apps. Overall, it is fun, but more work needs to be done to make it more user-friendly for children who are inexperienced with photo-augmentation.
Old Booth $2 Mac iPad
This app was our least favorite. There is a minimal amount of cartoon-like period outfits per girl/boy and at that -it only came in one color. A snapshot of their head goes in bobble-sized using the point and shoot method. The app provided them with about ten minutes of entertainment that quickly lead to frustration to the point of my need to take the iPad away.
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If you've had success (or failure) with family-friendly photography applications, please comment and let me know about it or feel free to drop me an email or tweet! My twitter handle is @mandiklim. Just mention the Photo-apps and I'll know what it's in conjunction with. Happy photograph making!
