Talking Tom Cat 2 for iPad

Features
Price FREE
Age Range Early Childhood
App Type Leisure App
Version Reviewed 5.1
Android Available?
Lite Version Available?
Help Provided?

Bloom's Thinking Process
Creating
Evaluating
Analysing
Applying
Understanding
Remembering

Adaptability
Includes animation
Includes images

Review Comments
Talking Tom Cat has helped many children learn to copy sounds and sentence. His engaging, fun personality is wonderful when children are feeling out of control. You can tickle him, pat him and feed him. Be careful of the dog - he farts, scares poor tom and throws chocolate cake! There are plenty of free animations available with this version. This was the first of the 'Talking' apps. Here are some more… Talking Gina ( a giraffe) Talking Larry the Bird for iPad Talking T-Rex Dinosaur Talking Roby Celik the Robot A Talking Fat Dog Talking Do Do Bird HD Talking Bunnie for iPad Talking Harry the hedgehog and many more.….….….. This app has some banner adds and prompts children to buy add-ons.

Review Comments

Talking Tom Cat has helped many children learn to copy sounds and sentence. His engaging, fun personality is wonderful when children are feeling out of control. You can tickle him, pat him and feed him. Be careful of the dog - he farts, scares poor tom and throws chocolate cake! There are plenty of free animations available with this version.

This was the first of the 'Talking' apps. Here are some more…

Talking Gina ( a giraffe)

Talking Larry the Bird for iPad

Talking T-Rex Dinosaur

Talking Roby Celik the Robot

A Talking Fat Dog

Talking Do Do Bird HD

Talking Bunnie for iPad

Talking Harry the hedgehog

and many more.….….…..

This app has some banner adds and prompts children to buy add-ons.

Use	Rank (*)
Top Apps for Speech Pathologists		Ranked 8th of 16
Verbal imitation		Ranked 3rd of 16
Top Apps for Late Talkers		Ranked 7th of 14

(*) This app has been ranked according to its' effectiveness to achieve the learning goals and strategies listed. Some apps may rank highly for achieving a specific use and lower for other uses. Some students will learn and engage with one app more than others, because of the individual nature of us all.

Leisure App
Leisure apps are games designed for fun but can still offer a wonderful opportunity to support the student's learning.

Bloom's Thinking Process
Bloom's Taxonomy is classification system used to explain the behaviours important in learning. Apps range from simple memory tasks such as flashcards apps through to creative apps which ask students to create an original story or video.

Bloom's Creating
The student creates new ideas, products or ways of viewing things. Activities include making, animating, designing, constructing, planning, producing and inventing.

Bloom's Evaluating
The student justifies a decision or course of action. Activities include counting to check, hypothesising, critiquing, experimenting and judging.

Bloom's Analysing
The student breaks the information into parts to explore understandings and relationships. Activities include explaining, ordering, inferring, comparing and organising.

Bloom's Applying
The student uses the information in a new situation. Activities include implementing, carrying out, using, illustrating, classifying and categorising.

Bloom's Understanding
The student comprehends the new information. Activities include describing, predicting showing understanding use a multiple choice.

Bloom's Remembering
The student recalls information they know. Activities include matching, 'fill in the blank', making a choice, answering using a multiple choice, naming a group.

Learning Connection
How well does the app teach the targeted skill or concept? This is the area where we refer to current research and pedagogy to evaluate the efficacy of the app.

Authenticity
Authenticity looks at the manner in which skills are learnt. Authentic apps use real life or genuine activities. Students learn in context rather than in a contrived or rote fashion (such as flashcards).

Feedback
Feedback needs to be specific and result in improved performance. Feedback should be supportive and encouraging rather than negative. Data should be available to support decision making.

Differentiation
Differentiation is the ability to customise the app to suit the student. The ability to record you voice, customise text, add pictures and alter settings enables individualisation of the app.

User Friendliness
User friendliness is a measure of how well a student can use the app independently. Some apps are simply intuitive to use. Others include audio or visual prompts which support the student.

Motivation
All apps are engaging the first time they are played. However, students with diverse learning needs may need to return to the app many times. Motivating apps offer rewards,games or incentives.

Top Apps for Speech Pathologists
This is a list of the Top Apps for Speech Pathologists

Verbal imitation
These apps are a fun way to practise copying others. The child hears their voice repeated back, often with a silly voice. They also may copy the speech of the character in the app.

Top Apps for Late Talkers
This is a list of the Top Apps for Late Talkers

From the App Store

Developer Outfit7 Limited
App Store Rating (from 5263 reviews)
Current Version Rating (from 5263 reviews)
Current Version 5.8.3

Developer's Description
The legend is back! Talking Tom Cat 2 is better, cooler, and funnier than ever before! With over a billion downloads and counting, Talking Tom Cat 2 is popular all over the world. Don’t miss all the fun this cool game has to offer. Get your own cute and funny virtual pet now! Talk to Talking Tom, play with him, poke him, and dress him in cool outfits. Customize his home. And make funny videos and share them with your friends! Adopt him as your very own virtual pet and get instant fun in return! ENJOY YOUR DAY WITH TOM - TALK TO TOM: Speak and he repeats what you say in a hilarious voice. It’s so funny! - PLAY WITH TOM: Stroke him, poke him, make him explode a paper bag, smash a pillow or even fart! The fun never ends with Tom. - CUSTOMIZE TOM: Dress Tom up with new accessories, clothes, and outfits! How about Cowboy Tom or Pirate Tom? - RECORD TOM: Record videos of what Tom does and send them to your friends. Download the app now and join the fun! To see what Tom’s up to, follow Talking Tom on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TalkingTom This app is PRIVO certified. The PRIVO safe harbor seal indicates Outfit7 has established COPPA-compliant privacy practices to protect your child’s personal information. Our apps do not allow younger children to share their information. This app contains: - Promotion of Outfit7's products and advertising; - Links that direct customers to Outfit7’s websites and other apps; - Personalization of content to encourage users to play the app again; - Videos of Outfit7's animated characters via YouTube integration; and - The option to make in-app purchases. Please note, we do not process all the data disclosed on the label for users under the age of digital consent. For more information, please check our Privacy Policy. Terms of use: https://talkingtomandfriends.com/eula/en/ EEA privacy policy: https://talkingtomandfriends.com/eea/en/ US privacy policy: https://talkingtomandfriends.com/privacy/en/ Brazil privacy policy: https://talkingtomandfriends.com/privacy-brazil/en/ Rest of the world privacy policy: https://talkingtomandfriends.com/privacy/en/ Customer support: support@outfit7.com

Developer's Description

The legend is back! Talking Tom Cat 2 is better, cooler, and funnier than ever before!

With over a billion downloads and counting, Talking Tom Cat 2 is popular all over the world. Don’t miss all the fun this cool game has to offer. Get your own cute and funny virtual pet now!

Talk to Talking Tom, play with him, poke him, and dress him in cool outfits. Customize his home. And make funny videos and share them with your friends! Adopt him as your very own virtual pet and get instant fun in return!

ENJOY YOUR DAY WITH TOM
- TALK TO TOM: Speak and he repeats what you say in a hilarious voice. It’s so funny!
- PLAY WITH TOM: Stroke him, poke him, make him explode a paper bag, smash a pillow or even fart! The fun never ends with Tom.
- CUSTOMIZE TOM: Dress Tom up with new accessories, clothes, and outfits! How about Cowboy Tom or Pirate Tom?
- RECORD TOM: Record videos of what Tom does and send them to your friends.

Download the app now and join the fun!

To see what Tom’s up to, follow Talking Tom on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TalkingTom

This app is PRIVO certified. The PRIVO safe harbor seal indicates Outfit7 has established COPPA-compliant privacy practices to protect your child’s personal information. Our apps do not allow younger children to share their information.

This app contains:
- Promotion of Outfit7's products and advertising;
- Links that direct customers to Outfit7’s websites and other apps;
- Personalization of content to encourage users to play the app again;
- Videos of Outfit7's animated characters via YouTube integration; and
- The option to make in-app purchases.

Please note, we do not process all the data disclosed on the label for users under the age of digital consent. For more information, please check our Privacy Policy.

Terms of use: https://talkingtomandfriends.com/eula/en/
EEA privacy policy: https://talkingtomandfriends.com/eea/en/
US privacy policy: https://talkingtomandfriends.com/privacy/en/
Brazil privacy policy: https://talkingtomandfriends.com/privacy-brazil/en/
Rest of the world privacy policy: https://talkingtomandfriends.com/privacy/en/
Customer support: support@outfit7.com

Disclaimer: The evaluations and rankings information provided here are based solely on the opinion of the author and are for informational purposes only. Families should seek professional advice before making decisions regarding interventions for their child.