Show HN: I built a mobile app to help kids learn new animals

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  "by": "geoapo",
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  "text": "Hello HN,<p>I&#x27;m excited to share a project I&#x27;ve been working on back and forth for the past three years or so.<p>&quot;TappyToys - Learn Animals&quot;. It&#x27;s an educational iOS app for iPhone and iPad designed to make learning new animal names fun and engaging for young children.<p>I believe that the app is best targeted towards kids in the ages 4-6. There&#x27;s also a settings page to adjust the difficulty as well to better tailor it to their level.<p>The app has gained somewhere between 500-1000 downloads over the years, most of them in the last couple of months since I picked up development on my spare time again.<p>I have no idea how the app is performing since I haven&#x27;t ran any user tests or similar.<p>It would mean a lot to me if you took the time to try it out, especially you with young ones yourselves. The app is free to download from the App Store. You get three free animal categories and can unlock another 7 categories with a one time in-app purchase. The app is free from ads.<p>Any feedback would be very valuable to me. I truly have no idea if the app is decent or terrible really.<p>I hope to be able to deliver this to the Google Play store in the future.<p>Hope to hear from you and have a great day!<p>Kind regards,\n&#x2F;&#x2F; G",
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  "title": "Show HN: I built a mobile app to help kids learn new animals",
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  "url": "https://apps.apple.com/se/app/tappytoys-learn-animals/id1508002798"
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  "author": "DevCake AB",
  "date": "2020-04-28T12:35:00.000Z",
  "description": "Hämta TappyToys - Learn Animals av DevCake AB i App Store. Se skärmbilder, betyg, recensioner, användartips och fler appar som TappyToys - Learn Animals.",
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  "logo": null,
  "publisher": "Apple",
  "title": "Appen TappyToys - Learn Animals – App Store",
  "url": "https://apps.apple.com/se/app/tappytoys-learn-animals/id1508002798"
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  "url": "https://apps.apple.com/se/app/tappytoys-learn-animals/id1508002798",
  "title": "Appen TappyToys - Learn Animals – App Store",
  "description": "Utbildning  Gratis · Köp inuti app · Designad för iPad. Inte verifierad för macOS.         Kids learn new animals with fun gameplay! Let your child explore over 60 different animals. Fun and engaging learning...",
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  "content": "<div>     <div>    <section>  <p>Utbildning</p>  <p>Gratis · Köp inuti app · Designad för iPad. Inte verifierad för macOS.</p> </section>       <section> <p><span>Kids learn new animals with fun gameplay!\nLet your child explore over 60 different animals. Fun and engaging learning with sound and text.\nFeatures:\n-Explore 60+ Animals: Delight in an assortment of creatures across 10 different categories.\n-Vivid Illustrations: Adorable and accurate depictions of animals to engage young minds.\n-Immersive Audio: Enjoy high-quality sound recordings delivered with a neutral American accent.\n-Engaging Gameplay: Fun and intuitive activities designed for seamless learning.\n-Offline Play: No internet connection required for uninterrupted fun and exploration.\n-Vocabulary Enrichment: Perfect for kids eager to expand their word repertoire.\n-Portrait and landscape compatibility\nAnimal categories:\nFarm Animals 1 &amp; 2\nForest Animals 1 &amp; 2\nSavanna Animals 1, 2 &amp; 3\nSea Animals 1 &amp; 2\nArctic Animals 1\nJoin this delightful TappyToys adventure and watch out for more upcoming apps! Stay tuned for exciting new learning experiences.</span> </p>  </section> <section>      <ul><li> </li> </ul> </section>  <div><p><span>  <span>Sharpen your noggin with the brand new memory game mode and learn new animal names along the way!\nA bunch of stability and performance improvements that makes the experience even smoother </span></span> </p>  <p><span>Version 1.9.0</span> −3 h</p></div>  <section>   <ul><li><div><h3>Data som är kopplade till dig</h3> <p>Följande data kan komma att samlas in och kopplas till din identitet:</p> <ul><li> Köp </li><li> Användnings­data </li></ul>  </div> </li><li><div><h3>Data som inte kopplas till dig</h3> <p>Följande data kan samlas in men den kopplas inte till din identitet:</p> <ul><li> Diagnostik </li></ul>  </div> </li> </ul> </section>   <section>  <div>  <p></p><h2>Information</h2> <p></p></div>  <dl><div>Kompatibilitet <dd><details><summary>Kräver iOS 15.1 eller senare.  <svg></svg></summary> <ul><li><strong>iPhone</strong><br />Kräver iOS 15.1 eller senare. </li><li> </li><li><strong>iPad</strong><br />Kräver iPadOS 15.1 eller senare. </li><li> </li><li><strong>iPod touch</strong><br />Kräver iOS 15.1 eller senare. </li><li> </li><li><strong>Mac</strong><br />Kräver macOS 12.0 eller senare och en Mac med Apple M1‑chip eller senare. </li> </ul> </details></dd> </div><div>Ålder <dd><details><summary>4+  <svg></svg></summary> <ul><li><p>4+ </p> </li><li>Skapad för åldersgruppen 0 till 5 år </li><li> </li> </ul> </details></dd> </div><div>Köp inuti app <dd><details><summary>Ja  <svg></svg></summary> <ul><li><p><span>Lås upp alla kategorier</span> <span>29,00 kr</span> </p> </li><li> </li> </ul> </details></dd> </div><div>Leverantör <dd><details><summary>DevCake AB  <svg></svg></summary> <ul><li>DevCake AB har identifierat sig som appens näringsidkare och har bekräftat att produkten eller tjänsten överensstämmer med gällande EU-lagar. </li><li> </li><li><strong>D-U-N-S-nummer</strong><br />353409380 </li><li> </li><li><strong>Adress</strong><br />Nordenskioldsgatan 15<br />41309 Gothenburg<br />Sverige </li><li> </li><li><strong>Telefonnummer</strong><br />+46 733452262 </li><li> </li><li><strong>E-post</strong><br />[email protected] </li> </ul> </details></dd> </div><div>Copyright <dd><ul><li>© 2026 DevCake AB </li> </ul></dd> </div> </dl> </section>    </div>    </div>",
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