My favorite apps

I 've put over 30 apps on my ipod (educational and otherwise) and let my family loose on them. Here is what we use...

Free:
iwritewords (along with it's sister app ABC Maze) are a favorite of my little boy.
       + fine motor skills in tracing the letters (or numbers), it also gets you to trace in the correct order
       + nice audio, examples and rewards
       + will spell and say words once letters have been drawn
        - drawback, it does not say the letters phonetically
ABC Maze uses the tilt of the ipod to manoeuvre a ball through a maze to get the letters needed to spell a word.
         + as with iwritwords the reward show a picture of the word in question for visual reinforcement

3D Magic Words is my wife's favorite.
         + higher level vocabulary skills
         + timed event which forces you to concentrate
         + mixed up letters can be remixed in new order to help you find words
         + lets you know exactly how many words (and their length) you can find
         + gives you a pecentage target to reach in order to achieve next level
          - drawback, it lets you know you are not that smart

Comic Touch Lite is my little app.
            + you can take photos from your library (or on the spot) and add text
            + text can appear as thoughts, speech, whisper, exclaimation or caption
            + endless possibilities
             - drawback, could be used inappropriately (imagine a younger me)

There you have, my big three.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.
Henry David Thoreau