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CHOMP by Christoph Niemann

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad Paid Photo & Video
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Mieke VanderBorght By Mieke VanderBorght , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 5+

Feature your face in silly animations for short-term fun.

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What’s It About?

With CHOMP BY CHRISTOPH NIEMANN, your kid's own face can be front and center in silly animated line drawings. Scroll left or right through the over 50 scenes, such as a flower in a pot or a cowboy riding a rocking horse. Each drawing has a blank oval, which gets filled in with whatever image kids direct the device's camera toward. Note that you're not taking a picture to fill the blank area; instead, you're just pointing the camera at the image you want. Tap the drawing to set simple animations in motion -- pick the petals on the flower, make the cowboy do riding tricks -- and then tap the video-camera icon to record the animation and sound. All recordings get saved to your device's camera roll.

Is It Any Good?

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Superimposing their faces onto simple, attractive drawings and watching silliness ensue is sure to produce some giggles. With just over 50 drawings, there's a good-size collection of scenarios for kids to experiment with. Some short animations provide a nice touch of surprise and magic while others are just plain for laughs, like when the cowboy and rocking horse switch places and the horse becomes the rider. It's a nice touch to be able to take a video, though the video is simply a recording of the preset animation -- that is, kids don't have any control over the movement. And that's the main rub here: Kids have little creative control over their experience. Videos also didn't always show up on the camera roll. So, while CHOMP by Christoph Niemann is good for a round of pure silliness and good family fun, it's somewhat of a one-trick pony.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about and invent stories using the drawings as a springboard. Where is the cowboy going?

  • Make faces showing different emotions and talk about how the feel of the whole drawing changes.

  • Play as a family and have a good laugh together -- you can even involve the family pet!

App Details

  • Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
  • Pricing structure: Paid
  • Release date: January 27, 2016
  • Category: Photo & Video
  • Publisher: Fox & Sheep
  • Version: 1.0.1
  • Minimum software requirements: iOS 8.0 or later
  • Last updated: July 27, 2016

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