App Detail » Curious Ruler

Published by: Curious Hat, Inc.

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Price: $0.99
Current Version: 1.2
Released: May 08, 2014

What's New

Curious Ruler speaks Spanish too!
You can use UK currency as reference objects now!
There are now 42 reference objects to pick from.

App Description

2014 Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice for Excellence in Design

Measure and compare objects around you!

With Curious Ruler, children can explore and measure objects around them and learn about sizes, units of measure, and proportions.
Curious Ruler is both a useful utility and a great educational tool that supports Measurement and Data Core Standards.

* Simply pick a known reference object in Curious Ruler, like a coin or a sheet of paper, then select an object you’d like to measure.
* Place these objects side-by-side and take a picture.
* Curious Ruler provides sliders to measure the objects and compares their relative sizes.
* Switch between the US and Metric measurement system.

Did you know that the iPad 3 is as long as 27 pennies?
With the Curious Ruler you do!
The interaction is limitless, fun and educational.

The app is designed for ages 3-8.
No external links.
No In App purchases.
No Social Sharing.

42 Reference objects to choose from including:
- US and World coins and paper bills
- iPhone and iPad
- Credit Card
- Crayon
- Lego and Duplo bricks
- CD/DVD
- US and A4 paper sheets
- soccer, tennis, basket, baseball, golf, football balls
- soda can

Please note that a bug in iOS 7.0.1 causes text not to be displayed correctly.
Affected users should upgrade their iOS to a more recent version.

About Curious Hat
Curious Hat is the world’s leading developer of innovative family application for iOS. Played by children and their parents around the world, Curious Hat apps have raised the design bar for playful, educational apps at home and in school. For more information about Curious Hat and its portfolio of apps, visit www.curioushat.com.