What's Different? - Odd One Out. Preschool first language development tool. A cool cognitive skills trainer

3.1 3.1 out of 5 stars | 382 ratings

Price: 0.99

Last update: 11-26-2024


Latest updates

What's new in version 1.5.7
  • Version 1.5.7
  • - Bug fixes
  • - new icon.

Product Details

Release Date: 2011
Date first listed on Amazon: November 30, 2011
Developed By: Remarkable Games
ASIN: B006GG1KOC
Customer reviews:
3.1 out of 5 stars381 customer ratings

Developer info

Product features

  • Find the object that is different
  • Browse game images in the gallery
  • Get hints in 5 languages

Product description

Celebrate our indie studio anniversary! all our products at a flat price of $0.99 for a limited time!

What's Different - A simple but clever educational game.
Your kids will love it.

What's Different is an educational game for young children from age 3.


- This is a great puzzle for young thinkers -

How to play the game:
You will see four objects, three of them are connected and one is different.
Touch the different picture to move on.
- What's Different is ads free.
- What's Different was designed to help teach young children how to think.
- What's Different contains a super friendly gallery so the kid can browse through the game images, pinch zoom and play.

- What's Different features high-end graphics and animations with a friendly interface.

- What's Different is highly recommended for Speech Therapists.
- What's Different was done with the help of a highly experienced Speech Therapist.

Latest version includes 5 languages for the hints, use the options button.

Remarkable is a professional game studio that specializes in educational games.

Tablet Users: New version supports all devices! including Froyo, Gingerbread and Honeycomb (Android versions 2.2.x, 2.3.x and 3.x)

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Technical details

Size: 23MB
Version: 1.5.7
Developed By: Remarkable Games
Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )
  • Access the vibration feature
  • Write to external storage
Minimum Operating System: Android 2.2
Approximate Download Time: Less than 3 minutes

Top reviews from the United States

Trevor W.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great, educational game for children
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2012
I rated this with five (5) stars, not because it deserved that many but to rather off-set the people who rater this game a one (1) star for trivial reasons. One such reason I saw was because this game was a children's game and not a adult game. Just because you pay the phone bill, this doesn't mean that Amazon has to provide you with a free adult app every week. Some of us have children as well and we pay our own phone bills too. And lastly Amazon doesn't even have to give away free apps. They just do. If you don't like a game, don't play it. Rate it for what it truly is meant for, not because you're upset that today's free app wasn't an adult app. All in all this game is really good and not too difficult. It could be fun for the casual, 'adult' gamer but it is geared more for the early elementary child. Enjoy either way.
Brian Kitrel
1.0 out of 5 stars The difference is this app SUCKS!
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2012
I'm sick of these free appear for babies. Babies don't pay my phone bill. I do. I'm an adult, give me appear that I can use.
And for those people that say " I'm boons let my kid use this app because its educational", let me give you a tip, SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOUR KID AND BE A PARENT. Your child doesn't need a free app teaching them, they need you to teach them.
This app SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!
Dr. Shannon
4.0 out of 5 stars Child Psychologist Musings
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2012
One of the most important cognitive functions humans perform is that of finding patterns in seemingly random datum sets. This is so critical, it is one of the first tasks a child starts learning.

This app is great in theory, as it helps a young child (2-5) with developing these skills. Any practice a child gets in this critical period should be welcomed with applause. Additionally, a child that young isn't typically using technology alone, which is the second major advantage. Anytime a parent gets involved in her/his child's learning, there are numerous benefits to both involved.

There were only two major problems I found with the game. First was the developer's significant lack of knowledge regarding child development. Generally children this age can discriminate in such categories as color, food groups, letters/numbers, etc. They DON'T know (usually) the animal classifications, nor would they typically know the difference between a planet and a satellite.

Second, there should be an ascending order of difficulty to the items. There doesn't seem to be any rationale for the different levels, except that a level may only have four questions. (Great understanding of a preschooler's attention span!) If the level of complexity increased VERY gradually with the levels, more of the complaints might be addressed.

Finally, I learned one can never under estimate the intelligence of the average person. After reading these reviews regularly, I'm learning the same is true for the emotional level and ability to view the world from another's perspective. What a sad statement.
Brooke
2.0 out of 5 stars Real review from a mom
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2012
Just tested this out with my 3.5 year old. Sorry to say that it just isn't up to par. I worked together with him through the first few levels so he could figure out what the point of the game was. After a few levels he would just click on each picture individually without much thought to the purpose. The game looks good but is not quite right for his age group. Simplify it and add voice to it and it could be very good. If you asked the player to find the object that wasn't round, etc. it would be great for this age group. I'm sorry but most 3 year olds don't recognize a computer mouse or briefcase. Not sure what age group the dev was targeting with this app. Good concept for a 3 year old, but the content is more appropriate for a 4-6 year old. They would likely grow bored rather quickly, however.
NNugles
3.0 out of 5 stars mixed feeling but probably good to waste time
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2012
I understand this game is meant for kids. I'm just not sure what age group would benefit most... or if the execution was done properly.

My 2yo would definitely spend some time with this app. I just don't think he'll learn much from it. He's not ready. For example, when presented with a horse, a lion, a frog, and a whale, he would need to conclude that the frog is the correct choice. This is because that set is teaching "the frog is different because it is not a mammal"... not that the whale is different because it does not have any legs. With a ruler, button, computer mouse, and an elephant, the button is different because it was not grey... not that an elephant was different because it was big or because it was an animal. I'm a very proud father but I just don't think he would be able to figure a lot of these out. Most sets have more than one possible answer even though only one will be accepted. The player would have to decide which characteristic is most likely in question. Some kids (and adults) would get frustrated.

The skills required to answer the 125 questions range from 2 years old to probably 8... maybe 10? For my son, being on the younger end, this is mostly a bunch of buttons to spam with his trial and error approach. For the older group, they'll get a few challenging questions interspersed among those which would be way too easy.

The game feels more like one of those online "Find your IQ score" tests that were so popular 10 years ago... but for 6-year-olds. As for its pedagogical value, it may be fine if you're able to sit down with your kid to defend the logic/reason behind each answer.

The game would have received 4 stars if it took the time to explain the answers after each set. As it is, you're on a sprint to the finish line whether you've learned anything on the way or not.

The game runs well on the kFire though the interface doesn't really fit the screen. The bottom is chopped off but that doesn't interfere with the gameplay.
awesome love why wouldnt you like it
5.0 out of 5 stars great game
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2012
love the game its not just for little kids it would be hard for little kids if u think the game is easy try getting three flowers on every level this game is fun and fun for all ages.but I think its.meant for kids ages eight to thirteen. but really it doesn't matter how hold u are my dad had fun with it and adults would like it over all fun game well made game to lots of fun for everyone

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