Panda Band HD

Price: Free

Panda Band HD by Soundical is a fun app that helps teach your child about different instruments, rhythm, sounds, and tempo.

The app was developed by four fathers interested in teaching their kids how to appreciate music and different instruments while having fun.

Features of the app include fantastic animations, fun sound effects, and great music. Players get to choose from among eight characters, each of which has a different instrument.

Players will tap on the character to hear it play a solo; tap it twice and watch it go crazy playing the solo!

You can choose different combinations of instruments and characters, so there’s little boredom risk.  The more the player does solo, the more stars he or she will win. Tap the animals as they pass and watch them do something funny.

Parents will love that there are no in-app purchases and no 3rd-party advertising.

Band members your child can play include Paul Panda, who is the leader of the band and the drummer; Kip, who is the lead singer; Chip who is another singer; Zack Zebra who is the banjo player; Marvin Monkey who is a guitar player; Ernie Elephant who is the keyboarder; Larry Leopard who plays the percussion; and Waddy Warthog who is the violinist.

Panda Band HD was updated to Version 1.01 on March 19, 2013. The update made a minor improvement. The app does not have enough customer ratings yet for iTunes to display an average.

I really like this game. My four year old daughter thinks it’s great. I especially like how easy it is for young players to use.

For: iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad (3rd generation), iPad Wi-Fi + 4G, iPad (4th generation), iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (4th generation), iPad mini and iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular with iOS 4.3 or later