About

Laugh and learn with Tickle Tap Apps, the age-appropriate educational games preschoolers can play anywhere!

Boy playing with Tickle Tap Apps

Tickle Tap Apps are:

  • Vetted by educational researchers, tested by kids!
  • Designed for assisted learning and independent play
  • Easy and intuitive, with simple controls for little hands

Tickle

Tickle Tap Apps take full advantage of the iPhone platform in ways that make game play exciting.

Tap

Game play is tactile, with easy-to-follow audio instructions and visual cues for non-readers.

Laugh

Kids (and parents) love the spirited, original music and colorful animations featuring new friends Jinja the cat, Robin the bird, Harvey the dog and Fins the fish.

Learn

Tickle Tap Apps encourage learning through practice and exploration in a way that’s both entertaining and rewarding.

Our Research

Tickle Tap Apps are reviewed by our educational advisor, Carla C.E. Fisher, a leading preschool games consultant and doctoral candidate, Teachers College Columbia University. They’re also tested by three- four- and five-year-olds.


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Our Story
Tickle Tap Apps are developed by
zinc Roe design. We are an independent studio dedicated to creating the best apps for preschoolers. We spend a great deal of time, care and attention researching, designing, developing and testing our apps.
Our Team
Producer: Jason Krogh
Code: Stefan Arentz
Code: Luke Lutman
Code: Colin McCune
Art: Aaron Leighton
Design: Davin Risk
Writing: Suzanne Andrew
Animation: Lara Salam
QA: Carlo Alducente
Sound: Brian McBrearty
Research: Carla C.E. Fisher
Voice: Laura Kyswaty
Made possible with the support of the Ontario Media Development Corporation
Ontario Media Development Corporation