![]() Quick test: Which of these is not a game: SimCity, Minecraft or Pokémon? Take your time. This is a trend that I dislike (why can’t there be an educational game with mature themes?) but it’s hard to argue with Toca Boca’s economic success. “Educational games” have somehow become synonymous with games that are safe and wholesome and are where parents often look for content for their kids. Just ask Toca Boca CEO, Björn Jeffrey who points out that many apps in the education category of the app store are not necessarily educational. How can you say they are not educational? Well, it’s not me who says they aren’t educational. I know what you’re thinking: Toca Boca apps have been topping the iOS Education charts since 2012. ![]() Otherwise, let’s take a look at the “educational” and “game” qualities of these non-educational-games. If you are just interested in reading about the specific apps, feel free to scroll down to the "Not a Review" section. (North Berkeley to Millbrae takes just under an hour.) Seven and a half minutes with each app doesn’t sound like much, but they’re very light and I exhausted the content before even reaching Daly City (48 minutes in). I played with each of them on my new iPad Mini 3 while on the BART train to work. To understand the Toca Boca phenomenon, I purchased and installed eight of their apps for $2.99 each: Toca Hair Salon 2, Toca Kitchen 2, Toca Town, Toca Builders, Toca Boo, Toca Nature, Toca Train and Toca Kitchen. What are these apps, you ask? Why, they’re from Toca Boca, which just celebrated its 100 millionth download last Tuesday. I’m back from vacation and ready with something fresh for your faces! You may know me for writing about educational games, but today I am writing about some apps that are not educational.
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