This week in apps features two spooky tales. Ghost House follows Charlie O'Dell, a boy who gets on his favorite TV show, only to find out that he doesn't know what his show is really like. Tacky Goes to Camp is about Tacky and his penguin friends having fun at camp, until something pays them a visit in the night.
Title: Ghost House
Publisher: Skyreader
Release date: October 18, 2011
Price: $2.99
Background: Ghost House tells the story of a boy named Charlie O'Dell, who loves watching the TV show "Ghost House." But when Charlie gets a chance to actually appear on the show, he finds out things are not always what they appear.
Features: Text is synched to narration, page index "swipe up" gesture anytime to skip ahead or go back to any page, read to me and read it myself modes.
Title: Tacky Goes to Camp
Publisher: Oceanhouse Media
Release date: October 19, 2011
Price: $1.99
Background: Tacky and his penguin friends go to summer camp at Nice Icy Land with activities like Rock Hopping, Line Dancing and Capture the Ice Cube. They're having a great time, until one night something pays the sleeping penguins a visit.
Features: Individual words are highlighted as the story is read, words zoom up when pictures are touched, read to me, read it myself and auto play modes.
