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[quote=Anonymous]My DD got a leap pad 2 for her 4th birthday.  She also uses many apps on my phone.

Yes, the leap pad apps are definitely more expensive, but there are some advantages in that they are more complex and take longer to play through a full game cycle. Many also have more skill levels and address a greater variety of skill than most apps.

I feel like the leap pad is helping develop a longer attention span -- she focuses on the same thing and longer.  With the iphone/ipad she will play for a long time, but there is a lot more switching between apps.

There are some great ipad/iphone apps out there and many are inexpensive, but I find they need more review on my part.  The leap pad apps/stories we've purchased have all been educationally sound-- can't say the same for all the ipad/phone.

An advantage for the apple products is the same apps can be loaded on up to 5 devices - so you can share apps more easily.  With the leap pad if you buy cartridges they can be shared, but if you download them I think you can only put them on one (not completely sure on this though).

We use the phone for short times, and the leap pad for longer trips and play with friends.
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