Samo Colors
Creative
children's coloring app
SHOW HN2012
94points
61comments
#236of 1,677 in 2012
Top 15%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
9 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 7 critical, out of 28 comments about the project. Thread score +0.02.
Idea: 3 for, 4 againstPricing: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Polished, clean UI with large color selectors
From 3 comments
Very clean UI. I like how you can still do the traditional strokes. The touch to paint can be fun for older kids. This is definitely different from the typical coloring apps. One…
diwaiyer on HNAwesome. I have tipitap Coloring, but the colors are a little difficult to select.Yours is very simple with large selectors (especially on a tablet!) and the drawings look very…
PuerkitoBio on HNjust a little app for kids, but very polished and excellent execution. Free and no ads. It's refreshing to know someone is still doing stuff just for fun and share it
tdtran on HN
Objections
Tablets and apps are weaker than real coloring for children's motor skills
From 4 comments
Looks well done, but it seems fairly similar to a lot of other apps in the same space: "look, ma, flood fill!". That, or the big, fat "pen" that's possibly even more difficult to…
davidw on HNI think this app (although nice looking) misses the point of coloring book exercises. I think that using a pen/cil to color is not only aimed at fostering kids' creative process…
razzaj on HNIsn't coloring supposed to train fine motor skills in children? Just using a 'tap and fill' functionality takes that completely away from them :(
rb2k_ on HNDoesn't flood fill defeat the point of coloring books? The kids will never learn the hand-eye coordination necessary for drawing within the lines.
webjprgm on HN
Flood fill removes the need for hand-eye control within lines
From 2 comments
Isn't coloring supposed to train fine motor skills in children? Just using a 'tap and fill' functionality takes that completely away from them :(
rb2k_ on HNDoesn't flood fill defeat the point of coloring books? The kids will never learn the hand-eye coordination necessary for drawing within the lines.
webjprgm on HN
Requests
Offer an iOS version
From 2 comments
Why no iOS?
cncool on HNVery clean UI. I like how you can still do the traditional strokes. The touch to paint can be fun for older kids. This is definitely different from the typical coloring apps. One…
diwaiyer on HN
Make in-app purchase buttons harder for kids to trigger
From 2 comments
Just a tip on the "Buy" feature: Kids will instinctively mash the button 40 times to buy something. You need a more complex stop. Also, most of the fun of coloring books comes…
dclowd9901 on HN> I am also getting mixed feedback about buy buttons Personally, I prefer approach where there is a free version with ads, and a non-free version with no ads and no buy buttons.…
Deestan on HN
Questions
What age is the app suited for?
From 1 comment
What would be the recommended age for kids to play with this? My daughter is 17 months old.
rodolphoarruda on HN
How is it different from similar coloring apps?
From 2 comments
I don't understand what makes this a "different kind of coloring book". Because it has flood fill?
mistercow on HNFather to a two year old boy who loves playing with my iDevices. Firstly, can you tell me in simple terms what's 'different' about it? Amazing Coloring Studio by Linqsoft Ltd.…
Peroni on HN
Alternatives named
Amazing Coloring Studio
From 2 comments
My daughter is 3 and she enjoys the coloring apps on my iPhone. We have a few that I downloaded for free, one was on sale, one has IAP and one is ad-supported. The ad-supported…
Splines on HNFather to a two year old boy who loves playing with my iDevices. Firstly, can you tell me in simple terms what's 'different' about it? Amazing Coloring Studio by Linqsoft Ltd.…
Peroni on HN
Famigo Sandbox
From 1 comment
There's a free app called Famigo Sandbox which will provide your kid with their own launcher with a subset of apps you've approved for their use. As well as in-app purchases, it…
ZeroGravitas on HN
Elmo Calls
From 1 comment
Father to a two year old boy who loves playing with my iDevices. Firstly, can you tell me in simple terms what's 'different' about it? Amazing Coloring Studio by Linqsoft Ltd.…
Peroni on HN