ColorTalk 1.1: a Numbers coloring book for kids, 1 to 10

Home is now a bookshelf with two books: Letters, from A to Z, and Numbers, from 1 to 10. Each number page has that many things to color, then your child counts along and finds the number.

ColorTalk is a calm coloring app for iPad, for children 5 and under. It launched on 2 November with the alphabet. Version 1.1 adds a second book, so the app now has a new name too: ColorTalk: ABC & 123 Coloring.

In short

A bookshelf with two books: Letters and Numbers.
Numbers 1 to 10: color, trace, count along, then find the number.
A sparkle tool, and Lumo now says each letter's sound.
For parents: Numbers progress, and print a page to color on paper.
The app screens in Dutch when the iPad is set to Dutch.

Two books on a bookshelf

Home is now a bookshelf. Your child picks a book first: Letters has the 26 pages from A to Z, and Numbers has 10 pages, from 1 to 10. Each book shows which pages your child has colored. Lumo still asks if your child wants to finish a page.

How a number page works

Each number page shows that many things to color. Page 3 has three ducks: "3. Three ducks!" After the coloring, your child:

Traces the number.
Counts along, one thing at a time.
Finds the number.

A ColorTalk number page on iPad: three ducks on a pond, numbered 1, 2 and 3, next to the words 3 ducks! and a button that says 3! — Count the ducks, then find the 3.

Like the letters, the numbers come after the coloring. They support the art. They do not take its place.

A sparkle tool, and letter sounds

The tools now include a sparkle tool. With spoken prompts on, Lumo the firefly also says each letter's sound before the word: "c, c, cow!" Spoken prompts are still off until a parent turns them on in Settings.

For parents

Numbers progress. The Grown-ups Corner now shows progress for the Numbers book too.
Print a page. You can print a letter's page and color it together on paper, away from the screen.

To open the Parents area, tap Parents on Home and answer the grown-up question.

The app screens in Dutch

When the iPad is set to Dutch, the app screens are in Dutch. The letters, the words and Lumo's voice stay in English, because ColorTalk teaches the English alphabet.

Still no ads, no accounts and no purchases

ColorTalk still has no ads, no accounts and no in-app purchases, and it still works offline. One thing changed with this release: ColorTalk now sends anonymous usage counts, such as app opens and which letter page was finished. These counts are not linked to your child or to you, and the app sends no crash reports. The privacy policy lists exactly what it sends.

Get the update

ColorTalk 1.1 is free on the App Store for iPad. Update or download it on the App Store. New to ColorTalk? Read the launch post. If you have an idea for a number page, write to me through ColorTalk support.