AppAttack

Copyright © 2018 The Writers’ Exchange This book was created by Division 2, Ms. Nguyen’s grade 6/7 class, at Thunderbird Elementary in the fall of 2017.

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About This Book This book was made by Division 2 at Thunderbird Elementary, and it is about apps that we made up! We made this book with the Writers’ Exchange to open up our imagination and our creative side. What I like about this program is that everyone is really nice and helpful to us!

—By Jo-Lynn This book was made by the one and only Ms. Nguyen’s class. For this book, each student made their own unique app. From food delivery apps to gaming apps, we have them all!

—By Nelson

APPATTACK!

table of contents 3 | Bubble Burst, by Karen 4 | Crayolay, by Jessie 5 | Swimming Swan, by Ethan 6 | Unilution, by Selina 7 | Issues Anonymous, by Diya 8 | Make Money Now, by Kanar 9 | Flower Mania, by Tanzina 10 | No Wifi, by Jo-Lynn 11 | Real Blocks, by Shanne 12 | Infinity Movies, by Farhiya 13 | Super Cars XD, by Denzel 14 | Dog Translate, by Olga 15 | Tima Fitness, by F.S. 16 | Plague Inc., by Nelson 17 | Fantastic Foods, by Tanya 18 | Marcus World, by Marcus 19 | Free Food and Fast, by Andrea 20 | Comic Maker, by Quenisha 21 | Sound Drips, by Sheila 22 | BoxAzon, by Adrian, Ivan, Jason,

Nicholas and Yousuf 27 | Movie Mon Go, by Darian

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BY THE APP-CRAZY KIDS OF DIVISION 2

Bubble Burst

By Karen

Bubble Burst is a fun puzzle adventure with over 100 levels and stories! New levels and stories are added every month, and you can customize your own avatar. Players must burst bubbles by connecting the bubbles. The more bubbles you burst, the more points you earn. After each level, you unlock stories. Players can use their points to customize their avatar and home! You can also share your high scores!

REVIEWS Kanar: Andrea: Spicy.

Shanne:

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Crayolay

By Jessie

Crayolay is an online professional drawing app for all ages! It can be used on all devices and, most importantly, it’s free! So if you need an app that is made for you, Crayolay is the one.

Here are some features: • Stability on the pen or finger, etc.

• Variety of pens • Blending tools (colour blends well) • Lots of layers • Connectable to computer • Colour in pictures • Settings you can change REVIEWS Diya: Would spend every penny on it.

The perfect app!

Tanzina: Very creative!

F.S.:

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BY THE APP-CRAZY KIDS OF DIVISION 2

Swimming Swan

By Ethan Baby Stage

Adult Stage

Swimming Swan is a tycoon game by Ethan. The game is strategic and has a 4.5 rating. You start as a baby playing in a puddle. Then you play as a time-travelling grandpa swimming by Asteroid Island.

You climb through seven stages of your life. Can you survive all of the stages?

REVIEWS Nelson: I like this game.

Jackie: I gave this game this rating because it is nearly perfect!

Renfrew Pool: We gave one of the pools in our centre a name from here.

Denzel: I like this game a lot.

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Unilution

By Unicorn EntertainmentTM (Selina)

Unilution is a wifi-free game for entertainment. In Unilution, you have an everyday unicorn life. You can: • Design your own unicorn and house and find a suitable fun job to get rich!

• Make online friends and chat to each other • Have parties and join big annual parades • Join contests of the week to win special limited-edition items, expensive items or rare items • Join special events each month to level up faster and get more money and gems!

REVIEWS Nana: Nelson:

UNICORNS FOR LIFE.

Karen:

Best game ever!!!

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BY THE APP-CRAZY KIDS OF DIVISION 2

Issues Anonymous

By Diya

Issues Anonymous is a free universal chatting platform. It’s a professional and safe environment for people of all ages to come and talk about things without the pressure of talking to someone face to face. You can talk to professionals or just regular people so that you know you’re not alone. Issues Anonymous is monitored and secure. Your identity will be protected, and no one toxic will be able to access the site. If they do, they will be kicked out immediately.

Some categories are: Family }Fighting }Neglect }Unsafe? }Emergency

Relationships }Fighting }Exploitation }Unsafe? }Emergency

School }Stress }Bullying }Advice }Unsafe?

REVIEWS Farhiya: This app is awesome, kid. Keep it up and when you grow up you can be just like me!

Jessie: I love this app, it’s amazing!!!

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Make Money Now

By Kanar

Make Money Now is a free app with a task that pops up. You can clock the task and get however much money you want. But you have to go to the bank to get your money.

Here are its features: • You could buy a Lamborghini • You could get money by playing a game like Candy Crush • You don’t have to work so you could catch up on sleeping • It’s a rich game • It helps people get money Some tasks include: The money game: when you shoot the coin you get a point.

The black ball: if the rocket shoots the coin you get a point and go higher. If the rocket hits the lightning you die. If the rocket hits the black ball you go lower.

The math game: if you get a match you get a point. If you don’t get a match you lose a point.

REVIEWS Kanar:

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BY THE APP-CRAZY KIDS OF DIVISION 2

Flower Mania

By Tanzina

Flower Mania is a drawing game. One touch makes it symmetrical (if you change the settings) and when you’re bored you can draw creative pictures just by swiping the screen. After you’re done, you can watch how you drew the picture.

This app also has settings. They include: • The size of the drawing • The colours that will be included • The colour of the pages, so the person can draw in different page colours • The quality of the screen • The drawings that the person drew REVIEWS Selina: Interesting.

Olga: Thanks!

Darian:

Good job.

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NoWifi

By WhoNeedsWifiTM (Jo-Lynn)

What will the app be used for?

This app will be used for watching movies, playing games, texting friends and getting any other apps that you want to download.

How will you download the apps you want to use?

Well, there will be a separate page where you can search the app you want to download, and then you will have to press on the app and choose “download.”

How much will this app be?

This app will cost nothing because if it cost anything it would be just like paying for data, and that defeats the purpose of this app.

REVIEWS Aaliya: This is super useful!

Farhiya: I don’t want to die anymore!

Ethan: I think it sounds amazing.

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BY THE APP-CRAZY KIDS OF DIVISION 2

Real Blocks

By Shanne

Real Blocks is a game in which you can make your own story and avatar, and your own house. This app is very cool. It’s like your everyday life. It’s safe for children, and it doesn’t reveal your location.

Here are some of its features: • You don’t need wifi or data to play it • There are no ads that everyone hates • It is fast • The buildings, blocks and food look real • You can go to other places, like Paris REVIEWS Andrea: Ye, boi.

Karen:

Nice.

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Infinity Movies

By Farhiya

Infinity Movies is a mobile app that lets children and adults relax and watch movies for free. This app can be accessed all around the world and it has no pop-ups or ads. Infinity Movies will have all the latest movies and trailers available. Download Infinity Movies now!

REVIEWS Jo-Lynn: Sounds like my kind of app!

Diya: Best app I’ve ever come across! Totally recommend it!

Jessie: This app was cool. It was a really great app and I rate it 11/10.

Selina: Totally awesome!

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BY THE APP-CRAZY KIDS OF DIVISION 2

Super Cars XD

By Denzel, the Fast Car Guy

Customize your dream car as fast as heck. It’s absolutely free! NO ADS! You can race and drive your car, and download pics of your car. You get to choose where you are racing. Vin Diesel would give me ten stars because he loves cars.

REVIEWS Ethan: Thank you for doing thing this.

Jackie: Thank you . . . my car is SPEED! Awesome!

Nelson: Thanks . . .

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Dog Translate

By Opron (Olga)

Do you ever wonder what your dog is saying? If the answer is yes, then this is the perfect app for you! This app can make you understand what your dog is saying, and help your dog understand what you are saying to it! You can both communicate anywhere, and any time of the day! This app can make you and your fluffy friend BEST FRIENDS for LIFE! REVIEWS Selina: Interesting.

Quenisha: Shanne: Cool.

Jo-Lynn: I don’t have a dog.

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BY THE APP-CRAZY KIDS OF DIVISION 2

Tima Fitness

By F.S.

Tima Fitness is an app that helps you stay in shape in a fun way. It is for all ages and body types. You can put in your age, any health problems, your favourite sport and your schedule and the app will pick something that falls into your category. There are also mini workout games that make it even funner.

REVIEWS Tanya: Olga: Quenisha: Diya:

I can finally be motivated to be active!

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Plague Inc.

By Nelson ProductionsTM

Plague Inc. 2

Eye Titis

Affects Martians

Plague Inc. 2 is a strategic game. You try to infect humans, martians and living rocks. Each planet makes it harder and harder to not let the doctor cure the virus or kill it.

Categories: Features: • Games

• In-app purchases • Strategy REVIEWS Ethan: It has amazing game modes so that you can go to different planets.

Adrian:

It is really boss.

Sheila: Boss description.

Selina: I don’t know what it is, but it sounds interesting.

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BY THE APP-CRAZY KIDS OF DIVISION 2

Fantastic Foods

By Tanya

Do you ever wonder if you are eating healthily enough? Have you ever made the mistake of eating ghost peppers right before a big business meeting? Don’t make that mistake again with Fantastic Foods. This app will help you choose good foods for different days, and it lets you have a sweet every once in awhile.

REVIEWS Selina: Olga: Andrea: Saucy.

Quenisha:

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Marcus World

By Marcus

With this app you are on a different planet. You are building a different planet. You can build alien stuff, such as a space ship to guard the planet.

REVIEWS Jacattack: This app is cool!

I enjoyed building my own perfect world!

Nelson:

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This sounds amazing.

BY THE APP-CRAZY KIDS OF DIVISION 2

Free Food and Fast

By Andrea

Free Food and Fast is an app that delivers food to you quickly and for free. It comes with many different varieties of food. If you’re craving something sweet, we’d recommend the “sweet treat box,” which comes filled with all kinds of candies and chocolate. This app doesn’t need wifi and it is ad-free. If you like free food, this app is perfect for you. If you’re out with your friends on the beach or at a party, the food will be delivered to you in a matter of minutes.

Categories: • Recommended • Featured • Food and Drinks REVIEWS Karen: 3 thumbs up.

Shanne: Cool cool cool.

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Comic Maker

By Quenisha

This app helps you make your comic. You can make your own, or read other people’s comics. You can make up your own superhero.

It doesn’t cost anything and it’s for anyone. If you want, you can make a new comic with your favourite superhero.

REVIEWS Olga: Tanya: Eliana: Todd:

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BY THE APP-CRAZY KIDS OF DIVISION 2

Sound Drips

By Sheila

Sounds Drips is an app that allows you to listen to music and watch movies at the same time as your friends. Also, the app lets you talk to your friends with webcams so you can see your friends’ reactions!

REVIEWS Olga: Tanya: I like it.

Jo-Lynn: Good job, princess.

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BoxAzon

By Boxx Co. (Adrian, Ivan, Jason, Nicholas and Yousuf)

By Ivan

ABOUT US

By Ivan We have many different types of boxes. If you buy a box, we will send one to where you live. If we don’t have a box base in your area, we will get one from a nearby box base. If your area is at war, it will still be safely delivered to your home. Our boxes are bulletproof and waterproof. If you don’t like the regular cardboard boxes, you can buy other boxes. We can also paint the boxes how you want. Custom boxes will cost more, though. If it doesn’t break at your home and you didn’t have anything to do with it, we will send in the BOX force. It is so simple and good.

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BoxAzon

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By Jason

By Yousef

By Ivan and Jason

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BoxAzon

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ABOUT THE APP

By Nicholas This app was made in 2017. People can use the app for fun. You can buy one and get one for a special event. If you are a little kid, you can ask an adult to buy it for you. Also, boxes can be delivered right to your house.

A HISTORY OF BOXX CO.

By Ivan It started as just an idea. I thought about the box and made a super box prototype. I showed it to some random people. They helped me create the first super box. We tested it by giving it to one of the random peoples’ moms. She opened it and disowned him. He cried, but it worked. Now we make great boxes for low prices.

WHO WE ARE

By Adrian Boxx Co. is an internationally praised shipping company that has a marketplace to buy and sell boxes. We are amazing, trusted sellers.

WHAT WE DO

By Adrian We sell boxes at amazing, unbeatable prices. All major companies buy our boxes—never any off-brand generic box marketplace scams. Our marketplace is the only known, trusted box seller.

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BoxAzon

continued . . .

OUR VALUES

By Adrian We value our customer experience. With our guaranteed Boxx Co. Experience, our customers are guaranteed a top-quality experience from top-quality people. Boxx Co. is changing the standard of experience for the better. We change the world, one box at a time.

BOXAZON SHIPPING METHODS

By Jason There are many ways to ship boxes. If you are rich, you will be able to get your boxes quicker. Shipments are always safe.

Special Shipments $10 Cheap Shipments $8 • Drones (slow) • Snowmobiles • Trucks (slow) • Ships • Electric cars (slow) • Sponge trucks • Bikes (safe + slow) • Dog sleigh

• Helicopter Expensive & Quick Shipments $20 • Submarine • Planes • Trains THE BOXX CO. EXPERIENCE TM

By Adrian Boxx Co. Experiences are the reliable quality and positive action you expect from a $771-trillion company. We guarantee each customer a favourable time, and we actively work to improve it even more.

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BoxAzon

continued . . .

REVIEWS

By Yousuf Our app is an affordable way to buy and sell boxes.

Read on for more . . .

Amazon: We love the fast shipping and discounts.

Microsoft: An amazing collection of boxes, and we

use it to ship our products. (Microsoft

viruses are approved.)

Anonymous: Decent app, some bugs, but it’s a good idea.

Anonymous: Our app is better! Please download it

because we are running out money and we

can’t afford new updates.

Ivanxei22:

Why boxes? This is strange but it’s helpful for companies.

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Movie Mon Go

By Darian

YouTube

Kids Mode

Movie Mon Go is a free universal NetFlix/YouTube/All Networks movie-viewing app. You can watch literally anything on YouTube and Netflix. Movie Mon Go has an accessible kids mode. There’s no need for wifi. You can watch any movie, anywhere. Just follow the instructions to sign up, then pick your movie or whatever you want to watch. New releases will be available one year after the theatre release. It will offer 1940s movies through to present day.

REVIEWS Jackie: I can’t believe it! No wifi! Amazing.

Denzel: AWESOME!!!

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