About Grimm's Rapunzel

Escape into a rich fantasy world with Grimm’s Rapunzel ~ 3D Interactive Pop-up Book.

Ideal Binary has taken the Grimm Brothers classic and updated it with modern language, a host of dazzling, fully interactive pop-up scenes, wonderful music, narration and humorous sound effects.

Building on the PopIris™ eBook engine, Grimm’s Rapunzel pushes the envelope even further. Watch and interact as each pop-up scene brings the story to life by presenting simple tasks to perform, effectively weaving the reader into the fabric of the story. Carefully designed to keep young readers entertained, Grimm’s Rapunzel is sure to delight!

• Fully narrated in each language by professional actors.
• Read to Me, Read it Myself, and Autoplay modes
• Full 3D experience - It’s just like a real book
• 30 beautifully presented pages of text
• 9 double-page interactive 3D pop-up scenes
• Wonderfully illustrated, with beautiful, colorful imagery
• Orient the book by dragging to see the 3D pop-up scenes in all their glory
• Touch or drag interactive elements and perform tasks in the 3D pop-up scenes
• Open and close the book on the reading desk
• Features a beautiful musical score and lots of humorous sound effects
• Highly optimized for smooth, seamless execution on all devices
• Retina Graphics on iPhone 4
• Language Support for English, French and German

Accolades

• Winner of the 2010 Best App Ever award, Best Kids App category (iPhone Division)!
• Longlisted for a 2010 DBW Publishing Innovation Award, Children’s Book category!
• Featured by Apple in "New and Noteworthy" in the US, France, Germany and others!
• Featured by Apple in "What’s Hot" in the UK!
• Number 1 Book App in the US, France and Germany!

Reviews

"I wondered who was going to get pop-up books right, and Ideal Binary wins by a long shot. I recommend this app quite highly and know that little ones will come back to it again and again. Great work all around!"

~ David Winograd, TUAW

"...Ideal Binary has near-brilliantly rethought children’s books with Grimm’s Rapunzel - 3D Interactive Pop-up Book. ...this application evolves the very concept of what a story can be."

~ Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge

"Grimm's Rapunzel - 3D Interactive Pop-up Book is a superb interactive version of the classic story..."

~ Chris Morris, CommonSenseMedia.org

"This is a stunning interactive book that is beautifully illustrated in a pop-up style, with cute activities throughout."

~ BestAppsForKids.com

"My daughter and I loved the story of Rapunzel and enjoyed all the interactive features included in this modern version of the book."

~ Cristi, PadGadget

"Rapunzel’s 3D pop ups are as magical as those in Rumpelstiltskin... I’m very pleased to see what Ideal Binary has done with their concept and I hope they continue with future apps."

~ TheiPhoneMom.com

"Interact with the story in an entirely new way."

~ PocketGamer.co.uk