Toca Nature from Toca Boca invites kids aged 4–9 to sculpt their own natural worlds—mountains, lakes, forests—from a blank canvas. Each feature you touch grows or shrinks in real time: draft rivers, raise hills, plant trees—and immediately watch animals like deer, bears, foxes, and birds arrive. This open-ended play experience blends creativity with ecological exploration, as every change shapes animal behavior and interactions in the evolving landscape .
Key Features
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Ecosystem Sandbox: Swipe to create terrain—mountains, lakes, and forests—then observe how wildlife populates and adapts .
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Dynamic Animal Behavior: Feed creatures berries, nuts, or fish; watch thoughtful speech bubbles signal their hunger and discover how habitats respond to your eco-actions .
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Intuitive World Navigation: Zoom in for close-up animal moments, rotate the landscape with gestures, or zoom out to admire your world’s structure from every view .
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Low-Pressure & Safe: No scores, timers, ads, or in-app purchases—just peaceful exploration designed by Toca Boca’s kid-safe philosophy .
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Photo Capture Tool: Snap in-app nature shots to save or share your favorite animal scenes and landscapes .
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Educational Play: Teaches cause-and-effect, civic environmental awareness, and basic ecosystem science through discovery and play .
Why You’ll Love It
Engaging both visually and intellectually, Toca Nature is praised for its serene coloring, geometric art style, and the calming joy of eco-creation. Educators highlight the way it encourages children to learn about wildlife and environmental balance:
“Toca Nature is a creative and interactive app where children can use their imagination to create their own worlds… we love the way the animals come to life” .
Parents appreciate the meditative play and natural curiosity it evokes, even during short sessions when outdoor play isn’t possible .
More About Toca Nature
First released in November 2014, Toca Nature has won multiple awards including a Webby finalist honour and BolognaRagazzi Mention in 2015 . The app remains ad-free and features ongoing compatibility with iOS, Android, and Amazon devices. In late 2023, it was incorporated into Toca Boca’s new “Piknik” subscription suite for preschool apps—including titles like Toca Kitchen 2 and Toca Lab—maintaining its ethos of open-ended, imaginative play .