NightPatrol app for iPhone and iPad

Inspired and created by a ten year old, this light-hearted game is designed to sweep a child’s bedroom and capture all the “monsters” and spooks, which are so annoying before bedtime.

The game starts with a radar screen, which can be moved under beds and in closets to see if there are any “monsters” lurking around. Specifically the ones that are generally found in such places, such as “Blop,” who just stares at you. Or “F-“ who sneaks into your school work, and turns all your good grades into bad ones.

After the first sweep, you will find the number of monsters detected at n the top of the radar screen. When you capture one of them, this number drops by one, and the monster is seen flying around on the screen. Be sure your volume is up, so that you can hear when you have caught one.

Quick! Touch the screen to put that guy in jail! Once all the spooks have been caught, the screen moves to the jail, where, pitifully the monsters are lurking about.

Then…press the arrow. Out they go.

Press “hints” on the first page to get specific directions, and then “more” to get a complete description of the most common monsters. From there, you can also start the radar.

Madeline, who invented the game, and drew all the art work had this to say, “I hope this game inspires kids to have imaginations of their own to create apps and silly things. It is important not to take things too seriously.”—including monsters in the closet.