# Music-Making Kids Apps Loopimal Creates Charming Dancing Animals to Original Beats By Meghan Young | Published 2015-06-12 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loopimal References: [fastcodesign](http://www.fastcodesign.com/3047082/mix-beats-and-make-animals-dance-with-this-perfectly-designed-app-for-kids) & [yatatoy](http://www.yatatoy.com/loopimal/) There are app meant to educate children and there are apps that are meant to simply keep them busy, Loopimal is a hybrid of the two with one major exception -- it is utterly charming. Brilliantly designed by Lucas Zanotto, the one-man coder and hand-animator behind the children’s app studio Yatatoy, "Loopimal is an anthropomorphic take on a classic MIDI sequencer," writes Fast Co Design. As [kids make original beats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kidsafe-music) on Loopimal through a series of shapes, the shapes come together to form dancing animals. Zanotto says, "I wanted to build something that brings kids closer to the [concept of programming/sequencing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toddlr). In a playful way. For a kid the linear, sequencing thinking is a new thing. I wanted to make something that gives them a little experience of: 'if I put THIS thing into THIS position and the cursor passes, THIS happens.'" ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 42% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Interactive Kids Apps:** The trend of interactive apps for kids that educate while keeping them entertained, provides opportunities to incorporate music and technology to create engaging experiences. - **Learning Through Play:** The trend of learning through play with educational apps for children creates opportunities to combine coding and programming skills with creativity to enhance cognitive development. - **Augmented Reality Apps:** The trend of augmented reality apps for kids that encourage creativity and imagination, provides opportunities for developers to use digital tools to animate the physical world to enhance user experiences. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Edtech:** The EdTech industry has opportunities to create innovative apps that teach coding and programming concepts to children through gamification and interactive experiences. - **Entertainment:** The entertainment industry can create engaging music and art-centered apps for kids, providing opportunities to teach important skills while keeping them entertained. - **AR/VR:** The AR/VR industry can create child-friendly augmented reality apps that enhance cognitive development and spark creativity and imagination in young audiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Modular Music Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sound-blocks.md) - [Kid-Friendly Synth Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fourstep-sequencer.md) - [Child-Safe Social Media Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/childsafe-social-media-app.md) - [AR-Fueled Musical Camera Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minibeats.md) - [Educational Fitness Learning Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luca-friends.md) - [Creative Kid's Drawings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joyful-outlines.md) - [Stimulating Child Play Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/child-play-app.md) - [Gamified Children's Productivity Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/childrens-productivity.md) - [Music-Based Learning Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/music-2-math.md)