As with all the apps in the series, play is open-ended and involves kids moving characters and objects around different locations. If you've already purchased other Toca Life apps, you can import them into Toca Life World: Build Stories for free. There's a large variety of in-app purchases - ranging in price from $.99 to $13.99 - to add more locations and characters, and the shopping cart icon is prominently displayed at all times. The free download comes with eight locations and 39 characters already installed, plus the option to build three new people using Character Creator, which comes with an inclusive array of skin tones, physical features, hairstyles, and outfits.

Parents need to know that Toca Life World: Build Stories combines all the apps in the Toca Life series in one place. The free download includes a decent amount of content, but with the shopping cart icon prominently displayed throughout the app, the push to purchase more is persistent. Parents can hide this icon in the settings menu on their device.

Small icon on home screen takes users to videos and more advertising other Toca apps a parent lock protects actual purchase.

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