Parents need to know

 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 comes with eight locations and 39 characters already installed. 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. If you've already purchased other Toca Life apps, you can import them into Toca Life World: Build Stories for free. As with all the apps in the series, play is open-ended and involves kids moving characters and objects around different locations. Some areas have a Record option that allows kids to record their voice as they move things around and narrate a story; for that option, the app asks for permission to access your device's microphone. Parents can turn off the background music, Toca News, Toca Mix, parents' information, the video recording option, and access to shopping for in-app purchases by finding Toca Life: World in their device's settings menu. There's a bit of potty humor: Characters sit (clothed) on a toilet, make poop and fart noises, and flush the toilet. There's also poop in a litter box. Read the developer's privacy policy for details on how your (or your kids') information is collected, used, and shared and any choices you may have in the matter, and note that privacy policies and terms of service frequently change.