My one year old loves this app.

He is learning words and having fun at the same time

My 2 year old loves this app

My 2 year old daughter loves this app!

$2.99 for bare minimum

You get a set of animal words for your child to spell for the initial $2.99, but must pay for all other word sets/games. Each one is sold separately.

All New Animals

Aardvark Abyssinian Addax Albatros Affenpinscher Agouti Aidi Ainu Airedoodle Akbash Akita Albatross Albertonectes Alligator Allosaurus Alpaca Alusky Amberjack Anaconda Anchovies Andrewsarchus Angelfish Angelshark Anglerfish Anhinga Anomalocaris Anteater Antelope Anteosaurus Ape Arambourgiania Arapaima Archaeoindris Archaeopteryx Archaeotherium Archerfish Arctodus Arctotherium Argentinosaurus Armadillo Armyworm Arsinoitherium Arthropleura Asp Aurochs Aussiedoodle Aussiedor Aussiepom Australopithecus Avocet Axolotl Azawakh Babirusa Baboon Badger Balinese Bandicoot Barb Barbet Barinasuchus Barnacle Barnevelder Barosaurus Barracuda Barylambda Basilosaurus Bass Bassador Bassetoodle Batfish Baya Beabull Beagador Beagle Beaglier Beago Beaski Beauceron Beaver Beefalo Beetle Bergamasco Bernedoodle Bichir Bichpoo Bilby Binturong Birman Bison Blobfish Bloodhound Blowfly Bluefish Bluegill Boas Bobcat Bobolink Boerboel Boggle Boiga Bombay Bonefish Bongo Bonobo Booby Boomslang Barador Bordoodle Borkie Boskimo Bowfin Boxachi Boxador Boxerdoodle Boxfish Boxsky Boxweiler Brachiosaurus Briard Brittany Brontosaurus Brug Budgerigar Buffalo Bullboxer Bulldog Bullfrog Bullmastiff Bullsnake Bumblebee Burmese Butterfly Caecilian Caiman Cantil Canvasback Capuchin Capybara Caracal Cardinal Caribou Carp Cascabel Cassowary Caterpillar Catfish Cavador Cavapoo Centipede Cephalaspis Ceratopsian Ceratosaurus Chameleon Chamois Chartreux Cheagle Cheetah Chickadee Chicken Chiggar Chihuahua Chilesaurus Chimaera Chimpanzee Chinchilla Chinook Chipit Chipmunk Chipoo Chiton Chiweenie Chorkie Chusky Cicada Cichlid Clownfish Coati Cobras Cockalier Cockapoo Cockatiel Cockatoo Cockle Cockroach Codfish Coelacanth Collie Compsognathus Conure Copperhead Coral Corella Corgidor Corgipoo Corkie Cormorant Coryphodon Cottonmouth Cougar Coyote Crane Crayfish Cricket Crocodile Crocodylomorph Crow Cryolophosaurus Cuckoo Cuttlefish Dachsador Dachshund Daeodon Dalmadoodle Daimador Dalmatian Damsefish Daniff Danios Daug Deer Deinocheirus Deinosuchus Desmostylus Dhole Dickcissel Dickinsonia Dilophosaurus Dimetrodon Dingo Dinocrocuta Dinofelis Dinopithecus Dinosaurs Diplodocus Diprotodon Discus Dobsonfly Dodo Doedicurus Dolphin Donkey Dorgi Dorkie Dormouse Douc Doxiepoo Doxle Dragon Dragonfish Dragonfly Dreadnoughtus Drever Dugong Dunker Dunkleosteus Dunnock Eagle Earthworm Earwig Echidna Eel Eelpout Egret Eider Eland Elasmosaurus Elasmotherium Elk Embolotherium Emu Epidexipteryx Ermine Eryops Escolar Eskipoo Euoplocephalus Eurasier Eurypterus Falcon Fangtooth Feist Ferret Finch Firefly Fisher Flamingo Flea Flounder Fly Flycatcher Fossa Frenchton Frengle Frigatebird Frogfish Frug Gadwall Gar Gastornis Gazelle Gecko Genet Gerbil Gharial Gibbon Gigantopithecus Glechon Glowworm Gnat Goberian Goldador Goldcrest Goldendoodle Goldfish Golllie Gomphotherium Gopher Goral Gorgosaurus Gorilla Goshawk Gourami Grasshopper Grebe Greyhound Griffonshire Groenendael Groundhog Grouper Grouse Grunion Guppy Haddock Hagfish Haikouichthys Hainosaurus Halibut Hallucigenia Hamster Hare Harrier Hartebeest Hatzegopteryx Havamalt Havanese Havapoo Havashire Havashu Hawk Hedgehog Helicoprion Hellbender Heron Herrerasaurus Herring Himalayan Hippopotamus Hogfish Hokkaido Hoopoe Horgi Hornbill Hornet Horsefly Housefly Hovasaurus Hovawart Human Hummingbird Huntaway Huskador Huskita Husky Huskydoodle Hyaenodon Hyena Ibex Ibis Icadyptes Ichthyosaurus Ichthyostega Iguana Iguanodon Impala Inchworm Indri Insect Jabiru Jacana Jackabee Jackal Jackdaw Jackrabbit Jagdterrier Jaguar Javanese Jellyfish Jerboa Junglefowl Kagu Kakapo Kangaroo Katydid Kea Keagle Keelback Keeshond Kestrel Kiang Killdeer Killifish Kingfisher Kingklip Kinkajou Kishu Kiwi Klipspringer Knifefish Kookaburra Koolie Kouprey Kowari Krait Krill Kudu Kuvasz Labahoula Labmaraner Labrabull Labradane Labradoodle Labraheeler Labrottie Ladybug Ladyfish Lamprey Lancefish Leech Leedsichthys Lemming Lemur Leonberger Leopard Leptocephalus Lhasapoo Liger Limpet Linnet Lionfish Liopleurodon Livyatan Lizard Lizardfish Loach Lobster Locust Lorikeet Loris Lowchen Lumpfish Lungfish Lurcher Lynx Lyrebird Lystrosaurus Macaque Macaw Machaeroides Macrauchenia Maggot Magpie Magyarosaurus Maiasuara Malchi Mallard Malteagle Maltese Maltipom Maltipoo Mamba Manatee Mandrill Margay Markhor Marmoset Marmot Masiakasaurus Massasauga Mastador Mastiff Mauzer Mayfly Meagle Mealybug Meerkat Megalania Megalochelys Megalodon Meganeura Megatherium Meiolania Mergansar Microraptor Miki Milkfish Millipede Mink Mockingbird Mojarra Mole Mollusk Molly Mongoose Mongrel Monkey Monkfish Moorhen Moose Morkie Mosasaurus Mosquito Moth Mudi Mudpuppy Mudskipper Muntjac Muskox Muskrat Muttaburrsaurus Nabarlek Naegleria Narwhal Natterjack Nautilus Neanderthal Nebelung Needlefish Nematode Newfypoo Newt Nightingale Nightjar Nilgai Norrbottenspets Nudibranch Numbat Nuralagus Nuthatch Nutria Nyala Oarfish Ocelot Octopus Oilfish Okapi Olingo Olm Onager Opabinia Opah Opossum Orangutan Oribi Ornithocherius Ornithomimus Osprey Ostracod Ostrich Otter Otterhound Ovenbird Oviraptor Ox Oxpecker Oyster Pachycephalosarus Paddlefish Pademelon Palaeophis Paleoparadoxia Pangolin Panther Papillon Parakeet Parasaurolophis Parrot Parrotfish Parrotlet Partridge Patagotitan Peacock Peagle Peekapoo Pekingese Pelagornis Pelagornithidae Pelican Pelycosaurs Penguin Pheasant Phorusrhacos Phytosaurs Pigeon Pika Pinfish Pipefish Piranha Pitador Pitsky Platybelodon Platypus Plesiosaur Pinosaur Pointer Polacanthus Polecat Pomapoo Pomchi Pomeagle Pomeranian Pomsky Poochon Poodle Poogle Porcupine Porcupinefish Possum Potoo Potoroo Prawn Procoptodon Pronghorn Psittacosaurus Pteranodon Pterodactyl Pudelpointer Puertasaurus Pufferfish Puffin Pug Pugapoo Puggle Pugshire Puli Puma Pumi Purassaurus Pyrador Pyredoodle Pyrosome Python Quagga Quail Quetzal Quokka Quoll Rabbit Raccoon Ragamuffin Ragdoll Raggle Rattlesnake Repenomamus Rhamphosuchus Rhea Rhinoceros Roadrunner Robin Rockfish Rodents Rooster

Excellent drill for early reading skills

Simple to use. Pronunciation is very clear, and good volume. Whenever a letter is touched, its name is pronounced. When the word is correctly spelled, its spelling is recited; then the word is pronounced. Then the animal's sound is played back. Pronouncing the animal sounds after a successful spelling is a very strong motivator. Some of the animal sounds are clearly authentic. Some clearly are not. (The frog saying "ribbit, ribbit" comes to mind.) The fake sounds are a bit disappointing. The illustrations are very inviting (though not entirely realistic). Animation of the illustrations is not realistic. (After a successful spelling, the animal twirls and gets larger. None do more than that.) There are five options available to tailor the app's difficulty. (See screenshots.) The "Get More Words" selection just takes you to a screen describing the other apps in the series. The "Send Us Feedback" selection presents you with a communications form to fill out, which presumably you can use to get support, as well as just commenting on the app. This series of apps is the best I've seen in the App Store for early reading skills. (But admittedly, I haven't looked at all that many.)

Great ABCs app for young kids

I downloaded this app a few days ago, and my daughter hasn't stopped playing with it since. I've had my iPad for a few months now, but did not see as much learning potential on it as this app brought out. I am shocked at how quickly she is growing her character/letter recognition, and how much fun she is having with it. Up to this point we were using flashcards, and progress has been very slow to non-existent. She's good as singing the ABC song, but was not connecting the sounds to the visuals. I'm not here to say this is the next gen in learning tools, but I can honestly say we've seen progress with this specific app. Simple but focused and fun. I (we) highly recommend!

It's OK, not GREAT

I had downloaded the free sample for my 2- and 5-year-old kids and decided to upgrade to the paid version. The 2-yr-old is more interested in this than his older sister, but they do both play with it. It's definitely helping my 2-yr old learn the letter names and helping him realize that words are made up of letters. He's also becoming quite adept at "dragging" items across the iPad screen and matching letters to eachother. Both of my kids are in Montessori programs and they learn the sounds of the letters first, not the names of the letters. So, for us, the drawback is that when the child touches the letters to drag them into place, it's the name of the letter rather than the sound of the letter that he/she hears. Also, there doesn't seem to be a progression from easy to hard words -- it's all random. And, there's no option to hide the spelling of the words, so the child never has to spell the words on his/her own.

Well-made, entertaining, educational!

This is one of the best chuldren's apps I have seen. Way better than the popular Parents Magazine app (sorry, but it's true). A number of apps out there are awful, but this one is so well-made! The little animals are cute, and it's so intuitive that my 23-month-old uses it without ever needing any help from me. I love the way it says each letter as she drags it, and then it spells out the word when it's complete, and *then* says the word. (And the guy speaking doesn't sound like a robot, like in some of the other apps.) I'm very impressed, and my daughter loves to play this app!

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