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Lingokids - Play and Learn

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire Free to try , Paid Education
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Common Sense Media Review

Mieke VanderBorght By Mieke VanderBorght , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 3+

Big mix of early learning activities; can get pricey.

Parents Need to Know

Why Age 3+?

Any Positive Content?

  • Lingokids - playlearning App: Main menu for Kid profile with colorful buttons to choose a game, quiz, or video
  • Lingokids - playlearning App: Reading and Literacy activity menu with buttons for "learning letters" matching games and videos
  • Lingokids - playlearning App: Green grid with soccer playing cat in one square, a goal in another square, and different directional squares on bottom of screen
  • Lingokids - playlearning App: Video player with animated singing ducks and captions that read: "here a quack, there a quack"

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age 4+

Based on 3 parent reviews

Diane R.
Diane R. Parent of 5-year-old
April 18, 2023
age 2+

Great app!

My daughter loves the app! Her vocabulary grew a lot and she hasn't even noticed, she just enjoys playing with her favourite characters
Cathy T.
Cathy T. Parent of 6-year-old
March 11, 2023
age 6+

Beware

I wouldn't say I liked how this company's 7-day trial worked. I immediately knew this app was not for my child and sent two messages to them through the app. They charged me anyway! It was a nightmare straightening out my Apple, bank, and PayPal accounts.
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What's It About?

Sign in with an email address and create at least one kid profile to get started with LINGOKIDS - PLAY AND LEARN. For each profile, parents need to indicate the child's name, month and year of birth, and level of English. Once in, kids swipe through a main menu to choose an activity. Content is organized into categories such as reading and literacy, math, science and technology, and life skills. Kids can also browse by individual subject category or type of activity. Videos are of short skits, songs, dances, or brief lessons. Games and interactive activities include mazes, logic puzzles, racing, letter tracing, coloring, memory, stickers, and more.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say: (3 ):
Kids say: Not yet rated

There's lots of fun, kid-friendly material in this large collection of videos and activities. The developer's vision is to present learning material through play. They certainly succeed in their goal of playfulness. For example, videos featuring silly skits, classic songs, lessons in citizenship -- and much more -- are nicely produced and will definitely appeal to young kids. The games and interactive activities are a bit more of a mixed bag. Some are creative, whereas others are average, uninspired, or even downright confusing. This makes the potential for learning a little questionable at times. But overall, there's a lot here -- and much of it is of good enough quality. The main drawback to Lingokids - Play and Learn is that it offers a seemingly endless amount of content but no guidance to help kids navigate the massive menu of videos and activities. Something like a structured learning path or the ability for parents to choose to focus on particular activities might help kids who feel lost or overwhelmed. Another big downside is the high subscription price; parents will definitely want to take advantage of the seven-day free trial before deciding whether the cost is worth it for their family.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the content featured in Lingokids - Play and Learn. What activities do you like best? Why? Which games were easy, and which were hard?

  • Visit the developer's website to scroll through their off-screen activity suggestions. Which ones do you most want to try?

  • It can be hard to stop when you're having fun! Be clear with your kids about your family's expectations and rules for screen time before you hand over the device. Parents can also use the in-app screen time timer function to alert them when kids have reached a pre-set time limit.

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