Parents' Guide to

AlphaTots

By Chris Morris, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 3+

"E" is for an excellent educational app.

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire , Nook HD Paid Education
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age 3+

Based on 2 parent reviews

Lori B.
Lori B. Parent
October 24, 2017
age 2+

Not worth the money

For a paid App is should have had more than one short interaction for each letter.
vickyneighborhood
vickyneighborhood Parent of 2 and 4-year-old
October 15, 2014
age 4+

My four year old loves it

Very entertaining for my 4 year old.
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  • Unclear whether data are collected by third-parties for their own purposes.
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What’s It About?

Kids tap on letters to get phonetic pronunciations of them, followed by a task using an action word that starts with that letter (for example, "add" candles to a cake for "A"). Kids can skip to other letters by holding their finger down on them for roughly four seconds.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say: (2 ):
Kids say: Not yet rated

Spinlight Studios, the developers of the wonderful number-learning TallyTots, turn their attention to the alphabet in this creative and educational app. Learning isn't something that's viewed as a burden, but rather transformed into a game, which makes young kids want to use this app again and again. All letters are always on screen, letting kids explore where they want -- and accessing the familiar A-B-C song is just as easy. The interactive elements, which kick in after pronunciation on the letters is made clear, are very clever and engaging. Navigating alphabetically is a snap, but if the user wants to jump from, say "A" to "Z," they'll have to press that letter for 3-4 seconds, which might be beyond the attention span of the target audience.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Magnetic letters are a fun, physical way for kids to interact with the alphabet.

  • Encourage kids to notice print in their environment. Help them spell words they see on signs or books, and let them know what word they've spelled.

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