Endless Learning Academy Reviews – Page 13
4/5 rating based on 138 reviews. Read all reviews for Endless Learning Academy for iPhone.
Endless Learning Academy is free iOS app published by Originator Inc.
CANCEL THIS CRAP!!!!
MADMOM1984
I can't get this cancelled and I am getting angry! I don't want it! Will be a shame if I have to cancel my card just to get this to stop!
bad deal
donchuckmartin
want to cancel...can't . This stinks. Why is this even allowed in the app store...
Love EVERYTHING they make!
ShannonMoc
These are the only learning apps that have made it past my 6 year old's very particular taste. We have tried every learning app you can think of over the years and these Endless learning apps are the ONLY ones he actually uses and loves. I sit with him every day and go over reading and site words and such but if it weren't for these apps my son would not be reading as well as he does today. So why are these so good and effective? So I think it's 3 things... 1) They work for all types of learning modalities. My son is a kinesthetic/audio so all the moving and wiggling of the letters and words and characters is just so entertaining. 2) The look overall is just so asthetically pleasing and the layout and tasks just really work and flow well. Usually these cartoon shows are just hard to look at and they are clunky! The tasks in a typical learning app are either too hard too easy or just not that fun AND worst of all... they don't do a good job at even helping them learn to read. The Endless Learning Apps just get everything so right! 3) The vibe... now this sounds weird but this is the main difference I think. My son made a comment on this the other day and it really made me think. He said the Endless Learnging Apps don't talk to me like I'm a baby. Now that really hit home. In these Endless Learning apps the characters are all so personable and funny which is so great, but the thing that you really see is that they aren't talking down to the kids. A lot of these apps will have some lady saying REALLY loud..."Good for You!" Every 5 seconds after you just spelled the word "Ball". It seems like that would be something you would want... you know... encouragement, but when my son said that, I went back and listened to a few of the old apps we had and really realized... they all baby-talked at the kids. He stopped using those apps within a week of playing with them. The Endless Reader apps feel more respectful to the childs growing mind. That's the best way I can describe it. These apps truly helped my son read and I'm happy that I got a chance to share that with you.
Amazing
sklane87
I love everything about this app. My three year old learned new words within two days of using this and is recognizing words and letters now. I can't recommend this enough!
Phenomenal App
Mommy Magic
Kid happy; mom ecstatic without guilt. Best game for toddler. My 2 year old can recognize all 26 letters by sight. Can count to 20 ( all the -teens sound the same, lol), knows his colors and shapes. I give credit to this Endless game series, your baby can learn DVD program, Highlights Hello magazine, books and good old fashioned mothering. There is no other app like this out there. I've been looking and all found fall short in comparison. Thank you Endless Academy for adding to my mommy toolbox.
Doesn't follow basic phonics rules!!!
kellyd923
I really want to like this app. It is really cute in many ways and I can see how kids would like it. But within two minutes of use I encountered two words that the app did not correctly sound out! I'm a reading specialist so this really irks me when supposed "learning apps" don't teach the correct sounds. (I know this app is not alone, almost none of them do all of the sounds correctly.) For example, the first word in the ABCs that I encountered was ALARM. (I knew as soon as I saw that this was the word that there was almost no chance it would be correct.) The kid has to put the colored letters on top of the outlined letters in the word. As they move the letters, it says the sound. Now, while it did say some of the individual sounds correctly, it ignored things like the fact that the A in this word had a schwa sound and does not make the usual A sound. And even worse, AR work together to make the "ar" sound, not "aaaah" and "ar" as they do here. (And, "ar" is not even the correct sound for an individual R.) Overall, this was a bad word to choose unless you are going to talk about advanced phonics and you are going to address things like the schwa and the r-controlled sound. Next word--same thing--ARTISTIC. Totally ignored the r-controlled "AR" at the beginning and instead broke it apart into two sounds. This is absolutely horrible teaching as it isn't teaching kids the correct way to sound out words so they will have the skills to read and spell correctly. As I scroll through the other words, many of them are not good choices as they have advanced spelling patterns that are not addressed correctly. And X does not present the correct sound at all. (Many apps make this mistake with X. They use xylophone--the Z sounds for X--and x-ray--says the name X) because there are only a few words that start with X.) X makes the sound /ks/ like at the end of fox. There are no words that start with X that make the correct sound so you have to use a word like fox, box, etc. to teach it. Not much irritates me more than this. To charge a monthly fee for something that is clearly not based in research and developed by people who clearly don't have a clue of the content they are presenting--I am highly irritated and extremely disappointed because I have heard so many great things about this app. What a shame. Luckily I discovered this before I paid for it. Very disappointed that I need to keep looking for a good app. :(
Well...
LadyAnimeY
We really loved all the apps in the bundle but I'm not sure if I can justify spending 7 bucks a month just to access them all in one spot plus music. Problem is he seems to love the music app which isn't offered on its own. That and the roller coaster part....it's really helped my child learn way ahead of his grade level but he got the bundle as a birthday present from grandma because we aren't made of money. Little sad that you have to pay so much more in the long run for a few extras...
Best app for my 3 year old girl
Goldiehuang
Very educational and fun!!! She could sit there and learn something and be occupied!!!
6.99/month is TOO much money!!!
lilhobo
It's decent but my son wants to use other (free) educational apps more often than this, so i think it is a waste of money. I cancelled after one month.