PLAY-DOH Create ABCs Reviews – Page 3
3/5 rating based on 52 reviews. Read all reviews for PLAY-DOH Create ABCs for iPhone.
PLAY-DOH Create ABCs is free iOS app published by PlayDate Digital Inc.
Beware - Misleading
JagaGator
The Details screen says this is a 243 megabyte app, however when installed on an iPad 1 it ballooned to 1.4 GIGAbytes and wouldn't install. I had to connect the iPad to iTunes on the computer and delete other content before it could be installed. If you have a basic i-device with only 16 gigabytes of storage be aware that this takes up more than 10% of the available storage.
The letter tracing is terrible
gameraboy
My 3 year old likes to play with it, but he gets very frustrated with the letter tracing. The app forces you to make letters in a single stroke, like you would in cursive writing. A much better approach would be to split the strokes into multiple strokes, like a line and then a half circle for a D. The letter writing also forces you to draw the letter in the same direction as the example, but if you miss the opening animation that shows the path, you can't complete it. Some visual cues on the screen would be in order. As an adult I couldn't get it to recognize my letter p, and I know how to write, thank you. Refining the letter writing would definitely make me rate this higher, but it's a huge problem right now.
Fantastic App for Children
JAH515
This app is absolutely fantastic -- totally perfect for children who are learning their ABC's. I love how the app teaches the user HOW to trace the letter. So many children incorrectly write their letters. This app helps the child to repeat the activity until they trace the letter in the right way! As a bonus, the young boy I babysit for LOVED squishing the play-doh creation when he was finished. Innovative AND engaging!
Every time I go over to my 1 year old cousins house he always. Plays this app he lobes it
Play doh for cousin
Tiesz
Play-Dough create ABCs
Percy Rustys
Found myself playing on this for over an hour!!! Super creative and fun! The kids I babysit love it too and are begging their parents to buy it for them for when their "nanny" isn't around. Good price too. Lots of inventive visual effects!!! Interested to see what this company brings out next. --percy.
Excellent App for Preschool and Kindergarten!
CatholicFamily
I am a reading teacher who works with toddlers and elementary children and this is one of the BEST apps I have seen. There are so many things that this app does right to develop the prerequisite skills needed to learn phonics and reading. Along with letter recognition, it teaches letter sound and letter formation. In the matching section, it teaches left to right progression. The multi-sensory approach to learning the letters -i.e. visual, auditory and kinesthetic - is the best way to learn and this app does better than most in that regard. Since rhyme is a critical component to phonemic awareness, I especially liked the poems they have after the child learns a letter. Funny and brilliant! The graphics are refreshing and the animation is delightful. The pace is just right and the voice is pleasing and encouraging. The creativity aspect where kids can create their own masterpieces makes this a superb app for creative development. Also, the ability for the child to save and send their creation to friends, parents and grandparents makes it a hit for everyone. There are a few drawbacks that I would like to see changed. First, it takes up too much space on my 16 GB ipad. Second, I found that although some 3 ad 4-year-olds enjoy and learn from this app, their short attention span had them skipping the poems and creation parts of the program. They mostly enjoyed writing the letters and then "squishing" the picture which you'll have to understand is fine for their level and still worth buying the app. I would just like to see a "back" button on the pages (instead of just a "home" button) so they can go back to choosing a new letter. However, the entire program is very well-suited for kindergarten or advanced preschool children who will listen and engage more readily in all the fun activities. Third, while most letter formations are correct, some lowercase letters are taught to be written in one stroke which is not the preferred technique for many schools, including mine (p,g,d,b). Some kids seem to forget how to make these letters after the app demonstrates the sample letter.To make it easier for kids, I would like to see directional arrows or the letter strokes broken down into more steps. When a child makes the wrong stroke, I'd like the app to say, "Go back to the top", instead of go to the "beginning" or "first dot." What a perfect time to teach directional words. All in all, I would highly recommend this app. It is very well done, and I hope with such a smart and well-developed app, it will continue to improve and make updates. Thank you for focusing on critical pre-reading skills that preschoolers and kindergartners need to know!
3 year-old loves it
brianvosburgh
My son received a gift card for Christmas and was very excited to download this app. He's at the phase where he has a strong interest in learning to write and this app capitalizes on this. He's really enjoyed it the last few days and I've had lots of fun watching him be excited about his success. I highly recommend it As an aside, I had some minor issues with the download process and the customer service team was very responsive and extremely helpful- the day after Christmas when I'm sure they had family things to attend to. That was appreciated as well.
Frustrating.
ChristineRN903
App won't open. Tried troubleshooting still,won't open. Can someone give me my money back or fix the app please :(