Ruckus Learning Books + Brands
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Free | Ruckus Media Group | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Ruckus Learning harnesses the brands that kids love into mindful content that motivates students to become better, more active readers and learners!
Kids will love to read, re-read and play with Ruckus Learning’s comprehensive, curated collection of interactive reading apps, eBooks and learning video. Ruckus’ interactive iReaders help kids hone word recognition, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills and reinforce national educational standards.
Featured brands and characters include:
* My Little Pony
* Transformers
* Kung Fu Panda 3
* Scooby-Doo
* HOME
* Care Bears
* SeaWorld: Sharks, Penguins & Whales
* Crayola
* Dino Dan
* Tom & Jerry
* Batman, Superman, DC Superfriends
* Chuck & Friends
* The Cat in the Hat
* Sid the Science Kid
* Little Pim language content
* …and much more!
You may sample titles for free, purchase additional content individually, or get a FREE TRIAL to Ruckus Learning Plus+ which offers unlimited monthly or annual access to hundreds of pieces of curated digital learning content, with new items offered every month.
Ruckus Learning Plus+ also includes the ability for parents and teachers to set up multiple child accounts and follow kids’ usage, amount read and progress via the weekly Ruckus Report, as well as recommendations based on kids’ choices within our curated learning library.
Content may be downloaded on all of your iOS devices, and once downloaded may be used and managed offline with no internet connection.
The interactive learning activities in Ruckus iReaders have been developed with curriculum experts and are adapted from the Common Core standards, as well as Head Start Child Outcomes framework. Some of the topics covered include:
•Book Concepts
•Alphabetic Knowledge
•Phonological Awareness
•Phonics and Word Recognition
•Reading Comprehension
Ruckus Learning also features many enhanced eBooks (with and without narration) that feature well-known characters and brands and offer word highlighting and the ability for kids and parents to record their own voices while reading out loud together.
Full Ruckus Learning Plus+ Subscription details:
$6.99 for monthly, $49.99 for annual (savings of 40%)
• 7-day free trial for monthly or annual subscription
• Plans renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period
• You may manage auto-renew by going to the user’s Account Settings
• Payment will be charged via user’s iTunes Account
• You may cancel anytime but it will not go into effect until the end of the billing cycle
• Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited once the user purchases a subscription
Privacy Policy: http://www.ruckusreport.com/page/privacy_policy
To find out more about Ruckus Learning and our apps:
Visit our website: www.ruckuslearning.com
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Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ruckusmedia
CONTACT US: For any technical issues, please email us at [email protected]
Reviews
Not buying new content until I get all previously purchased content restored
AnonnonLauri
Loved this when the app first came out on iTunes. That app would have gotten five stars. It was awesome. Now part of the content is in several apps. No way to get a new password so I could sign in on their website. They have also discontinued their original app for download. I had paid for all of their content. I mean every single story & book. Now with the new app they are pushing a monthly or yearly subscription in addition to purchasing books and bundles separately. They have new content BUT the Books and bundles I already purchased they want me to repurchase. Restore purchases gives back nothing on this new app. Why would I buy more when I don't even have access to all previously purchased content, there is zero customer service & I can't reset my password. If they'd fix these issues listed here they'd be one of the best apps for kids reading online. But as it is presently? Find other reading apps that actually value the people purchasing their content.
Clean slate
Greeneuva
If you've already purchased books through other standalone Ruckus apps, you need to buy those books again. My daughter loves the My Little Pony books, and I thought it would be convenient to have one app with those books and any others we get. But you can't restore those previous purchases. You need to buy them again. No thanks.
Disappointing
Epicyon
Saw the advertisement in the old app. As there are numerous issues with the old app I gave this one a try. Unfortunately as mentioned previously there is no way to transfer previous purchases. Particularly chafing are the assertions that content would be available on other devices. Since it is longer possible to register via the old app, and the old app doesn't recognize accounts created with the new app, this appears to be misrepresented. This caveat seems to be found only on the website FAQ ( the link to the FAQ from within the app doesn't work). For anyone else considering a purchase: I had already purchased Ruckus reader books from a prior Ruckus bookshelf, will they appear in ?My Stuff? or do I have to purchase them again? Any purchase done outside of the new single app will not be available. You will have to purchase that content again.
Only one free video
Laura_Jean_Moore
Nice concept advertised as free the app is free and there is one free video other than that it will add up to some big purchases fast. Glad it lets you disable purchases!
Cannot access previously purchased books!
Jimob27
I got this app to use with a few books I had already bought through the my little pony app. They aren't available and the FAQ says I have to repurchase them. The old app is no longer on my iPod and it's not in the App Store either, so they basically screwed me out of $10. I hope they fix this!
extremely frustrating
aabbyk
I was out with my son and he wanted to read a book, so I thought I'd try this app. I spent $4 on an in-app purchase which is something I never ever do but thought it would be worth it in this instance. Well after I paid, THEN the app says my internet connection isn't good enough to download the book. Why wouldn't they do a simple check of that BEFORE taking my money?! That is ridiculous. So then back at home I re-open it and try to download on my super-fast internet connection. It takes forever, and then eventually fails. So now I am trying at work and we'll see. I'd like to actually get my book for the future, but I know I'll NEVER buy another book through this product again. Don't waste your money.
Deception......
Thunderbead
Classic bait and switch! Downloaded App a few weeks ago and downloaded the free books to try out. Go to try the new free book today and now NONE of the previous books are free - there is now only ONE free book. I am not paying for what was free! Uninstalling - there is equal quality free books out there. They shot themselves the foot..
Useless app and support
Adjohnso
Purchased a series of books available in the Ruckus app. When going through the books and when prompted to register for progress reports and additional selections received error message and that I had to download the Ruckus app and register there. After successfully downloading the app and registering, it turns out that the app does not sync with individual purchases and you are prompted to have to purchase the same books again. Additionally, the Ruckus app registration does not sync with the book series registration. 8 attempts to contact the app owners through their contact and support process failed. Free app but useless.
