Laugh & Learn Let's Count Animals for Baby app review: an entertaining way to learn

Introduction

Learning to count is one of the first things children learn, along with first words, and animals. The Laugh & Learn Let's Count Animals for Baby app provides babies age six months and up with an entertaining and fun way to learn these exact kinds of basics. The app features baby-friendly functionality meaning they are free to tap, shake, and tilt the screen in order to see all kinds of fabulous treats.

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Created with Babies in Mind

In order to create an app that is effective and successful the app needs to be aware of its target audience and cater towards them. This is all the more important in kids' apps as they are clearly unable to relate to material that isn't geared towards them. This app excels in that area providing babies with ways to interact with the screen, entertaining sound effects, and super cute animations. Babies will literally be able to make the screen come to life right before their eyes.

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In this app a few basic areas are covered which are first words, animals, action/reaction, numbers, and counting from one to five. Keep in mind it’s never too early to start teaching your baby about these kinds of basics.

 

Taking a Closer Look

With so many features going for it and a fun concept it seems a bit surprising that its user rating isn’t higher than it is – or is it hard to believe? Let’s take a closer look at this app to determine where exactly its shortfalls lie.

I think it’s very important users are clear on what age group this app is meant for. Older kids such as toddlers and preschoolers will be far too advanced for this app and therefore completely bored with it. There is a very specific age group that is has been designed for.

When you launch the app the first thing you can do is adjust the customization settings of turning the sounds on/off, background on/off, and the home screen on/off. From here kids are ready to begin. The app takes them through each of the numbers by using cute animated animals to help them understand the concept of counting. Touching the screen, tilting it, or sliding a finger across will cause the animal to make sounds and a bunch of different actions. As they tap on the animals the app will count the objects aloud. Tapping on the number will advance to the next screen.

 

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Uses sound effects, animations, and interactions to help kids learn to count
• The app counts animals aloud and shows babies the actual number written out
• Babies can touch, tilt, and drag their finger on the screen to cause effects and actions

 

Cons

• The app feels a bit limited it would be nice to see more content

 

Final Thoughts

For me the Laugh & Learn Let's Count Animals for Baby app is a cute offering that can certainly help babies learn about the idea of counting and at the very least keep them entertained.