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The Very Hungry Caterpillar– First Words – Simulation Game Review
The Very Hungry Caterpillar– First Words is a Simulation/Family/Education game from StoryToys Limited, first launched in 19th March 2015.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 2,551+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes The Very Hungry Caterpillar– First Words Stand Out
The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ & Friends First Words is an adorable preschool learning app for tablets and mobile phones that will delight and encourage young children as they learn their first words. Featuring The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ and other much-loved characters, the app introduces early learners to over 80 words, from farm animals to family and food.
It's also the perfect app for parents and little ones to share, combining enchanting illustrations by Eric Carle, simple word labels, and friendly narration. In addition, you can turn the app into a language-learning tool for students of all ages, simply by choosing a second language in the menu.
The app is just like a real book, so it’s easy to find your way around. Each page is introduced by a playful rhyme, while bright and colorful images pop-up magically as each 3D scene opens. When your child taps a picture, they see and hear the associated word, making this a powerful tool for learning new words as well as reinforcing those they already know. The final page is a quiz, allowing young readers to see what they have learned. With the second language option, they also can explore other languages too, including Spanish, French and German.
The words are grouped into 13 different categories to get children thinking and talking about the world around them, including farm, jungle, sea and garden animals, food, clothing, family, transport and objects around the home.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ & Friends First Words is part of the StoryToys Jr line. Designed for young children aged 15 months to 3+ years old, it includes the following features:
• Full 3D experience – just like a real book
• Stunning illustrations by best-selling author Eric Carle
• 13 interactive 3D pop-up scenes and over 80 words
• Quiz section
• Choice of English, French, German and Spanish as either a primary or secondary language
• Fully narrated in each language by professional actors
• Featuring a fun soundtrack and atmospheric sound effects
STORYTOYS AWARDS:
• Winner of the BolognaRagazzi Digital Award, 2015
• 11 Children’s Technology Review Editor’s Choice Awards
• 2 iLounge awards for best kids’ app
• 2 Mom’s Choice gold awards
• Mom’s Choice Silver award
• Shortlist nominations for the FutureBook Digital Innovation Award
• Best Kids’ App Ever winner
• Longlisted for the DBW Publishing innovation award
• 8 Tech With Kids Best Pick App Awards
This Simulation game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, The Very Hungry Caterpillar– First Words is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 8th July 2017
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Now including Korean, Japanese and Simplified Chinese as language learning options!
Download & Availability
The Very Hungry Caterpillar– First Words is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get The Very Hungry Caterpillar– First Words on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
These apps are great. Our child loves them and they do a wonderful job of helping her to calm down when shes over stimulated.
Descargue esta app y pagu y la app nunca abri solo se puso la pantalla en negro . Quiero mi dinero de regres porque la app no sirve.
Just wasted $$ on this. Awesome.
Complete rip off. Keeps telling us our phone is in silent mode but all other apps have sound. How convenient for them that there is no way to contact the company through the app.
No sound at all on iPad 3 and tells us that mute is on but other apps work fine. Also have an iPad Air 2 that works fine, but the older one is supposed to be for the toddler to use. Refund, please.
Boring animations, boring story. There's better apps out there. Wish we could have our money back.
Absolutely no sound. Every other app works just fine and has sound but this one that just keeps telling us to turn off silent mode.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.1.0
- Size: 99.01 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, JA, KO, ZH, ES
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: StoryToys Limited
Last updated: 8th July 2017 | Genre: Simulation, Family | Developer: StoryToys Limited