iPad App – iLearn Animals Review – Features, Ease of Use

This adorable iPad only application allows you to teach your child about animal sounds in a fun and entertaining way. The iLearn app, released on 03^rd august 2011, costs you $2.99 but it is well worth the money. The app includes animals’ pictures and sounds and even quizzes to test your child’s learning.

iLearn Animals iPad App

Features:

The home screen of the app has four buttons; hear, play, look and credits. Tapping the hear button leads you to a page with pictures of 27 animals. Clicking the picture plays the sound of the animal. The sounds have a very good quality and give a feeling of actually being near the animal. Hitting the play button starts a quiz. A big button in the centre labeled ‘listen’ will play a random animal sound with three animal pictures at the bottom of the screen. In order to identify the sound, tap the corresponding picture. The app even makes joyous and sad sounds to indicate whether your answer is correct or not. Tapping the Look button leads to a page full of animal pictures with their names written underneath. Each label shows multiple pictures of the same animal, usually comprising of different breeds and types.

iLearn Animals iPad App

Ease of Use:

This app is perfect if you wish to teach your toddlers something useful in a fun way. The iPad, however, cannot be handed over to the child. The app has a colorful and extremely simple interface to attract children and to make it easy for them to work the app with relative independence.

Verdict:

The app can be used on an iPad and is not available for iPhone or other devices. The app takes up 38 MB space and the cost is a little higher than other similar apps. The app is extremely useful and a great way to spend some time with your child while working and simultaneously teaching your child something interesting. The app helps the child learn how to use technology and also teaches them basic recognition skills. The app needs to label the animals on every page however. In the current version, labels are only available on the look page. It is essential that the child learns the name of the animal and associates the written name with the picture. The developers should definitely consider this minor change since it could improve the app manifolds.
The app’s extremely adorable look arouses the interests of the child and is a good way to use technology in teaching children lessons in a more pleasing and enjoyable way.