PBS Parents Play and Learn Customer Service & App Reviews

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PBS Parents Play and Learn App Comments & Reviews (2024)
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*Parents' Choice Silver Award Winning App!*

PBS’ first app designed specifically for parents, PBS Parents Play & Learn provides more than a dozen games parents can play with their kids, each themed around a familiar location – including the garden, the grocery store, a restaurant, the kitchen, and many more.

The bilingual (English/Spanish) PBS Parents Play & Learn app makes it easy for parents to seize upon those daily “teachable moments” through theme-based interactive games and simple hands-on activities that connect math and literacy skills to everyday experiences.

The app is designed to build on a child’s natural curiosity about his or her everyday world and to encourage dialogue between kids and parents. Each game comes with a parent note that provides information about the math and literacy skills woven into the game and suggestions for effective ways to interact with a child while playing the game to maximize the learning experience.

Key Features
-13 interactive games that automatically adjust to a child’s level
- A variety of proven methods used to build early math and literacy skills
- Completely bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Over 100 everyday and seasonal stickers in free-play area
- Parent ‘teachable moments’ tips associated with each game
- Easy hands-on activities and game-related resources updated regularly
- New activities and resources added weekly
- Social sharing feature

For more parent resources, tips and information visit pbs.org/parents.
For more apps from PBS KIDS, visit http://pbskids.org/apps.

About PBS KIDS
PBS Parents Play and Learn is part of PBS KIDS’ ongoing commitment to helping kids build the skills they need to succeed in school and in life. PBS KIDS, the number one educational media brand for kids, offers all children the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television and digital media, as well as community-based programs.

Privacy
Across all media platforms, PBS KIDS is committed to creating a safe and secure environment for children and families and being transparent about what information is collected from users. To learn more about PBS KIDS’ privacy policy, visit pbskids.org/privacy.

Ready To Learn
The contents of this app were developed under a cooperative agreement #PRU295A100025, from the U.S. Department of Education. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

PBS Parents Play and Learn App Comments & Reviews

POSITIVE REVIEWS
NEGATIVE REVIEWS

PBS Parents Play and Learn Positive Reviews

SadThe Mearsure Up App I Can’t Play It :(.DanMcCornVersion: 3.8

DisappointedI am a speech language pathologist and have been using your app for years. This new version of ‘Playground’ only shows and tells the child player of spatial directions. In the earlier version of this app, the child was able to take a balloon and place it under , over, inside, etc. The earlier version provided more learning opportunities to identify and actually express directions. I’m disappointed you changed this part of the game..SpeechinbuffaloVersion: 3.7

The Spanish version is a little glitchyThe game is basic and it seems to have potential but the Spanish is glitchy. For example when feeding the monkey it says i am feeding the Prairie dog or when finding Dell it mentions Dee instead. But it randomly does this Thats why i am saying it’s a glitch. I am trying to get my kid to learn Spanish so if these small glitches could be fix it would be great..Trainer FabriVersion: 3.7

It's okI've had this game as a two in a half year old but I got bored of doing the same thing over again updates can be bad mostly because they can be dumb so hopefully it is good 🙂it's an old game tho so please make update good AND FUN bye!🤗what did the update do?I just checked 😡you made me update that for no reason!.Dog in the game snak ioVersion: 3.7

Well A little confusingHow do I change the place in the stickers section?.Yiuopasasa@23🐧🐧Version: 3.8

I Love The App So Much FunHello I’ve been playing this game for almost 5 years and I love it so much I’m a little to old for it now but it’s still so much fun I love it.Hi everybody😋Version: 3.7

Want to move the background.Hi I would like to move the background it’s always just stuck on the beach. Love this game..Addison smith.Version: 3.7

Great!This app is helpful for my baby cousins!.LilyL5502Version: 3.7

Learning WITH an adultWhat the previous reviewer failed to realize is that this app is intended to be used by a child WITH a parent or other adult. Yes, there is text and steps, but if used with an adult, as intended, this is an excellent app. As an ELL teacher, I can use this app with my students and assess specific language knowledge, such as prepositions, shapes, following one step directions, etc..ChelsetteVersion: 1.11

He’s watching me. The Black EntityIt’s cursed, CURSED I TELL YOU HE WON’T LEAVE US ALONE, HE’S EVERYWHERE THE TV, THE IPAD, AND NOW, IN OUR HOME.3pwlslsekekskVersion: 3.8.1

FunGood ideas and fun little games for my 3 year old.Airheadica84Version: 1.11

Anytime is learning time!A great tool for parents of young children. You can turn any setting into a fun learning experience!.MrsplacedsoulVersion: 1.50

FitkidsofswokHow cool is this! Our coalition is all about creating a healthier community and what a great tool this is to support that. Thank you PBS!.FKSWOKVersion: 1.11

Excellent appMy preschooler loves it. They are continually updating the content with new educational and interactive games..5556789287Version: 3.0

SoundDid anyone's app sound stop working? This was an awesome app until that happened. I even try to uninstall it.ClangVersion: 1.11

Awesome!4 year old has loved this since he was 2! Awesome app!.ChrisJacksVersion: 3.0

Awesome!!!From my 2 yr. old to my 7 yr. old emery loves this wonderful game!.SconeDawg1Version: 1.11

GoodAwesome for kids.Khuynh322Version: 1.11

JoelMy nephew loves this game! Easy yet stimulating! And for free!!!!! Easy download!.MountainstandardVersion: 1.11

UmmmmmIt’s not a very good game 🙁.🤩wolf girl🤩Version: 3.7

PBSCan the pbs kids video app come to Canada pls pls pls🥺.V1CT0R1A1971Version: 3.8

WAS goodYou guys have updated this game but it's HORRIBLE now! I will give you three stars because it WAS good.Amneet sVersion: 3.6

The app is GREAT!This will always and forever be my favorited app..TumblebooksVersion: 3.7

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PBS Parents Play and Learn Negative Reviews

Babyish & text heavyActivities are for ages 1-4 (maybe??). The text heavy prompts for parents are clunky to use. I explicated when it offered a URL, that it would be ‘clickable’ but in all of the resource pages, where the text suggests a video or outside content, the URL is not live. (Using iPhone 11, iOs 16.2)..NewBingMomVersion: 3.8

STOP CHANGING THE COLOR OF THE APPDon't change the color of the app anymore! My little brother has been crying to me for days on end because he thinks his favorite game got deleted because it's no longer a blue color!.DthjvthgtrcgyvVersion: 3.7

Nothing godI’m five year oldie boring.Nothig godVersion: 3.7

Did they even do user testing?I'm all for parent participation but the unnecessary text is a barrier for children's natural instinct to explore, play and learn. iPad apps designed for preschoolers with or without parent participation should respect basic child development and this app doesn't do that. Parents should facilitate play and learning, not control it. If they did any sort of user testing they would have found out there are way too many steps a child has to take in order to play a game. The app defies all design advice from the Cooney center research. Why PBS why? Why associate your high-quality brand with such a horrible designed app that doesn't respect a child's right to explore and learn. I hate the god awful computer generated voice too. Deleting app immediately..@sumpepandwongVersion: 1.11

Too "pushy"The app was fun for my daughter but I get alerts from it EVERY day. More alerts from this app than from the App Store with updates for every other app we have. And no way to opt out of them. It's so annoying I'm deleting the app and cutting my losses. Yes, it's a fun app with lots of variety but its like the cashier doing 50 different add-on sales. "Do you have our credit card?" "Would you like to hear about it?" "But it will save you 15%!" "Are you SURE?" They hook the children and use them to advertise to parents. No thanks..Hooter939Version: 1.11

Won't downloadNewest update won't download. I have an iPad mini, update made app crash. Tried to uninstall and reinstall, but now won't download at all. Other apps will download but not this..WontdownloadnowVersion: 3.5

No soundNo volume on app. I looked for a way to change it in settings but couldn't find a way. Very disappointing. It works on my phone but not on my iPad..BeaAppsVersion: 1.50

Do not waste your timeThe sound never works which makes the app basically useless.EvSarOdAyVersion: 3.7

My daughter loves it but…After so much time the back button doesn’t work. Which is a shame because my daughter really likes the games. Hopefully this can be fixed..AdrianaKairissVersion: 3.8

Toddler loves it but no sound?It’s a nice fun app and my son loves it but the sound just doesn’t work which makes some of the games nearly impossible to execute properly. I have another pbs kids app with the same problem but no other app/games have sound issues so it’s clearly an pbs app issue on my iPad. Please fix this!.Nefertiti42Version: 3.8

Not a good designVery hard to navigate. Unclear what to do. Hangs all the time. Slow app in general. Not very user friendly for kids..AzinkadVersion: 3.7

App has been dumbed downThis used to be my kids favourite app and it was suitable for both my toddler and preschooler to play as it featured different ability levels. Since the upgrade my toddler can no longer play it. The graphics now look terrible and the interface is far too complicated for a young child to navigate on their own. We will be deleting this one now.HarriesKtVersion: 2.0

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