Kids Word World - My First Words: Animal (Ad-Free)

by divmob

Product Details

• ASIN: B007Y8OBII
• Original Release Date: April 27, 2012
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 27, 2012
Rated: All Ages

All Ages

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for all users and contains no objectionable content or advertisements.




Guidance Suggested

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for most users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, infrequent or mild references to violence, profanity, or crude themes, or other content not suitable for all ages.







Mature

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for mature users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, mild sexual and suggestive themes, nudity within medical, informational, or artistic contexts, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for mature audiences.







Adult

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for adults. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, sexual and suggestive themes, nudity, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for adult audiences.



This application contains content that is downloading real-time, based on inputs from the user or developer. The maturity rating associated with this application pertains only to the static elements of the application and does not cover any dynamic information (e.g. websites, friend postings, tweets). Dynamic content is defined as any content that may change within the application. Content can include animations, video or audio.
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,791 Paid in Appstore for Android (See Top 100 Paid in Appstore for Android)

Product Features

• Funny way to learn English words
• Letters are pronounced when touched
• When word is completed, it's pronounced (you have to have TTS - text to speed - installed on your phone/table)

Technical Details

• Size: 12.2MB
• Version: 1.0.2
• Developed By: divmob
• Application Permissions: (Help me understand what permissions mean)
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
• Minimum Operating System: Android 1.6
• Approximate Download Time: Less than 2 minutes

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Some words 14 characters long, misspelled word and robotic voice pronunciation! Ugh! September 28, 2012

By jjceo HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWER

Amazon Verified Purchase

Posted:7:59

Game play:

You are provided with a scrambled list of letters and shown a picture of the animal that the word represents. The first words that I was given on the easiest level were vulture and alligator. After you spell the word correctly it then respells it to you and then says the word in a mechanical and robotic style of voice that is very poorly done and hard to understand at times.

In the easy level the letters are shown in the proper position but greyed out and you only have to match the scrambled letters into the proper positions. In the middle difficulty the letters will stick in the proper positions only but no letter hints are provided. In the difficult level you are just given the scrambled words and are expected to decipher them.

What I liked:

A good concept but the choice of words for beginners is very bad!

What I disliked:

I cannot believe the choice of words for this app for a kids first words to spell. Here is the list of the first words I was given:
* Vulture
* Alligator
* Deer
* Kyi leo
* Baboon
* Mammoth
* Antelopes
* Rhino
* Beetle
* Flying fish
* One 14 letter word I could never figure out!
* Gharial?
* Flamingo
* Pangolin

The voice that says the word is so distorted that it sounds like a simulated robot voice and is difficult to clearly understand. This is a horrible way to teach a child how to pronounce words. When the app respells the word back to you it does so very slowly. Children will find this app too difficult for a first speller.

When I went to the intermediate level I was asked to decipher a 14 character word!... There were so many boxes for the letters and they were so small that it took me 5 tries just to place the letter in the box.

This game is difficult for adults let alone children. There are some words that are 13 and 14 characters long. The game even gave me a scrambled word that was spelled correctly. I was even asked to spell chimpanzee as chimpance which is wrong. This is horrible in a child's game teaching spelling skills.

Summary:

This game is far too difficult for children and even adults. It has some value with the easier animals and words but it shows many exotic animals that most people would not even recognize and expects you to decipher the letters and spell the word correctly. It even has chimpanzee misspelled in the app. Unless your child is a zoologist then this game is not for them.

Good concept but poorly chosen words and implementation.

Home screen:
* You can choose 3 levels of difficulty.
* There is a back button
* You can use capital or lower case numbers
* You can turn off the sound
* There are basic instructions on how to play

Permissions: only one asking for system tools to prevent Kindle from sleeping.
Size shown is 664 KB in app memory and 14.585MB in the memory reserved for books and personal data. Read more ›

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars In just 10 words, we had 2 spelling errors. Quickly removed and moved on. September 28, 2012

By Ken

Spelling errors in a game that teaches spelling to kids is unacceptable.

You shouldn't even worry about all the fake 5 star reviews or the fact that the controls are the worst in any recent app on Amazon's FAOTD. The only thing that matters in a game like this is the spelling, and even here it fails.

Worst FAOTD we have had in weeks.

My wife got this for her Kindle and I decided to go through it with my grandson. In just 10 words we encountered 2 spelling errors. Those are some bad odds.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Absolute garbage. Misspelled words (in a game designed to TEACH), terrible controls, and crashing September 28, 2012

By Samuel Mitchell TOP 500 REVIEWER

Amazon Verified Purchase

Kids Word World - My First Words: Animal (Ad-Free) is an incredibly shoddy product. It tries to (blatantly and unsuccessfully) rip off "My First Words" (down to the STYLE!), and fails in every aspect.

Not only does this game feature words that are far too complicated for children, it also has words that are simply misspelled. If that wasn't frustrating enough, the controls are also terrible and spelling out some of the words becomes an incredible hassle.

The Good:

- Nice, pretty pictures.

- Lack of dangerous permissions.

The Bad:

- EVERYTHING else. Literally, there are only two things I liked about this application.

- Misspelled words. I mean seriously, who writes sentences such as: "There is no gray letters in right order, but when you drop a letter in the right place, it will be stick here otherwise it will not."
Also, what the hell is a "chimpance"? What a mess...

- Terrible controls. Getting the letters to properly line up (especially on the bigger words) is a major pain. Hell, even grabbing them can be frustrating because it doesn't always register your touch!

- Hung three times on two different devices in just minutes of play.

- Skewed up difficulty. How is "Flowerpecker Bird" an easy word, that is grouped with other words like "Ox", and "Fox", and "Dog".

- No undo button, and sometimes the incorrect letters "stick", forcing you to back out (of the game) or move on to the next word...

- I could list dozens of other problems, but I really don't want to bother - it is OBVIOUS the developer didn't and just wanted to make a quick buck.

The Ugly:

- There is nothing too terrible in this game, most of it just falls in the "Bad" category....

Score:
Game: 1/5
Permissions 5/5
Combined score: I REFUSE to use lack of dangerous permissions to bring up the score of such a terrible app. I am making a judgement call here and giving it 1 star. Honestly, I am still being too generous.

Conclusion: Unless you want your child to learn how to spell words... INCORRECTLY, you will stay away from this junker of a product. Read more ›

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars not worth the download September 28, 2012

By dodge

Amazon Verified Purchase

I only played for a few minutes before uninstalling. When a letter is dropped in the wrong slot, there is no way to fix it. Then the game moved one of my letters to the wrong place and I couldn't fix it. Too advanced for my 6 & 7 year olds, even though they are fantastic spellers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars SUCKS September 28, 2012

By Kila K. Day

do not get this game!!! it Sucks if you could put No star then that's what I would do nothing good about this app just plan old dumb!!! I hate people now days that just want to make money and not take the time to make a good app :'( grrrrrrrrrrr people

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars has so much potential... September 28, 2012

By kat

Amazon Verified Purchase

But falls flat. The second word we got on the one star level was herring fish. Really?! Then it froze and force closed. App needs a lot of work to make this useful for a toddler.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it September 28, 2012

By Fail

If I could give this less then 1 star in would. So many words are spelt wrong in this application. No wonder our children cannot spell in today's society.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time September 28, 2012

By Zerocool

Your kids will get stupider for playing with this dumbo app. I used it and now I speel wordz rong all the time.