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Lingokids: Games & Shows

Children swipe through categories to choose a short video, song, story, tracing task, maze, logic puzzle, racing game, memory game, coloring activity, or sticker activity. Parent setup includes a child profile and English level.

Route
Practice
Ages
4+
Best for
Play-based English vocabulary and early learning

At a glance

Developer
Monkimun Inc. (Lingokids)
Platforms
iOS, Android
Cost
Free with subscription
US App Store
4.28 from 638,597 ratings

Free tier/trial plus Lingokids Plus subscription

The short version

Lingokids combines short songs, skits, stories, tracing, mazes, memory, coloring, and early math in a large English-learning library. It can supply variety for preschoolers, but the subscription funnel and lack of a clear child path deserve prominent caveats.

Creative agency: Medium — children choose activities, but most are short prescribed tasks. Learning value: High for languages, Age fit: Approximately 2–8; check youngest-user independence. Parent view: The subscription/trial and large content menu need adult setup; check profile, usage-data, and live/video options before child use. Staying power: High for variety, but a large unstructured menu can overwhelm or reduce purposeful repetition. Learning value: High for languages, Age fit: Approximately 2–8; check youngest-user independence. Parent view: The subscription/trial and large content menu need adult setup; check profile, usage-data, and live/video options before child use. Staying power: High for variety, but a large unstructured menu can overwhelm or reduce purposeful repetition. Age fit: Approximately 2–8; check youngest-user independence. Parent view: The subscription/trial and large content menu need adult setup; check profile, usage-data, and live/video options before child use. Staying power: High for variety, but a large unstructured menu can overwhelm or reduce purposeful repetition.

What we found

Strengths

  • Creative agency: Medium — children choose activities, but most are short prescribed tasks. Learning value: High for languages, Age fit: Approximately 2–8; check youngest-user independence. Parent view: The subscription/trial and large content menu need adult setup; check profile, usage-data, and live/video options before child use. Staying power: High for variety, but a large unstructured menu can overwhelm or reduce purposeful repetition.
  • Learning value: High for languages, Age fit: Approximately 2–8; check youngest-user independence. Parent view: The subscription/trial and large content menu need adult setup; check profile, usage-data, and live/video options before child use. Staying power: High for variety, but a large unstructured menu can overwhelm or reduce purposeful repetition.
  • Staying power: High for variety, but a large unstructured menu can overwhelm or reduce purposeful repetition.

Watch-outs

  • It can supply variety for preschoolers, but the subscription funnel and lack of a clear child path deserve prominent caveats.
  • Parent view: The subscription/trial and large content menu need adult setup; check profile, usage-data, and live/video options before child use. Staying power: High for variety, but a large unstructured menu can overwhelm or reduce purposeful repetition.

Before you download

Age guidance
2–8. Adult involvement: Medium — review accounts, pricing, privacy, and content
Privacy
The subscription/trial and large content menu need adult setup; check profile, usage-data, and live/video options before child use.