Tales2Go

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Common Sense Media says

Great audiobook service offers a ton of content, for a fee.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
not for kidsNOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that Tales2Go is a children's audiobook service. The app will give you a free one-month trial, during which time you can listen to as many books as you want. After that point, though, you'll need to pay to continue using the service. While these are all children's books, the content varies greatly. Parents will want to learn more about the content of a specific book before allowing kids to listen to it.

  • Ease of use5
    The app is easy to navigate, offering several different methods of searching for books. Listening to a book is even easier.
  • Violence0
    The level of violence depends entirely on the book being listened to. Parents can follow the app's age recommendations and try to learn a bit about a specific book before allowing kids to listen.
  • Sex0
    The level of sexuality depends entirely on the book being listened to. Parents can follow the app's age recommendations and try to learn a bit about a specific book before allowing kids to listen.
  • Language0
    The language used depends entirely on the book being listened to. Parents can follow the app's age recommendations and try to learn a bit about a specific book before allowing kids to listen.
  • Consumerism5
    The app gives you a free 30-day trial. After that point, you have to pay to become a full-time member. You can either pay $10/month or $100/year.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking0
    The presence of any smoking or drinking depends entirely on the book being listened to. Parents can follow the app's age recommendations and try to learn a bit about a specific book before allowing kids to listen.
  • Privacy & safety0
    Not applicable.
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TALES2GO may be a pricier app once your free trial is over, but as an entertainment service, it certainly offers a ton of content for the money. There are (at the time of this review) more 1,600 audiobooks available through the app, and while many are short tales you may never have heard of, there are also big bestsellers like Diary of a Wimpy Kid and How to Train Your Dragon. The app has a simple, easy-to-use interface and offers a slew of different search parameters. If an audiobook service is what your kids are looking for, Tales2Go should fit the bill nicely.

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This review was written by Christopher Healy
Adult
November 20, 2011
AGE
3
 
Best app on my iPhone!
Tales2Go has transformed how my children consume media. They now have very little screen time, b/c listening to stories is as entertaining. Plus, they can have unlimited story time ... in the car, in the bathtub, etc. Their vocabularies have been greatly enriched, as has their cultural literacy, as Tales2Go has many fables, classics, myths, etc. It is well worth every penny ... just think about how expensive it is to take two children to the movies vs. endless hours of listening to wonderful stories. This app makes audio books easy and uncomplicated. I hated schlepping to the library to find something within the limited selection. I hated even more the high price of audio books on Amazon. We listen in the car all the time, and now kids in the carpool will ask for specific stories. It's fun for me, too, b/c we can discuss the stories afterwards. In fact, after listening to How To Train Your Dragon, we had a fantastic carpool discussion of what it means to be a hero. We never had a conversation like that after a movie!
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This review was written by Christopher Healy
Category:Education
Platforms:iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
Price:Free
Size:1.80 MB
Publisher:Tales2Go, LLC
Version:3.0
Release date:September 23, 2011
Minimum software requirements:iOS 4.0 or later
This review was written by Christopher Healy

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