Common Sense Media Review
By Mieke VanderBorght
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Stories with early learning themes highlight diversity.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 2+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Download
Videos and Photos
Encantos - Play, Learn, Grow
What's It About?
Create an account and a profile for your kid to access content in ENCANTOS - PLAY, LEARN, GROW. The home page has multiple ways to browse through the collection of videos, digital storybooks, activities, and songs. Explore by storyworld to see all content featuring a particular set of characters. Tap on content icons to explore by content type. Or swipe through to explore by category themes such as Explore! with Tiny Travelers, Self Awareness, or Literacy. Through storytelling, books and videos touch on a wide range of learning topics such empathy, social awareness, and communication. Mark favorites for easy access.
Is It Any Good?
It's great to see a rich collection of strong story-based content make a clear effort to emphasize diversity. Encantos - Play, Learn, Grow relies on storytelling to teach valuable lessons ranging from mindfulness and emotional regulation to problem solving and math. Some videos and stories -- such as the Tiny Travelers collection -- are purposeful in highlighting different cultures and creating a global understanding. But the majority of content focuses on general early learning themes that also happen to feature varied voices and characters -- and do so in two languages. Overall the quality of the graphics, storytelling, and educational content is high. Encantos - Play, Learn, Grow isn't as strong, however, in its collection of interactive games, which makes the app mostly a library of content to passively consume. It should also be noted that although the target audience is young, the stories don't have a read-to-me option. So, pre-readers will have trouble engaging with all the content on their own.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the lessons in Encantos - Play, Learn, Grow. After reading a story or watching a video, ask kids what they learned.
Listen to songs in both English and Spanish. English-Spanish bilingual families can enjoy hearing classic favorites in both their languages and contract and compare where some words may have been changed to fit the song. Non English-Spanish bilingual families can listen closely to learn new words in a different language.
Explore the content to find a new tradition, holiday, or food from a culture different from your own. Help your kids learn more about people and customs from that culture through videos, books, online research, or local communities in your hometown.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Subjects : Language & Reading : reading , storytelling , vocabulary , Math : numbers , Social Studies : cultural understanding , global awareness
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : problem solving , Creativity : imagination , Emotional Development : empathy , identifying emotions , labeling feelings , moving beyond obstacles , Responsibility & Ethics : embracing differences
- Pricing structure : Free to try (7-day free trial, then subscribe for $6.99/month or $57.99/year)
- Release date : October 30, 2021
- Genre : Education
- Topics : Friendship , Arts ( Music and Sing-Along ) , Numbers and Letters
- Publisher : Encantos Media Studios, Llc
- Version : 0.1.7
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 14.0 or later
- Last updated : September 30, 2025
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