Parents' Guide to

Sesame Street

By Amanda Bindel, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 3+

Stellar clips (and games!) right at your fingertips.

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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this app.

Community Reviews

age 7+

Based on 3 parent reviews

age 8+
age 12+

Great for kids!

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (3 ):
Kids say (5 ):

An app populated with hilarious clips of Sesame Street characters is a preschooler’s delight, but make it well-curated, browsable, and searchable and you’ll have parents singing of sunny days. The original incarnation of the app required a subscription and played entire episodes, but the newest update canned the full episodes and in-app subscription in favor of free access to all the clips. The main interface is totally kid-friendly with large character icons and themes, but parents can hone in on specific content through the learning areas. And in Sesame Street fashion, the videos are entertaining for the adults watching, too. Though videos can be added to a favorites list, there's no way to create custom playlists, which would make a good thing even better.

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