Parents' Guide to

Talking Baby Hippo for iPad

By Amanda Bindel, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 4+

Simple fun with hippo serves as gateway to ad-driven apps.

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A Lot or a Little?

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

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John B.
John B. Parent of 15-year-old
September 8, 2023
age 18+

My Daughters Being Stalked

My wife and I decided to get this app for my 15yr old daughter in the hopes of her learning that harming animals is wrong. We looked on the google app store and we found this app. We downloaded it on her old Ipad and at first she was pretty happy with it. She was enjoying talking to the talking baby hippo. Unfortunately after the 4.5 update it became a bit too realistic. The hippo started asking for audio clips from my daughter and absurd pictures. The Problem was when my daughter didn't want to the baby hippo would get very angry and start threatening to kill her. I soon called the Police and two officers came and were then horrified at what was happening. The Officers then shot the Ipad and then burned it in a local trash fire. I was so thankful so shout out to the LAPD. My advice don't get you kids this game!!!

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What’s It About?

Once parents give the app permission to access the device's microphone, it picks up anything kids say and repeats it in a baby voice; it looks as if the baby hippo is talking. Kids can tickle the hippo to make him laugh or poke his ears to make him jerk away. They also can feed him a carrot, watch him blow up a balloon, give him a pacifier, or make a butterfly fly by and make him sneeze.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say: (1 ):
Kids say: Not yet rated

The voice recognition works quite well on TALKING BABY HIPPO FOR IPAD, picking up what kids say. Preschoolers will get a real kick out of hearing their words repeated. Beyond that, there's not much variety. The hippo eats a carrot. He blows up a balloon. He sucks a pacifier. He sneezes when a butterfly flies in his face. It's all good for a few delightful laughs, but there's not much to entertain for very long, and there's not much for kids to do beyond talking. The only moves they need to make are tapping the objects.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about speaking clearly. Can kids understand their words through the baby hippo's voice? If the words are garbled, encourage kids to try again.

  • Let preschoolers look critically at the fun game. Can hippos really talk? Do they blow up balloons or suck pacifiers?

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