Common Sense Media Review
By Christy Matte
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Cute but limited content for dino introduction.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 5+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Download
Videos and Photos
What Were Dinosaurs Like?
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
WHAT WERE DINOSAURS LIKE? helps answer that common question for kids through a variety of games and activities. There are four content areas for kids to explore: Carnivores, Flyers?, Herbivores, and Paleontology. The first three explore creatures from the age of the dinosaurs, while the last focuses on the science of paleontology. Each section has three to four activities that ask kids to sort, group, match, and uncover related information. The whole experience is hosted by two human characters and a mischievous cat.
Is It Any Good?
This serves as a solid introduction to dinosaurs and paleontology for kids who are abe to read and understand sequences (like steps from egg to adult dinosaur), but it has a few flaws. What Were Dinosaurs Like? falls into a difficult area where it's too challenging content-wise for most preschoolers but not in-depth enough to satisfy the curiosity of elementary school kids. There's definitely learning to be had for kids who aren't already experts, but there aren't enough fun activities or variety to give it much replay value.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about What Where Dinosaurs Like? and the creatures in the app. When did dinosaurs live? If there are no dinosaurs alive today, how do we know what they look like?
Talk about dinosaurs. What's your favorite dinosaur? Can you roar like a dinosaur? Walk like one?
Discuss learning with apps. Do you think this is a good app for learning? Why, or why not? What can you learn?
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Subjects : Math : sequences , Science : animals , life cycle
- Pricing structure : Paid
- Release date : February 16, 2018
- Genre : Education
- Topics : Animals ( Dinosaurs )
- Publisher : Planet Factory Interactive S.L.
- Version : 1.1
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 8.0 or later
- Last updated : September 30, 2025
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