Get your kids excited about learning

Reading Rainbow is an education app for the iPad that’s designed to get your child excited about learning.

Although Reading Rainbow implies that this app is only for reading, it includes plenty of rich media with games, audio, and video to keep your kid learning and entertained for hours. While the app itself is free, there is an option to purchase a monthly subscription within the app to unlock new content.

LeVar Burton returns in this reimagining of Reading Rainbow. He provides a friendly face and voice to the video content offered by the app. There are ‘video field trips‘ where kids can learn about different things like zoology and astronomy. If you have a subscription, new content will appear every so often.

Digital books are at the heart of Reading Rainbow and that’s where it needs work. This first version doesn’t include support for the iPad with Retina Display so text and menu items look crunchy. Video, on the other hand, looks just fine. Text is surprisingly small, making it difficult for kids to read. Books are interactive but only offer basic sound effects and animations.

Overall, Reading Rainbow is a good first app and has enough to get kids excited about learning but it needs more polish.