First Words Animals8.2 - App Store

More than just a game, First Words Animals is a powerful educational tool for the toddlers and kids in your life. It provides hours of fun, laughter and learning.

If your child is old enough to ask for your phone, they're old enough for First Words Animals!

* Now with French, German, Japanese, Spanish, plus British and American English *

First Words Animals will help your child:

* Develop fine motor skills
* Learn to recognize and match letters
* Learn the names of letters
* Learn the sounds English letters make (phonics)
* Learn how to spell words

Of course, they won't just be learning, they'll also be laughing and having fun with 45 of their favorite animal friends, beautifully illustrated and matched with entertaining animal sounds.

First Words Animals is toddler-tested and approved, with a user-interface designed specifically for the littlest of fingers. More than just a game, it is a sophisticated learning tool that engages your child, encourages exploration, and helps them begin building a deep understanding of the relationships between letters and words.

A variety of options let you adjust the difficulty level to match the abilities of your younger or older kids. In addition to English, your child can now learn the names of their favorite animals in French, German, Japanese and Spanish.

Kids can play First Words by themselves, but they also enjoy bringing their grownups along, talking about the animals, saying the names of the letters, and watching the animals spin around and sound off.

If your child is old enough to ask for your phone, they're old enough for First Words Animals!

* If you like First Words Animals, make sure to check out the other games for kids from Learning Touch.

* We love getting feedback and hearing stories about the kids who use our apps! Share your stories in a review on iTunes or by leaving feedback at learningtouch.com. Let us know how your kids use First Words, and what you'd like to see us do next.

Version History Bug fixes and performance improvements 8.2 03/28/2023 Now supports both portrait and landscape play!
Also, support for latest devices, bug fixes, and performance improvements. 8.1 01/27/2021 Device compatibility updates. 7.1.2 11/15/2019 Support for iPhone X and latest iPad Pro models. 7.1 05/29/2018 * Added native support for all iOS device screen sizes
* Additional language option: British English
* Improved parent gate to keep little ones from going where they shouldn't
* Bug fixes and minor tweaks 7.0 03/15/2016 Thanks to your feedback, we've made First Words Animals better than ever!
★ With this update, we've added support for French, German, Spanish and Japanese languages. Now your child can learn the names of their favorite animals in a new language!
★Make sure to check out the options menu, we've added two more fonts for you to choose from.
Don’t hesitate to contact us at info@learningtouch.com if you have a question or need support.
Thank you for supporting Learning Touch! Please rate our app in the App Store. 4.6 04/02/2013 With this update, we've added support for the larger display on the iPhone 5.

Don’t hesitate to contact us at info@learningtouch.com if you have a question or need support.

Thank you for supporting Learning Touch! Please rate our app in the App Store. 4.5 11/13/2012 Thanks to your feedback, we've made First Words Animals better than ever!

With this update, we've fixed an issue that prevented sounds and speech from playing in some circumstances. You can now also adjust the volume of the speech in the game more easily.

Don’t hesitate to contact us at info@learningtouch.com if you have a question or need support.

Thank you for supporting Learning Touch! Please rate our app in the App Store. 4.4 07/31/2012 Thank you for writing to us with your ideas and feedback-- please keep it coming!

★ In this update, we’ve added more information about about what happens when you switch from letter names to phonics. We hope that helps with any confusion.
★ Make sure to check out the options menu! There are lots of ways to customize the app to meet the needs of your child, including a new option to hear the word before spelling it.

Feel free to contact us at info@learningtouch.com if you have a question or need support.

Thank you for supporting Learning Touch! Please don’t forget to rate our app in the App Store. 4.3 06/08/2012 * Minor bug fixes.
*** We welcome your feedback and suggestions for future improvements. Let us know what you'd like next! 4.1 12/22/2011 * Phonics! You can now use phonics (speech sounds) rather than letter names when playing the game.
* More animals! 5 new words, with an emphasis on words that are great for learning phonics.
* New option: choose between serif and sans serif font.
* New option: disable auto-advance, so your child can see the picture and completed word before advancing to the next word. 4.0 04/28/2011 * Fix audio problems on iOS 4
* Option to play words from shortest to longest 2.0.1 12/03/2010 * Supports multitasking in iOS 4.0 and 4.1
* Fixes volume-control bug when running under iOS 4.1
* Letters don't jiggle when letter hints are turned off
* Fixes intermittent hang when starting up 2.0 09/24/2010 * Tapping a letter target now makes the corresponding letter tile wiggles.

* We fixed the usability issues in the home screen that were pointed out by Todd Lappin's daughter in her great YouTube video. 1.6.1 05/19/2010 * Universal binary to support the iPad. 1.6 04/01/2010 * New option: maximum word length.
* New option: speed for spelling out words.
* New controls make it harder to accidentally skip to the next word.
* Tapping the picture now says the word.
* New home screen with Tell-a-Friend and Options buttons.
* Improved lowercase 'a' for early readers.
* New animal: bat! 1.5 02/19/2010 Three new animals!
- Mule
- Puppy
- Wolf

Two new backgrounds!
- Farm
- Woods

Link to FirstWords: Deluxe in the "Get More Words" page. 1.4 11/20/2009 * Added a link to the French version of FirstWords.

* Added alert that sounds will not play if the Ring/Silent switch is set to silent.

* Added screen auto-rotation, so the game view remains upright even if the iPhone or iPod Touch is turned upside-down. (It stays in portrait mode throughout.) 1.3.2 09/18/2009 -- New Animal: Bull
-- Restored Panda, which was accidentally removed in a previous release 1.3.1 06/27/2009 1.3 05/28/2009 1.2.2 05/06/2009 1.2.1 03/10/2009 1.2 03/04/2009 1.1 12/29/2008 1.0 10/24/2008