Fantastic Dinosaurs HD app review: a fabulous educational experience

Introduction

It seems that kids are just naturally interested in dinosaurs and everything related to them. Why not encourage that interest in learning with an educational app all about the dinosaurs? The Fantastic Dinosaurs HD app for the iPad is a full-feature dinosaur encyclopedia that provides a wealth of information in an engaging and kid-friendly way. It doesn't matter what age your child is, young or old, if they express even a passing interest in dinosaurs, this app is a fabulous one to introduce them to the topic.

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An Engaging and Interactive Learning Experience

Learning is made to be extremely fun and almost life-like thanks to this app. This is an interactive encyclopedia that highlights 130 different dinosaurs as well as prehistoric and pterosaurs. Each of these incredible animals features an in-depth fact sheet and the name of the dinosaur is actually read out loud. We all know that some of those names can be pretty tricky so this alone is a fabulous feature.

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Each of the dinosaurs you read about features HD pictures that have been optimized for a Retina screen. As well all of these images can be rotated so that you can get a 360˚ view. What kids will love is the size comparison that shows the size of the dinosaur next to an adult and child so they get an idea of just how large or small each one is. The app supports three different languages which are English, Spanish, and French.

It gets a very impressive four-star rating from users. In its most recent update those using iOS 7 can even take advantage of a kid section and parental control now.

The Features Continue

The features just keep on adding up in this app. Kids will love the 30 views of different dinosaurs in a fight, which are also interactive and 360˚. There is a Mesozoic-era timeline that you can examine to help pinpoint the history, and there are just under 1,000 HD pictures in total. Those dinosaurs that are in the same group can be compared on a size chart, there is a pronunciation guide, and a frequently asked questions section of the app.

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Because this app will most likely be used mainly by kids the user interface has been made to be simple, clean, and user-friendly. Kids will have no problem at all navigating through the options and selection of dinosaurs.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Kid-friendly user interface with no ads or in-app purchases
• The ability to use in "airplane mode" so as not to use an Internet connection
• In-depth information and photos on 130 prehistoric animals
• Spoken pronunciation of the name of each animal
• Explore interactive 360 ˚ views of animals

Cons

• Some of the features are only available to those using iOS 7.0
• Younger kids will require some help and input from mom and dad since it is so text heavy

Final Words

The Fantastic Dinosaurs HD app for your iPad gives kids exactly what they want when it comes to dinosaurs: a wealth of information and photos.