PlaymeABC

What it is: a set of animated alphabet flashcards.

What you do with it: tap a letter to see how it is formed and hear its name and sound. Tap again for simple animations and sounds illustrating the letter e.g. pizza, penguin and pen for 'p', horse, hand, hammer for 'h' etc (3 examples for each letter).

What we liked: both letter names and letter sounds included, multiple examples for each letter, nice clear illustrations, subtle sound backgrounds, ease of use, no distracting elements.

What we didn't like: a bit limited interactivity (just 'touch and watch') - may not offer enough incentive to go through all the letters. Some of the animations are very simple.

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