79%Would buy again
Compared to paying a tutor the difference is huge, we used to pay for an hour a week and this covers everything for a fraction of the cost. Signing up took two minutes on my phone and the login has never failed. My son gets through the lessons on his own now and I just check the reports on a Sunday. Good value and no faff.
Read moreSigned up on the phone in the car, which was fine. Trying to cancel after the trial was the problem, it kept sending me back to the start of the menu and I gave up twice. Eventually got it sorted by emailing them. Not what I expected.
Read moreWe needed something to keep our youngest busy during the school holidays without us paying for a tutor. The monthly subscription works out cheaper than two trips to the shops a week and she's actually been reading more. The reports tell you what she's covered so you're not guessing. Login has been smooth on both the laptop and the tablet, and cancelling was a simple click when we wanted to pause…
Read moreWorth it if you are after a structured reading and maths scheme for a child aged four to seven, as it covers the basics properly without feeling babyish. I have used similar apps before and this one is more organised than most, with the progress tracking actually useful for seeing where they are. The only thing I would mention is that it wants you to log in on a laptop to change some settings.
Bought the reading pack for my six year old and the stories are actually decent, not the usual dull rubbish. Only niggle is the audio takes a moment to load on our tablet.
Got the monthly subscription for my nephew and the price is fine. The annoying part was it auto renewed when I thought I'd cancelled and I only spotted it on the bank statement a fortnight later. Support sorted the refund in a couple of days, which was good. Just check the renewal date before you sign up.
I had been buying the paper workbooks from the high street and they were getting through them rather quickly. This works out a good deal more economical over the year and the grandchildren seem to enjoy it more than the printed pages. The one thing I found a little fiddly was finding the progress report, which took me a while to locate on the screen.
My youngest is four and has taken to the letter sounds very quickly, which I did not expect at that age. The only thing I would mention is the login timed out a couple of times when we were halfway through a lesson, and it was a bit annoying for her. Otherwise the activities are bright and sensible and she asks for them herself.
Got the printable worksheets to go with the online lessons, and they print nicely on plain paper. The only small gripe is that a few of the sheets split over two pages.
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ABCmouse is an online educational platform that offers a structured learning programme for young children, covering reading, maths, science, art and music. Its content is delivered through a subscription-based website and app, with activities, games, e-books and printable materials designed for pre-school and early primary-age pupils. The platform is aimed at parents and home educators who want guided, self-paced learning that children can follow independently on a computer or tablet.
The company is particularly known for its step-by-step learning path, which adapts the sequence of lessons to each child's progress and gives parents a view of how their child is developing. ABCmouse operates primarily online, so families access the material from home rather than through a physical store, and it is also used by some schools as a supplementary resource.
