A children’s learning app from a small Victoria, B.C. studio has climbed past YouTube Kids and Messenger Kids to take the top spot on Canada’s free Kids chart for iPhone.
In an email to iPhone in Canada, Faisal Sethi, founder of developer Be The Monster and its sister studio Frosty Pop, said Dr. Seuss: Learn & Play reached No. 1 over the weekend. Apple’s Canadian chart on Sunday showed the app ahead of Toca Boca World in second place, YouTube Kids in third and Messenger Kids in fourth.
Frosty Pop may already be familiar to Apple Arcade subscribers through Wheel of Fortune Daily and Jeopardy! Daily. Be The Monster’s first release takes a different direction, turning familiar Dr. Seuss books into activities for younger children.
The app offers more than 100 learning games inspired by 22 books, including The Cat in the Hat, The Lorax and Horton Hears a Who! It is designed for ages two to eight, with activities covering reading, counting, music, art and problem-solving.
There are no ads, and downloaded content works offline. One subscription supports up to four children, each with a separate profile. The developer also says games have defined endings to give families a natural stopping point.
Dr. Seuss characters have appeared in other children’s apps, including Netflix Playground, which launched in Canada earlier this year. Learn & Play is a separate subscription rather than part of Netflix or Apple Arcade.
Despite its position on the free-download chart, this is a paid subscription app. The Canadian App Store listing shows prices of $9.99 per month or $89.99 per year, with a seven-day free trial. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled before the trial ends.
In the same email, Sethi said a Grinch update is planned for December 1, adding an advent colouring calendar and a new story. The app is available in English for iPhone and iPad, requiring iOS 15 or iPadOS 15 or later.
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