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Caribu by Mattel

Caribu by Mattel

Read, Draw, Play on Videocall

8.8K ratings
238 reviews
📚 Education
🎬 Entertainment
Free
In-App Purchases

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • January 4, 2014
  • June 12, 2025

Developer

Mattel
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About

Connect with loved ones through interactive video calls featuring books, games, and creative activities. Share stories, draw together, and play educational games in real-time, bridging distances for engaging family fun.

✓Interactive video calling
✓Read books together
✓Draw and color digitally
✓Play learning games
✓Use digital sticker packs
✓Cook with child-friendly recipes
✓Thousands of children's books
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Caribu by Mattel. Based on 8.8K reviews and a 4.4/5 average, it highlights the 6 positives and 6 negatives reviewers mention most about this Entertainment app.

Positive things

  • 🤗Great way to stay connected with family
  • 👍Fun and engaging activities for kids
  • 📚Wide selection of books and stories
  • 🎨Collaborative drawing and coloring
  • 🕹️Interactive games like tic-tac-toe
  • 🤝Enables quality time between grandparents and grandchildren

Negative things

  • 🐛Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔌Connectivity issues and sync problems
  • 💰Expensive subscription model
  • 📱Compatibility issues with older devices
  • 🕰️Slow performance and lagging
  • 🤯Disruptive in-app rating prompts
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What's New in Caribu by Mattel

4.1.6

June 12, 2025

Thank you for using Caribu! We strive to update Caribu regularly with bug fixes and performance improvements so you can always have the best Caribu experience.

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Subscription plans

Caribu All Access (Legacy)

Unlimited access to our Library for a month

$6.991 Month
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In-App Purchases

$2.99

Caribu Unlimited Day Pas

Unlimited access to all content for 24 hours

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Amazing!!

Great app
WiggzwrldWiggzwrld

Amazing

I don’t have this app anymore cause I’m older now but I still wanted to write a review so I got this app when it was COVID and I loved it you can call your freinds and play games and read books! You can also call your freinds while playing games! It’s great for kids
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you need to pay for literally everything. not free.

Every single thing I try to do in Caribu needs to be payed for. You guys are greedy. I know you’d say to contact you guys but I’m not allowed to I’m only a kid!! Now make at least some stuff free but please tone down the paid stuff. I hate Caribu.
denkinyan fandenkinyan fan

We play together

My work often takes me away from home and trying to stay connected with my 5 year old is tough. I’m grateful this app allows us to play things together while we video call! Play dates have become a staple of our days. I worry we will exhaust all the content soon!
TDFariasTDFarias

Update

I try to use this app but every time I do it says update now but when I go to AppStore it crashes
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

6 issues

Video call functionality not working

Bug

Pages not loading or displaying correctly

Bug

Inability to sign in or reset password

Bug

Unexpected app crashes during use

Bug

Drawings and activities not syncing properly

Bug

Incompatibility with certain device models

Bug
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Requested Features

6 requests

Add more books and content variety

Feature

Improve syncing and page turning between users

Feature

Introduce a free tier with limited features

Feature

Develop a web-based version for desktop use

Feature

Allow users to disable in-app rating prompts

Feature

Enhance the drawing/coloring experience

Feature

FAQ

What is Caribu by Mattel?

Caribu is an award-winning app designed to bring families together through interactive video calls. It offers a library of thousands of books, activities, games, and coloring pages that children can engage with in real-time during video calls with loved ones.

What are the key features of Caribu?

Key features include video calling for kids and family, the ability to read books and draw in coloring books together during calls, a vast collection of children's books, digital painting and drawing tools, sticker packs for creative storytelling, learning games like tic-tac-toe and word search, and child-friendly recipes.

How much does Caribu cost?

Caribu offers a freemium model. While some features may be accessible for free, full access to all features, including unlimited video calls, stickers, coloring books, learning games, and storybooks, is available through a Caribu Unlimited subscription plan.

What devices is Caribu compatible with?

The app is designed for families across over 200 countries and territories, suggesting broad compatibility with mobile devices that support video calling and app installations. Specific operating system requirements are typically found in the app store listing.

What are some common use cases for Caribu?

Common use cases include reading bedtime stories to grandchildren, drawing and coloring with faraway family members, playing educational games together to strengthen memory and attention, and using sticker packs to create new stories or dress up characters during video calls.