# Dora ABCs Vol 3: Reading HD — user reviews > 86 indexed App Store user reviews of Dora ABCs Vol 3 by Viacom International Inc., rated 3.10/5 from 9 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dora-abcs-vol-3-reading-hd/id466817553/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dora-abcs-vol-3-reading-hd/id466817553.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (17 of 86) ### 3/5 — Gets boring fast! *2014-06-19, version 1.7* It is great phonics practice and I appreciate the repetitiveness of the words, but I wish the "fun" part of the app didn't continually repeat. My girls got bored quickly. They should at least change the game up after you make it to the fiesta. There seems to be no incentive to continue playing extra levels, except to make it to the fiesta again in the exact same manner with different words. ### 2/5 — Too easy *2013-06-16, version 1.5* Cute but really basic. Too easy for my 5 year old. Good for kids who never read any words. Teaches bat, hat, fan, can, not too much more. Never crashed so that's a plus! ### 1/5 — Please fix....pronto *2012-12-10, version 1.3* Please fix...I really loved the other Dora apps and my daughter seems to enjoy them, it does not go beyond the Nickelodeon home screen witch makes my 2 yr. old upset because she can not get it to work, or a refund please ### 1/5 — App won't open *2012-12-09, version 1.3* I just purchased this app and it loads as far as the nickelodeon header page but then will not go any further. I cannot access the app's game page to play it. I cannot use the app at all. Please fix! ### 1/5 — Freezes up! *2012-12-08, version 1.3* Really upset to have this app not work! It freezes up at the nickelodeon logo :/ Please post how to fix it or how to get money refunded! ### 1/5 — Won't start *2012-12-08, version 1.3* After the iOS 6.0 update this app no longer works......please fix! ### 1/5 — Don't buy *2012-12-07, version 1.3* This app does not work. I want my money back also. ### 1/5 — Dora's ABC's volume 3 Ready to Read *2012-12-07, version 1.3* This app will not go beyond the Nik start up screen! I want my money back! ### 1/5 — Waste of money ...... REFUND!!!! *2012-12-06* I just purchased this game a few months ago and it still does not work properly. We attempted again to play it again today and it doesn't work. It will not go past the nickelodeon opening screen, yet the sounds are still playing. Hearing Dora say "press play" would be nice if I could actually press play. I WOULD GREATLY LIKE A REFUND!!!!!!! Game has been deleted from my iPad ### 2/5 — Waste of money *2012-12-06, version 1.3* This app doesn't work freezes up they need to fix this bc my 5 year old loves this app n now she can't use it... ### 1/5 — Dora *2012-12-05, version 1.3* The app. does not work! I want a refund! ### 1/5 — Doesn *2012-12-04, version 1.3* just hangs on the nickeloden screen.... waste of money ### 1/5 — Not working *2012-12-04, version 1.3* This app does not work. Which is upsetting cause I paid for it. ### 1/5 — Broken! *2012-12-04, version 1.3* My daughter loved this game until it stopped working in the new os. She's very upset and I'm extremely disappointed that an update is not available. ### 1/5 — Does not work *2012-12-03, version 1.3* Same as everyone else. It has no button on the opening page. I would have given no stars is I could. ### 1/5 — Dora Vol 3 *2012-12-02, version 1.3* This does not work for me too. My son keeps asking me to fix it. What do I do? Does anyone have a solution or know how to get a refund? ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2012-11-30, version 1.3* Does not work. No play button on opening screen. I want my money back! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Game is Broken *2014-04-10, version 1.7* I just bought this game for my daughter and it keeps freezing on her. It won't let her get past choosing a player. What a waste of $5 bucks. Save your money, don't bother with this game. ### 1/5 — Needs improvements *2013-02-28, version 1.4* Freezes up a lot, very boring ### 1/5 — Horribly DULL! *2013-02-15, version 1.4* In this day and age with such beautiful app and all the backing behind Dora, I'm shocked that they came up with such an un-exciting app for children. My son loves Dora but won't spend a minute with this app. Once open he looks for the iPad button. ### 1/5 — This app doesn't open past the nickelodeon logo! You can hear Dora but you can't play!!!! *2012-12-18, version 1.3* This app doesn't open past the nickelodeon logo! You can hear Dora but you can't play!!!! Apple shouldn't allow costumes to buy games that don't work!!!!!!!! I want my money back!!!!!! ### 1/5 — App does not work *2012-12-17, version 1.3* I just got this app. It only opens to the nick title logo screen. I can hear Dora talking but there is not button to press. ### 1/5 — Stopped working.... *2012-12-15, version 1.3* This app hasn't worked for months now (the new ver 3). My daughter would press "play" if she could see it! It has sound but no picture. From what I can recall, this was a good app with no problems, then they broke it. Either convert it back or refund my money please. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2012-12-14, version 1.3* App doesn't work ### 1/5 — This thing doesn't work! *2012-12-13, version 1.3* Doesn't open past the Intro screen! ### 1/5 — Bugged out *2012-12-13, version 1.3* Does not function past the introduction. Kids love the Dora Apps, please fix it! ### 1/5 — This app doesn't work! *2012-12-12, version 1.3* Please fix ASAP! It doesn't go past the nickelodeon screen! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Super Fun for Kids! *2014-04-16, version 1.7* Kids love this app! I am so glad I purchased it. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2013-01-03, version 1.4* Since the update i changed my rating because they fixed what was wrong and now this volume is my daughter's favorite. She is almost 4 and is enjoying the switching of the first sounds and also the section where you have to spell out the words. Worth the money. ### 5/5 — It works now!!!!! *2012-12-22, version 1.4* Take back my previous bad review now that it works. Kids love it! ### 5/5 — Very entertaining and educational at the same time *2012-04-18* My kids loved this app! Not only do they begin to learn how to read but they also enjoyed the mini games helping the froggies get across the pond. I highly recommend this app. ### 5/5 — Sound *2012-01-24* I had that problem but then unlocked the side switch and the sound came back. Also under general settings put side switch on lock rotation and not mute. ### 5/5 — Awesome game *2012-01-03* I was skeptical to download after reading some reviews that said they did not have sound but I was lucky. My app is awesome and my daughter loves it after playing only once. The sound works and I am glad it did. ### 5/5 — Excellent Supplement for Teaching Reading *2011-12-24* Key elements in learning how to read are blending (pushing sounds together to form words) segmenting (separating individual sounds from words) and being able to move around sounds in words. Students also need to know what letters stand for what sounds. This app teaches all of that, and just works with the basic 1 letter to 1 sound correspondence (so it doesn't teach "sh" and "ch" for example). The sounds are taught within the context of words and not in isolation which is the best way of learning what sounds the letters stand for. This is one of the best apps in the app store for teaching/reviewing the fundamentals of reading. The games between challenges are interesting and fun and also give children a break while providing motivation to do more. The little one I'm tutoring will spend more time with this app than with the other activities we do. It's worth at least three times the price. I haven't experienced a problem with sound, but the developer has posted a fix in an earlier review. ### 5/5 — Carrie *2011-12-24* I bought this for my 2 yr. old girl and she loves it. It is already teaching her how to spell a few sight words....well worth the money! ### 5/5 — Sound Issue Fixed *2011-11-26* Hi all I fixed the sound issue. Go to settings, General and go to use side switch to. If lock rotation is checked, then select Mute instead. Flip the side switch and make sure Red is not showing. Then go back to the go to use side switch settings and select the lock rotation option again. ### 5/5 — no sound help from nickelodeon *2011-11-18* we are working on a fix for the sound issue.. in the meantime NO SOUND? Here’s the fix: You need to make sure you haven’t inadvertently muted your device. If your side switch is set to Lock Rotation, it will not mute and unmute your device. To make sure you haven’t muted the device, this is what you should do: 1. Double click on the HOME button on the bottom of your device. 2. This will bring up the Multi Task Tray (which shows you all your apps that are running in the background). 3. If you swipe your finger to the right, it reveals the Mute Switch (This is how you get to a Mute Switch when you have set your side switch to Lock Rotation). 4. This will show you if your device is muted or not. 5. Just click on it to restore from muted to unmuted. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*