# Exploring Emotions: The Zones — user reviews > 13 indexed App Store user reviews of Exploring Emotions by Selosoft, Inc., rated 4.60/5 from 238 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/exploring-emotions-the-zones/id1033751819/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/exploring-emotions-the-zones/id1033751819.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 189 · 4★ 31 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 7 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Very disappointed *2021-10-14* Pointless ### 1/5 — Not worth money *2020-05-15* Only 1 game throughout the app. Not worth the price ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money *2019-01-25* This app is earful ### 2/5 — Good but limited! *2022-10-19* My kids absolutely loved working through the game, which took hardly any time (less than half hr). However, there is just one game/ day to work through, then that is it unless you want to do the same, short scenarios over and over and over again. They were really looking forward to working through different days. Ended up amusing themselves for a little bit by seeing what happens when they choose the wrong answers on purpose 😔 OK if you realise the game side is like a short practice/ test of what they have learnt and then it’s over. They can choose to continue to graph their feelings/zones throughout the day, which is of course good reflection, but not as motivating for kids to actually do. ### 2/5 — It is very difficult to navigate and repeat the same situation all the time *2020-05-11* I am not happy with it because it has only a few situation to navigate. ### 2/5 — Wish it had sound *2017-05-05* Bought this for my daughter, paid 10 bucks, none of the sounds work. Went into settings and they are turned on... Please update for iPads. ### 2/5 — Frustrating and confusing *2017-04-11* The overall look is fine and the information slower and different than the original. The most frustrating part is the games don't play well and getting through the park scenarios needs more clarification. Some kids don't want to play the food fight or basketball and there is no way to opt out that we've found. **Developer response:** You can opt out of the food fight by visiting the options menu. There is a toggle box in there to disable the food fight. This will allow the user to skip it every time. As for the flow of the app: that's unfortunate to hear your experience has not been positive. We are open to suggestions for future updates, and we do plan to integrate new content, so such feedback could be helpful. Thanks for the review. ### 2/5 — Needs update *2017-03-06* The game does not do well keeping track of progress! If you have more than 5 kids it seems to loose information. If this is corrected, I would gladly give it 5 stars **Developer response:** The app has been updated a few times since this review. If you are still experiencing issues with data storage please let us know and we'll be happy to look into things. ### 2/5 — Save your money *2016-02-16* I bought the first zones app right when it came out and have thoroughly enjoyed usIng it. When this one came out, I bought it right away too. Unfortunately, there just isn't much content. what is there is good but there is only one mini game and my students quickly lost interest in playing. Not worth $10! The first zones app is however worth purchasing! ### 2/5 — OT *2016-02-15* I really like the program, recently attended a workshop by Leah. This app, however is not well done or executed. The only way to advance to any part of the app you have to go back and listen to the narrator go through each topic. To play a game of basketball you have to win a food fight against 2 other students. Wish I had not paid $10. Better to read her book. ## Most praised reviews (3 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I LOVE IT *2023-09-01* It helps me stay focused. It reminds me of school. ### 5/5 — AU *2016-02-15* This is a great app. It's quite an improvement from the first Zones app (which personally I found lacking content), where it does not just touch on a few points in the curriculum, but provides many examples and activities. I highly recommend this over the original Zones app! I would love to see some more scenarios added to the park, as kids love to run around and interact with all the characters and play the basketball game. More ways to earn coins would be great too. I have found some kids just enter tools without thinking about them just to earn coins so they can buy a new outfit from the shop. These are minor issues I have that I think could be improved. Overall I'm very satisfied with the app. Highly recommended." ### 5/5 — Fabulous App *2016-01-14* This is an amazing tool! I work with children on the autism spectrum and will definitely be sharing the app with them. The settings will be familiar to them and the scenarios are very typical, but offer help for times like those that are too difficult for them to problem solve. I reviewed the entire app and found myself smiling through it all. The characters and music are quite engaging. I had a ball in the food fight, but lost due to my poor video game skills. I'm sure this app will be of value to a lot of children and their support people. --- *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 2026-09-02.*