# Is that Silly? — user reviews > 25 indexed App Store user reviews of Is that Silly? by Smarty Ears, rated 4.70/5 from 3 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/is-that-silly/id483926026/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/is-that-silly/id483926026.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## Newest reviews (5 of 25) ### 4/5 — So, cute!!!! *2011-12-16* I think this app is so cure, I love it! It will be a wonderful tool for my daughter!!!!!! ### 4/5 — VeryBusySLP *2011-12-16* I just purchased this app earlier this week. So far my students really enjoy it. I like that you can take data on both receptive & receptive ### 5/5 — students enjoy *2011-12-16, version 1.1* cute graphics, students enjoyed activities. ### 5/5 — Awesome app for children of all ages *2011-12-15* This app is awesome. All of my students love learning with this app! ### 5/5 — SLP Fun! *2011-12-11* I've been looking for an app like this! Will be perfect for my students with autism. Also, I plan on using it with my gen. Ed. Students for sentence structure, relaying new information, and articulation carryover! The pictures are clean and uncontested and the app is easy to use. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 2/5 — Is that silly? *2011-12-15* Pros: The graphics are nice and kids seem to enjoy using it. Cons: Some of the pictures are inappropriate. For example the baby in the oven, the child drinking poison, and the dog in the microwave. The developers could find a better way to make silly pictures, especially considering the needs of some of the children on our caseloads. ### 3/5 — Some pictures inappropriate *2012-03-05* I agree with a previous reviewer that some pictures (girl drinking poison, baby in oven) should be removed from this app. Especially given the type of population that this app targets. I have many Smarty Ears apps. I generally love them. However, I do not like the audio recording. I would suggest another VoiceOver. ### 3/5 — Is that Silly? *2011-12-15* A useful app for SLPs working on such goals. Pros: colorful; has a section asking what's silly with yes/no/close places to record responses. Cons: could use other graphics for silly/not silly, such as thumb up/down; could use an option for recording just the first response per page (rather than all responses). ### 3/5 — Nice idea, but the data is off *2011-12-11* I like the app, except that the data function doesn't work right. If you skip a picture, it counts it as wrong answer, which makes the data invalid. I'd also like to see it prompt for the expressive explanation on a new picture (rather than right after they have done the receptive task) otherwise they can just repeat what they just heard on the receptive task. ### 4/5 — Silly *2013-01-06* My students enjoy using the app and pointing out why pictures are silly. I like that I can keep data. ### 4/5 — Love app, but needs a few pics changed *2012-10-10* As an SLP working in school setting with students both in general and special education, I have used this app successfully with all students. The children love it and I love the ability to track data. It could be much improved if some of the pics were changed such as boy drinking poison and dog in microwave. These are inappropriate pics for children and should be removed. I , also, wish that you could slow down the audio prompt on new picture as it begins rather quickly. I have numerous Smarty Ears apps and love most of them. Some could be improved with minor tweaks of word choices and picture choices. Overall, your company has addressed a need for quality apps to use in therapy in a gigantic way! Please continue to update and improve and I will continue to be a loyal consumer. ### 4/5 — Very Entertaining *2012-09-01, version 1.1* This app is so entertaining for the kids.The app has nice clear pictures that the children find so funny. We are able to have some great discussions and participate in problem solving. I like the rate of speech of the narrator and especially like that the text and auditory prompt can be turned on or off. Very useful app in addressing multiple goals. ### 4/5 — Easy for kids to use and fun pictures!! *2012-02-25* Great app with fun pictures and options to adjust prompts and reinforcements. ### 4/5 — Is That Silly *2012-02-25* I use Is That Silly regularly with my younger students. They enjoy working with the app. It does an awesome job of presenting the information in both the expressive and receptive formats. Love the data collection piece. Wonderful app to work on pragmatic skills. Keep producing high quality apps for those of us in education to use. ### 4/5 — Useful and adorable *2012-02-25, version 1.1* Like all of the Smarty Ears apps ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Silly app *2019-05-01* This is a fun app for working on what is silly. The artwork is great and the kids love using this app. Since most of the scenes address "silly" behavior/situations, I would remove the ones that address safety e.g. Dog in the microwave. I think you guys should create an app similar to this to address safe vs unsafe but I think this app mainly addresses silly so that's what I would stick to. ### 5/5 — Fun app for preschoolers *2018-07-21* This is such a fun app for preschoolers! My clients loves telling me if something is silly or not and why. We laugh so much during those sessions! The pictures are great, and I appreciate that the app takes data for me! This app is also a great way to introduce and target the precursors to the social skills concepts of acceptable versus unacceptable behaviors. Keep up the great work, Smarty Ears! ### 5/5 — Is this a silly app *2014-11-22* This is a great app for working on absurdities. The visuals and set up are nice and it is easy to use. I also like being able to access the settings while you play, but sometimes the gears (settings) are covering the sentences. The expressive portion is well done as well and I like the option to have right, wrong or cued responses. There are a few things I would like the developer to consider. 1. Have the choice to auto advance or not so we can talk about the picture if we want to. 2. Make the audio/written cue button two separate buttons. 3. The last thing I want to say is that I am not a fan of the "eating a dog" and "dog in the microwave" silly pictures because I think they are less about "silly" and more to do with safety/inappropriate situations. All of the other pictures seem appropriate for silly/not silly. I showed the pictures to a few other people and they also, didn't like those two pictures. I know I can uncheck those two in the settings which is nice, but I don't think they belong. I do think there is a need for an app that targets safe/unsafe actions or scenarios and would love to see you guys create one. Thanks for all of your hard work that you put into these apps! ### 5/5 — Life is like a hurricane *2013-07-16* The app's mascot reminds me of Huey from DuckTales. If you download this app, you should also download "DuckTales: Treasure of the lost lamp" from the iTunes store. Buy, don't rent! ### 5/5 — love it!! *2013-03-02, version 1.2* i am a mom of a severely affected son on the autism spectrum...we love this app because it is a fun way to teach about being silly. the characters are bright and fun.the best way to teach is to make something so fun...they do not realize they are learning...BRILLIANT!!..thank you fo creating a fun way for my son to learn :) ### 5/5 — Love! *2012-06-25* Love this app! It is so entertaining for the kids! Great pictures too :) ### 5/5 — Great App! *2012-05-18* My kids love this app and they find it hilarious and are able to have some great discussion about the scenarios. I do not agree with the previous reviewer about the pictures being inappropriate. These kinds of scenarios can also be good discussion on problem solving and safety issues in a not so serious avenue. Keep up the amazing work Smarty Ears. Can't wait for all the brand new tools you will provide for my therapy in the future! ### 5/5 — It's not silly, it's wonderful *2012-02-25* I love this app because it talks at a slow rate, gives the kids a second opportunity if they are wrong, and keeps track of a score. Best of all it keeps the silly pics so you can talk about why they are silly! ### 5/5 — Great Language App! *2012-01-14* I have been using this app in Speech Therapy and the kids love it! It's great for working on receptive and expressive language skills in a fun way! ### 5/5 — Silly but fun *2012-01-14* My son loves the silliness of some of the pictures and this makes the app less intimidating. When he seems to be struggling to answer, I can skip that particular picture. When he made a wrong decision about whether the picture was silly, he could try again and the app was encouraging even when he was unable to fully articulate what's wrong/silly with the picture. Because some of pictures are so silly, he finds them funny and was more willing to express himself and that is what matters. --- *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 2026-08-26.*