# Life Stages Lite — Understanding Life Cycles

> Interactive educational app for children to learn animal and plant life cycles. (iPhone/iPad app by Storm Educational Software.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/life-stages-lite/id970651337 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Storm Educational Software](https://appshunter.io/developer/595420128)
- Category: Education, Entertainment
- Price: Free (on sale, was $0.99)
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 83 MB
- Languages: British English
- Released: 2015-03-16
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/life-stages-lite/id970651337/reviews.md

## What is Life Stages Lite?

How does a caterpillar turn into a butterfly? a tadpole turn into a frog? Let children discover the life stages of many types of animal with this early years science app for children aged 4 to 8 years old.

Knowing about the life stage of different creatures is an important science topic children must cover in their early years. This Life Stages app will provide children with an understanding of life cycles within different species, and to show how each step leads to the next. The colourful images of tadpole, caterpillar and hatching egg enable children to visually recognise each stage and apply their new vocabulary.

Life Stages covers six different creatures: butterfly, chicken, flower, frog, human and tree. For each of these, children select colourful images of one of the stages in the life process, which they drag into the correct position in the sequence at the top of the screen. Once an image has been placed correctly, there is the ability to learn even more about each stage: by clicking the speaker button. Children can learn, for example, how the butterfly emerges from the cocoon and when frogspawn becomes tadpoles. 

Life Stages is simple and quick to start - no long introductions or fiddly setups and will give children practice in putting things into a sequence or order of event. It will support the school’s curriculum in the area of life sciences, and will help develop children's interest in the world around them.

Life Stages has a reporting option to enable children’s progress to be checked by a teacher or a parent, and has on-screen instructions, audio help and an option page to change the level of difficulty. It works in English and Spanish, which has the additional benefit of helping children with their second language!

Life Stages is part of a series of science apps from Storm Educational, whose apps and software have been widely used in schools and at home over many years. More information about Storm Educational is available on our website www.stormeducational.co.uk, with online demos at www.stormedapps.co.uk

One of our teacher testers said the following about Life stages: 
" ... will give children a greater understanding of the natural world around them and give children the foundations for further investigations into the natural world, from nature rambles to classroom discussions..."

## Key features

- Interactive life cycle learning
- Visual recognition of stages
- Audio explanations for each stage
- Drag-and-drop sequencing
- Progress reporting for parents/teachers
- Bilingual support (English/Spanish)

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/life-stages-lite/id970651337/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Stages not in proper order

*2018-04-06*

Hope you fix any bugs here. Would’ve been nice if the stages are in order so it can truly educational

## Frequently asked questions about Life Stages Lite

### What is Life Stages Lite?

Life Stages Lite is an early years science app designed to teach children aged 4-8 about the life cycles of various animals and plants through interactive visuals and audio.

### What life cycles does Life Stages Lite cover?

Life Stages Lite covers the life cycles of six different creatures: butterfly, chicken, flower, frog, human, and tree.

### How does Life Stages Lite help children learn?

Children learn by dragging colorful images of different life stages into the correct sequence. They can also click a speaker button for audio explanations about each stage.

### Can parents or teachers track progress with Life Stages Lite?

Yes, Life Stages Lite includes a reporting option that allows parents or teachers to check a child's progress.

### Does Life Stages Lite support multiple languages?

Yes, Life Stages Lite works in both English and Spanish, which can also help children with their second language learning.

### What age rating is Life Stages Lite suitable for?

Life Stages Lite is suitable for children aged 4 and above, as indicated by its 4+ age rating.

### Does Life Stages Lite have ads?

Yes, Life Stages Lite contains advertisements.

### How often is Life Stages Lite updated?

The latest version of Life Stages Lite is 1.1.0, which was last updated on February 13, 2021.

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1.0 — 2021-02-13

Updated for compatibility with latest iOS versions

### 1.0.4 — 2015-03-16

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

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