# Row, Row, Row Your Boat

> Interactive educational app for children to develop listening and language skills. (iPhone/iPad app by Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/row-row-row-your-boat/id533052266 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children](https://appshunter.io/developer/307217029)
- Category: Education, Games
- Price: $0.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 23 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2012-06-12
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/row-row-row-your-boat/id533052266/reviews.md

## What is Row, Row, Row Your Boat?

Ahoy thar matey, join Pirate Black Mo on the high seas and develop your child’s listening and language skills!

Created by Listening and Spoken Language Specialists in conjunction with Early Childhood Teachers, Row, Row, Row Your Boat is a highly interactive learning experience. The app is full of wonderful educational ideas, animated interactive games, and engaging sounds to encourage the development of listening and language skills in young children. Families of children who have reduced hearing or language difficulties will find the app particularly useful.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat has been designed as a cooperative app for parents and children so they can participate in a variety of shared activities together. These activities are divided into three sections:

1. Ideas
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This section provides strategies and techniques, including instructional videos on how to use Row, Row, Row Your Boat to develop listening and language skills. This is achieved through interactive play, craft, and ideas on how to sing the song differently. These ideas are grouped together depending on your child’s language level:
• Emerging language
• Putting words together
• Putting sentences together


2. Interactive games
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There are two fully animated games that target different levels of listening and language skills. With help from mum or dad, your child can choose to play a game that either consolidates or extends their current listening and language abilities. The games are:

• Where do they go?
Help Pirate Black Mo sort out where all the vehicles belong – in the air, on land, or in the water, then watch them spring to life and hear the sounds they make. Ten vehicles are included: row boat, sail boat, submarine, car, bike, bus, truck, plane, air balloon, and rocket.

• Collect the treasure!
Help Pirate Black Mo fill his coffers by collecting objects that rhyme. This game introduces early childhood rhyming concepts in a fun, goal orientated way.  

PLEASE NOTE: Games are not compatible with VoiceOver screen reader.


3. Music and karaoke
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Learn the lyrics to Row, Row, Row Your Boat, alternative versions, and related songs. A karaoke style sing-a-long with music and lyrics is a great way to involve your child in singing. 


More apps
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Row, Row, Row Your Boat is part of our series on 'Songs for Listening and Language.' 

Also available for iPad:
• Old MacDonald

Also available for iPhone:
• Old MacDonald


Contact us
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Email: For feedback and support email – apps@ridbc.org.au

Facebook: Join us on Facebook to keep up to date with upcoming apps – www.facebook.com/nextsense

## Key features

- Listening and language skill development
- Interactive animated games
- Parent-child cooperative activities
- Rhyming and vehicle sorting games
- Music and karaoke sing-along
- Strategies for different language levels

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/row-row-row-your-boat/id533052266/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Love

*2012-06-16, version 1.0*

I love this app, I hope the other songs are still planning on coming out in the series!!!

## Frequently asked questions about Row, Row, Row Your Boat

### What is the main purpose of Row, Row, Row Your Boat?

Row, Row, Row Your Boat is designed to help children develop their listening and language skills. It uses interactive games, songs, and educational strategies to make learning engaging and fun for young children.

### Who created Row, Row, Row Your Boat?

The app was created by Listening and Spoken Language Specialists in conjunction with Early Childhood Teachers from the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children.

### What age rating is Row, Row, Row Your Boat suitable for?

Row, Row, Row Your Boat has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for preschool-aged children and older.

### Can parents and children use Row, Row, Row Your Boat together?

Yes, Row, Row, Row Your Boat is designed as a cooperative app for parents and children to participate in shared activities together, fostering a collaborative learning environment.

### What kind of games are included in Row, Row, Row Your Boat?

The app features two animated games: 'Where do they go?' which helps sort vehicles, and 'Collect the treasure!' which teaches rhyming concepts. These games are designed to consolidate or extend listening and language abilities.

### Does Row, Row, Row Your Boat work with VoiceOver?

No, the games within Row, Row, Row Your Boat are not compatible with the VoiceOver screen reader. This is an important accessibility note for users.

### How often is Row, Row, Row Your Boat updated?

The latest version of Row, Row, Row Your Boat is 1.3, which was last updated on March 29, 2021. This indicates a moderate update frequency for the app.

### What devices is Row, Row, Row Your Boat available on?

Row, Row, Row Your Boat is currently supported on iPad devices. It is part of a series of apps from the developer, with other titles also available for iPhone.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3 — 2021-03-29

Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 1.2.2 — 2017-07-04

Minor bugs and fixes

### 1.2 — 2015-05-12

- "Parent Gate" enabled when loading external links within the app

### 1.1 — 2012-09-26

Minor adjustments.

### 1.0 — 2012-06-11

No release notes.

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