Splingo User Reviews

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Won’t work

I bought these apps about 5 years ago separately but they disappeared off my iPad. I still use Early Language regularly but needed the other ones back. I paid for Pronouns, Actions, and Describing AGAIN and still can’t access them.

Won’t let me restore purchases

Big bummer

Great App!

Really helped my granddaughter :)

This really helped!

Thanks Splingo 😊 Our daughter was struggling in some areas of school when she started and this has definitely helped keep the usual mundane stuff much more fun!

Great App

Fun way to get kids to engage, the mini games make them want to play and learn! :)

Love this!

This gives me memories of my toddlerhood!!!👍👍👍

Overpriced

I find it hard to grasp that not only do you have to pay for the app but then you constantly have to pay over and over again for the rest of the app.

Response from developer

Hi Jess&Ant, Thank you for taking the time to offer a review. Apologies it's taken me so long to respond as its taken us a while to get on top of redevelopment with Splingo. In response though, we've now made Splingo free of charge. You can also request a full refund from Apple directly. Unfortunately we cannot process this as Apple are technically the retailer. If this is adequate, may I ask that you change the review star rating as this significantly impacts our team? Thanks. Phil.

Limitations without spending extra money

The app only has 2 learning categories available after purchase. To access more you need to keep spending.

I like it but…

I wish there were more ways to customize the games. The kids hyper fixated on the reaction of the alien to their answers making it difficult to know how much they are understanding and how much is just to get a reaction from the alien. Make it so we can turn that off please!! Love it outside of that.
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Response from developer

Thank you for your great feedback. We'll definitely take this into consideration as we continue to update Splingo. In the meantime, could I request that you offer the product a higher star rating as this significantly impacts our team and the ability to support it going forward. Thank you kindly :)

Splingo disappointment

After initial payment you get two levels then have to purchase more. This Was not explained before I made the purchase

Very disappointed

How disappointing I purchased this app and was greeted with activities that you have to pay more money for. There seems to be only two activities that I can work with. The only activity that I can access is early words.shame

Won’t restore my purchases

I bought these all as individual apps a few years ago and I just bought a new iPad and transferred everything over; however, the new version is consolidated into 1 app but will not let me restore any of these apps that I’ve already purchased. What a rip off. Now, I have to contact Apple to see if there’s anything that they can do. There’s no way to contact the developers of these Splingo apps either.
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Response from developer

Hi, thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. We shared widely on social media and on our website a couple of years ago that in order for Splingo apps to be viable in the long term we would have to consolidate all the apps into one place and 'sunset' the old apps. The old apps would continue to work unless users deleted them or reset/changed their devices. There are lots of ways to contact us - Facebook, email or social media. Please contact us directly and I'll try and help you access the new apps without needing to pay again. Search for @SplingoApps on Facebook and message us through there. Thanks

V basic or v advanced nothing inbetween

I bought a few of the modules and at first bit was exciting - simple word choices (2 object shows, “fund the ball” reward offered, great little rewards
BUT
same rewards over and over so got voting words were not really everyday (tigers and castles and kings instead of regular daily living words like toothbrush and other household items ), and only about 50 words being targeted
Then we ran out of words and bought the next one along (you buy each module
One by one) . It was crazy difficult and the game mechanics did not work (eg spatial game “put the ball under the table”…but the ball would not go under the table. two adults trying for ten minutes could not get the ‘entry arrow’ to accept the ball) and the language universe was wildly abstract (eg picture of a king and another person, 9 -13 objects of varying sizes and categories. and three conceptual levels deep ….”put the aeroplane behind the kings chair”
Such a huge leap from “find the ball” with only two objects presented and demotivating
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Response from developer

Hi there, thank so much for taking the time to review Splingo. The nouns (naming vocabulary) within the Splingo app are designed to cover lots of different categories - eg everyday items such as cup, toothbrush, ball, spoon etc as well as animals, transport, clothing, people etc etc. The app is designed to be used at various levels of complexity (not just basic and very advanced) and the menu should allow users to select what level they want to work at. We'd love you to enjoy Splingo - if you contact us on help@splingo.net we can talk you through how to get the most out of the app :)

No sound

This app has no sound unless you listen to it using head phones. Useless when you are trying to work with a child!

Something technical is wrong with the app

The idea and what they are trying to do with the app is great. However, it will jump to the next screen before you finish your work or even start it.

Response from developer

Thanks for taking the time to review. If you're experiencing a bug we're happy to help where we can. Would you mind elaborating on the issue you're experiencing please and perhaps we can fix it in a new update? Thanks so much.

Only lets sound work with head phones

No good for children who refuse to wear them. Waste of money

No sound did everything but still won’t work

I had high hope with this app but I’m disappointed.

Response from developer

Hello. Just going back through old reviews. The sound issue was long since fixed and wondered if you'd be willing to update your review to help ongoing support for Splingo. 1 star reviews significantly impact our team. Thank you kindly :)

Great app

Really helped my child

Garbage/ no sound/ wasted my coins

The sound doesn’t work. I have even purchased additional learning modules. Do not buy; save your money. I should have listened to the other reviews, about the sound issue.

Response from developer

Hello again. I have left my original message at the end of this one. After a lot of investigation into this and trying to replicate the issue you might be having, we managed to experience the same thing on an old iPad Air 2. All other Apple devices we typically use to test work fine inc. iPhone 13 pro, 12, iPhone 6, iPad, etc. - Interestingly with the iPad Air 2, the audio worked fine using headphones with the headphone jack, BUT did not work from the speaker. We investigated with Apple as this was due to system settings on the iPad itself. Ultimately we tried a factory reset (Settings > General > Erase All - and started with a fresh install. This resolved the issue for us and hopefully this may help. If this is not feasible for you, then it is possible to request a refund via Apple using the following link. Im sorry we cant be more helpful with this, it's just one of those strange Apple things. - https://reportaproblem.apple.com/?s=6 --- (original message >>>) Hello. Thank you so much for taking the time to review, and sorry you've found issues with the audio in the app(s). Would you mind helping us resolve the issue as we've not managed to replicate the issue on our iPads and iPhones on our side, and with a bit more information we might be able to get it fixed and re-deploy to you. Feel free to reply here, else email direct to the tech team at 'splingo@playxd.co.uk'. Thanks again, it really is appreciated.

There is no sound

Downloaded the app for the early words for my toddler. There is no music, no voice, nothing. I’ve gone into settings and tapped the speaker button and nothing changes. Disappointing. If it gets fixed I’d download the app again, it looks entertaining for the littles.

Response from developer

Hello. Just going back through old reviews. The sound issue was long since fixed and wondered if you'd be willing to update your review to help ongoing support for Splingo. 1 star reviews significantly impact our team. Thank you kindly :)