# The Very Hungry Caterpillar– First Words — user reviews

> 16 indexed App Store user reviews of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by StoryToys Limited, rated 4.30/5 from 2,606 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-very-hungry-caterpillar-first-words/id895009230/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-very-hungry-caterpillar-first-words/id895009230.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,540 · 4★ 574 · 3★ 243 · 2★ 113 · 1★ 136

## What do users think of The Very Hungry Caterpillar?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Awesome app
- 👍 Helps child calm down

**Cons**

- 🐛 No sound
- 🐛 App doesn't open
- 🐛 Mute mode issue
- 🐛 Incompatible with older devices
- ⚠️ Not helpful for speech development
- ⚠️ Only American English available
- ⚠️ App too young for target age

**Commonly reported bugs**

- No sound
- App doesn't open
- Mute mode issue
- Incompatible with older devices

**Most requested features**

- British English option
- Improve speech development features

## Newest reviews (2 of 16)

### 1/5 — No Bueno

*2015-09-06, version 1.0.0*

Boring animations, boring story.  There's better apps out there. Wish I could have my money back 😏

### 1/5 — Waste

*2015-06-02, version 1.0.0*

Absolutely no sound. Every other app works just fine and has sound but this one that just keeps telling me to turn off silent mode.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Blah blah blah

*2025-09-01, version 1.1.0*

I HATE THIS THING

### 1/5 — Says 4+ more like 12 months

*2021-10-26, version 1.1.0*

Not worth buying my sons 3 and a big hungry caterpillars fan he lost interest after about 3 minutes got to the quiz at the end and he wasn’t interested at all by then I carried on to see what type of questions there where and all questions he could have answered a year ago does not help with speech at all

### 1/5 — Not UK English

*2021-05-08, version 1.1.0*

This is not helpful for children learning how to pronounce new vocabulary in U.K English.

### 1/5 — Don’t waste your time

*2021-02-20, version 1.1.0*

Complete waste of money. Too young and no sound!!

### 1/5 — No recomendable

*2020-08-27, version 1.1.0*

Descargue esta app y pagué y la app nunca abrió solo se puso la pantalla en negro 😡🙄. Quiero mi dinero de regresó porque la app no sirve

### 1/5 — Sound doesn’t work

*2019-02-04, version 1.1.0*

Sound doesn't work in the app

### 1/5 — No sound!

*2018-10-25, version 1.1.0*

Just wasted $$ on this. Awesome.

### 1/5 — Ms

*2017-03-08, version 1.0.0*

No sound and no way to contact the developer for a refund! Do not purchase!

### 1/5 — No Sound at all

*2016-03-13, version 1.0.0*

Complete rip off. Keeps telling me my phone is in silent mode but all other apps have sound. How convenient for them that there is no way to contact the company through the app.

### 1/5 — No sound on iPad 3

*2015-12-13, version 1.0.0*

No sound at all on iPad 3 and tells me that mute is on but other apps work fine. Also have an iPad Air 2 that works fine, but the older one is supposed to be for the toddler to use. Refund, please!

## Most praised reviews (4 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — I don't like the lights on

*2018-03-05*

I don't want reflection

### 5/5 — Awesome App!

*2018-01-12, version 1.1.0*

These apps are great. My child loves them and they do a wonderful job of helping her to calm down when she’s over stimulated.

### 2/5 — American English only

*2024-07-13, version 1.1.0*

Be aware, the only spoken English option is American English. I wanted British English for my children, & I would not have bought this app had I known.

### 2/5 — No sound

*2015-05-17, version 1.0.0*

What happened to the sound? My daughter recognises this app from nursery but the sound doesn't work despite it telling me we are on silent mode (which we are not as everything else works with sound). Can't figure it out. Waste of time. Shame really.

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