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Yap Books - Voice Books

Yap Books - Voice Books

Voice animated reading books

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7 reviews
📚 Education
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • October 13, 2018
  • March 21, 2023

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Developer

Yap Technology Ltd
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About

This app uses voice animation to make reading engaging for children. It encourages them to speak and interact with stories, improving their communication and literacy skills. Children can also create and animate their own books.

✓Voice-activated story interaction
✓Real-time reading feedback and rewards
✓Create and animate custom books
✓Expandable library of learning materials
✓Progress monitoring for teachers
✓Focus on literacy and communication skills
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What's New in Yap Books

4.0

March 21, 2023

Performance improvements in the reading experience. Bug fixes. Faster loading and speed improvements. Improvement of reading scores.

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User reviews

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Seriously?

I just tried you app and its is terrible, i am glad you didn’t get any investment in this shifty app. in addition your attitude on the episode was extremely bad, very bad, very very bad. I mean come on you used siri voice in the app, and that ridiculous guy with the fluffy beard and glass’s voice with his terrible accent, no way for children to learn. Please do us all a favour and remove this app, you are polluting the app store and the future of our children’s reading.
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LoveSmithLoveSmith

Response from developer

Hi ‘LoveSmith’, Thank you for your comments. We appreciate you have seen us on the BBC TV show ‘Dragon’s Den’, however, your comment has very little reference to our apps performance and user experience. It is rather harmful towards one of our team members here at Yap Books, and that's why we've reported the review as inappropriate. If you would like to discuss the issues you have with the app and address the problems you have with our team, please email us at hello@yapbooks.com and we can arrange a video-call. Thank you.

Phenomenal! Would highly recommend!

I’ve recently download yap books to help my youngest daughter who is struggling to read. Her attention is very short when it comes to books and reading but this app has worked wonders! She adores the animations, silly sounds and is obsessed with collecting the stars and badges. Thank you and would highly recommend!!
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TheSonsFamilyTheSonsFamily

Review from a teacher

This app has a lot of potential! My main criticism is that the speech is not punctuated correctly. Punctuation marks are often left out of speech in the stories, which is an awful shame. Try contacting Twinkl to look at their apps too.
georginaclarygeorginaclary

Response from developer

Hi Georgina, Thank you for your positive rating, your feedback is always valued. The majority of our content has been in collaboration with teachers and educators around the UK, but we understand the importance of accuracy when it comes to children's literacy. We’ll take the time to review each book in our library and rectify any issues we notice. If you do have a spare minute or two, we'd be happy to hear about the errors you noticed. Please email hello@yapbooks.com and we can continue from there. Have a lovely day.

Really good concept if they fix the glitches

Saw these guys on Dragons Den so thought I would try out the app for my son. I almost deleted the app as it was not recognising my voice and just wasn’t working and kept freezing. But I persisted then miraculously it started to work but still very glitchy.
The cursor wasn’t moving quick enough to match my words (and I was reading very slowly). Seems like it would be a good app for kids if they could just fix the bugs so for now only 3 stars from me

I think this might be the reason why they had 70,000 users but only a thousand active.
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Angie1000Angie1000

Response from developer

Thank you for feedback, it’s greatly appreciated. Truly helps us to build a better service. Have a lovely day.

Diabolical

‘Let’s practice’
I think they meant ‘practise’
If the app creators cannot spell....

Seriously, this is a joke.
Five Dragons cannot be wrong.
Chris5927Chris5927

Response from developer

Hi 'Chris5927', Thank you for your review. If you notice, this feature has now been removed in our newest update. We heard your concerns loud and clear and have taken it upon ourselves to include a number of teachers in the development and testing stages of the Yap Books app. Thank you for your feedback and hopefully our new updates will offer a better user experience for you and your child/children.

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FAQ

What is Yap Books?

Yap Books is an educational app that uses voice animation to make reading fun for children. It encourages children to use their voice to interact with stories, improving their communication, speech, and language skills.

How does Yap Books help children learn to read?

Yap Books provides real-time reading help and rewards for correctly read words. It listens to children read and offers feedback, helping them improve their literacy and language skills with immediate animated rewards and badges.

Can children create their own stories in Yap Books?

Yes, Yap Books includes a 'Yap Story Creator' feature. Children can write their own stories and bring them to life with voice animation, promoting creative thinking and digital creativity skills.

Is Yap Books suitable for schools?

Yes, Yap Books offers 'Yap Classroom' for schools, enabling connectivity between classrooms and homes. Teachers can remotely monitor children's reading progress and provide tailored support.

What kind of content is available in Yap Books?

The app features an ever-expanding library with learning materials such as word games, decision-making stories, phonics, and fictional stories, all designed by teachers to focus on key learning and development skills.

What devices is Yap Books available on?

Yap Books is currently supported on iPads, as indicated by the 'supportedDevices' field.

How often is Yap Books updated?

The app was last updated on March 21, 2023, indicating regular updates to its content and features.

What is the age rating for Yap Books?

Yap Books has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for young children to begin their reading journey.