# Yertle the Turtle — user reviews > 23 indexed App Store user reviews of Yertle the Turtle by Oceanhouse Media, rated 4.50/5 from 1,216 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yertle-the-turtle/id1376940658/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yertle-the-turtle/id1376940658.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 917 · 4★ 164 · 3★ 57 · 2★ 31 · 1★ 47 ## What do users think of Yertle the Turtle? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Enjoyable reading experience - 🎨 Engaging illustrations - 🔊 Great narrator - 🎉 Nostalgic for users **Cons** - 💰 Some books not free - 🤔 Inconsistent pricing **Commonly reported bugs** - None reported **Most requested features** - Make all Dr. Seuss books free - Improve pricing consistency across books ## Newest reviews (8 of 23) ### 5/5 — Yertle the Turtle *2021-03-12, version 4.1* I love Dr. Seuss all his books are wonderfully endearing play with words, pictures and lessons anyone can learn from and enjoy! This is a hidden gem! ### 5/5 — Yertle the Turtle *2021-02-13, version 1.0* I like this review ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2020-11-22, version 1.0* Awesome! ### 5/5 — I LOVE DR SUESS THIS IS PERFECT! *2020-10-16* Totally Entertaining and really fun for kids and I really love dr Seuss this is perfect for dr Seuss fans **Developer response:** Thanks for the wonderful review and feedback! We are thrilled you are enjoying the app! ### 5/5 — You *2020-10-05* You **Developer response:** Thanks for the 5 Star review! We are happy you are enjoying the app! ### 5/5 — 2 things missing *2020-10-01, version 1.0* 1. Change the word Yertle to king instead. Change the word from Mack to burp and burped for the 3rd time you tap Mack the bottom turtle ### 5/5 — 😊😁😮😄🐢😀🤗👍🙃 *2020-07-29, version 1.0* it is very good! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2020-07-04, version 1.0* I only play this app on my phone because i am addicted to the app and it’s amazing content I need help please I stay up all night playing it ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Amazing!!!!☺️☺️☺️ *2020-05-23, version 1.0* I’m speechless ### 3/5 — It’s not fair *2026-02-28, version 4.1.3* Eventually, yertle the Tertle read and play app is the only free one. Can you make all the other read and play books be free to go to one, and to be fair? ### 3/5 — Why is this the only dr Seuss book app that’s free? *2023-06-14, version 4.1.1* All the other Dr Seuss app you have to pay for. And I’m not talking about the treasury or deluxe books app. ### 4/5 — Fzzc😜rrfqfff *2021-05-25, version 4.1.1* Is f# ### 4/5 — Okay this I good *2020-05-25, version 1.0* Why are there no reviews there is only one more review and the person says amazing while rating it one star like what!!!? But I didn’t try this out yet but my friends say it’s pretty fun welp good byeeeee ### 5/5 — Love Yertle The Turtle *2026-01-13, version 4.1.3* with a little help with yertle, it’s my favorite book :) ### 5/5 — The The Daily Caller reported on Tuesday night the *2025-11-22, version 4.1.3* The first time you have a chance at the top is the second one you ### 5/5 — AWESOME!! MUST GET! *2024-12-02, version 4.1.3* The narrator is a good voice and also not to mention the play features are hidden. ### 5/5 — Bro…. *2024-08-02, version 4.1.3* I literally was looking through my old kiddie apps I had as a four year old and found this game. THE NOSTALGIA. It was peak for me used to play it every day and read it to my parents. Ah, memories🥰 ### 5/5 — About this app *2023-12-03* This is one of the best apps of Dr Suess ## Most praised reviews (5 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Yurtle the turtle *2023-08-27, version 4.1.1* It’s good but why is this story the only one free when the others are for sale? ### 5/5 — Chfnfjchgvjhgkug *2022-10-27, version 4.1.1* C job,m job.fvxjkNxfv Fffbdxglgjy Vvvjb,hub, ### 5/5 — Cool Dr. Seuss game *2022-03-20, version 4.1.1* I love Yertle the Turtle ### 5/5 — Turtle *2021-11-16, version 4.1.1* Great and interactive! ### 5/5 — Great narrator *2021-11-09, version 4.1.1* One of the best dr seuss books. We have them all and this one is in the top. For my son it is all about the narrator. The tempo is great. Background sounds are fun. Illustrations are amazing as always. Other faves: green eggs, cat and the hat, mr brown, Horton hears. Whoever reads me brown is AMAZING too! My son has special needs and I really appreciate you bringing these books to life for him since he has poor vision. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-13.*