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What’s New Version 1.8.2
Improved support for the latest iOS devices.
Description
Play with letters, sounds and words together with Alfie Atkins. Children love learning new things through play. This app, Play ABC, Alfie Atkins, stimulates children's language learning skills by clearly connecting the function and purpose of letters in an experimental, playful way.
Alfie has some extraordinary devices in his room: a letter tracer, a word machine and a puppet theatre. With the letter tracer, children will learn the appearance and sound of all letters and train their motor skills and muscle memory by drawing and tracing letters on the screen. Using Alfie's homemade word machine, children will spell new words using phonemes and letter tips. All new words are sent to the puppet theatre, where children use their creativity and imagination to tell fantastic stories. This playloop, with concrete results, has a motivational effect and helps children develop their language skills at their own pace.
Play ABC, Alfie Atkins is developed by language teachers and game designers. It was created and tested in collaboration with teachers and students of schools in Finland and Sweden. The app has been developed based on children's needs and does not feature points, time limits or other elements that could lead to failure or stress. Children will play and learn using the app on their own terms and at their own pace, in preschool, at school or at home.
Play and learn:
• The sounds, phonemes and names of letters
• How to trace letters
• How to spell around 100 different words
• How to read simple words
• Upper and lowercase letters
• Fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination
• The basics of literacy
• Creative storytelling
The app is available in 6 different languages, and the full version allows the creation of individual profiles for multiple children.
Alfie Atkins, Willi Wiberg, Alphonse, Albert Åberg, Alfons Åberg – the popular character created in 1972 by Swedish author Gunilla Bergström, goes by many names. He is one of the most well-known Nordic children’s characters, known and loved by generations of children and parents through the best-selling series of books. Kids from 3 to 9 years old will love the game whether or not they already know Alfie.
Please note that family sharing of in-app purchases aren't supported by Apple. So if you want to purchase the full version of the app and share it with family members please purchase the separate premium, full version, of the app available on the Appstore instead.
Gro Play is an xEdu.co alumnus and member of the trade organization Swedish EdTech Industry. Gro Play collaborates with Playful Learning Center, the University of Helsinki, in the development of game-based learning. Please send your suggestions and feedback to info@groplay.com.
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Version history 18 versions
Build 875994106v1.8.22025-06-30 22:45:10
Improved support for the latest iOS devices.
Build 858421535v1.8.02023-08-19 06:52:49
Bug fixes and performance improvements
Build 843721729v1.7.22021-08-25 04:33:17
Big update! We've added new pedagogic functionality and videos where the children can watch the alphabet emerge with both lowercase and uppercase letters, together with sound and with or without enhancing visual effects. We hope you'll like it!
Build 839700144v1.7.12020-12-18 00:09:42
Big update! We've added new pedagogic functionality and videos where the children can watch the alphabet emerge with both lowercase and uppercase letters, together with sound and with or without enhancing visual effects. We hope you'll like it!
Build 839356360v1.72020-12-17 01:06:24
Big update! We've added new pedagogic functionality and videos where the children can watch the alphabet emerge with both lowercase and uppercase letters, together with sound and with or without enhancing visual effects. We hope you'll like it!
Build 838179247v1.6.32020-10-14 18:51:22
Fixed a bug that could occur with certain special characters in some languages.
Build 834618918v1.6.22020-06-10 20:35:32
* Shiny new app icon, yay!
* Fixed some small bugs
A friendly reminder to pre-schools, schools and organisations: The Play ABC, Alfie Atkins full version is available as a premium app through the VPP for easier and more economic distribution to students and teachers.
Build 832552243v1.6.12019-09-05 07:48:56
Alfie friends! We've listened to your feedback and made the app even more fun and educational! In this update among other things we've added:
* new additional effects and encouraging feedback when tracing letters
* new additional backdrops and Alfie scenes to play with in the Theater
We've also fixed some bugs, made the app size about 50% smaller and made it look even better on iPhone X* screens.
A friendly reminder to pre-schools, schools and organisations: The Play ABC, Alfie Atkins full version is available as a premium app through the VPP for easier and more economic distribution to students and teachers.
Build 831121943v1.62019-05-22 22:01:58
Alfie friends! We've listened to your feedback and made the app even more fun and educational! In this update among other things we've added:
* new additional effects and encouraging feedback when tracing letters
* new additional backdrops and Alfie scenes to play with in the Theater
We've also fixed some bugs, made the app size about 20% smaller and made it look even better on iPhone X* screens.
A friendly reminder to pre-schools, schools and organisations: The Play ABC, Alfie Atkins full version is available as a premium app through the VPP for easier and more economic distribution to students and teachers.
Build 830615798v1.52019-03-16 11:00:51
* Updated letter phonemes for improved learning
* New additional content and letter-tracing animations
Build 830143920v1.0.82019-01-31 00:38:46
Bugfixes and performance improvements
Build 830117762v1.0.72019-01-29 19:51:54
Bugfixes and performance improvements
Build 829663531v1.0.62018-12-17 14:57:02
Bugfixes and performance improvements
Build 829442076v1.0.52018-11-30 20:59:31
Bugfixes and performance improvements
Build 828321339v1.0.42018-08-23 13:55:52
Bugfixes and performance improvements
Build 828242856v1.0.32018-08-15 23:21:02
Bugfixes and performance improvements
Build 828083274v1.0.22018-08-08 20:07:07
Bugfixes and performance improvements
Build 826893329v1.02018-08-01 11:09:50
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Availability 1 of 1 storefronts
| Region | Language | Price | Ratings | Avg | Version |
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US | en-US | Free | 876 | 4.3 | 1.8.2 |
Change log 22 changes · US
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releaseNotes updated
Improved support for the latest iOS devices.
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description updated
Play with letters, sounds and words together with Alfie Atkins. Children love learning new things through play. This app, Play ABC, Alfie Atkins, stimulates chi
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subtitle updated
Learn to write with Alfie!
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name updated
Play ABC, Alfie Atkins
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Version 1.8.2 released
Improved support for the latest iOS devices.
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Version 1.8.0 released
Bug fixes and performance improvements
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Version 1.7.2 released
Big update! We've added new pedagogic functionality and videos where the children can watch the alphabet emerge with both lowercase and uppercase letters, together with sound and with or without enhancing visual effects. We hope you'll like
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Version 1.7.1 released
Big update! We've added new pedagogic functionality and videos where the children can watch the alphabet emerge with both lowercase and uppercase letters, together with sound and with or without enhancing visual effects. We hope you'll like
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Version 1.7 released
Big update! We've added new pedagogic functionality and videos where the children can watch the alphabet emerge with both lowercase and uppercase letters, together with sound and with or without enhancing visual effects. We hope you'll like
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Version 1.6.3 released
Fixed a bug that could occur with certain special characters in some languages.
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Version 1.6.2 released
* Shiny new app icon, yay!
* Fixed some small bugs
A friendly reminder to pre-schools, schools and organisations: The Play ABC, Alfie Atkins full version is available as a premium app through the VPP for easier and more economic distributio
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Version 1.6.1 released
Alfie friends! We've listened to your feedback and made the app even more fun and educational! In this update among other things we've added:
* new additional effects and encouraging feedback when tracing letters
* new additional backdrops
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Version 1.6 released
Alfie friends! We've listened to your feedback and made the app even more fun and educational! In this update among other things we've added:
* new additional effects and encouraging feedback when tracing letters
* new additional backdrops
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Version 1.5 released
* Updated letter phonemes for improved learning
* New additional content and letter-tracing animations
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Version 1.0.8 released
Bugfixes and performance improvements
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Version 1.0.7 released
Bugfixes and performance improvements
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Version 1.0.6 released
Bugfixes and performance improvements
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Version 1.0.5 released
Bugfixes and performance improvements
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Version 1.0.4 released
Bugfixes and performance improvements
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Version 1.0.3 released
Bugfixes and performance improvements
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Version 1.0.2 released
Bugfixes and performance improvements
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Version 1.0 released