CNET Editors' review
ABC Fun is a very basic program that helps young children learn to identify letters. There's not much to it, but it's easy and fun to use.
The program's interface consists of a large blank space in the middle with the letters of the alphabet down each side. Users either click on a letter with the mouse or touch the letter on the keyboard, and an object that starts with that letter appears in the middle of the screen. An excited-sounding woman's voice speaks along with it, saying, for example, "A is for apple!" We found that the sound quality of the program was not particularly good--it was a bit distorted, in fact--but the spoken words were still understandable. One particularly interesting feature of this program was the capability for users to add their own images and sound files. Unfortunately, we couldn't get this to work, even after following the instructions in the online Help file. It sounds like it should be a simple process, but the program wouldn't play our image or sound, and we had no indication as to why not. This program would definitely be more impressive if this feature worked, but as it is, it's not awful.
ABC Fun has a 30-day trial period. It installs desktop icons without asking and leaves a file behind upon removal. We recommend this program to all users. We'd like it better if all the features worked, but small kids should find it enjoyable and educational even without the customization.
Publisher's Description
From Zestware:
ABC Fun is an entertaining educational game for toddlers and preschoolers, designed by psychologists. Your child will delight in discovering that pressing keys on the keyboard or touch-screen unlocks rich audio-visual content such as animal animations and sounds of musical instruments. She will quickly learn to recognize the letters of the alphabet and associate them with objects and words. You can customize the game by adding content. To make it even more interesting try adding photos of yourself, your family members and friends that your child is familiar with.
What's new in this version: Version 1.5.1 is a bug fixing release.
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"Good for kids"
Version: ABC Fun 1.3
Pros
funny game for little kids
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nothing to say here
Summary
My little brother loves it ! thank you !
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"Very interactive and entertaining way to learn alphabet"
Version: ABC Fun 1.1
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While my 4 years old was learning alphabet his older brother was practicing spelling. Easy to install and exceptional value for money. Highly recommended educational software for preschoolers.
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Very interactive and entertaining way to learn alphabet. While my 4 years old was learning alphabet his older brother was practicing spelling. Easy to install and exceptional value for money. Highly recommended educational software for preschoolers.
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