Skybrary – Kids Books & Videos Reviews

I was hoping, when we got Skybrary, that it would contain all the classic bits like Toothpaste Millionaire from Reading Rainbow - where most of us know Levar Burton from. Sadly, due to legal disputes, he can no longer post that content and Reading Rainbow itself has no content to speak of. I would have loved to share with our kids some of these stories from my childhood. That said, Skybrary has loads of books and videos. Kids can read or have stories read to them. I originally tried to access the this app from my PC through my browser with my daughter and just about nothing worked properly- hence the missing star. The books would not open and it crashed repeatedly. Everything so far works as it should on the iPads.

What a wonderful app for young readers. Although my niece is a little too young to be reading on her own, she loves to watch me click on the animations and help turn the pages. Luckily, the narration will help her learn vocabulary while she begins learning to read on her own. These books are so creative and I know it will help grow her imagination. Skybrary is great and I highly recommend!

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I highly recommend this app. The interactive nature of the stories and the ability to also watch videos has really ignited a love of reading in my daughter. The price is so reasonable for all of the books and videos you have access to.

- Reading Mom and Daughter

Great app - wide variety of book content that my daughter could scroll through for hours if we let her! The animations on some pages are fun and creative - and the field trips are a great add! This will serve as a great way for us to be okay with screen time.

Skybrary is very kid-user friendly with a wide variety of books and virtual field trips to choose from. It has a narration option that will read the book to them, which is really great for younger readers. It’s full of bright colors and adorable animations. We really enjoy this app!

The simplicity of the books to navigate, the fun animation and the narration encourage kids to keep reading. It’s been particularly useful to keep my child occupied and doing something worthwhile while school is closed. We also enjoy the videos to interesting places!

I think even though I’m 10 and in 5th grade I think Skybrary can be helpful to any age at any time just pick out a book that you might like then start reading it’s a whole new experience and way better than raz kids

For 4.99 a month I am incredibly impressed with the book selection. As a preschool teacher I also appreciate the variety of fiction, nonfiction. Since much of early reading is about interest and developing a love for reading asking for the child’s interest is right on track.

I used to have Skybrary as a kid (reading rainbow) and it’s the best I recommend it to any parent that has trouble with their kids reading. It has informational videos and it’s just all around a great app for your child.

My four year old loves his “electric books”, whether it’s with me reading them or In auto-read mode. The little Levar Burton mini films are also a hoot and have inspired some funny conversations. This is the most loved app on our iPad

Skybrary is wonderful! My niece and nephew really enjoy reading books in this app. I watch them get immersed in the pages and look for clickable animations after each narration. I highly recommend Skybrary for younger kids!

This is a fabulous app, but I would like to cancel my subscription to this app. My grandchildren are getting older and aren’t interested in this program.

My family was very excited for this app, but it has fallen short. The actual practical use of a educational distraction in the shopping cart, car, or on airplane travel is unavailable.

Overall the price tag is not worth the time I spend downloading and returning the 5 books you can check out. (My kid devoured those in two seconds. )

Was a little bit confusing to use at first but called them and they helped me figure it out. Ryan loves all of the videos especially National Geographic

I've had Skybrary for years now. My daughter and I love it. The last update hasn't fixed the crashing once you select an island. I tried clicking on app support and it takes me to a page that states "no longer exists". Please fix, we truly miss using Skybrary.

This is a great app that I love to use with my 4 year old nephew. The read aloud and animation features are great to engage young readers.

Help, when I recently moved my kids back to iOS devices and added them to family share, Skybrary doesn’t recognize my annual purchase, instead it asks for new payment after I’ve logged in.

Going on month two of paying for this and cannot login to my account on my iPad. Leaving my son have to use it on the laptop. I’ve emailed customer service and never heard back from them. I’m very disappointed being that this is a good app but the whole point was for it to be used on the iPad. TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!!

My boys love it.
I like it because it’s better than the other stuff they play on the tablet.

This is a lovely way for my kids to have screen time. They are learning and enjoying the adventures!

I've had Skybrary for years now. My daughter and I love it. The last update hasn't fixed the crashing once you select an island. I tried clicking on app support and it takes me to a page that states "no longer exists". Please fix, we truly miss using Skybrary.

This is the best book app out there. My kids and I love it!

Due to legal issues, there is no Reading Rainbow content, e.g. video clips. The books are updated occasionally, but there has been no new video content for over 1 yr now. Not worth $50 yearly.

This was a great app. But recently (read last couple of months), Skybrary has been crashing every time my 4 year-old uses Skybrary . The iPad is a gen 4, but I don’t think that’s it...can someone from the development team help me out?

The best reading app ever and I love it!

Tried to make an account to use with my son but wouldn’t let me put in my birth year. Kept giving me an error. Promptly deleted.

The background noise of the island won’t shut off and it’s incredibly annoying.