Noggin Preschool Learning App Reviews

by Michaelhsu

The iOS version of NogginPreschoolLearningApp is absolutely inferior to the Fire TV version. First, the videos frequently lock up and my kids are frequently frustrated with staring at a black screen with a circular arrow spinning endlessly. This only happens on my Apple TV HD but not on my Fire TV 4K. Second the organization of shows is absolute garbage compared to the Fire TV version. The iOS version just displays a bunch of shows in a linear order with no particular set order interspersed with random music videos. At least the Fire TV version has it arranged by seasons so you can consistently figure out how to find the next episodes instead of constantly scrolling until you find the episodes you want. Overall I’ve found the Apple TV version of Noggin to be awful after using it on a Fire TV. Their Apple TV developers need to try a lot harder.

by CCmama1

To start this really is a good app for little kids. My 3yo son loved it. I recently cut cable and went a different direction. In doing that the kids lost nick and nick jr. so I thought this would be a good alternative. And it was, until I realized in order to have it on our iPad and out fire stick I have to pay for two subscriptions. Not happening. Why on earth is there not a way to set up an account and log into multiple devices!?! I will not pay almost $16 a month for this. As soon as the month is up I have already paid for through our fire stick I’m cancelling that too. I’ll be posting the same review through them as well. I’m at 100% disappointed in this. Please stop being so greedy. I’ll gladly pay for a subscription when/if this is ever changed. But until then they have lost my business.

by Kickasshero

This was once a family app with learning. Now most of the fun songs and music videos are gone.
Instead of the loving episodes, now there is mostly Halloween and spooky programming.
As a Jew, we do not participate in evil “holydays”. It would be better to see the content without agendas.
The free Nick app has wayyy more episodes of blues clues in the current season. NogginPreschoolLearningApp only has a christmas episode of season 2 blues clues and you but had at least 2 more that were removed without notice.
Bring actual education programs for preschoolers instead of a ton of empty content to push agendas. Most content on NogginPreschoolLearningApp is way too fast for preschoolers. Blues clues and sometimes bubble guppies are actually the better parts of NogginPreschoolLearningApp because it doesn’t so much negatively effect the attention span of the viewers.

by Cyberorchid

Update: after the developer response and updating the iPad app it is possible to authenticate via an AppleTV channels subscription. However; the Noggin app for Apple TV does not recognize the subscription and asks you to purchase the separate one. NogginPreschoolLearningApp is clearly designed to be easy to navigate for kids (which is not the case for Apple TV Channels where you basically need to know exactly what it is you’re trying to watch instead of being able to browse and choose with kid friendly graphics and menus) Its possible to access content but not convenient. They could just fold in the same authentication to both apps.

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I had a cable subscription and my kids could use the Nick Jr app to both watch episodes and play games. My login worked across all our streaming devices to watch on the TV too.

With Noggin, you can either subscribe to the channel and that will give you access to the tv shows across all your devices but no games or interactive content, OR you can subscribe to the Noggin preschool app, which will give you all the games my kids love and you can watch videos, but only on that app. Since we use a firestick and Apple decives our only option to be able to watch episodes everywhere is with the channel subscription.

I don’t understand why they would split this out into 2 separate things. If you’re paying a monthly fee you should be able to authenticate your login on any Noggin app.

by ShanMat8

The FAQ says there are new episodes every week. While this is technically true (well, it used to be - there have been no new episodes since the last update ~4 weeks ago), the “new” episodes are actually the same ~20 recycled over and over. Paw Patrol only plays Season 2 episodes (there are now 6 seasons, I believe) and Blaze only plays Season 1, I believe (there are 4). I’m not expecting the newest episodes, an embargo of even a year would be completely understandable, but some variety would be great. We’ve been subscribing for over a year, and I’m VERY tired of the same shows over and over.
It’s not worth paying every month just to get the same content.

by Clint Arthemis Golub

The new layout of Noggin is far less whimsical and imaginative than the old one. One of the biggest draws of the old app was its inviting menu music and circular menu wheel where you could only see one show at a time after being greeted by Moose and Zee. This new layout now reflects pretty much every other kids streaming app where you see a multitude of little boxes full of shows and episodes. By offering up many shows at once, it takes away from focusing more intently on one which I think is very important for children’s apps. Not opposed to seeing NogginPreschoolLearningApp evolve; but just from the icon change you can tell it’s focusing more on the “popular shows” over its original beautiful branding.

by Beto3094

We are planning a cross country move from NC to CA and want to make sure NogginPreschoolLearningApp works for my daughter that is 2 years old. She absolutely love NogginPreschoolLearningApp but right now it will only open on my iPhone but I will need to use it for GPS during the drive and will not be able to hand it back to her while driving. I downloaded NogginPreschoolLearningApp onto this iPad as a solution but every time I tap on NogginPreschoolLearningApp it shuts off after 2 sec of play so I can’t even into it to trouble shoot it. So far NogginPreschoolLearningApp is a 5 star but I really do need it to work on this iPad, which It does say it is compatible with. So if there is any help on this please let me know what I can do

by MoofyB

UGH. So we canceled cable last week hoping that subscriptions to Prime TV, Noggin, and a handful of others would make up for it, which it mostly did. We planned it all out to be able to watch all our shows. I subscribed to Noggin because I saw that my daughter's two FAVORITE shows were included (Peppa Pig and Blues Clues & You). And at $7.99 a month, having those along with the tablet app with games and ebooks would be worth it

WELL.... I went to play Blue's Clues and You on our TV and only ONE episode played. Everything else showed PURCHASE OPTIONS to buy the seasons and episodes?? HORRIBLY misleading. It was so sad that my two year old go super excited to see me selecting her show on TV and started chanting "Blues Clues!" only for me to have to say "no baby I'm so sorry, we don't have it". Life is full of disappointments, little one.

Overall NogginPreschoolLearningApp is good, she loves the games and ebooks and can at least watch Peppa Pig.

I chatted customer support thinking this was an error and apparently it's not. They are misleading on purpose is my guess. I'm really considering canceling because it was 50% of our reason to subscribe but she loves NogginPreschoolLearningApp and Peppa. Maybe it's time to get her into Disney instead :(

by Msinterrobang

The only program my daughter (2.5yo) loves on Nick Jr is Blue’s Clues and You. She caught it one day at Grandma’s house. In a tense moment, my mom resorted back to a show that had brought her own kids joy. So I tried to keep that going at home, but we don’t have cable and had no intention of subscribing. We tried the Nick Jr app but could only access one episode a month. Annoying! Then we saw the Noggin app. It looked like we’d have to pay for access but that was fine. She’d be able to access all 30+ episodes of the show and I had no problem paying for that. Except no. We only get a handful of episodes. Why? I get that this show is great and Angela Santomero deserves her coins but come on! Is BCY such a premium show that I have to pay $20 a season instead? Please bring all of the episodes to NogginPreschoolLearningApp !

by Kerrie808

NogginPreschoolLearningApp is a great addition to my child’s entertainment lineup. Personally, I’m willing to pay for an app that has no ads and safe content. We’ve used it for about a year now and NogginPreschoolLearningApp constantly has to be restored to show the full content included in my subscription...I’m talking twice a week sometimes. The issue is with the iPad app and the Apple TV app. I wish they’d fix this issue as it’s super inconvenient because I’m the keeper of the passwords in my house and it seems to happen so often, especially when I’m away.

Recently, they updated NogginPreschoolLearningApp and removed two of my daughters favorite shows. Oobi and Gullah Gullah Island. Yes, they were older shows, but they were sooooo good. She is still bummed out about this. Please bring back these shows!!!

by Bamm1488

Let me start by saying that I’m so happy there’s a huge selection of preschool shows for my boys, but there are a few major issues. First, every time an episode finishes, NogginPreschoolLearningApp shuts down. Second, when you click on an episode and then back out, it shuts NogginPreschoolLearningApp down. Third, when you click to open NogginPreschoolLearningApp sometimes you have to shut it down and open it again to have it actually work.

If these issues are fixed NogginPreschoolLearningApp will be perfect. We are moving across the country from MI to CA next year and are hoping these updates are made before then so we will not have to worry about these issues while driving.

by Axominster

I like NogginPreschoolLearningApp and the streaming service, but we don’t keep service all the time. When we don’t have service, I can’t delete all the things my children have downloaded on our devices. It simply locks NogginPreschoolLearningApp with GBs of stuff downloaded. The only option is to delete the entire app, which I assume the developers wouldn’t want because out of sight, out of mind. But I guess it’s getting deleted because I don’t want all this stuff stored on my phone without a subscription. Weird oversight, IMO.

by Brian Mola

NogginPreschoolLearningApp is great and all but the reason I gave 4 stars instead of five is because of Oobi being removed from NogginPreschoolLearningApp . Oobi is such a great show and I downloaded NogginPreschoolLearningApp to see the show in a higher quality format, only to see the disappointing reality that the show got removed. I was even considering to continue my time on NogginPreschoolLearningApp after my free trial until I found out Oobi was gone. So please Noggin for the love of god bring back Oobi to NogginPreschoolLearningApp , I’m certain it would make a lot of us users happy

by Aswt22

Noggin has been a great asset for my three year old and he loves to explore NogginPreschoolLearningApp , themes, complete missions, and various features everyday. I can access content on all our iOS devices, iPhone, iPad, and AppleTV all for only $7.99/ mo. We get monthly progress reports and more to track and continue the learning outside of the platform.

To put it into perspective, Noggin has been instrumental during Covid-19 and even now. I love how it has fresh educational content to help your child grow and be happy. I love how the platform offers books (read loud or read to me), sing-a-longs, favorite characters, interactive games, and a wide variety of educational activities to teach and entertain children. My son loves Noggin even more than ABCMouse and he has learned so much more than the average 3 year old. His comprehension level is that of a 5 year old. He has started reading, knows basic addition and subtraction, can tell you how to make different forms of electricity, can spell out words, and so much more. Definitely a game changer in our household.

by Serena85

We’ve been watching Noggin for over a year. I was paying monthly but it is more expensive, so we just paid the annual fee because we decided it’s become part of the family. My 4 year old daughter absolutely loves it. They are geared towards fun learning and in order to do that they have to keep kids engaged. They do a great job at this and producing new episodes that touch on many different things; Science, Math, Singing, Dancing, Etc... There is definitely something for each and every child. My daughter’s favorite show is Fresh Beats. It is a show that gets kids dancing and singing, plus it talks about important things in the world; like recycling, and teaches them about prioritizing. If you’re thinking about getting Noggin you can always do a free trial, then if you’re still not sure you can do month to month until you’re ready to commit. That’s exactly what we did.

by Snowythegamer1098

I am 8 3/4 yrs old, me and my 4 yr old sister adore NogginPreschoolLearningApp. Videos, games, and especially e-books are added every day! I find NogginPreschoolLearningApp so much easier than the original nick jr app. My favorite game is block star champion, that’s the most recent game I’ve played this evening. The best thing is u never have to sign in with tv provider and password ( which thank goodness u don’t). I love NogginPreschoolLearningApp, if ur reading this and ur a kid under 12, download NogginPreschoolLearningApp right now!!!ps, this deserves 1,000 stars, not 5.

by ShabreyaR

My son is two years old and we wanted something that would be educational and Noggin is it! My husband wanted to get the subscription as soon as he was born but I thought that he was a little young so we waited and watched Nick Jr. instead. We are thankful for no commercials; we feel that the world has an agenda to push negative ideals onto our children through what they watch and having Noggin allows us to be able to control that.

Thank you so much!

by Walymarie

As a busy mom of two who is usually on the go, I decided to try Noggin for the free 7 day trial for my 3 year old son who is obsessed with Nick Jr shows. He has a tablet that he uses during longer than usual car rides and he loves Noggin. Not only can he watch his favorite TV shows (Paw Patrol and Blaze and the Monster Machines) but he can also play games, read stories, etc. I would definitely recommend NogginPreschoolLearningApp for any parent that has a little one who loves Nick Jr shows. It’s also only $7.99/month. That’s much cheaper than other subscription services.

by Readingforlife

I got noggin because it seemed like the only way my kid can watch episodes in Spanish... the Spanish episode library is pretty outdated for the most part so an update of those would be GREAT - that’s not including CANTICOS which we LOVE. One of the best ways for your child to learn another language is through music! I also got Noggin because I dislike my kids watching aaaaaall the ads on nick so to me this is super worth it.
Finally, I think the games are very educational and make your child be very involved seeing their favorite characters asking for help. I am very against my toddler using her tablet but we only use it for about an hour total between the 2 educational apps, this one being one of them.

by MrsNeuman

My 5 yr old son loves the noggin app! He learns so much and he loves all of the characters and has plenty of shows and games to choose from. He’s literally on it every single day and gets upset when his on screen timer goes off and he can’t play anymore. He repeats what he’s learned and is so excited to share his newfound knowledge, it’s adorable and so incredibly awesome! Between noggin and the homer apps my kiddo is doing amazing in school and his teacher is also very proud of what he has learned and how far he has come. Thanks so much for this awesome little app for kids!

by Thecocoaoftheak

Hey! I’ve got this for my little sisters on there tablets because I know they love it! A few minutes later while I was watching Netflix they came over to me and said “hey we need to pay for this just to watch an episode (my mom downloaded it and did the 1 week thing. But then she deleted it) so... can we?” I said no. Because I had no control over any money accept my allowance.. and i only get $5 a month so I couldn’t pay for it. My little sisters got kinda sad. Yeah I know you company’s need money. But here is one peace of advice: at least no matter how many days let us FRICKING WATCH 2 EPISODES FOR FREEE! just 2. Please don’t reply cuz ima probably forget I wrote this. Baiiiii ~cocoa

by Madmommy21

You need to fix the bugs. I get booted out of NogginPreschoolLearningApp after one episode. Of anything. Every. Time. This is the only thing my son can watch blues clues on, and it is his favorite show. But I shouldn’t have to stop what I am doing every 15 minutes to fix his TV to put blues clues back on because he is whining for it. Please fix the bugs, and I will up your rating. And I know it isn’t only my roku device because it is like this on both of the roku devices that my mom has and my sister’s roku TV. If you’re gonna up the noggin pricefrom the $5.99 it used to be to $7.99, ok that’s fine, but make it watchable on all platforms that you have before doing so, because otherwise it is pretty much worthless.

by Y'all Went So Wrong

I think it’s a great idea to have an app for noggin. I don’t have (nor do i plan to have) cable so this is a great app. However, it is difficult to navigate. There should be categorized menus for shows, clips, games, characters, etc. i know it seems like there is if you click the show at the beginning but i always end up seeing every single item bunched together, shows, clips, games, etc. EVERYTHING should be automated for kids, especially the ones that cannot read.
It’s good but i think it should be more kid friendly because sometimes parents don’t have the time to sit there and figure out NogginPreschoolLearningApp for them.

by Brady J. Frey

NogginPreschoolLearningApp is fun and loved by my daughter. However, the recent app update requires loading the noggin and nickjr websites in the background to authentic subscriptions and logins. If (like me) you have parental controls on only allowing certain access to websites, you can’t use NogginPreschoolLearningApp without whitelisting them.

NogginPreschoolLearningApp will warn you that “Something’s Wrong” and suggest you need to quit and restart NogginPreschoolLearningApp . After much back and forth with support they guessed correctly it was parental controls. It seems odd I have to weaken my daughters parental controls for a login, and even more odd that this is not disclosed.

by Kae2990

I like the idea of NogginPreschoolLearningApp. All my kids favorites are on it and some you can’t watch on regular tv anymore. But it still has some bugs and needs improvement especially if you are watching it with the Roku. After each episode we watch it freezes and shuts down and sends us back to the roku main page. If you want to watch again you have to log back on it and go find your place. Sometimes it catches and will play the next episode but that is very rare.

by Ackie29

My 2 year old absolutely loves it but if you have iOS you may have trouble using it. When I purchased NogginPreschoolLearningApp it worked well with 1 device but as soon as I downloaded NogginPreschoolLearningApp on a separate iPad it stopped working. It won’t open in either iPads now. I contacted customer support and they told me they are working on the issue with the new update and they were nice enough to give me a $10 iTunes gift card but it’s been a week and the issue still isn’t resolved

by Lurefan

I really do love almost everything about NogginPreschoolLearningApp especially how much my son enjoys it. The only problem is I can’t afford it any longer. I know to most people it might not seem like a lot of money but I’m a single mom
of four w/ a meager budget and Unfortunately I can’t justify paying close to what Netflix cost me which entertains the whole family. I wish you had a version I could purchase outright, even if that option didn’t have as many features as the original, Idk just an idea...Well again great app for your kids if you don’t mind paying a monthly service fee.

by LakelaTaylor

My daughter and I love NogginPreschoolLearningApp! It keeps her occupied when I need her to be. It’s educational and all her favorite characters. The only downfall, is it doesn’t seem to work without WiFi. I live in a rural area where good cell connection is hard to come by, and sometimes I would like to be able to bring the iPad and let her play games on a long drive. She always reaches for Noggin, but it never loads unless on perfect signal or WiFi. I would love to see an update that allows it to be played and watched without cell or WiFi service, or even work better on limited service. If I don’t have LTE it won’t work at all, not even 3-4G. Otherwise we love NogginPreschoolLearningApp!

by Mommy Jamz

The new noggin is amazing so far. It looks better and seems user friendly, but one of the highlights for me was the intro music on NogginPreschoolLearningApp and TV version. My daughter would dance to this until her show started and now there is no music. Great new look, but bring back the background music!

I honestly do t use the phone app much but imagine a lot of parents would like to have it for their kids. I use the TV app because we don’t have cable.

by Libby2485

Really fun app. The kids like it and it’s easy for them to navigate. The shows are appropriate and educational.
A lot of the other reviews complain about having to pay for the subscription but how do you think they’re going to run NogginPreschoolLearningApp without ads and pay their overhead!?!? And it’s only $5.99 per month!! I think that is really reasonable for content that’s age appropriate, educational, and they don’t get bombarded with commercials.

by ADY Bug

It’s a very good game for kids and there’s a there’s a big variety of videos and games that your kids can play with it’s very fine and it’s educational and that it’s just so fun and get to watch you can’t get the rewards and I I got t it’s a very good game for kids and there’s a there’s a big variety of videos and games that your kids can play with it’s very fine and it’s educational and that it’s just so fun and get to watch you can’t get the rewards and that I got to complain there is a little something that I need to say that again so let’s take a little while for NogginPreschoolLearningApp to start
Thank you for making your phone this is a very educational drive this is Adalynn out

by Emh40

I am so surprised by the negative reviews. I have tried many subscription based apps for my 4 year old and this is BY FAR the best one!

We use it daily on our Apple TV, older iPad, and on a phone. The recent games additions are so fun. Being able to download content was a life saver on a recent 5 hour flight.

I have only ever experienced a technical issue once and customer support was beyond helpful. (I have been subscribed for about 2 years now) I really like that the content is high quality and everything on it has educational value. We don’t have cable so getting to watch Nick Jr. shows on NogginPreschoolLearningApp is great.

It would be nice if newer episodes and newer shows were added, but as it is, I love it!