For parents
Rookaby speaks 42 languages
Stories, spoken instructions and character voices in your child's language. Choose the language of the app and the spoken language separately in Settings.
Questions
Does my child need to read?
No, and that is the whole point. Every lesson is spoken, and each piece is shown as a picture, so a two-year-old who cannot read a single word still gets through the free stage from start to finish. There is nothing on screen that has to be read to you.
Who is doing the reading?
Choose a man's voice, a woman's voice, or alternating narrators in Settings. The six chess pieces have their own character voices. Choosing a narrator does not change these character voices. Only one voice speaks at a time. Tap a narrator choice to hear a sample before you decide. The voices are synthetic. We use an external voice service to record our scripts in advance, and include the finished recordings in the app. No voice is generated while your child plays, and the app needs no internet connection to speak.
Which language will my child hear?
Choose from 42 spoken languages. It is a separate choice from the language of the app itself, so you can read the buttons in one language and have the stories read to your child in another. The app asks when you first open it, and you can change it later in Settings.
What does the first purchase open up?
Stage 0 stays free. Rookaby Everything opens all stories, games, Walk together and puzzles in one purchase. The base option remains available. Base owners buy only the missing puzzles. Existing purchases stay valid. No subscription.