NEW EDITION! Fly around the interactive 3D globe and discover the rich wonders of our planet. Barefoot World Atlas show-stopping interactive app allows children to explore an enticing, spinning world packed with animated icons, an ever-changing soundscape and interactive quizzes.
PRAISE FOR THE 2012 RELEASE
“An immersive app that immediately invites exploration” – The New York Times
An Apple Editor’s Choice Pick, App of the Week, and in the App Hall of Fame.
Featured on NBC’s Today Show as a top education app
Originally released in 2012, the newly updated World Atlas app dives deeper into world art, major cities and North America, and a new “surprise” option allows children to discover exciting new features and places on the globe just by shaking their device. With the new “favorites” mode children can personalize their world, providing a fun and interactive way to share their adventures with friends and family.
FEATURES:
A multi-language, universal app optimised for the retina display
Spin, zoom and fly around the globe!
Follow an ever-changing musical soundscape
Learn fascinating facts about regions, oceans, countries and great cities
Read along and listen to geographer and BBC TV presenter Nick Crane, and narrators Seema Anand and Thérèse Plummer
Enjoy beautiful animated illustrations by artist David Dean
View hundreds of mini-videos and breathtaking photographs
Discover some of the world’s artistic masterpieces
Test your knowledge with fun, interactive quizzes and puzzles!
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Catalan, Japanese, German
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My Grandpa seent this app 2 me bc I was kinda into georgraphy at the time and so we luckily didn't need 2 pay. I played it for almost 2 years and really enjoyed all the features and icons. Then I kinda got sick of it and didn't get back into it for a while. Then when I started playing it again, I found it wasn't the same as before. It was exactly the same, but every 30 seconds it crashed. I don't know what caused this issue, just because I hadn't played it for a long time, but I'm sure that wasn't the problem. They probably updated it and it made it glitchy, unless I was just out of space or somepthing. Great job overall... but pls fix the bug.
Developer Response
Sorry you had problems with the app previously. Please do try it again as we have recently updated it and fixed a number of bugs. Best wishes from the Barefoot Team!
Amazing Fun App!
Fluffy Totoro
I love this app! It's filled with beautiful with a hand drawn charm to all the animated art in it. It has a lot of fun facts and quirkiness to it that kids would love. I don't understand why people are complaining here but I had no issues loading this on my iPhone 6S or iPad Air. People ranting about space, really? Get a life. The high resolution animated art and other aspects of the design require it. I think people complain too much and don't appreciate things. I've used this app for a couple years and it never gets old just for fun and can't wait to introduce my daughter to it :)
Great way to keep little globetrotters engaged
Spencer672
I’d downloaded this app a few years ago, before my kids were actually old enough to use it. With them now home for the rest of the school year, we revisited and discovered the upgrade! Especially love the quizzes and global art parts. The kids like spinning the globe! With both illustrations and photographs, this app is an entertaining way to learn about our world that appeals to both my 6 and 9 year-old.
Very poor presentation
PhotoGenetic3
I purchased this app for my 5-year old daughter. It was based on the sales pitch it has in the summary. 4 million downloads and and top 10 App Store pick! Now my impression after spending 20 minutes with this is - really?I want to jump straight to what's wrong here but first let me point out what's working. The globe is the best idea of this app. Very smooth transition for what could have been complicated multi-level menus. This is ideal for exploration.Sadly, the good part ends right there. The music is so boring and so is the announcer's voice. Switching between packs should not be required, but it would be ok if the navigation between the packs was half as intuitive as moving around the globe. However, it appears that the app was not built with expansion packs in mind, perhaps implemented as an afterthought. The app freezes while switching packs without any feedback on whether the selection was successful.I would not recommend this app for children until it's more engaging. It has the potential to be a very useful tool for young children, but it's not there yet.
Developer Response
Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences with us. Please do try the app again as we have recently updated it and made all the content available rather than including in-app purchases. Best wishes from the Barefoot Team!
Minor bug fixes
Version 4.0.5
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Information
Seller
Barefoot Books Inc.
Size
1.1 GB
Category
Reference
Compatibility
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.