First Words Animals Downloads & RevenueFirst Words Animals · App Store
First Words Animals is #15 in Games › Word Paid in Japan and charting in 15 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Full timeline · 7 events in the last 12 months
- 📈First Words Animals entered the top 10Top Paid · Word · US
- 📈First Words Animals entered the top 100Top Paid · Family · GB
- 📈First Words Animals charting in a new countrySweden
- 📈First Words Animals entered the top 10Top Paid · Word · AU
- 📈First Words Animals entered the top 100Top Paid · Family · US
- 🆕First Words Animals first spotted by AppInsider#7 in Top Paid · Word · Saudi Arabia
- 🆕First Words Animals released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
First Words Animals at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
First Words Animals is a paid educational game for toddlers and young children that teaches letter recognition, phonics, and spelling through interactive animal illustrations and sounds. The app maintains strong visibility in the Paid Word category across diverse global markets including Indonesia, UAE, India, and Saudi Arabia, while also appearing in Family charts in select regions.
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First Words Animals on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
First Words Animals declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
First Words Animals downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where First Words Animals's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games › WordPaid | #15 | |
| Games › WordPaid | #27 | |
| Games › WordPaid | #3 | |
| Games › WordPaid | #7 | |
| Games › WordPaid | #24 | |
| Games › FamilyPaid | #74 | |
| Games › WordPaid | #8 | |
| Games › WordPaid | #6 | |
| Games › WordPaid | #18 | |
| Games › WordPaid | #19 | |
| Games › WordPaid | #24 | |
| Games › WordPaid | #33 | |
| Games › WordPaid | #24 | |
| Games › FamilyPaid | #87 | |
| Games › WordPaid | #49 | |
| Games › WordPaid | #22 | |
| Games › FamilyPaid | #46 | |
| Games › WordPaid | #38 | |
| Games › FamilyPaid | #36 | |
| Games › FamilyPaid | #141 | |
| Games › FamilyPaid | #27 | |
| Games › FamilyPaid | #75 | |
| Games › FamilyPaid | #85 | |
| Games › FamilyPaid | #86 | |
| Games › FamilyPaid | #66 | |
| Games › FamilyPaid | #183 |
Apps near First Words Animals on the chart
Games › Word Paid, around #15.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about First Words Animals
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Parents and educators highly praise the app for engaging toddlers in letter recognition and spelling through simple, rewarding interactions. Criticism focuses on the high cost of additional word sets and minor gameplay mechanics that allow out-of-order letter placement.
Mostly positive (90% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and being easy to use.
What people like
- Fun: “It entertains her for hours!”
- Ease of use: “Very intuitive for little folk - Thanks!”
- Useful: “I would highly recommend it”
- Features & content: “It's a simple application but a very effective learning tool”
About First Words Animals
If your child is old enough to ask for your phone, they're old enough for First Words Animals!
* Now with French, German, Japanese, Spanish, plus British and American English *
First Words Animals will help your child:
* Develop fine motor skills
* Learn to recognize and match letters
* Learn the names of letters
* Learn the sounds English letters make (phonics)
* Learn how to spell words
Of course, they won't just be learning, they'll also be laughing and having fun with 45 of their favorite animal friends, beautifully illustrated and matched with entertaining animal sounds.
First Words Animals is toddler-tested and approved, with a user-interface designed specifically for the littlest of fingers. More than just a game, it is a sophisticated learning tool that engages your child, encourages exploration, and helps them begin building a deep understanding of the relationships between letters and words.
A variety of options let you adjust the difficulty level to match the abilities of your younger or older kids. In addition to English, your child can now learn the names of their favorite animals in French, German, Japanese and Spanish.
Kids can play First Words by themselves, but they also enjoy bringing their grownups along, talking about the animals, saying the names of the letters, and watching the animals spin around and sound off.
If your child is old enough to ask for your phone, they're old enough for First Words Animals!
* If you like First Words Animals, make sure to check out the other games for kids from Learning Touch.
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