# Cookie Calls

> Video chat with Cookie Monster

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id578982065](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id578982065)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id578982065`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sesame Workshop (Apps)
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (185 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.6.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-21
- **First published:** 2012-12-06
- **Size:** 173 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cookie-calls/id578982065)
- **Website:** [https://www.sesamestreet.org](https://www.sesamestreet.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.sesameworkshop.org/privacy-policy](https://www.sesameworkshop.org/privacy-policy)

## Description

Cookie Calls is a family-friendly Chrome extension that brings fun video chats with Cookie Monster right to your screen. Kids can receive video calls, dial Cookie themselves, and listen to voicemails, with a live video preview of themselves during the chat. Grown-ups can schedule calls to support daily routines like waking up, getting dressed, brushing teeth, and bedtime.

Built around healthy habits and learning, Cookie Calls offers themed call packs—Fortune Cookie, Eat Your Colors, Healthy Habits, and more—designed to reinforce routines and life skills. With Sesame Workshop and IDEO involved, the app blends education and play in a safe, parent-friendly experience.

## Rankings

- #110,755 — Overall

## Review summary

The reviews show strong appreciation for the app's kid-friendly, entertaining content and interactive character calls, with many users enjoying favorites and the Cookie Monster experience. However, reliability issues dominate, including crashes on launch and after updates, plus update/compatibility problems on older devices. A subset of users also questions the price/value and asks for more features, but the core experience remains positively regarded by families.

### Pros

- Fun and entertaining for kids and families.
- Interactive calls that respond back (talk-back) and the ability to add favorites.
- Cookie Monster and other characters deliver engaging content loved by fans.
- Family-friendly experience with positive reception and perceived value.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and the app won’t open, especially after updates.
- Update/compatibility issues that prevent updating or cause crashes on older devices.
- Inconsistent performance where the app sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id578982065)