# The Original Play Phone

> Fun Learning For Kids

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id741575971](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id741575971)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id741575971`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** BFTV, LLC
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 3.60 / 5 (107 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.9.2
- **Last updated:** 2017-12-21
- **First published:** 2013-12-09
- **Size:** 512 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-original-play-phone/id741575971)
- **Website:** [http://www.babyfirsttv.com/mobile](http://www.babyfirsttv.com/mobile)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.babyfirsttv.com/privacy-policy/](http://www.babyfirsttv.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

### Overview
The Original Play Phone is a safe, kid-friendly toy phone app from BabyFirst that lets toddlers imitate real phone use while learning. It offers pretend calls, emoji texting, and a music player, with three interactive games and beloved BabyFirst characters Harry the Bunny, VocabuLarry, and Peekaboo.

### What’s inside
Kids can dial numbers 0-9 to build early numeracy, explore a playful phonebook, and engage in activities that support hand-eye coordination and social-emotional development. This app combines familiar characters and engaging animations to turn screen time into educational play.

## Rankings

- #144,993 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, users praise this app for engaging, child-friendly characters, offline play, and educational value (numbers and letters). The most frequent complaints are sound problems across devices/OS, sometimes requiring headphones or toggling device settings, and reports that GooGoo (and other advertised characters) aren’t available. Additional concerns include intermittent interaction issues and a lack of updates for years. While audio and content gaps frustrate some parents, many kids still enjoy calling characters and playing with the game’s visuals and activities.

### Pros

- Engaging, child-friendly characters and calling interactions that kids enjoy.
- Educational value: helps with learning numbers and letters.
- Offline play: works without cellular data.
- Visually appealing design and characters that attract toddlers.

### Cons

- Persistent sound problems across devices and iOS versions; sound often missing.
- GooGoo and other advertised characters are not available.
- Intermittent feature issues where calling characters doesn’t work.
- Lack of updates/maintenance for years.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id741575971)