Caribu by Mattel

Name: Caribu by Mattel
Rating: 4.4 (8826 reviews)
Author: Mattel, Inc.

By: Mattel, Inc. App

Read, Draw, Play on Videocall

Overview

Version:

4.1.6

Last updated: 2025-06-12

Ranking

#19,656 ▼ 33

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Caribu (by Mattel) is the award-winning app that brings families together for interactive, educational, and entertaining virtual playdates. It features thousands of books, activities, games, and coloring books to share during real-time video calls, with the ability to read aloud, draw, and explore artwork together.

With Caribu Unlimited, families get access to all features—video calls, stories, coloring, stickers, and learning games—across 200+ countries, plus multilingual books and celebrity read-aloud videos. This kid-friendly platform makes screen time engaging, creative, and educational for kids and their loved ones.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Kids Entertainment Content Communication Books Art Games Accessibility

By:

Mattel, Inc.

Rating:

4.40

(8,826)

Version:

4.1.6 Last updated: 2025-06-12

Version code:

872795504

Creation date:

2014-01-04

Compatible devices:

Size:

113.53MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-12

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 19,656 ▼ 33

Other rankings

#4 in Essential Lifestyle Apps

Other platforms

Caribu by Mattel (v4.1.6)

1,030,700 3.12

(2,006)

For Developers

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Mattel, Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/caribu-by-mattel/id763451959

Website:

https://mattel.com/caribu

User Reviews

Caribu connects families for remote reading and play, with a broad range of kid-friendly activities and strong grandparent involvement. However, many reviews repeatedly cite a paid subscription barrier, stability and loading issues, post‑acquisition content changes, intrusive ads, and device/OS compatibility problems as major drawbacks. The app remains valuable for fostering remote bonding when it works, but cost, reliability, and content controls are common pain points.

Pros

Enables long-distance family bonding by video calling while reading books and playing games.
Offers a wide variety of kid-friendly activities (memory games, puzzles, mazes, sing-along books) to keep kids engaged.
Seen as a safe, convenient way for grandparents and other relatives to stay connected with children across distances.

Cons

Requires a paid subscription for almost all features; pricing is not always upfront or clear.
Reliability issues: frequent bugs, disconnections, and loading problems that disrupt play.
Post-acquisition content changes: favorites can disappear, new content can feel stale, and overall content updates may be slow.
Ads and new content (including Pride content) can appear and often cannot be disabled, raising parental control concerns.
Device/OS compatibility problems: older devices may be unsupported, updates can introduce issues, and some hardware features (e.g., Center Stage) aren’t well utilized.

Recent reviews

Great app

by Wi*****, 2025-12-17

I don’t have this app anymore cause I’m older now but I still wanted to write a review so I got this app when it was COVID and I loved it you can call your freinds and play games and read books! You can also call your freinds while playing games! It’s great for kids