Caribu by Mattel

Read, Draw, Play In A Video-Call

Caribu by Mattel - Interactive Video Playdates App

Caribu by Mattel is an award-winning app that creates interactive and educational video playdates, allowing families to connect through reading, drawing, and playing together. With thousands of books and engaging activities, kids can enjoy immersive video calls, no matter the distance. The app includes coloring sheets, learning games, and even celebrity read-alouds to keep children entertained and engaged while fostering quality family moments.
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App stats

By: Mattel
Rating: 3.12
(2,000)
Version: 4.1.5 (Last updated: 2024-10-07)
Creation date: 2018-10-19
Permissions
Contacts: read your contacts, modify your contacts
Phone: read phone status and identity
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Camera: take pictures and videos
Microphone: record audio
Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections
Device ID & call information: read phone status and identity
Other:
  • receive data from Internet
  • view network connections
  • pair with Bluetooth devices
  • access Bluetooth settings
  • full network access
  • change your audio settings
  • run at startup
  • draw over other apps
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping
  • Google Play license check

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App summary

Caribu (by Mattel) is the award-winning app that brings families together for interactive, educational, and entertaining virtual playdates!

Caribu has created video calling for families with a library of thousands of books, activities, games, and coloring books that will keep children engaged for hours. On Caribu video calls, kids can draw, read bedtime stories, solve puzzles, play memory and learning games, make recipes, use digital sticker packs to create new stories, and even view famous artwork together in a real-time video call, no matter how far apart you are.

Families across 200+ countries and territories connect on Caribu for immersive and activity-rich kids & family video calls, encouraging fun and educational screen-time.

The Caribu Free Plan allows you to try Caribu video calls for kids risk-free before choosing to upgrade to the Unlimited Plan. Each Caribu Unlimited plan is a Family Plan - when you subscribe to Caribu Unlimited, access to all of our features (video calls, stickers, coloring books, learning games, storybooks, etc…) will be shared with your contacts.

KEY FEATURES
• Video calling for kids & family
• Read books and draw in coloring books with your kids or grandkids in an engaging video call
• Thousands of great and award-winning children’s books and many more added weekly
• Paint, color, and draw together without the mess
• Use digital stickers to create new stories or dress up Barbie
• Play learning games such as tic-tac-toe, word search, and learning puzzles
• Cook together and enjoy child-friendly recipes
• A wide variety of coloring sheets including everything from wild animals to learn the alphabet
• Books available in multiple languages (in order of quantity): English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Creole, Chinese, Hebrew, and Hindi.
• Search by Categories like Age Group, Grade Level, Fairy Tales, Animals, Art, Cooking, and many more.

THOUSANDS OF STORIES TO READ TOGETHER
Hear giggles and share smiles when your little one sees their favorite characters, like:
• Thomas & Friends
• Daniel Tiger
• Barbie
• Wheels on the Bus
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears
• Highlights
• Slumberkins
• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
• Peter Rabbit
• Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
• The Wizard of Oz
• AND MANY MORE

TURN VIDEO CALLS INTO FAMILY ACTIVITY TIME
Enjoy Caribu’s constantly updated interactive activities section where you and the kids can color unicorns, dinosaurs, puppies, and draw on blank canvases to calm the kids and make memorable art together over video calls. Paint family masterpieces without the mess and cleanup.

PLAY GAMES TOGETHER WITH THE KIDS
Check out the activities section for coloring sheets or to solve interactive word puzzles and compete in word searches and tic-tac-toe to strengthen memory and attention for kids, grandparents, and the whole family. Check out our digital sticker packs and use them to dress up Barbie or create new worlds and stories!

CELEBRITY READ ALOUD VIDEOS ON-DEMAND
When family and friends aren’t around for a virtual playdate, kids can watch celebrities read their favorite books in our Video section. The Read-Aloud videos are on-demand so kids can watch whenever they want. We have Kevin Jonas, LeVar Burton, former NFL Players, Television Actors, Puppets, and more.

Facebook: fb.com/caribu
Instagram: @caribu
Web: caribu.com

Caribu - Bringing Families Together In Virtual Playdates

If you have any feedback, we’d love to hear from you: [email protected]
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Terms & Conditions: https://shop.mattel.com/pages/terms-conditions
Privacy Policy: https://shop.mattel.com/pages/privacy-statement

Caribu Unlimited: Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Users will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Great idea for connecting families, especially grandparents and grandchildren.
  • Allows for interactive reading and coloring together.
  • When it works, it provides quality time between family members.
Cons
  • Frequent connection issues and dropped calls.
  • The app is buggy and often freezes or crashes.
  • Content fails to load or renders poorly on some devices.
Most mentioned
  • Inconsistent performance and reliability.
  • Challenges with connecting calls and maintaining stable connections.
  • User interface and content organization need improvement.
User reviews
It's a great idea, cute stories, and mostly user-friendly. But the amount of dropped calls (sometimes over and over) is having us searching for a better app. When you spend half an hour starting a call and then disconnecting over and over again, every single time you use the app, it makes the experience frustrating. Grandparents, parents, and kids are usually grumpy by the end. Not worth it.
by Shanti Fitch, 2023-09-18

Needs improvement for a paid service app. Major: -Calls are tricky to connect sometimes and the app freezes a lot -books absolutely need filters (language, religious, age, brands) (EDITED, categories exist on the home screen) Minor: -Love the touch indicator, but it does not work on the last page of a book -display is not optimized for screen: on our tablet the call page never fully shows -in full screen video call, own video won't display. Best: one paid account let's lots of family join!
by Ashe Haphey, 2023-03-09

Bluetooth headphones don't work with this app. Wish there was a way to zoom in on the pages while reading. Adult should be able to have control of screen while child can't push random buttons. Great idea, just need more features and bug fixes. Also the desktop client is useless and won't work with calling and staying connected, have to use my cell phone.
by Kyle Earley, 2022-07-09
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