While Amazon FreeTime Unlimited is among the popular entertainment and reading apps for kids, it used to be available only on Amazon's Fire tablets since its debut in December 2012; that is until May last year, when the app landed on Android handsets, leaving iOS users out in the cold. That changes today with the app's launch on the Apple App Store.
Amazon FreeTime Unlimited offers kids aged 3 to 12 an unlimited access to more than 10,000 books, movies, and TV shows on iOS curated just for them. In comparison, FreeTime Unlimited for Fire tablets offers more than 15,000 books, videos, educational apps, and games. Content providers include Disney, Nickelodeon, Sesame Street, PBS Kids, National Geographic, and Amazon Originals for Kids.
The subscription costs $2.99 per month, though Amazon pointed out to Neowin that customers who subscribe to FreeTime Unlimited through the iOS app will receive the family plan for $9.99 per month, offering up to four child profiles access to content across compatible tablets, phones, e-readers, and smart speakers.
For parents, the app features a dashboard that lets them review their kids' FreeTime activity over the past three months and see their favorite books, movies, and TV shows. It also includes discussion cards that provide parents insights into what their kids are reading or watching. However, as TechCrunch pointed out, the app's iOS version does not allow users to change its configuration in order to reskin the user interface.
The app allows parents to set up four different child profiles, with each profile having a specific age range to personalize the kid's experience. Amazon FreeTime Unlimited is now available to download from the App Store, with a free 30-day trial period. Once a user subscribes to the app via iTunes, Apple will automatically renew the monthly subscription unless the user cancels the membership at least 24 hours before the renewal period begins.
Source: Apple App Store via TechCrunch
