Customer reviews from leapfrog.com
LeapFrog - LeapFrog Leapster Explorer Learning Experience (Pink)
Average customer rating
4.3
(81 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 81 reviews
5 Stars
57
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Star
6
80%of customers recommend this product.
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65 out of
81)
Customer Reviews for LeapFrog - LeapFrog Leapster Explorer Learning Experience (Pink)
Customer Rating
5
Awesome! LOVE IT!
on January 5, 2011
Posted by: mommiex3zmr
from Virginia
My 3 1/2 yr old daugther recieved this for Christmas, she immediately took off with it! Very easy for her to control & figure out on her own. She barely needed help setting up some of the features. Excellent screen quality, the color picture is AWESOME! It is very durable...as it has been dropped a couple times! My daugther plays with this system all the time! I'm not kidding, she loves this thing....she even sleeps with it! :) I can't say enough good things about this system. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! You will not be disappointed! AWESOME!
Pros: Good for on-the-go play, Fun for kids, Grows with child
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting leapfrog.com
Customer Rating
4
SO Happy I bought this!
on January 23, 2011
Posted by: ElijahsMom
from Oregon
I shopped around before purchasing the leapfrog explorer. I am really happy with the Leapfrog Explorer. My son is 3 1/2. He is still going to grow into this product. For those of you with younger children than 4. The only suggestion I have is don't go buying a lot of games until you see what your child is able to do with the product. I went on the site and connected my son's machine to the site. The demo's work so well!!! He is able to explore the different games and try them out. Now I know what games are a good choice. And, he loves playing the demo's as if they were a game.
Pros: Good for on-the-go play, Fun for kids, Grows with child
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting leapfrog.com
Customer Rating
5
Love this device!
on January 27, 2011
Posted by: jaziesmom
from Virginia
We bought this for my daughter for Christmas last year...she is 4 well almost 5 in a few months...She plays it every day. I put her pre-school spelling words in the spelling list and it helps her out tremendously. She got the hang of it right away and never needed any help with it. The games are so engaging that even I added my name to the player list and play the highest grade level...some of the words I added to my spelling list made me think for a minute. Great educational gaming device that keeps her entertained for a long periods of time when she has to be in the house or at appointments. I haven't had any problems with it as of yet and it even stays charged for a very long time.
Pros: Good for on-the-go play, Fun for kids, Grows with child
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting leapfrog.com
Customer Rating
4
Kids LOVE it
on February 17, 2011
Posted by: LisaG
from St Paul, MN
My kids love their Explorers, my 5yr old begs to play it all the time and the 3 yr old will see him with it and demand to have hers! I think its a great learning tool, my son's spelling has improved exponentially!
But I have two complaints:
-lack of decent "boy" games - no racing games? most of the boy themes are for older boys - in my opinion.
-We have 2 systems and when I was setting them up, I inadvertently used my son's leaplet point and put the game on my daughter's explorer - I couldn't put the game on both of our systems. if I'm buying something like that, it'd be nice to be able to put it on both of their explorers, especially the ebooks and videos!
-lack of decent "boy" games - no racing games? most of the boy themes are for older boys - in my opinion.
-We have 2 systems and when I was setting them up, I inadvertently used my son's leaplet point and put the game on my daughter's explorer - I couldn't put the game on both of our systems. if I'm buying something like that, it'd be nice to be able to put it on both of their explorers, especially the ebooks and videos!
Pros: Good for on-the-go play, Fun for kids, Grows with child
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting leapfrog.com
Customer Rating
1
Well designed but business oriented
on February 27, 2011
Posted by: Alien
from 77056
The unit is well designed, other than that it is lacking in some of the basics. Too much of advertising and you cannot avoid those if you want to. after buying the leapster who wants to go watch advertising...you have already bought it. it takes time to reach the game because you have to complete the advertising... A 3 yr old has no patience to watch that over and over again....
Pros: Not engaging enough
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting leapfrog.com
Customer Rating
3
Very frustrated with the technology
on March 29, 2011
Posted by: SCImom
from Boston, MA
We purchased a Leapster for our 4 year old and he loved playing the two games that we purchased for him. Then we had some problem downloading leaplet codes. The memory reported full but we were not able to remove checked items because it would not sync properly - constant error messages. The camera memory reports as full as well but the "Gallery" says it is empty. In addition to this model being unreliable, there are not that many games yet and most of them seem geared more to girls.
Pros: Fun for kids
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from leapfrog.comBy LeapFrog Response Team, March 31, 2011
Thank you for your response. We at LeapFrog value your opinion and strive to produce the best quality educational toys and we are sorry to learn that you are not completely satisfied with your Leapster Explorer Gaming System. In an effort to resolve the issue, please try the fix below as suggested by our Customer Support Team. If this does not resolve your problem please contact us via the Customer Support page or by calling customer service.
1) Please run the LeapFrog Utility http://lfccontent.leapfrog.com/cs/utilities/LeapFrog_Connect_Utility.exe
2) Select "Clear LeapFrog Connect User Data"
3) Start the LeapFrog Connect application and wait until the message center indicates that all Leapster Explorer Updates have been downloaded.
4) Power on and plug in your Leapster Explorer.
1) Please run the LeapFrog Utility http://lfccontent.leapfrog.com/cs/utilities/LeapFrog_Connect_Utility.exe
2) Select "Clear LeapFrog Connect User Data"
3) Start the LeapFrog Connect application and wait until the message center indicates that all Leapster Explorer Updates have been downloaded.
4) Power on and plug in your Leapster Explorer.
Written by a customer while visiting leapfrog.com
Customer Rating
2
Poor Quality
on April 21, 2011
Posted by: DisappointedDad
from Kansas City, MO
My 4 year old loves his leapster, but within 4 months(nice that warranty is only 3 months) the sound will not work on the device and the touch screen is not working as well. This product has never been dropped or treated badly as my wife and I were very strict on where and when he used it. Always was under our supervision because we did not want it dropped, etc....
Overall the leapster is great for education and fun, but does not have the hardware quality to be worth the buy. I would not recommend this product based on the quality alone. If the hardware quality was better would highly recommend.
Pros: Fun for kids
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting leapfrog.com
Customer Rating
5
glad I bought it
on April 30, 2011
Posted by: mommy3MJA
from lompoc,ca
I purchased this and for my 3yr old and another item from somehwere else for my 5yr old ( the ixl) and I will say in comparrison of educational purpose and value of the cost I am extremly happy with it. My 5 yr old perfers it also! so I will have to buy a 2nd one!
Pros: Good for on-the-go play, Fun for kids
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting leapfrog.com