Dinolets questions and answers

Dinolets is made for toddlers and preschoolers aged 2 to 5. Every game has three levels (Bath time is the one exception), and each game moves up or down on its own as your child plays, so a two-year-old and a five-year-old both get something that fits.

No. There's no text anywhere your child plays. Every instruction is spoken, every answer is a picture, and the buttons are big enough for small fingers. Reading is only needed in the parent area.

No. There are no ads in Dinolets, no pop-ups and nothing that takes your child out of the game.

Yes, completely. Dinolets never connects to the internet. Everything it needs is inside the app, so it works on a plane, in the car or anywhere without wifi, and Airplane mode is fine.

No. There's no sign-up, no login and no email address. Open the app, answer three quick questions (a name if you like, a starting point and a play time) and the first egg is ready to hatch.

None. Dinolets has no analytics, no tracking and no network connection. Your child's progress is saved on your phone only. The full details are in our privacy policy.

Each game has three levels and keeps its own. A game moves up when your child keeps getting the harder questions right, across at least two play sessions, and steps back down if it's too hard. It's based on how your child plays, never their age. You can also set every game to one level yourself. More in the parent's guide.

Yes. Choose 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes in the parent area. Only active play counts. When time's up, the dinos get sleepy, your child tucks each one in, and then they all fall asleep. The game stays asleep until a grown-up wakes it up. See play time and the goodnight routine.

Yes, with a setting on your phone. Android has app pinning and iPhone and iPad have Guided Access. Both keep the phone on one app until you enter your PIN or passcode. The step-by-step guide takes about two minutes.

Hold the small lock in the top-left corner for two seconds, then answer a sum written out in words using the number buttons. It's designed so a toddler can't get past it by accident.

Yes. Each child gets their own profile with their own name, dino picture, progress and levels. Add or switch children in the parent area.

Progress is saved on the phone only, and we don't keep a copy. If you set up your new phone from a backup of the old one, the progress may come across with your other apps, depending on your phone and backup settings. If it doesn't, your child starts again from the first egg.

No. Nothing needs a swipe or a pinch. Almost everything is a tap. In Dig and Bath time your child can tap or rub, and the top level of Dig asks them to drag three bones back onto a skeleton.

There's no score and no way to lose. A wrong tap gets a cheerful "Let's try again!" and a glow on the right answer. If your child goes quiet, the voice repeats the question, then gives a hint, then answers it for them.

Twelve: T. rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Velociraptor, Spinosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Diplodocus, Pachycephalosaurus, Pteranodon and Mosasaurus. Your child hatches them one at a time. Meet them all on the dinosaurs page.

No, and Dinolets says so. Pteranodon was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as the dinosaurs. Mosasaurus wasn't a dinosaur either. It was a sea reptile, more closely related to lizards and snakes. When your child meets them in the app, the voice explains.

Dinolets is coming soon to the App Store and Google Play.

English. All the voice lines are in English, and the parent area is in English too.

Open the parent area and tap Reset progress. It asks twice before clearing anything. The child's profile and name are kept, and their dinos go back into their eggs.