Botswana · Ages 2 to 5

Ziippi in Botswana: games for preschool and reception class

In the video · NumbersThe voice asks “How many puppies do you see?”. Your child counts three and taps 3.A real exercise from the app, no sound.

In the video · NumbersThe voice asks “How many puppies do you see?”. Your child counts three and taps 3.A real exercise from the app, no sound.

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No ads
No in-game purchases
PIN-locked grown-ups area
Every instruction read aloud
One profile per child

Ziippi is a preschool app for ages 2 to 5. Every instruction is spoken, so a child who can’t read yet plays alone. In Botswana it fits preschool and the reception class before Standard 1.

See how it works

How it works

Step 1:They pick an area
Your child picks an island on the play screen. For now the island names appear in Spanish, as in this screenshot.
Step 2:They play, guided by voice
Every instruction is spoken aloud and answered by tapping or dragging. No reading needed.
Step 3:You see their progress
In the PIN-protected grown-ups area you see each child’s progress in the topics they have played, and their sessions.

Getting started

Reception before Standard 1

Most public primary schools in Botswana have a free reception class, the year before Standard 1. The government is extending it to two years, so more children start school with a year or two of reception behind them.

Standard 1 at 6

Children start Standard 1 in the January after they turn 6. Reception comes before it, inside the primary school, and preschool before that.

Numbers first

In Numbers, the voice asks “How many puppies do you see?” and your child taps the answer. Counting real things at home, like oranges or spoons, makes the game easier.

One profile per child

Each child has their own profile, in English or Spanish, so brothers and sisters can share one phone without mixing up their games.

How billing works

In Botswana, the App Store and Google Play charge the subscription in US dollars. Eligible accounts get a trial when they confirm in the store; then the plan renews automatically until you cancel it there. The store shows the price and the date before you accept.