Reading is the single most important skill for a child’s success in school and life and Umbalena’s mission is to provide the best reading app for children ages 2 – 8. 

Key features: 

• Unlimited reading! Kids can choose educational books, bedtime stories, picture books, audiobooks, nursery rhymes, songs and more.  

• New books added every week! 

• Track progress: see what books your kids like, time spent reading and more. 

• Read-to-Me in EVERY story, with word highlighting to help young readers. 

• Standards-aligned reading-level badge on every book to empower kids to read MORE on their own. 

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Developed by Da Nang-based VOOC Technology company in mid-2019, the app aims to cultivate a love of reading amongst children. Umbalena serves as a large online bookstore showing off thousands of highly-inviting books in Vietnamese and English, targeting children aged 2 to 8 years, and their parents. 

Poems and stories on the app feature attractive content, eye-catching images, expressive voices, and interesting questions. Apart from its members who are in charge of technologies and content, Umbalena has developed a network of freelancers nationwide, including 6 to 7-year-old kids. This app certainly can't completely replace printed books, but it's a wonderful option for children during their off-school time instead of playing video games or watching useless videos on Youtube.