With over 700+ games, apps and videos to choose from in the content library, we’re never going to be short of choice.

It is chunky so it certainly doesn’t feel light – but my three-year-old was perfectly comfortable holding it.The more exciting apps are a music player, photo editor, art studio, voice memo, music player, and video camera.

Although LeapFrog recommends the LeapPad for ages three to nine, the reality is that it’s probably better suited to the younger end of that scale. Comedian Michael McIntyre said in a sketch that if there are parents out there raising kids without iPads then he doesn’t understand how they’re doing it. My only niggles (although it doesn’t matter to my niece) is that the language is American rather than British so some things may be slightly different from what she is taught at nursery and school (for example period instead of full stop, but maybe that’s just me). My youngest child is 7 and I did not realize that they had products that would suit him when I was asked to review the LeapPad 3. It’s actually been great for helping my 6 year old with her reading, as there are lots of different messages you can send.One of the things I love about LeapFrog is their neutral Green branding, so I was a little shocked to receive a Pink one. Parents can even monitor the learning progress of their child to find out how he or she is developing during play. I don't know the tech spec but I do know that the speed at which apps loaded and screens transitioned was instantly noticeable compared to previous Leappad incarnations. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Any older, and the content can prove a bit babyish and unlikely to keep an older child interested for long, when there are so many other gadgets for older kids on the market. In the past, we have tried the Leappad Ultra (this year replaced by the Ultra XDi) and also the closest competitor, the Innotab in its various forms so it was a very interesting comparison.Using the volume buttons, please choose the wipe data/factory reset and press the power button to continue.