The Human Body by Tinybop
Explore & learn anatomy!
Ratings
Age
4+
Category
Education
Languages
English
Sun Nov 20 2022
Update for iOS 16!
The Human Body by Tinybop is a beautifully illustrated, immersive educational tool that allows curious minds to explore the inner workings of ourselves. The app features six interactive, layered systems of the body: skeletal, muscular, nervous, circulatory, respiratory, and digestive. Unlike a static textbook, this is a living model—you can see the heart beat, hear the stomach gurgle, and watch how the eyes see. Designed for kids and adults alike, it encourages open-ended discovery and scientific inquiry without the pressure of quizzes or scores.
Dinsun Expert Review
Our Expert Score
Tinybop has a gift for making complex subjects feel like magic, and The Human Body is arguably their finest work. The art style is sophisticated and clean, moving away from 'cartoonish' tropes while remaining approachable. Every interaction feels intentional—when you tap the heart, it accelerates; when you 'feed' it a cracker, you watch it break down in real-time.
What sets this apart from other educational apps is its 'sandbox' philosophy. There is no right or wrong way to use it, which encourages genuine curiosity. It’s a fantastic tool for parents and teachers, providing a visual language for difficult concepts like how we breathe or how our muscles move. It is polished, quiet, and deeply educational. This is exactly what high-quality digital learning should look like.
Features
Six detailed, interactive body systems
Original artwork and sound design
Recording feature for parent-child interaction
Supports 50+ languages
No ads or in-app purchases
Tips & Walkthrough
To get the most out of the app, toggle different systems on and off using the sidebar. Feed the body different foods to watch the digestive process, or use the 'nervous system' view to see how the body reacts to sound and touch stimuli.
Gameplays
The app is a sandbox. You can drag food into the mouth, poke the skin to see nerves fire, or use a virtual magnifying glass to look at cells. Parents can also record 'questions' within the app for their children to answer during their exploration.
Screenshot
Q&A
Yes, while designed for elementary-aged children, the visual and tactile nature makes it accessible for younger children with adult supervision.
Ratings & Reviews
A Little Clumsy But Very Interesting
Sun Apr 22 2018 JellyBeanSandwhichThe apps controls are a bit clumsy, and it’s hard to view any system without interference from the side panel and there not being enough space to swipe the ‘switch’ all the way back and forth to change internal and external views. I feel like you could fully enjoy this app with an iPad instead of a phone. There’s just not enough space to explore everything without accidentally knocking over labels and things. It’s certainly better suited for kids than adults as it does not provide any readable content on each system or part- but if you’ve taken anatomy before (even just in high school) then it can be a nice reminder of our basic functions through basic observation. It’s cute and entertaining but the clumsiness of the controls and the lack of info provided confuses me- it doesn’t provide explanation for things- it seems the goal is to learn by watching the simple mechanics of each system- which can be confusing at times and made me want to look up how exactly something worked. If you’re looking to spark curiosity in a child this is a great app- if you’re looking for an app to actually learn about the human body and it’s functions then I’d turn to the internet instead.
How to restore an in-app purchase?
Mon Aug 30 2021 Petey Of The LugoI mean, I’m sorry if I sound dumb if you’re seeing the name of who is writing this, but, I have no clue how I did it the first time around. Also, woah, the memories are kicking in. The memories like spilling my chocolate milk on my tablet and having the nervous system go nuts. The memories like having a dream about The Human Body By Tinybop brand gummies. The memories like having another dream about a sequel to it. It didn’t seem to offer anything interesting since when the dream ended, it was just me feeding the person. Also, yes, these are somehow real, I recall these because of just thinking about them. Anyways, great app, and even though I’m slightly blinded by nostalgia, holy heck, I loved this app. Hopefully I get to see the app focused on animals do even better than this if I decide to download it.
Disappointed
Sun Oct 19 2025 E.BlockI bought this app because my kids are getting interested into anatomy and I wanted them to explore it in a kid friendly way. This was one of the apps I found that was age appropriate but it is a paid app , k was hesitant because the reviews are all old but have it a shot anyways. This app is great in detail and different features but I just don’t understand why there is random background sound and no audio saying the name of the body part?? And when you tap the name of the body part is falls?? I was so let down. There’s no real way to play in this app it’s only for explore and learning but for an app that’s designed for children you should include audible learning features, If they were to make a free version I could have seen and known for myself but no I had to pay for an almost useless app. And also why would you have the side bar with all the different viewing styles constantly close (something you continuously need to open over and over ) yet have an annoying right side bar of other features (that give no information on how to use) that cannot be closed and blocks the view from the body part? This app could have been good but it seems to be half way made, it’s a waste of money they should just make this a free version
Wonderful but needs an update
Tue Jan 18 2022 TheWeberBunchI love this app. I am young yet I have my future planned as a nurse when I get older. I feel as though getting a head start is great and this is a great way to do that. However while graphics and video is great one thing bugs me… I switched on labels and while I found it helpful it did not show a few KEY things. Like how I had no clue what was the blue and red in the lungs. I got my mother (also nurse) to help me finally and then it made sense but I feel like she should not have to explain your app. Not implying that you should add more labels, you got enough of those, but possibly a voice option explaining whatever what the user clicks on and what it does. Also maybe add more on the mouth like more gum info. Possibly also make a little side thing on the side that tells children that the tooth on the app with the food is sped up. Currently it looks like you have to brush your teeth after you eat or drink anything or else your teeth will rot out. I was scared at first I was killing my teeth.
SImple and cool
Wed Dec 06 2017 friscowatcherMy son who is now 4 has loved this app for the past half year. We were learning about the human body and why he should eat healthy so that everything works well together. And this is exactly what he needed. It does not just give him the information in text or spoken form, he gets to take the lead in experimenting. He can feed the avatar too fast to where it starts getting gassy and he can feed it then try to run and see how eating too close to heavy exercise affects his digestion. He also saw how bad bacteria is fought by his white blood cells and he even made a craft and was excited by it. Thanks for such a simple but creative way to get kids exploring and learning on their own.!
Love it! Suggestion-
Sat Feb 03 2018 Aubert WashingtonI love the app. It is awesome-i was thinking that maybe you could add some sort of area where it's like, sick?? So where you could see the sick cells, and have orange juice on the side so that the kid could drink orange juice and "heal" the cells. Something like that?? And maybe that eating too much candy or etc. causes it??? Just suggestions :) and when you do the teeth thing-it's not very realistic because the teeth get bad right away :/ u can't feed it water melon without it turning bad right away :( other than that it's all good!! Just a few suggestions (sorry for the long comment)
Should be ages 10+
Fri Oct 09 2020 nagdidbshdifI already left a review with 4 stars because I was impressed but also disappointed there was no audio instruction for younger children. If your child can’t read, they can not navigate or understand this app without adult assistance. I would go as far as saying because of that, it could be more confusing than beneficial. I homeschool my children and we just finished all of the body systems so I thought this would be fun for my K kid. I did find an option to leave a voice memo on each page, so I spent some time making my own descriptions. However, the voice memos don’t even save! I went back to re-listen and they were all gone! This is extremely disappointing, yes children learn from play but only if someone guides them through. If my child were to open the heart right now with no instruction he’d have no idea what he was looking at. Little circles swirling around in our hearts? We have not learned about blood cells yet so he would be confused. It wouldn’t be difficult to just create an audio instruction. Make it so it can be switched off like the labels. Or at the very least allow parents to create their own that doesn’t erase!
Suggestions! Please Read!
Sat Apr 13 2019 Vutheress_23I like your games so much Tinybop! I have some suggestions though. Could you make a app about human evolution? I just am confused on the subject and your games help me understand the science I am learning more. Another game idea: The effects of pollution. I am so against plastic. I work hard at my school to help try and use less plastic at the school and finally get recycling bins. I think having a game about pollution effects, with stuff about how plastic is made would be perfect! I hope to buy your new app about matter soon!
