Best Kids Apps

iPhones and iPads and Androids…oh my!

 

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Win It! Spy Fox in Dry Cereal

The app that asks: Is there anything worse than dry cereal?
  • Age: 6+ |

  • $4.99


An espionage-themed mystery adventure that pits fox against goat. The premise: The dastardly William the Kid has stolen all the world's milk. Soon there will be no butter, no cheddar che.. more »

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Princess Fairy Tale Maker

All of the sparkle and none of the waiting around for a prince
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  • Age: 2+ |

  • $1.99


This app is going to make a lot of little girls (and their parents) very happy. No more sitting around waiting to be rescued! These princesses can scuba dive, explore space, and sail the seven s.. more »

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Conjugation Nation Spanish

Simply the best app for learning Spanish verbs. You're welcome.
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  • Age: 10+ |

  • $2.99


Conjugation Nation Spanish is exactly what it sounds like: an app that will help beleaguered students tackle the pesky, pesky world of Spanish verbs. Learning the subjunctive tense is never going to be as fun as, say, hurling birds at pigs, but this app makes it at least bearable. Why we like it: It’s very, [.. more »

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Win It! Catch the Monkey

Quick! Save the potato farm from marauding monkeys!
  • Age: 4+ |

  • $0.99


Catch the Monkey is a farming app with a twist.  Instead of the usual crows, rabbits, and insects, this farmer’s crop is being threatened by marauding monkeys! Your child has to help the farmer clear the field.  This is easier said than done, of course, since the monkeys recruit their friends to help when they [.. more »

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Rocket Math

Aliens, rocket ships, and square roots. Yes, they go together.
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  • Age: 6+ |

  • $0.99


An educational math app that lets kids take off on 56 different math missions. Kids build their rocket and set off to identify as many fearsome square roots they can find before their rocket comes crashing back down to Ear.. more »

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Win It! Little Bats

Can cute bats help your child master the silent "e"? Yep.
  • Age: 4+ |

  • $1.99


An educational app that teaches pre-K through elementary kids to recognize and understand words with a long vowel and a silent "e". Made, wade, wide, and so on. Parents, teachers, home schoolers, and speech and language pathologists will find it useful. Want to try it for f.. more »

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The Singing Alphabet

A phonetic app that will have you dancing in your seat
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  • Age: 2+ |

  • $0.99


A fresh and original app that defies easy categorization. But if we had to try, we'd say it's a phonics-based, music-mixing, jamtastic alphabet .. more »

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Monkey Math School Sunshine

An educational app that your child will actually WANT to play.
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  • Age: 3+ |

  • $0.99


This fun educational app partners your child with a frisky monkey as they tackle fun, beach-themed math activities. There's simple addition, counting, tracing, and pattern recognition, plus plenty of cl.. more »