Best Kids Apps

What makes a bestselling app?

 

Some apps just have star quality.  These are usually multi-level, big budget games that make kids want to kill kiwis or persecute pigs into the wee hours.

 

The good news is that they’re usually affordably priced.  The bad news is that you’re going to like them too.

 

There goes your productivity.

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W.E.L.D.E.R.

Oh, the joy of finding a really good new word game
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  • Age: 9+ |

  • $0.99/1.99


W.E.L.D.E.R. for the iPhone and iPad takes a little getting used to, but man, is it ever worth it. The object of the game is to form as many vertical and horizontal words as possible on an 8x8 grid. No backwards a.. more »

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Tiny Wings

Help a baby bird learn to fly before night falls
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  • Age: 4+ |

  • $0.99


Tiny Wings is a sweet app in which you teach a baby bird to fly by helping him run down the hills to get enough momentum to soar, collecting coins along the .. more »

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Angry Birds

It's birds vs. pigs in this fun strategy game
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  • Age: 5+ |

  • $4.99/0.99/free


Angry Birds will appeal to lovers of Spikey's Bounce Around and Doodle Jump. It's the same kind of physics meets cute characters sort of fu.. more »

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Fruit Ninja

A juicy action game for the iPad, iPhone, and Android
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  • Age: 3+ |

  • $2.99/$0.99/$1.26


This is the best iPhone and iPad game we have discovered in a long, long time. It's like Doodle Jump in a way because it's fun, easy, and very hard to put down.. more »

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SpinArt

A fun and creative painting app
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  • Age: 4+ |

  • $1.99/$0.99/$0.99


If your kids love the Spin Art game on NickJr.com they'll love this app that can travel with them anywhere. Make tie-dye like pictures that you can save to your photo gallery or, upload .. more »

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Bookworm

A vocabulary-building word search game
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  • Age: 5+ |

  • $2.99


Bookworm is an intuitive, educational word search game for new readers, rabid wordsmiths, and everyone in between. Link letters left, right, up, and down on your iPhone screen to build w.. more »

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Monkey Preschool Lunchbox

A fun, educational app for the littlest gamers
  • Age: 4.5+ |

  • $.99/$0.99/$1.99


Monkey Preschool Lunchbox lets you introduce your toddlers to colors and letters from home well before preschool. Young children will think this is a game - but moms and dads will feel .. more »