App Reviews
Real moms rating apps for children. That’s what we do. Get the inside scoop on the best apps for children and honest reviews on all the apps you can find across all the major mobile devices.
ebooks ONE RAINY DAY
This ebook is one of the most delightful books for young kids available on the iPhone / iPad / iPod as an app. One Rainy Day is a cute little story about a duck who loves the rain. The book is simple and gentle – and I would recommend it for babies old enough to engage in any book – digital or not.
Chore Pad HD
A 5-star chore chart / reward system app that’s easy to use and available on iPad, iPhone and iPod
iphone / ipad / ipod BEST HALLOWEEN APPS FOR KIDS 2010
Something to keep the kids amused this week …. happy Halloween!
iphone / ipod app LEARN WITH BOBOT
Not ready as an English app, but shows potential
ipad / ipod / iphone DR SEUSS BOOKS
Fantastic ebooks that really capture the spirit of Dr. Seuss
iphone / ipod / ipad apps ALIEN MATH
Alien Math is a great little math app and very basic for preschoolers through 1st graders, or anyone who struggles with speed math.
ipad apps MISS SPIDER'S BEDTIME STORY
What I like about this ebook for kids is that although it is quite expensive at $7.99, you get more than just an ebook with coloring pages, puzzles and other games.
ipad apps DRAWING PAD
Drawing Pad is by far one of the best drawing apps for kids. It’s simple to use, but not too childish in the design. As a designer, I just love the layout of the app – and if it had a bit more functionality (brush size, color picker, layers etc) would use it myself.
ipad / iphone app MY VERY FIRST APP
This simple app is beautifully illustrated by renowned childrens’ book artist, Eric Carle, in collaboration with Night and Day Studios.
ipad / iphone app SPACE CRAYONZ
SNEAK PEAK!! a quick look at some of the screenshots for this new art app.
iphone / ipad apps SUPERWHY
With 4 different games within the app, kids everything from tracing letters to picking the best word to finish a sentence from popular kids stories…
iphone apps POCKET ZOO
The free version of the app includes a zoo map with many animals, click on the animals and you get a photos, facts and sounds from each of the animals.
iphone apps 3 FREE MATCHING GAMES
These free matching games for the iphone / ipad are great for kids and for some adults too. I chose these iphone / ipad apps because not only they were free apps, but fun apps to play too.
iphone apps READ ME STORIES
Read Me Stories by 8interactive is a great idea, however this idea gets lost in translation. Firstly, the app is quite slow and both parent and child get impatient waiting for it to load. Once loaded, you have 2 books that you can read but you can see books that are coming soon – inevitably the child wants to read one of the books that is not currently available, and this is where the frustration begins.
iphone ipad apps IWRITEWORDS
The iWriteWords iPhone / iPad app helps kids learn and write the alphabet, numbers and words. The lite version is definitely worth checking out first – and may even be fine for your needs. Since I used it so much, I decided to opt for the paid version which is currently $2.99.
iphone app I LOVE POTTY BY JOY BERRY
Deserving of it’s own review…The I Love Potty app included a potty training book for boys and a separate one for girls, there is also a potty training game, advice and help for parents and a sticker chart.
ipad app AESOP’S WHEEL OF FABLES
In additional to the beautifully illustrated ebook for the iPad, you also have the option of having the ebook read to you in either English, Chinese, or in your own recorded voice. Most of the charm from this iPad app is the stories themseles, although there is also a spot the difference game in the iPad app too.
iphone apps POTTY PREDICTOR
The Potty Predictor app covers potty training from a scheduling and reward aspect. The potty training cycle starts with a drink which starts an event that will result in success, try or accident. Nice idea, but just not quite enough for a $3.99 app.
iphone apps WHEELS ON THE BUS
The Wheels on the Bus app is a wonderful app for even the youngest iPhone loving kids. Part interactive book and part music app, you can choose between several languages or musical instruments. You can even have fun recording your own version of this popular song.
iphone apps POTTY TRAINING
I had thought that I was over the whole potty training phase, unfortunately a little potty training regression has changed that. Luckily this means I have decided to review some potty training apps. Like most apps I review I started off by checking out potty training apps in the App Store. Obviously, there are many …
iphone apps BRAIN POP
With Brain Pop you learn something new everyday – whether it’s about the solar system, DNA or equal rights. Each topic starts with a fun animated video that is basically cliff notes for kids.
iphone apps TODDLER TEASERS
My 4 year old still loves this app and has been playing with it for about a year. The nice thing about this app is that the instructions are read aloud, so kids can work on this independently.
iphone apps LEARN TIME LITE
This free iPhone app is great for the preschooler or kindergartener – or anyone else just learning to tell time. The low key animation is cute without being distracting.
iphone apps LEARNING TO TELL TIME
This iphone app goes beyond the simple “learn to tell time” app. I downloaded this app when my 2nd grader was learning to tell time in a more advanced way. Time before, time after, elapsed time, as well as telling time to the minute.
iphone apps GIRAFFE’S MATCHING ZOO
An easy to use interface and friendly giraffe make this iPhone / iPad app great for preschool kids.
iphone apps PEEKABOO FARM
This is a favorite little iPhone app and one of the first ones that my 2 year old played with. There is a free version, but a game this cute deserves to be paid for.
iphone apps BASIC MATH DELUXE
This is a great iPhone / iPad math app for kids who are ready to move beyond cute counting games – and really helps you focus on speed as well as accuracy.