App Reviews
The Best Christmas Apps for Kids
Christmas is the time when families gather together – and kids go crazy over toys. But what about the run up to Christmas? There are letters to Santa to write, seasons greetings – and a whole bunch or apps to get the kids excited. Here are just some of them… Also, check out our Christmas …
The Best iPad / iPod / iPhone Thanksgiving Apps for Kids
Hello…and happy Thanksgiving holidays to all!. Here are a few Thanksgiving apps for kids that are popular right now. I couldn’t resist Cookie Doodle – the other Thanksgiving apps have a rating of 4 or above, but I’d love to hear what you think. Cookie Doodle – universal app Thanksgiving Match Game – iPhone / …
iphone / ipod apps TICKLE TAP APPS
This beautiful collection of 5 educational games is inventive yet easy to use for the preschool set.
ebook HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
This universal ebook app captures the spirit of the How To Train Your Dragon movie
best ipad apps DINO PUZZLE HD
This is a great little app that layers puzzles through the different stages of being a dinosaurs from egg to fully grown – and scary. My 4 year old loves it!
iphone / ipod app TIMEZUP
TimeZup!â„¢ – The ‘Out Loud’ Timer For Preschool Parents Rating: 3 out of 5 (okay) Buy it? Maybe iPhone / iPod app: $0.99 iPad app: n/a Universal app: n/a This is an odd little app, because you don’t really need it – and yet, if you frequently need to put a timer on for your …
ipad / iphone / ipod apps MOTION MATH
Motion Math is a fun way to learn the dreaded “fractions” using the accelerometer to guide a bouncing ball to the correct answer
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.