As we know that these days parents who are mostly busy, find it hard to give their kids a quality time to educate them about different stuff.Well the modern technology has taken over every aspect of our lives whether it has good or bad effects.Now if talk about how our kids can actually be nourished by quality education and some fun time that they deserve,this can be done with doing much.All you have to do is download some of these apps that are basically everything that a young child needs in order to learn and get entertained.
These apps are tested by parents interest ratings that we have done by checking it on a few families less than 100 to check the market and also have done some brief consultation with some of the consumer panels like parents,kids and schools teachers. So, these apps are guaranteed to be safe and kid-friendly.Here are some of our best recommendations for children apps that will give parents a break and not only that you will notice how your child is growing and learning new stuff every day.So, lets dive right into our list of some amazing children apps:
1. Hungry Caterpillar Play School
This app is perfect the Pre-school kids as it helps them in learning all the skills they need in order to start school.It has five main areas where kids can play in; shapes and color, alphabets, numbers, book reading and art and puzzles.This app has some amazing graphics and 3D details.The app was based on the Eric Carle book.
Cost: Free to download. 6$/month or 50$/year subscription
Requirements :
Operating system : Android 4.4 or above, iOS 10.0 or later and works with all Apple devices
File size: 112 MB for Android and 356 MB for iOS
Memory : 2 GB RAM and 2GB memory or above
Last Updated: September 24,2020
Download from Apple store or Google Playstore :
2. ABCmouse.com
This app is the best pick by the testers.You can visit the website or download the app , both options are available.They use story line-based videos,quizzes and some other fun activities.It also keeps the track of your kids learning path by virtual map outlining to keep them engaged.
Cost: One month free trial and then 10$/month subscription.
Requirements :
Operating system : Android 4.4 or above, iOS 9 or later and compatible with all Apple devices
File size: 138 MB for Android and 690 MB for iOS
Memory : 2 GB RAM and 2 GB memory or above
Last Updated : October 3, 2020
Download from Apple store or Google Playstore :
3. Epic!
This app comes with over 40,000 e-books that are basically children books.Your kid can have fun while reading some amazing books on various topics which will improve their reading and also will keep them engaged while parents can a break from screen-time.One of its amazing feature is that it has the read-to-me option for the kids who are still too young to read by themselves.The age group for kids to use the app is very diverse and be use kids of any age.
Cost: One month free trial and then 8$/month subscription.Requirements :
Operating system: Android 4.2 or above , iOS 10.3 or newer and compatible with Apple devices including Apple T.V
File size : 48 MB for Android and 449.5 MB for Apple store
Memory : 2GB Minimum RAM and 2 GB memory or above
Last Updated : September 11, 2020
Download from Apple store or Google Playstore :
4. Nick Jr.
Do your kids enjoy watching Nick Jr channel? Well...why not show them this app where they can enjoy their favorite T.V shows as it has the videos of their favorite shows and a collection of games that are based on these shows.Some parts of this app are locked so you might need to enter the information from your cable providers.Even without doing this your kid can still enjoy the apps just as well with full episodes and lots of amazing games.
Cost: Free
Requirements :
Operating system : Android 4.4 , iOS 9 or above and compatible with iPhone,iPod and iPad ,Apple T.V
File size : 27MB for Android and 133.6MB for iOS
Memory : 4 GB RAM ,2 GB memory or above
Last Updated : January 24, 2020
Download from Apple store or Google Playstore :
5. Todo Math
Are your kids having a hard time with their math homework? Do you want help them in the best way possible? Well say no more! Because this is one of the best apps for elementary school kids which help them in gaining some amazing math skills.This App includes a lot of math games that are different from each other.Each one of these games have different fundamental math skills and concepts to help your kids understand the general methods of math more easily.All answers are either handwritten or drawn on screen.The graphics of this App are very unique and have tendency to attract your kids by characters to have them fun while learning.
Cost: Free
Requirements :
Operating system : Android 4.4 and above, iOS 9.0 or above and compatible with all Apple devices except Apple T.V
File size: varies with Android devices and 176 MB for iOS
Memory : 2 GB RAM and 2 GB or above
Last Updated : September 22, 2020
Download from Apple store or Google Playstore :
6. Duolingo
The Duolingo Owl mascot was pretty popular on the internet so teens might know about this.But this app is actually really reliable for high school kids who aspire to learn more than one language.They can use different practice exercises that help them with audio learning, word identification and oral exercises as well.There are over 30 languages that you can choose from.This apps sharpens the language-learning skills of your kids when they struggle from learning second languages in schools.
Cost: Free, optional ad-free Duolingo Plus is 6.99$/month
Requirements:
Operating system:Varies with Android version in device , iOS 12 or later and this App is compatible with all Apple devices except Apple T.V
File size : According to device for Android and 146 MB for iOS users
Memory: 2 GB RAM is enough, 2 GB is good but for some phones it will try to adjust according to phone capacity but we recommend 4GB minimum for more stuff to installed on your device
Last Updated : October 7, 2020
Download from Apple store or Google Playstore :
7. YouTube Kids
We know that how toddlers on the internet are becoming really big than the adult content makers on the YouTube especially.Kids on YouTube have billions of views which is why YouTube made a separate platform for kids to enjoy their favorite content like cartoons, nursery rhymes, and toys reviews etc.However, please do keep in mind that no algorithm can be 100% safe so parents need to constantly keep on checking the YouTube watch history for their kids to avoid inappropriate content.
Cost: Free
Requirements :
Operating system : For Android it varies with device and is compatible with Android T.V, For iOS 10.0 or above is required and is compatible with All Apple devices
File size : Varies with Android device and for iOS 248.8 MB is the size
Memory : 1 GB RAM or above and 2 GB memory will be great but if you want to download videos you will have to manage more space
Last Updated : October 1, 2020
Download from Apple store or Google Playstore :
8. Elmo Loves 123s
If your kid enjoys this classic yet amazing show ''Sesame Street'' then you should let them know about this app as well because it uses their favorite characters to teach them about their first numbers.The app use video, games and drawing to teach kids about numbers, shapes and how to count etc.One amazing feature of this app is that it is hard for the kids to exit it so they won't be messing with your phone or tablet.There is another app for learning alphabet as well.
Cost: 5$ for iPhone users at Apple store and in-App Purchases in google Play store
Requirements :
Operating system : Android 4.1 or above , iOS 8.0 or later and is compatible with Apple devices except Apple T.V
File size : 36 MB for Android users and 498.1 for iOS users
Memory : 4 GB RAM and 4 GB minimum memory is required due to big sizes of in-App games and much more
Last Updated : April 1, 2019
Download from Apple store or Google Playstore :
9. Starfall
The design of this app is really simple but really fun to learn with all of its features which give you to read and play Math games and English lessons games with fiction and non-fiction stories even much more is out there it is a lot of there to learn and play. It helps your kid to learn how to sort, different solution in every game and story told and games like Puzzles and shapes type let your child learn how to match and draw perfect picture of things given, etc.The games on this app are fairly intuitive but still require kids to think great things and find quick answer to questions which are the best skills for them to learn.
Cost: 1$
Requirements :
Operating system : varies with device for Android , iOS 5.1.1 or above compatible with all of Apple devices.
File size : varies with Android devices, 96.2 MB for iOS
Memory : 1 GB RAM and 2GB storage
Last Updated :September 14, 2020
Download from Apple store or Google Playstore :
10. PBS KIDS Games
This app makes kids happy when they come to know that there favorite cartoon games are out their for them to play and not just few but a lot of them from mazes to dress up and interesting Puzzles games with three levels of difficulty so kids can not only master the skills of solving problems but can also gain a sense of competitiveness as this mindset engages them with challenges.Kids can become critical thinkers and analytic if they play these 180 creative games and all of them will be there favorite to play and they will love this App too much . As this game matures them in a unique and friendly way.
Cost: Free
Requirements :
Operating system : Android 5.1 or above , iOS 11.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone,iPad,iPod touch
File size : varies with device for Android and 70.2 MB for iOS
Memory : 2GB RAM and 2 GB memory is enough
Last Updated :October 3, 2020
Download from Apple store or Google Playstore :
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These were some of our favorite picks.Now you can be at ease knowing your kids are consume some good content that helps them mentally grow instead of worrying about protecting them from inappropriate content on the internet we have now a days that can harm the mentality of your kids.Be sure to keep the screen time of your kids limited so it does not hurt their eyes and tires their minds.Thanks for reading and make sure check out some of our other titles as well.