Best Free Apps for Kids - iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android

iPhone Kids App Review:Bark'n'Box

Cost: Free
Age:2+

This app plays melodies with dog barking sounds. You can choose from 12 popular melodies such as Mary had a Little Lamb, Auld Lang Syne and others, shake the phone and watch the puppies barking it, then try to repeat by tapping on the dogs. All the melodies used in the game are in Pentatonic scale which is pretty cool. Entertaining particularly for little kids.

On side note, our little dog has actually seemed very interested in listening the songs but I am not sure if it would encourage him to bark even more.  

Video demo is below and you can find the app and more reviews here.

iPhone Kids App Review:BabyCounting

Cost:$1.99
Age:2+

This app teaches basics of counting from 1 to 10. It also has some  fun games that reinforces the counting skills, such as number guessing games, filling in missing numbers, counting elephants, etc. The app also has nice graphics and sounds, making it fun for kids.

Video demo is below and you can find the app and more reviews here.

iPhone Kids App Review:Kid'z Maze

Cost:$0.99
Age:2+

This is a simple and fun maze game. The ball moves only on one path through the maze, there is no "wrong way", there are no holes to avoid, and there is no time challenge.

Numbered balloons that are popped along the way as their numbers are read aloud. In addition, the kids get a happy cheer when they complete each maze. This game can help kids develop their hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and counting abilities. I also like that a kid can customize the background, the walls of the maze, and the color of the ball.

 

Video demo is below and you can find the app and more reviews here .

iPad vs iPod Touch/iPhone For Kids: Pros and Cons

When my 4 year old son saw an iPad for the first time his reaction was “Cool, a humongous iPhone! ”.

Before iPad came out I was curious about whether or not iPad’s big screen will make it more attractive for kids applications, particularly for painting and drawing applications. Will iPad be better than the iPhone or iPod Touch for watching movies? How about reading children books – is iPad’s big screen going to be more attractive for kid’s books with BIG letters? How about letter drawing apps? Games, car racing apps? Interactive education apps?

iPhone Kids App Review:BalloonMaker

Cost:$0.99
Age:2+

This game is designed so that kids can create and pop brightly colored balloons with ease.  Multi-touch allows them to touch the screen of the iPhone or iPod while they're holding it with one hand, and still make and pop balloons with the other hand.  No matter how they tilt it, the balloons float up. It has beautiful graphics and great sounds. It is an entertaining application for little kids to keep them occupied.

Video demo is below and you can find the app and more reviews here .

iPhone Kids App Review:Tales2Go

Cost:30 Day Free Trial, annual subscription $24
Age:3+

Tales2Go offers unlimited access to over 900 kids’ audio stories to stream to your iPhone or iPod Touch, to listen to anywhere, at anytime.  The application has kids’ stories from leading audio publishers, like Recorded Books, and dozens of award-winning storytellers, including Bill Harley, Jim Weiss and Lyn Ford.  Great for kids 3-11, the Tales2Go library includes classics, folktales, fairytales, myths and kids’ favorite books series and characters.  

Video demo is below and you can find the app and more reviews here.

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iPhone Kids App Review: Truck Modz

Cost:$1.99
Age:4+

Your little boy can create his own truck in the drop down garage where he can pick and choose from all the accessories - from animated snow plows to squeaky rubber duckies. Then simply swipe to start driving through an endless ever-changing landscape. It has tons of zany sound effects and cool animations. If you have a little one at home who loves trucks, this is for you.

Video demo is below and you can find the app and more reviews here.

iPhone Kids App Review:Nklein's Spell It

Cost:$1.99
Age:3+

This application lets your child learn to spell words in English, French, or Spanish (we were told that Japanese kana and German coming soon) in a colorful, easy-to-use, no-pressure setting.  Your child can learn to spell even if they just sit and button-mash all day. The application also adapts to your child: words that give your child more trouble come up more often.

Video demo is below and you can find the app and more reviews here.

iPhone Kids App Review:FaceAche

Cost:$0.99
Age:5+

FaceAche allows users to create cool new faces! You can upload pictures of friends, family, or even celebs, give your iPhone a shake, and see all the faces combine to create a new look.

 

The app is great fun for young and old alike. Users can see what they would look like with their friends eyes or a celebrity’s smile. The app can also be used to create some funny facial images, and social network users can create unusual profile pictures.

Video demo is below and you can find the app and more reviews here.

iPhone Kids App Review:Tumbledrop

Cost:$1.99
Age:4+

Tumbledrop is a simple to play game where you are presented with a pile of brightly coloured shapes, and you have to get the pink coloured star on to the island below.

The game features a delightful response whether the player wins or fails. If they lose, they get the funny view of the shapes tumbling into the water, whereas if they win they see the rainbow appear.

Video demo is below and you can find the app and more reviews here.