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

10 Signs You're Addicted to Your iPhone

Anyone with an iPhone understands the allure of that shiny little black and silver device. It’s not hard to find yourself lost in an array of apps for hours on end either playing games or searching for ways to simplify your everyday tasks. However, we wondered if it's possible to become truly “addicted” to your iPhone. A recent survey of students at Stanford University revealed that nearly half of the students surveyed admitted that they were addicted to their iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad in some way, shape or form.  Wondering if you’re addicted? Here’s a few clues that you may be a full-on iPhone junkie:

Best New Kids Apps

As more and more great apps are submitted by developers to ikidapps.com, we’re happy to review the submissions and select a few of our favorites to highlight for our readers. This time, there’s apps to help youngsters learn to associate sounds with objects, apps to encourage musical play and apps that inspire imagination. Check them out and let us know what you think!

Best Free iPhone Games

  When it comes to iPhone games, the number of choices are endless. Parents and children can spend countless hours in search of the next best game that will appeal to their gaming needs. We have decided to bring you a list of the best free iPhone games to keep your search short and simple. You will find below the games that have the highest ratings by users from across the spectrum. We found these games to be great and trust that you will too.

 

Are Parents Using the iPhone as a Babysitter?

It’s nearly impossible to go to a restaurant these days and not see a kid with an iPhone in their hand. Presumably, today’s toddlers aren’t saving their pennies and purchasing their own devices, so it’s safe to assume that children have been given the iPhone as a distraction. However, when does using the iPhone to distract children in times of restlessness cross the line to using the iPhone as a babysitter?

Best Free Board Game Apps

Checkers aren’t always the most convenient toy to take along on a road trip. However, the magic of the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad have allowed everyone’s favorite board games to become completely portable. Whether your family is fascinated by the wordy challenges of Scrabble, or you prefer the methodical movement of Chess, there are hundreds of board game apps to choose from. This week, we’ll take a look at some of the best free board game apps that will keep the fun going without breaking the bank.

Best iPad Apps for Kids with Special Needs

The Apple App Store is full of iPad apps that can entertain and educate our special kids with Autism, learning disorders, help them improve improve social skills. Here's our best iPad apps for kids with special needs.

How to prevent your kid from becoming an iPhone addict?

by iPhoneGuru

There's little doubt that the Apple iPhone, iTouch, and iPad are fantastic devices. Whether it's gaming, photography, internet surfing, texting or calling - everything works like a charm on the iPhone. However, it's often said that excess of anything is bad and using your iPhone is no exception to that rule. That's especially true of kids who can easily get lost and lose track of time while playing games, watching videos or in general clicking and tapping around on the iPhone. As parents, how do you ensure that your kid isn't becoming an iPhone addict?

Best Free Android Apps for Kids

There are a ton of Android apps for kids and with there being so many, finding the right application for your kids can be overwhelming. One of the main reasons is that it gets a little crowded when trying to find the best free Android kids apps. We have decided to make your search a bit easier by providing you a list of 5 applications that you and your kids will enjoy. From educational applications, religious to gaming fun, these best free Android kids apps are worth your look.

 

Best Free Math Apps

When it comes to learning, math is like vegetables. Kids either love it, or they hate it. However, whether your child squeals with excitement, or groans with dread at the prospect of crunching numbers, free math apps make mathematics a little more enjoyable. The biggest benefit for parents is that the best free math apps will get students practicing their addition, division and subtraction for the low, low price of free.  That’s an equation anybody can appreciate.

Best iPad Apps for Kids of All Ages

With new apps constantly in development for the iPad, and the recent release of the iPad 2, we’re taking some time to review some of the best iPad kids apps. From learning to laughing, there’s plenty of iPad apps to keep the whole family entertained and engaged with everybody’s favorite tablet.

How to get your kid started with iPhone and iPod Touch programming?

Lim Ding Wen and Robert Nay come across as typical boys next door. However, both these teenagers are child prodigies who've mastered the art of iPhone and iPod Touch programming. While Wen was the world's youngest iPhone developer when he released his iPhone software at the age of 9, Nay created Bubble Ball, a free iPhone game managed to displace the popular Angry Birds from the number-one spot on the free games list in mid-January. Does your kid have a genuine interest in iPhone and iPod Touch programming? Does he/ she dream of building the next killer iPhone app? Read on to know how you can assist your kids conquer the challenge of learning iPhone and iPod Touch programming.

iPhoneAndKids.com is changing its name to iKidApps.com

It is hard to believe that it has been over 2.5 years since we established iPhoneAndKids.com. Now the is blog is popular enough that using the trademarked "iPhone" name in our blog became an issue and we were asked to change our name. Though it will be inconvenient to make the necessary changes, now that there are so many iOS apps as well as great Android apps, we are excited to drop "iPhone" from our name and become iKidApps.com.

Best Apps for Learning Spanish

Hola, amigos! Have you looked at job postings lately? Whether you’re working in the tech industry, or searching for a fast food career, it seems companies are far more likely to hire individuals who are capable of speaking Spanish. Consider the benefits of understanding and speaking Spanish in today’s society, and there’s no denying that knowing Spanish will be a major benefit for our children as they grow, travel and enter the job market.

Why not utilize the educational power of the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to begin learning Spanish as a family? Whether you’re working with little ones to learn the basics, or you have a high school student working to become bi-lingual, there’s an app to help the process. Ole!

Finally Apple Listens: Kids are safe from in app purchases

Since Apple introduced apps with inapp purchasing, a lot of families have suffered from accidental inapp charges. Our article on avoiding accidental app purchases has received more than 45 comments from parents accidentally spending anywhere from $10 to well over $100. This problem became so visible that the US Congressman Edward J. Markey reached out to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) encouraging them to have a closer look at Apple and the marketing practices of applications for Apple devices, especially that applications tailored to the young audiences that may not adequately inform users of potential charges.

Apple has listened and finally has a solution that would make accidental purchases more difficult with their iOS 4.3 update. Well ... sort off. Read on.