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

How to Make Your iPhone Battery Last Longer

Everybody has experienced the “Red Battery of Doom” on their iPhone at some point. You’ll be playing Angry Birds, keeping the kids entertained in flight, or downloading a few new apps when that unassuming, white battery icon in the upper right hand corner of the phone suddenly turns red. Which means only one thing: the end is near. The end of your battery, that is.

Which raises the question: How do you make the iPhone battery last longer?

Best Free Allowance Apps

by Natalie

For now, all my son demands in life is milk, clean diapers and lovin’. However, I know that sooner or later he’ll start to pay attention to all of that change I drop in his piggy bank and begin to ask, “Mom, can I have a dollar?” Or two. Or ten. Or twenty.

Allowances are a tricky topic. While they’re a great way to teach children about earning cash and money management, it’s often difficult to determine how much is appropriate. Meanwhile, many parents also like track a child’s commitment to chores and responsibilities in order to earn their allowance.  However, it’s no surprise that when it comes to allowance, there are some great iPhone apps to help keep the kid cash flowing.

How To Setup Parental Controls On Android

by Darren

The open source Android operating system has become very popular in a short amount of time. The number of applications an Android user can download and use seem endless. Paid applications and free applications load the Android Market. The fun and functionality of these applications are beneficial on many levels. At the same time, certain applications can bring unwanted implications for a child who has downloaded something that parents aren't aware of. Concerned parents need choices to protect their children from applications and other actions that are reserved for adults only. Often times, parents are seeking ways of how to setup parental controls for Android devices. While there isn't a way to turn parental control on from the device itself, here are a few applications that should help setup parental controls for Android devices through restricting and monitoring.

Leap Pad vs. iPad

by Natalie

  I remember when we got our first home computer when I was a kid. It made all those clicking and grumbling noises as it booted up, and I thought it was, quite possibly, the coolest thing. Ever. I’m pretty sure if a kid today was given the same machine, he’d think it must have been an artifact from the time of cave men and dinosaurs. Because today, kids have iPads.

Best Free Book Apps For Kids

by Darren

Readers of traditional print books have become enamored with the convenience of books apps for their children. These applications make reading fun for kids while being full of educational value for years of learning for kids and parents alike. Our list of best free book apps for kids comes with new titles and classic titles that most of us as parents have known even when we were children. You will love revisiting these classic tales and getting involved in the magic of the new ones.

Digital Text Books vs. Printed Texts

When I was in school, we spent the first day of each class shuffling to the library where we were checked out a copy of an ancient text book. It smelled of school years gone by, had at least one unidentifiable stain and the names of prior users scribbled in the front. Then, college came, and half of my scholarship cash got spent on $250 books that I read only once.

Gathering text books is a tradition at the start of the school year, but I'm beginning to wonder if my little one will ever experience the “joys” of covering his school texts in homemade paper bag covers.

Best iPhone Apps For Girls

by Darren

Boys will always be boys and girls, well, just want to have fun. Girls also like to have fun on their iPhone and we've compiled a list of the best iPhone apps for girls so that the fun never stops. We have included apps that are some of the most popular games on the App Store. From weddings to planes and many things in between, we are pleased to bring you such a strong selection of apps and games for your iPhone.

Is iPhone Harming Our Families?

by Debbie

After dinner we find ourselves sitting in the living room; just the five of us. Formerly, we might have watched TV together. Maybe played a game. But instead I observe one teenager listening to music on her iPod while checking her Facebook account. My son watches a favorite TV show on his iPad. My other son plays a game on my iPhone, and my husband reads the news on his laptop. Go figure! Me? Well, I'm probably doing laundry, but that's a whole different conversation. Technology now rules the roost, so to speak, and communication, well . . . it's just not happening!

Best New Kids Apps for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

Reviewing the apps submitted to ikidapps.com gives us a chance to encourage our readers to look into some new and noteworthy apps. This time, there's an app to build your own farm, make silly stories or even learn counting with an amphibious friend.

Get your iPhone, iPad or iPod out and start downloading. Then sit down with the kids for a dose of new app fun!