iPhone Applications for Kids
77Top iPhone and iPod Touch Applications for Children
What are your favorite iPhone or iPod Touch Apps for your kids?
Even though I've had an iPhone for a couple of years, I'm just starting to get into the apps. We try to be careful with the amount of time our kids spend on the computer/iPhone, but once in a while they get to play with our apps. Unfortunately, I have found that it is difficult to find good applications for kids. Whenever I'm with a group of moms or dads that have an iPhone, which tends to be more and more these days, the topic of good, kid-friendly iPhone apps seems to come up. I thought I'd create this hub for us parents to share our favorites. We have three girls (six, three, and one), so our favorites tend to be in this age range. Below are some of our favorites, and I hope that we can start a good list in the comments capsule to discover new apps for kids.
Our Favorite iPhone and iPod Touch Applications
Top iPhone Apps for Kids under Two
I know it sounds crazy for a kid under two to use an iPhone application, but our one year old loves to look at the animals and hear animal sounds. I haven't found very many applications that are appropriate, but here are our favorites:
- Animal Fun: It has pictures of animals, says their name, and makes their sound. (FREE)
- Finger Piano: Play the piano randomly or follow the directions for older kids. (LITE VERSION IS FREE)
- Simple Draw: Draw with the touch of a finger (FREE)
- Zoo for Baby: The Freestyle mode shows pictures of animals and when you tap on them they make a sound. (FREE)
- Zoo Sounds: The free version has only 4 animals and sounds, the paid version (.99) has 12 animals.
If you have any other favorite applications for kids under 2, please start a list in the comments capsule!
Top iPhone Applications for Toddlers Ages 2-4
Here are the best iPhone applications for our 3 year old that we have found. This age is really a sweet spot for applications. Please leave your favorites in the comments capsule!
- Shape Bulilder: The lite (free) version is great. It's a puzzle game where you put the correct shapes in the correct spots. (FREE)
- Jirbo Match: The girls really like the matching games; it's like memory. I'm sure there are others that are good too. (FREE)
- The Wheels on the Bus: Every toddler loves this song. This application sings the song and lets you interact with the characters. (.99 cents)
- Pocket Phonics: The lite version of this application only has 6 letters. It's worth getting the paid version on this application because it gives you many more options for sound blends, etc. I highly recommend this application for kids learning their letters and sounds.
- iWrite Words: Follow a little crab to write letters. Our three year old likes this letter making app too. (LITE version is FREE)
- First Words Sampler: You drag and drop letters to make a word. The lite version is great. (FREE)
- I Hear Ewe: animal sounds in a cute user interface. (FREE)
The Best iPhone Applications for Kids over the age of 4
The iPhone Applications for older kids can be very interesting. Our oldest daughter loves the following applications:
- Google Earth: This is a great application for kids and adults. (FREE)
- National Georgraphic Games: Jigsaw or Spot It! (FREE)
- Simon: Like the old school game where the four sections light up and you try to copy the pattern. (FREE)
- Scramble: making words from jumbled letters (FREE)
- Doodle Buddy: This is another drawing application for all ages (FREE)
- Tangram Puzzle Pro: This is a more advanced version of Shape Builder (.99 cents)
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What are your favorite iPhone Apps for Kids: Please leave the appropriate age and cost. Thanks!!
I want you to add a favorite to my phone.
George, do you know how to add applications to your phone? There is an application icon on your phone and you can download any application from there.
An iPhone kids application you should check out is iStoryTime. It’s a library of narrated and illustrated kids books for the iPhone. There are 6 books available in the Apple AppStore today: http://www.istorytimeapp.com/appstore With new ones coming out every week.
Great for driving in the car, on the airplane, or at a restaurant waiting for the bill when the kids are going crazy.
Books are $1.99/ea from iTunes and can also be purchased on your phone from anywhere. Great for entertaining the kids in a guilt free way. All the wholesomeness of a book with the convenience of your phone.
Enjoy!
Website: http://www.istorytimeapp.com
On the AppStore: http://www.istorytimeapp.com/appstore
Interesting!! Great Applications.
Thanks.
One of my sons favorite games is Morgan Moody's Math Adventure. He is just starting to count and it is helping to keep him interested.
We have developed a handful of applications for kids and mainly focusing on education category.
Math Magic: Kids can learn as well as have fun with math. They can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and divisions. Random problems will be shown to the kids and they need to choose the correct answer
Word Magic: Kids need to choose the missing letters for the picture shown. Best suited for kids from UKG till 2nd standard.
Math Series: Kids need to identify the missing numbers. The numbers could either be in descending or in ascending orders
Match Magic: This application is best suited for younger kids < 6 years. They need to match the pictures/colors/count the numbers by identifying and matching them
Count Magic: This application is also suited for kids < 6 years. This app helps to kids to learn counting. They need to catch the number shown. As they keep counting, audio voice will help the kids in counting.
Think BIG: This app is kids in 5 to 10 age group. A group of numbers are shown. They need to pick up the largest or smallest number.
All of our games have rewards and stickers and scores built to motivate and encourage the kids.
Please check them out at www.anusen.com
Here are couple of blogs on our apps
We recently released an iPhone game for kids age 2 to 5. We designed it to offer a lot for 99 cents -- 5 different games about packing lunch for monkeys. The games cover colors, letters, counting, matching (memory-like game), and a puzzle game (not too far off from Shape Builder).
It was thoroughly tested by my own 3 year old, who is quite demanding!
If you want to check it out, it's called Monkey Preschool Lunchbox:
Harmonica is great ;)
THANK YOU ROBI!
I was surfing for awhile tonight--and remembered your FAB HUB!! Super helpful...all 3 kids and I thank you :) xo Jude
A fellow work-from-home-parent + I are trying to launch a biz around digital entertainment 4 kids, beginng w this app called Slide-A-MaJig, designed for ages 2-10, cost is .99 cents. It keeps kids occupied with something that's fun and silly. Its a kind of sliding mix and match activity with all these funny characters and their body parts can be switched out, plus they have different things on their heads like hats or fish or upside down cereal bowls and a bunch of different backgrounds...a creative activity but not a game. you just actually have to see it to totally get it. The illustrations are super goofy and also really pretty at the same time. Its supposed to be for kids but adults love it too.
OK, my 12 year old son loves Atomic Fart, Golf, and the Are you a Moron test. Looks like I need to download some other apps. Thanks for the tips
Try some Winzki Apps from http://www.Winzki.de for kiddies 18 months and up...
This is the link for the (free) "Lite Winzki": http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/
I've developed a few "iPhone Toys" for the 2-4 set...
If you're interested, they're called
Lil'BBall
Lil'Snowman
Lil'Marbles
and
Lil'Pinata
ABC Zoo - application with funny pictures, kids like it.
$0.99
website: www.xoxol.net
how-to-use video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ciKEnNpIo4
I so need an iphone - maybe christmas : ) Thanks for the app advice
Great hub, and they keep making those everyday.
I'm the founder of iMagine machine.
We are developing apps for the whole family.
We have 2 applications at the appstore -
Itsy Bitsy Spider - Musical Coloring Book - http://bit.ly/3X4dPt
and Halloween - Musical Coloring Book - http://bit.ly/47gIIa
Take a look and enjoy.
Experience. Explore. Imagine.















jamestedmondson says:
3 months ago
I know your kids also love a simple drawing app called Doodle Kids. It's another free one that once cause me to miss my bus stop because I was so engrossed.