10 iPhone Apps for Kids

I have mentioned before my reluctance to let my children play with my laptop (iPhone, iPad… really anything that I don’t want to pay to replace), but when I do, I want to make sure they are playing a learning app that is age-appropriate and not building a farm run by zombies or some other nonsense like that.

Here are 10 iPhone Learning Apps for Kids

Animal Memory Match by Imagam.com

Just like the classic game of Memory you’ve probably played with your kids on the living room floor, Animal Memory Match tests kids memory-skills with cute little animals.

Price: $.99

Age Range: Preschool

PopMath Basic Math by AppBlit LLC

The focus with this app is on addition, subtraction and multiplication and will give your kids a welcome break from traditional flashcards or math worksheets.

Price: $.99

Age Range: 5-8

Fish School by Duck Duck Moose

Compatible with the iPhone or iPad, Fish School well help your preschooler in the areas of colors, matching and letters. The bright graphics will appeal to toddlers (and it reminds me of Finding Nemo).

Price: $1.99

Age Range: Preschool

Preschool Memory Match by Darren Murtha Designs

Compatible with the iPhone or iPad, kids can choose the level of difficulty and there’s no  timer to stress them out. When they make a match, the picture is displayed with the word underneath and an audio clip of the word sounded out to help build recognition.

Price: Free

Age Range: Preschool

Jumpstart Preschool Magic by Knowledge Adventure

This app is compatible with the iPhone and iPad and contains 15 different games to build skills in math, letter recognition, shapes, early reading and critical thinking.

Price: $2.99

Age Range: Preschool

Word Wagon by Duck Duck Moose

The focus is on letters, spelling and phonics all with charming graphics and the award-winning reputation of Duck Duck Moose. And the app is compatible on the iPhone and the iPad.

Price: $1.99

Age Range: 1-7

Interactive Alphabet – ABC Flash Cards by Piikea St. LLC

Compatible on the iPhone and iPad and works on letters and phonics, with each alphabet card having it’s own sound to help build recognition (i.e. you can hear the dinosaur ‘roar’).

Price: $2.99

Age Range: Preschool – Kindergarten

Park Math by Duck Duck Moose

This company really creates high quality educational apps for kids, and this is another one of their award winners. Focuses on skills such as counting, sorting, addition and patterns and the background music in the app is all classic nursery rhymes – sure to be a hit!

Price: $1.99

Age Range: 1-6

Cookie Doodle by Shoe the Goose

This app is perfect for my 5-year-old aspiring chef, especially when I don’t have the patience to let her “create” in the kitchen. Kids can create cookies, follow recipes and of course decorate the cookies! Compatible with the iPhone or iPad.

Price: $.99

Age Range: Preschool and Up

Zoo Train by Busy Bee Studios

Using adorable animals and trains, kids can play games to build skills in letter recognition, patterns, musical notes and shapes. Compatible on the iPhone and the iPad.

Price: $1.99

Age Range: Toddlers and preschoolers

*Lite versions are available for some of these apps if you’d like to try it before you buy it.

How about you? Have you found any great apps that are a hit with your kids? Share below!