Best free app for 3 year old: 20 free toddler apps (without hidden in-app purchases!) worth downloading

Epic!

It’s easier than a trip to the local library — there are more than 40,000 books on this site that are ready to read, and you can search them by age or interest. You get a free 30-day trial, and then it costs $8/month; check with your school, though, because sometimes they can set up free subscriptions for their classrooms.
Price: Free for 30 days, then $8/month

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Hungry Caterpillar Play School

Hungry Caterpillar Play School

Kids naturally love the Very Hungry Caterpillar from Eric Carle’s beloved books. This app lets kids take the Caterpillar through games that tackle very basic math, problem-solving, and science.
Price: Free, but offers in-app purchases

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Starfall ABCs

Starfall ABCs

There are a million apps that claim to help kids learn the ABCs, but this one is backed by a nonprofit education company. Kids interact with letters and learn how to make sounds and words.
Price: Free

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Goodness Shapes

Goodness Shapes

Friendly-looking shapes help kids learn colors, matching, and sorting in this preschool-friendly app. You might want to use it as a de-stressing tool, too.
Price: $2

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GoNoodle

GoNoodle

When it’s time for a movement break, this app has videos that gets kids up and exercising. The simple, follow-me videos even have an educational bent sometimes (one of our favorites teaches kids about making patterns). That might go over your toddler’s head, but they can still try the moves.
Price: Free

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Baby Games

Baby Games

This app has easy mini games for the littlest kids, including balloon-popping games, virtual instruments to play, and even fireworks. It was created by a dad who, after having his first kid, felt the need to give back and create parent- and child-friendly games.
Price: Free

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Cosmic Kids

Cosmic Kids

For little ones looking to get into yoga, this app offers videos of workout geared for kids. (Your toddler may have to do modified versions of the moves.) The host, Jaime, puts routines together that are themed to Frozen, Star Wars, Minecraft and other kid faves.
Price: Free, but offers in-app purchases

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Sago Mini Friends

This adorable app lets kids go on virtual playdates with cute animal characters, doing things like playing dress-up or having a snack together. There are no ads, no in-app purchases, and you can even play it without wi-fi.
Price: $4

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Peek-a-Zoo

Peek-a-Zoo

It’s a little bit like the game Guess Who, where kids have to identify animals who are dancing, wagging their tails, or crying. There’s a social/emotional learning component to it, since sometimes they have to identify animals by what they’re feeling.
Price: Free

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Beck and Bo

Beck and Bo

This beautifully animated app lets kids put characters in different scenes, from everyday locations like the grocery store to exotic locales like the jungle. They can place characters and objects in the scene, or tap on items to find out what things are called and learn new words.
Price: $3

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Lego Duplo World

Lego Duplo World

Winner of the KAPI Best App award in 2020, this open-ended app lets kids explore the in-app world and build 3D structures. When they get older, they can connect and play with friends.
Price: Free, but offers in-app purchases

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Moo, Baa, La La La!

Moo, Baa, La La La!

Sandra Boynton is known for her dozens of board books for little one. With this app, her Moo, Baa, La La La! book becomes interactive, and little one can hear animal sounds and do things like tap the screen to turn day to night.
Price: $3

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Marisa LaScala
Senior Parenting & Relationships Editor
Marisa (she/her) has covered all things parenting, from the postpartum period through the empty nest, for Good Housekeeping since 2018; she previously wrote about parents and families at Parents and Working Mother.

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Best Free Apps for 3-Year-Olds

To give a truly honest and detailed guide, my 3-year-old son had a whole lot of screen time as he tried out these apps. I tried to limit this list to purely free apps, free of in-app purchases or subscriptions. However, if an included app has one of those, I pointed it out. Please note that since these apps are free, most, if not all, will have advertisements. 

Best for Learning Phonics:

  Khan Academy Kids

Best for Learning STEM:

  Math Kids

Best for Creating:

  Finger Paint Coloring Book

Best for Videos:

  PBS KIDS Video

Best for Moving and Mindfulness:

  Breathe, Think, Do by Sesame Street

Best for Games:

  Trucks by Duck Duck Moose

Page Contents

Best Free Apps For Learning PhonicsKhan Academy KidsDuolingo ABCSesame StreetABC Alphabet Phonics ABC Kids Tracing & Phonics Best Free Apps for Learning STEMMath Kids Park Math by Duck Duck MooseOcean by Marco Polo Learning Inc.Best Free Apps for CreatingFinger Paint Coloring BookToonia ColorbooksScribaloo Paint by Fionnuala HanahoeKids Puzzles Game for Toddlers Princess Fairy Tale Maker by Duck Duck MooseSuperhero Comic Book Maker by Duck Duck MooseBest Free Apps for VideosPBS KIDS VideoDisneyNowNick Jr. YouTube KidsBest Free Apps for Moving and MindfulnessBreathe, Think, Do by Sesame Street GoNoodle Super Stretch Yoga Best Free Apps for GamesTrucks by Duck Duck MooseLearn and Play by Fisher-PriceDr. Panda Barbie Magical Fashion Toca Kitchen MonstersMusical Me! by Duck Duck Moose FAQs – Free Apps for 3-Year-OldsWhat are the guidelines on screen time for 3-year-olds?What’s important to look for in apps for 3-year-olds?Is it ever worth paying for apps for 3-year-olds?Should I buy a tablet for my 3-year-old?Conclusion

Best Free Apps For Learning Phonics

If you want to fill your 3-year-old’s tablet with educational content, here is a list of free apps that will teach letters, numbers, and more.

Khan Academy Kids

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This educational program tops all of the “best of” app lists – and for good reason. Khan Academy is a non-profit run by experts with a mission to provide free educational content.

Their kid-centered version has personalized learning plans with activities, books, and videos that focus on literacy, math, and social-emotional skills. Your child won’t feel like they’re in a boring educational app, thanks to the five fun animal characters who follow the journey.

Khan Academy Kids has won multiple parenting awards, plus it’s free of subscriptions, in-app purchases, and ads!

Duolingo ABC

Thousands of adults have dabbled with the original Duolingo to learn another language. However, your 3-year-old is probably still trying to master one language. Duolingo ABC can help them!

The same multilingual owl we know and love will assist your child through “bite-sized” lessons and games that review letters and their pronunciations. Like its adult counterpart, it’s intended to be consumed in daily lessons and rewarded with stars. 

Personally, I like how the app includes prompting the child to pronounce words. The phone or tablet’s microphone picks it up and “checks” their pronunciation. 

Sesame Street

My 3-year-old loves this Sesame Street app! It’s jam-packed with games and videos starring the Sesame Street gang. At the app’s home page, your little one can decide to either watch a video, like Hurray-Hurrah for Broccoli with Miss Abby Cadabby herself, or watch Ernie annoy his roommate Bert. If they’re so inclined, they can dive into an educational game instead.

What your toddler will learn is dependent on the game itself, because the lessons are varied. Elmo’s Brain Games, for example, gets Elmo and your child ready for preschool with games focusing on memory and counting. 

In this house, we appreciated the game Potty Plan with Elmo and Abby. It certainly came in handy during potty training!

ABC Alphabet Phonics 

When it comes to early phonics, you probably can’t have enough apps on the subject. This phonics app is one that boasts an interface so easy “even a 9-month-old baby” could use it. 

Is the easy interface what makes this app so awesome? It’s part of it but you have got to check out the voice feature. Mom or dad can record their own voice and the app will use it! Yes, this app will teach your 3-year-old their ABCs using your voice!

Furthermore, dynamic gameplay adjusts the difficulty and speed as your child goes. So many toddler apps are slow-paced. Not this one. It keeps pace with your child. 

ABC Kids Tracing & Phonics 

How about some basics of handwriting? Your 3-year-old is nearing preschool and that will begin their handwriting journey.

In the ABC Kids Tracing & Phonics app, children are shown individual letters and are instructed to trace them with their fingers. As they trace, the app also identifies the letter and introduces its phonetic sound. The app covers both uppercase and lowercase letters.

I love this app because my son is always so happy after he traces a letter. “I did it!” he tells me every time. Trust me, it’s awesome. Plus, this app is the full version and has absolutely no ads!

Best Free Apps for Learning STEM

STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Math Kids 

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Math Kids is an app is aimed at preschoolers ready to learn the basics of math! It starts out simple with counting and comparing, like which group of objects has more. It then progresses to simple addition and subtraction. 

If you’re worried this mathematical work will be too difficult for your child, don’t be. I was worried too, but most of the addition and subtraction questions are multiple-choice and, of course, there’s no penalty for a wrong answer. Apps like this one are intended merely to expose children to basic math. Perfection is not necessary. 

Park Math by Duck Duck Moose

Get used to seeing the name Duck Duck Moose on this list. This app company was acquired by Khan Academy and produces high-quality apps for youngsters that are free of all in-app purchases. 

Park Math is a sweet little game based in a park and hosted by animals. This app focuses on very early mathematical concepts, perfect for a 3-year-old who might not even able to pronounce “mathematical” correctly yet. It especially emphasizes common core math concepts. 

In this park, your little one will engage in activities like sorting a group of dogs from smallest to largest, counting food items to feed a hippo, and learn basic addition and subtraction with ducks and apple trees.  

Ocean by Marco Polo Learning Inc.

Every kid’s tablet should have an app that encourages learning about nature and all its majesty. This Ocean app brings the deep blue sea right to your child’s screen. This app is award-winning as well.

In this self-directed science app, children explore the ocean with puzzle games that shoot out facts about sea creatures, like “humpback whales use songs to talk,” or “an octopus can open a jar!”

Beyond sea creatures, your child can build a coral reef, a ship, and even a submarine. As a result, don’t be surprised when your child starts spouting off marine facts.

Best Free Apps for Creating

If you have a budding artist on your hands, download some apps that allow them to foster their creativity!

Finger Paint Coloring Book

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Your toddler can choose from coloring book templates or blank paper for freestyle coloring with the Finger Paint Coloring Book app. 

What’s fun about this creative app is that you can choose from “printed” colors in addition to standard solid colors. For example, your 3-year-old can choose to color a doll’s shirt with the plaid marker. Want to save their artwork? There are 8 spots available to save your toddler’s painting to view later.

Toonia Colorbooks

This coloring app includes a whopping 160 coloring pages. There are 20 different categories and over 100 colors of virtual crayons. The app even has a multi-touch feature, so you or a friend can color with your child. 

This app does include in-app purchases. To unlock an additional five coloring books, it will cost a few bucks. However, these extra books are purely that – extra. Your child will be more than satisfied with the included books. 

Scribaloo Paint by Fionnuala Hanahoe

This a no-frills finger painting app. The interface couldn’t be simpler: on the edges, there are the paint swatches and tools. From there, your child just freeform paints using their fingers. 

As they draw, they create a beautiful watercolor-like piece of work. If you see the result and love it (of course you will!), you can take a picture of their masterpiece and save it to your phone. From there, whether you make it your phone wallpaper is up to you. 

Kids Puzzles Game for Toddlers 

This puzzle game was designed to resemble wooden board puzzles. Like those puzzles, this game’s puzzles help develop your child’s memory, critical thinking, and fine motor skills.

The free version of this app includes 15 animal puzzles. You can upgrade with an in-app purchase to 30 animal puzzles. 

Princess Fairy Tale Maker by Duck Duck Moose

Is your child a storyteller? Or maybe you have to tell them seven different fairy tales at bedtime? If so, encourage them to create their own!

In this app, you’ll get 32 animated backgrounds and over 190 animated stickers. These stickers include the favorites: princesses, mermaids, and fairies. They’re more than mythical; they’re also empowering. Check out the princess who visits the moon!

The best part? Your child can record their own voice and have their characters speak! 

Superhero Comic Book Maker by Duck Duck Moose

If you have a child who isn’t into the fairy tale scene, maybe comic book characters are more their speed. Like the Princess Fairy Tale Maker, this is a drag-and-drop sticker game and that is powered by imagination. 

Your 3-year-old’s comic book will be populated with such characters as Captain Banana Man, Big Foot, and some friendly aliens. Listen, it sounds wacky and it is, but your kid will think it’s hysterical. 

Just like the previous princess game, your child can also lend their voice to this comic book game!

Best Free Apps for Videos

Sometimes, we all just want to watch a show or movie. These apps feature kid-friendly media. 

PBS KIDS Video

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Repeat after me: Daniel Tiger. Okay, that’s not all that’s on this app, of course. The PBS KIDS Video app gives you free access to PBS shows without any sort of subscription. You can even watch live on your area’s local PBS station.

With that all said and done, I use this app for Daniel Tiger. The songs may get stuck in your head, but they are useful. We often sing “Grownups come back!” when mommy or daddy has to leave.

This app also features other hit PBS shows, like Molly of Denali. This show follows a 10-year-old girl living her life in Alaska. Likewise, it also has Clifford, Arthur, Sesame Street, and Esme and Roy.

DisneyNow

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DisneyNow is an app that features content from Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney XD. Your 3-year-old will be pumped to watch episodes of favorites like Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Doc McStuffins, and PJ Masks. 

The app itself is free to download but to access the content, you will need a cable subscription that includes the Disney channels.

Nick Jr.

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Like Disney Now, the Nick Jr. app works with your cable subscription to unlock some content. With a cable subscription, your 3-year-old can watch full episodes of Nick Jr. shows like Paw Patrol, Baby Shark, Blue’s Clues and You, and more. 

Does that mean this app is useless without a cable subscription? Nope! A lot of the app’s content is available without one. For instance, as I type, I can access some full episodes, video clips, and all the games. For content requiring your cable subscription, you’ll notice a lock icon in the corner. 

What my little one and I enjoy about the Nick Jr. app is how it mixes together favorite characters. Many games aren’t purely centered on one show. Finding Your Feelings is a cute game about emotions and it brings together characters from Paw Patrol, Blaze, Bubble Guppies, and Team UmiZoomi.

YouTube Kids

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YouTube Kids is a child-friendly version of YouTube. Content is curated for children from preschool age to 12 years old. When you download the app, you’ll be prompted to create a free account. This is so the app can suggest content geared towards your child’s age.

YouTube Kids is where your child can watch all Blippi videos (that’s good or bad, depending on your viewpoint). You can also throw a dance party with preschool music channels, like Super Simple Songs, Cocomelon, and Little Baby Bum. If you haven’t heard of any of these channels, don’t worry – you’re about to!

Best Free Apps for Moving and Mindfulness

Get your little one’s body moving and their mind relaxed with these wellness apps.

Breathe, Think, Do by Sesame Street 

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This mindfulness app is intended for children aged 2-5. It was actually created as part of Sesame Street’s Little Children, Big Challenges. According to the program’s mission, it was created to help children “navigate challenges and build lifelong skills for resilience.”

Specifically, this app focuses on coping with frustration and anger. Different activities encourage children to stop and breathe and think. Kids can help a Sesame monster take deep breaths and come up with constructive solutions to his problem. 

For parents, there is also a section with resources to assist you in helping your child as well through life’s challenges. 

GoNoodle 

GoNoodle may be an app full of videos, but these videos are made to get kids moving! The app creators realized kids are less active now than ever, so they decided to make movement more fun.

GoNoodle is actually used in many public school systems. In fact, in these schools, students saw a 13% improvement in healthy weight and a 37% decrease in classroom disciplinary events thanks to this app!

Periodically, videos will start with ads. They’re about 10 seconds long and kid-appropriate content, but if advertisements are something you’re uncomfortable with, keep this in mind. 

Super Stretch Yoga 

This fun interactive app introduces children to yoga! It’s never too early to start yoga. This ancient practice can help children cope with anxiety and boost their body awareness and self-esteem. 

It keeps it interesting with cartoon demonstrations of different yoga poses. Unsurprisingly, a downward dog is illustrated with a dog. Other animal instructors include a monkey, an elephant, and an eagle.

After the animal demonstration, there are videos of children performing the poses so your child knows what to copy. The poses are beginner-level, easy-to-do, and your kid will have fun doing them!

Best Free Apps for Games

These apps don’t promise to review phonics with your child, but they will certainly entertain (and kill some time)!

Trucks by Duck Duck Moose

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I wasn’t going to let this section end without a Duck Duck Moose offering! However, unlike the other DDM apps, Trucksdoesn’t set its sight on educating – it’s just pure four-wheeled fun.

In this game, your kid will interact with vehicles of all types, including fire trucks, police cars, and even ice cream trucks. Different areas of the app have varied activities, such as soaping and rinsing up a car in the car wash, cleaning the streets with a trash truck, or bulldozing at a construction site. 

Learn and Play by Fisher-Price

Fisher-Price is a brand that knows what’s it doing when it comes to quality children’s products. Its Learn and Play app, a collaboration with the learning program Homer, is no different. 

The app features Fisher-Price characters kids know and love from toys, like Puppy, Sis, and Little People characters. One activity even lets your little one call these characters and chat with them!

Other activities are Hidden Animals, Art Studio, Play with Letters, Little People stickers, and Sing-Along songs. The app also has a Parent section with tips and tricks for you from experts.

Dr. Panda 

My 3-year-old son is a big fan of the Dr. Panda games. The eponymous panda holds numerous professions beyond MD, all of which earn their own app. 

Most of these games cost a few dollars or include in-app purchases. However, your child can run his restaurant for free. 

Once you seat the patrons, they place their order. The player then puts together their meals before serving them. Your child will also have to clean up after the customers so there’s a hidden lesson!

Barbie Magical Fashion 

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Got a Barbie fan in your house? They’ll probably get a kick out of this fashionista app. Barbie first needs her hair and makeup done. After that, you’ll need to pick her jewelry before you can choose her beautiful gown. 

Still, I will say the most magical part of this app is just how quickly it all goes down. Where can I get Barbie’s curling iron that gives instant wave and volume with a quick tap? 

Heads up – this app does include some in-app purchases. The game can be played for free, but things like additional outfits can be purchased during play. These purchases can be tempting to little ones, like a mermaid pack, so keep a close eye. 

Toca Kitchen Monsters

Toca Boca is a popular app creator amongst kids, thanks to its whimsical animation. Most of the games cost a dollar or two, but the Kitchen Monsters can be on your child’s tablet for free.

In this game, so-called kitchen monsters are hungry, and it is up to your son or daughter to feed them. Don’t worry – these monsters may look absurd, but they’re perfectly friendly.

The game encourages kids to get creative and “play” with their food. The app suggests boiling a salad or offers up what I can only imagine is a monster blueberry!

Musical Me! by Duck Duck Moose 

This game could fit in both the learn and play categories, but it’s so much fun, it wins a place here. Musical Me introduces your child to the tenets of music, including pitch and rhythm. 

Mozzarella the Mouse (I know, adorable) will teach the basic building blocks of music and offer free play with different instruments. There’s even an activity that works on how to read music for aspiring musicians. 

This app features 14 familiar children’s songs like Mary Had a Little Lamb and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, so your little one will recognize their favorite tunes. 

FAQs – Free Apps for 3-Year-Olds

What are the guidelines on screen time for 3-year-olds?

Screen time guidelines can be a sensitive subject for some. Officially, the W.H.O. recommends children under 5 receive limited to no screen time. The CDC recommends only an hour a day.

However, in today’s world, electronics are almost as plentiful as air. Some days, that hour turns into two or three. I understand this completely; some days I just need some uninterrupted time to put dinner together or clean the house.

When it comes to screen time, it’s most important to focus on the quality of what your child is watching or playing. For instance, a game that teaches phonics has more value than a video your child simply watches and doesn’t interact with.  

Of course, always supervise your child’s screen time. Kids today are great with tablets and phones and can buy in-game purchases with the click of a finger before you notice!

What’s important to look for in apps for 3-year-olds?

For a young child, you really want to focus on apps with an educational aspect. You want any screen time they have to be of quality.

At 3 years old, kids are learning the foundations that will prepare them for school. These are things like the ABCs, numbers, shapes, and even sight words. 

That said, not every minute or screen time has to be a phonics exercise. Now and then, sometimes it’s best to just let a game be a game. For pure entertainment, pick simple games that won’t be frustrating for your 3-year-old. Look into games that include their favorite characters, like Paw Patrol, Daniel Tiger, or PJ Masks (licensed characters like that do tend to come only in paid apps, however). 

Is it ever worth paying for apps for 3-year-olds?

Yes. Listen, I know toddlers have attention spans that make goldfish seem attentive. If your kid is going to be flipping through different apps, you definitely don’t want to shell out a bunch of money on dozens of apps.

That being said, there are a few apps out there worth the money. Subscription services like ABC Mouse, Homer, and Noggin are praised for their content for good reason.

Still, after testing said apps, you may want to save your money for another year or two. Those apps are mostly geared towards kids already in school and maybe too advanced for a 3-year-old. 

For paid apps for 3-year-olds, Pinkfong, Sesame Street, and Sago Mini have some good options. 

Should I buy a tablet for my 3-year-old?

This is an entirely personal decision. All the apps on this list can be downloaded on a tablet or just on your phone. Some parents prefer to have control of the device, like when it is their own phone.

Personally, I was always terrified of handing over my phone to my son because he has a tendency to drop everything. Because of this, I opted for a tablet with a kid-proof case. 

Most importantly, if you do decide to buy your 3-year-old his or her own tablet, look for a tablet designed with children in mind. Tablets like these have strong parental controls and tend to be more robust physically.

Conclusion

As parents, we all know that we can’t park our 3-year-olds in front of screens all day. On the other hand, we all know that an hour or two here and there certainly can’t hurt, and sometimes, it can be the only way to get some laundry folded unassisted. 

Thankfully, we have a veritable smorgasbord of applications we can download, free of charge, to entertain our 3-year-olds. Sure, there are so many paid apps available out there, so why not pay for them? Like toys and clothes, kids outgrow games rather quickly. Save some dollars and download some free apps!

While it should be limited, screen time can be useful. When you need a small distraction for your child, you can try some free apps for 3-year-olds. Some apps are made to teach while others are purely made for entertainment. 

To sum up, all types of apps have a time and place. Hopefully, after this guide, you have an idea of what apps best suit you and your family. Enjoy!

24 Best Apps For Toddlers 2021 – Free Toddler Apps

There are hundreds of free excellent child-friendly mobile game apps available for both iOS and Android users especially for toddler. But finding the right free game apps for your toddler will certainly be a challenge and we are here to help.

Children of ages 1 to 4 cannot read and are in the process of developing their language skills, while many still don’t say complete words.

With new norms and work from culture, parents are relying on these brilliant toddler apps to keep the kids busy while they get themselves busy with their work.

Parents can choose the right mix of apps that are fun, interesting, and informative for the kids. There are no better means to introduce novel concepts and ideas to kids in an engaging and fun manner.

Here are the top 24 best free game apps for toddler that help them with learning many basic things in life without the actual feel of learning.

1. Khan Academy kids

Khan academy kids is one of the popular toddler apps. They publish free, fun & interactive programs for children of ages 2-7. The app conduct sessions on best kids’ stories, fictional characters & make children do various offline activities with their family.

The contents are presented by a cast of cute animals welcoming kids into the world of fun-filled activities. Reading, drawing, writing, storytelling & many more activities make khan kids the best place to have early learning. The adaptive learning path lets kids to learn at their own pace.

The robust curriculum covers reading and literacy, language, math, executive function, and logic.

App Features

• High quality content with frequent updates
• Offers thousands of educational activities, books, songs, and games
• Child’s creative growth can be monitored by parents & teachers
• Open-ended activities are added to encourage creativity and self-expression
• Joyful & personalized learning experience

Ratings: 4. 6/5

Installs: 1,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

2. Baby Games for 2,3 & 4-year-old toddlers

The app consists of 15 different educational games which will make your toddler learn new skills with lots of fun. The games are designed in such a way that any child could grasp the content in a simple way. Your toddler cares some animals, colour tiny things & thus, knowing many things at a time and learn many basic things in life.

The activities are meant to enable kids to learn colours, shapes and sort things by size, colour, and shapes.

App Features

• Free app is designed mainly for 2,3 & 4 old babies
• Comes with a simple & engaging interface with no ads
• Includes short games with proper hints for your child
• Games enable sorting things by size, colour, and shapes
• Kids are assured a protected & lively environment

Ratings: 4. 6/5

Installs: 1,000,000+

Download: Android

3. Fairy Tales 

Even grown ups love to hear fairy tales and there is no wonder why kids love it like anything. Then what about tiny ones? Fairytales is a reading app where you can find beautiful fairy tales along with some fun games.

It includes famous tales of Cinderella, Beauty & the Beast, Snow white, more & more. The app enables your child to meet those fantasy characters through splendid animations & narrations.

App Features

• Read to me & Read myself modes
• Offline reading is possible
• Daily go-to-sleep ritual through bedtime stories
• Kid friendly interface with protection from unintentional purchases
• Offers professional voice narration, vivid illustrations, and interactive activities

Ratings: 4.5/5

Installs: 1,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

Read Also: How Much Does it Cost to Make an Educational App?

4. ABC Spelling – Spell & Phonics

This is a mind-blowing platform that offers free spelling game for kids. With over 10 different spelling games, the app is meant to cover toddlers of different tastes. With multiple phonics focused game modes, kids can learn to associate letters with pictures in a fun filled learning space.

The games include Fill In Blank, Blank Spelling and Consonant Vowel Consonant mode comes with 5 additional free learning modes to help kids to learn and practice.

App Features

• Colourful graphics and animations make learning interesting
• Designed with fun cartoon drawings and easy to touch icons
• Celebrate learning achievements by collecting certificates & stickers
• Comes with report cards to show learning progress
• App is free, with no third-party ads

Rating: 4.5/5

Installs: 1,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

5. First Words for Baby

A perfect app for initiating your toddler’s first words & brighter learning. This educational app provides a simple vocabulary for your child every day.

Baby can simply touch the screen to easily interact with fun games and learn new words. Parents can also join with toddlers to let help know about the magic of learning or leave them on their own in this safe platform to explore learning.

This is one of the ad free toddler apps with adorable graphics makes it easy to learn colours, body parts, animals, and numbers.

App Features

• Over 100 words about everyday objects
• Support content for over 15 languages
• Offers enticing games with adorable characters
• Free app is designed for kids between ages of 1 and 5
• Offers fun content with constant updates

Ratings: 4.4/5

Installs: 1,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

Read Also : 24 Best Apps for Teachers & Educators 2021

6. 123 Numbers-Count & Tracing

A perfect number learning app for toddler, preschool & kindergarten kids. Children can sit for hours tracing, counting & finding out numbers in this single app without any boredom as it is totally fun.

They can read the numbers loud & get stickers after completing number games. A package of entertaining games, customizable activities, clear contents encourage more children to gain interest in 123 Numbers.

App Features

• Unlimited activities for tracing & counting numbers
• Colourful games make your child play & learn at a time
• Convenient all-in-one app with fun graphics and sounds
• Parents can customize games to suit kid’s needs
• Safe & fun environment for kids with no third-party ads or in-app purchases

Ratings: 4.4/5

Installs: 5,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

7. Piano Kids

Let your baby enjoy his live music show! Piano kids is a wonderful app where you & your kid can play many numbers of musical instrument. Be it a small xylophone to a big trumpet, your kid can make his tunes.

The app consists of 4 modes: Instruments, songs, Sounds & play. Children can play games & learn music. Not only music, it gives your kid a chance to develop memory, concentration & creativity, motor skills, sensory, intellect, and speech. This free app is intuitive and quite easy to use .

App Features

• Musical app with authentic sounds
• Let you memorize & learn many types of sounds
• Kids can explore diverse sound with family
• Platform to learn about 30 famous songs
• Enables to pronounce letters of the alphabet and numbers in different languages

Ratings: 4.4/5

Installs: 100,000,000+

Download: Android

8. Colours & Shapes – Kids Learn Colour and Shape

This is a brilliant app that enables toddlers to learn about object matching and colour recognition skills. Through simple touch screen interactions, the platform lets to solve puzzles and identify and pair up colours.

The app comprises of games which enhances your child’s ability to recognize shapes & colours. Besides, there are additional keyboard tools for making the activities more enjoyable.

App Features

• Uninterrupted activities engage both the child & parent
• No in-app purchases or transactions
• Increases child’s interest by giving sticker rewards
• Parents can customize the difficulty settings
• Mini games include painting, look alike, matching, tracing, and building

Ratings: 4.4/5

Installs: 5,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

9. Kids Doodle

Heard of doodles? Those electrified drawings you can see on some videos. Kidsdoodle is a place where your kids can engage in drawing hundreds of neon doodles.

The app is specially designed for kids with about 24 types of brushes & many bright attractive colours. “Movie mode” where kids can watch their artwork moving welcomes more little artists into the app.

App Features

• Easy & impressive interface
• Kids can paint on photo or canvas
• Create beautiful drawings with options of undo/redo
• Share your kid’s artworks via Facebook, Instagram etc
• In-built gallery stores every work as well as drawing procedure

Ratings: 4.4/5

Installs: 50,000,000+

Download: Android

10. YouTube kids

YouTube is not an unknown term for kids or any other age group for its endless video streaming. YouTube kids is a video app designed just for children. YouTube kids with its more than 100 million installs is known as the best video app for children.

The app allows various modes namely ‘approved content only’, ‘preschool mode’, ‘younger mode’, ‘older mode’ by the control and type of contents. The app contains a family-friendly library of videos. Parents can easily set viewing preferences, video recommendations and settings for the profile.

App Features

• Ensure safe videos by parental customization
• Can create up to eight child profiles
• Keep tabs on what kids are watching in the app
• Offers settings to limit screen time of contents
• Block & flag contents which are inappropriate.

Ratings: 4.3/5

Installs: 100,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

11. KidloLand

The is one of the most known apps for toddler. It has created award winning stories & learning games for kids. The app is well active on both Android & iOS platforms features a range of 40+ nursery rhymes, phonics, stories, baby songs, and toddler games. Kids can play offline once they download the content.

Delight your child by making them interact with their favourite characters on screen & singing lovely poems. Kidloland was chosen among the best family apps in 2016.

App Features

• Tons of entertaining rhymes songs & stories
• Bright and colourful flashcards help to learn first words
• Allows offline watching without any ad interruptions
• Different games available for or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-year-olds
• Monthly or yearly subscription to get the full content

Ratings: 4.3/5

Installs: 5,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

12. Fruits and Vegetables for Kids

The app takes your child to a world of fruits & vegetables where he/she can learn their names through colourful images. It supports German, Russian & Ukrainian languages apart from English.

Involves your child by showing clipped demo cards on various categories & some funny quizzes. This is an amazing platform for kids to play and learn independently while easily grasping foreign languages.

App Features

• Free learning app for children of 1-4 age group
• Fun sound effects & excellent graphics
• Kids can learn a full set of fruits & vegetables
• Activities to test the knowledge & interactive skills of the child
• Fun quiz and flash cards are designed to test their memory

Ratings: 4.3/5

Installs: 1,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

13. ABC Kids-Tracing & phonetics

Have you noticed kids moving their little fingers above the alphabets & automatically clap their hands after finishing each? It is the most amazing feature of ABC kids.

Every child can easily trace an alphabet with its correct phonetic pronunciation. The app offers toys & stickers after tracing alphabets. Kids are enabled to recognize letter shapes and relate them with phonic sounds through tracing games and the fun matching exercises are designed to test their understanding.

App Features

• No third-party advertisements
• Kids can easily trace, listen to, and match uppercase and lowercase letters
• Smart & intuitive tracing interface
• Teacher Mode allows to toggle game types
• Parents can watch their child’s progress

Ratings: 4.3/5

Installs: 10,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

14. Kids Balloon Pop game

Your kids love balloons for sure. This app is created for your child to have unlimited Ad-free balloon popping. You can adjust the size & speed of the balloon as your child likes.

The most useful feature is tots can easily learn alphabets & numbers by popping colourful balloons. An in-app purchase can make your child happier with further amazing contents

App Features

• An educational game for toddlers & young kids
• This is a completely ad free app
• Designed with 3 game modes-normal, A-Z and 1-20 balloons
• Offers settings for children with visual impairments
• Have amazing animations & graphics with cute animals and backgrounds

Ratings: 4. 3/5

Installs: 10,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

15. Toddler Preschool activities

This app portrays 70 exciting games & activities for your toddlers of age 2 to 5. It contains dozens of sounds and voices of colours, shapes, numbers & alphabets. It has a very engaging child interface without any confusing navigations.

App Features

• Unlimited playing & learning options for your toddler
• Kids can earn stickers after each lesson
• 60 games to learn letters, counting, differences, colours, shapes, size, words, and matching
• Kid’s mode allows the screen time of your kid to be controlled
• Offers full-screen mode without any interruptions

Ratings: 4.3/5

Installs: 1,000,000+

Download : Android

Read Also : 15 Best Kids learning Apps 2021

16. Kids Preschool Learning games

An interesting app for preschool & kindergarten kids where he/she can study many things including numbers, alphabets, spelling, vehicles, days and months, body parts etc. Kids can engage with 150+ mini kid’s games with interactive voice narrating, colourful graphics, and amazing sound effects.

The app acts as a brain trainer that helps your child with effective learning along with great fun. Kids preschool learning games is a bundle of creative activities for children.

Memory puzzle English game, vocabulary builder, baby home adventure kids, pre k baby phone game to recognize digits, tracing and counting of numbers are among the highlights.

App Features

• Improve memory & concentration skills
• Learn vocabulary skills at an incredibly early age
• Offers 750+ drawing pages to draw, colour or doodle
• All in one app with 100+ mini games for kids
• Offers offline viewing of rhymes

Ratings: 4. 3/5

Installs: 5,000,000+

Download : Android

17. Kiddopia: Preschool Education & ABC Games for Kids

This is a dynamic app that offers a wide variety of learning option for math, language skills, social skills and GK, to self-expression and creativity. The award-winning app’s fun and exciting game play and stunning visuals engage kids in the best possible ways.

App Features

• Good platform for kids to gain General Knowledge
• App develops cognitive skills with options like Jigsaw Puzzles and Memory Game
• Kids can learn early essential curriculum like ABCs, Alphabet Tracing, Spelling, Number Values etc
• Parents can engage kids with nursery rhymes songs & kid’s videos
• Offers creativity-enhancing games for pre-school kids like Colouring Pad

Rating: 4.2/5

Installs: 1,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

18. Masha & the bear child games

An adorable girl in a pink dress who is the protagonist of the popular cartoon series “Masha & the Bear” play with your children. She calls your child into a collection of 13 mini games with lots of fun & learn. Masha & kids together enjoy activities in the forest like collecting berries, counting butterflies etc.

App Features

• Intuitive interface for girls & boys aged 2-9
• Can talk with all characters in the cartoon series through games
• Helps to develop logical thinking and trains visual memory
• Easily enhance concentration, visual memory and counting skills
• Enables reaction and coordination of movements

Ratings: 4.2/5

Installs: 50,000,000+

Download : Android

19. Puzzle kids

This is an exclusive collection of jigsaw puzzles for your kids. The activities include drag & drop puzzles designed for kids & parents to have fun together while challenging the problem-solving skills.

Each mini game of matching shapes, object builder, guess the object& solving the puzzles enhance your child’s recognition and logical skills. Parents can set easier or harder modes for their children &facilitate their learning.

App Features

• Kids are enabled to recognize shapes and patterns
• No in- app purchases or ads
• Colourful interface improves cognitive skills
• Kids can easily recognize how shapes fit into a larger picture
• Earn stickers & rewards by playing games

Ratings: 4.2/5

Installs: 10,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

20. ABC PreSchool Kids Tracing & Phonics Learning Game

The app offers over 350+ worksheets for toddlers to learn basic tracing including alphabets, numbers, lines, phonics, shapes & colours.

This award-winning app can be a great platform for toddler, kindergartner, or preschool age to learn English and English alphabets by just following their fingers. Kids can even get familiarized with alphabet sounds with audio for each letter and fun phonics song animations.

App Features

• Choose from over 350+ images to colour, paint, draw, or doodle
• Designed with uppercase and lowercase letters to trace
• Kids can engage with ABC animations & counting numbers 1 to 10
• Learn colours while tracing letters and 123 counting
• Tracing games cover curves, slanting lines, straight line, simple lines and free drawings

Rating: 4.2/5

Installs:10,000,000+

Download: Android

21. Math Kids – Add, Subtract, Count, and Learn

This is one of the brilliant toddler apps designed to help pre-schoolers, kinder garteners, and 1st graders to learn numbers and mathematics. This interesting game enables toddlers to identify numbers and begin learning the basics with addition and subtraction puzzles.

The app also helps parents to monitor and manage their child’s progress.

App Features

• Easily customize game modes to increase or decrease the difficulty
• Enables to learn early mathematics by developing sorting, and logical skills
• Compare games develop counting and comparing skills
• Kids can complete games and earn stickers
• Includes quiz to see the progress of kid’s learning

Rating: 4.2/5

Installs: 10,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

22. ABC Mouse.com

This is one of the greatest toddler apps designed with 10,000+ exciting learning activities for kids of ages 2-8. This is in fact a research-validated program that focuses on learning while playing. It is being used in more than 70,000 classrooms as the app has proved to successfully accelerate kid’s development of early math skills and literacy.

App Features

• Offers thousands of printable activities, songs, games, books, videos, puzzles, and animations
• Covers math, social studies, art, reading, science, and music
• Easy to track and monitor progress
• Ensures kindergarten readiness and 3rd grade readiness
• 900+ books and activities available in Spanish

Rating: 4. 1/5

Installs: 10,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

23. Starfall.com

Toddlers would love to learn and crave for more with fun games and activities on Starfall. The application covers a range of subjects including songs, fiction, and nonfiction stories, reading, math, and more.

Free content is made available for pre-k through third grade. With just an internet connection, kids can access the Starfall library to have a great learning time.

App Features

• Platform enables toddlers to learn through exploration
• “Accessibility” link gives you free content online
• Offers an ambience of collaboration, wonderment, and play
• Kids can become intrinsically motivated, confident, and successful

Rating: 4.1/5

Installs: 5,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

24. Children’s Doctor Dentist

Your kid is now a dentist treating many animals in his/her clinic. Kids become very happy seeing pets getting their teeth clean & smiling.

Babies use various medical tools like tongs, scalpels & many others to treat their pups whose teeth began to ache as they have eaten a lot of sweets. Children’s Doctor dentist helps in the overall development of your child in caring for animals with attentiveness & observations.

App Features

• Gets inspired to follow clean teeth habits
• Easily develop basic motor skills and coordination of movements
• Improve kid’s visual perception and attentiveness
• Exciting pet game contributes to kid’s comprehensive development

Ratings: 3.9/5

Installs: 50,000,000+

Download: Android, iOS

Read Also: How to create an app like Byjus

Conclusion

While there are so many numbers of amazing and effective best free game apps for toddler available, there are several excellent free apps which will keep your toddler busy without putting a hole in your pocket.

However, you should make sure that your kid isn’t spending too much on smartphones or tablets. For most of the kids, learning with a device starts when they are 2 years old.

So screen time shouldn’t be more than 2 hours. Keep that in mind and let your kid enjoy, learn, and do many things with our above-mentioned free toddler game apps.

20 Best Apps for Toddlers 2022

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If you’re looking for some of the best apps for toddlers in 2022 then you’ll love this collection. These apps have been tested by myself (teacher and mother) and approved by my toddlers. They are apps that I would happily let my own toddlers play (in small, supervised sessions of course) and that I highly recommend.

This post has been updated to include the best apps for toddlers 2021.

Are you looking for the best apps for toddlers? We have found some of the best toddler apps  – all tested on my very own toddlers! I’m also an early years teacher so these apps get the educational tick of approval as well.

I don’t advocate letting your toddler spend a lot of time playing apps on tablets and phones, but as an educator and parent, I can definitely see the value in supervised play with some of the fantastic educational apps that are available. The biggest problem is finding the best apps for toddlers among the thousands, if not millions of toddler apps out there.

After being overwhelmed with the options available (a large percentage of which were low quality, filled with ads or had very little educational value), I recently asked for YOUR favorite toddler apps in our Facebook group and have included many of those in this list.

There were several apps that were recommended many times, along with some great new suggestions. After having a closer look at your recommendations I have compiled a list of Apps your toddler will love!

You will notice that the list contains a mix of free and paid apps. While I could have focused on only the free apps, I feel that there are some excellent toddler apps that are worth paying a few dollars for (especially if it means no ads and excellent content).

If you are looking for only free apps I have put together a list of the best FREE ipad apps for toddlers.  Please be wary of the free toddler apps as I’ve found that the developers of many of them (not the ones I’ve listed) are very sneaky with their ad placement and it’s really easy for your toddler to download all kinds of things. Sometimes it’s worth the dollar or two to avoid that.

What tablet is best for a toddler?

If you’re worried about your toddler dropping or breaking your own phone or tablet (I’ve had that happen to me!) then it can be worthwhile buying them their own one. While this seems a bit extravagant I’ve found that it’s much better than letting them drop your $600 tablet. The tablets for the kids don’t need to be anywhere near as powerful as your own one either as you’re not running many programs on it.

My recommendation for a tablet for your toddler is the Amazon Fire HD Kids Edition tablet which you can get HERE.

Some of the main reasons that I recommend this tablet for toddlers is:

• • It comes with a kid proof case (and in a variety of colors)
  • They give you a 2 year guarantee – if your kids break it, Amazon will replace it
  • It comes with a free year of Amazon Kids + (kid friendly apps and ebooks). You can find out more about Amazon Free Time Unlimited and get a free trial HERE. 

You might also want to look into headphones as well. I really like the volume limiting ones (for obvious reasons!).  I really like these ones. 

Teacher recommended apps for toddlers

Homer – 60 Day Free Trial  (limited time)

The proven and personalized early learning program that helps kids ages 2-8 discover a lifelong love of learning. Designed by learning experts, HOMER takes each child’s interest and ability and combines them to make learning fun!

Homer focuses on

• Reading
• Math
• Social and Emotional Learning
• Thining Skills
• Creativity

Check it out with your 60 Day Homer Free Trial HERE. 

ABC Reading Eggs

You can read my full review of the ABC Reading Eggs program here but if you want to test it out you can go straight to their free 30 Day trial.

ABC Reading eggs has a Junior program that is fantastic for 2-4 year olds and you can use it on your computer or via the apps as well.

ABCmouse

Get your 30 day free trial HERE.

This app is part of an online learning package that is extremely popular with early years teachers and you will find it used in lots of preschools and kindergartens. The program caters for children from 2 years of age and can be played on a desktop computer and via the app. Whilst this is a paid program they do offer a 30 day free trial which I highly recommend.

I am a member of many parenting and teaching groups and this program is one that is consistently recommended for early learning. You can start your free trial HERE.

Reading IQ

When our local library closed this year we tried ReadingIQ – an easy to use app that has a great range of award winning children’s books. They call it the Netflix of children’s books!

You can test out ReadingIQ with a 30 day free trial HERE.

PBS Kids – FREE

Download iTunes or Download Android

This completely free app allows your toddler to view all of their favorite PBS shows in a really easy, child friendly app, and was the app that was recommended the most by our readers. Sesame Street, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and Dinosaur Train are just a few of the great kids shows that can be streamed.

They also include weekly video features focusing on an educational topic, and have a great parent control panel which allows you to add particular shows to your toddler’s favorite list. For a free app, you can’t really go wrong this one.

Download iTunes or Download Android

ABC Kids Iview – FREE

Download iTunes  or Android *only available in Australia and New Zealand.

Similar to the PBS Kids app, the ABC for Kids app is the Australian equivalent. It was also the most recommended app from our Australian readers. I have a feeling it can only be downloaded in Australia and New Zealand, but if you are outside of these countries and can access it please let me know. This app lets you stream all of the great ABC for Kids content including The Wiggles, Play School, Peppa Pig, Mister Maker and Sesame Street. You can also listen to some great ABC for Kids music, and it’s all FREE!
Download iTunes  or Android

Monkey Preschool Lunchbox

Peekaboo Barn (lite version is free)

This toddler app was also a very popular one, and there are many different versions of this great app available. It’s a simple but fun app that is great for younger toddlers who want to learn about farm animals. The app focuses on the animal names and the sounds that the animals make. You can download the Lite Version for free to get a feel for the app, however the full version is definitely worth spending a few dollars for.

Download iTunes or Download Android 

Nighty Night – FREE 

This is a great app to add to your evening routine. We don’t use it every night, but it’s always a favorite when we do. I really love this toddler app, and you can read an in depth review of it here.

Download iTunes or Download Android

Trucks  – FREE

Trucks is one of the great apps from Duck Duck Moose. Their range of apps is fantastic and previously were paid apps. They have recently partnered up with a non profit company to provide quality educational apps free of charge. While I highly recommend this app for the toddler age group, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend any of their apps. Between my toddler and my 5 year old we have played almost all of them and they are all great.

Download iTunes   Download Android

Potty Time with Elmo

Lots of recommendations for this one, and who could blame them. If it helps the potty training battle then it’s worth a few dollars in my opinion. Featuring Elmo (obviously) there are songs, activities and an interactive potty chart. If you’re at the potty training stage with your toddler then this app is definitely worth a look.

Download iTunes or Download Android

Little Builders

If your toddler loves The Very Hungry Caterpillar book then they will love the app too. With the beautiful images that you would expect from Eric Carle, this app is a fantastic first app for toddlers. Using the familiar images from Eric Carle’s books, early learning skills are taught in a simple and fun manner. You can download a demo for free, but there is a fee for the full version of the app (highly recommended).

Download iTunes or Download Android 

Disney Mickey Mouse Club House Color and Play

Scribbaloo Train is my youngest toddler’s new favourite. She is 16 months and has already mastered this one. It’s a really lovely app and one of my favorites too! You can read my full review here. 

Download iTunes or Download Android

Milli the Snail 

Download iTunes or Download Android

This was one of my daughter’s favorite apps when she was 2. Parental help is needed with this one, however I credit this app with helping my daughter with her letter and number recognition. This ap is normally around 99c.

Download iTunes or Download Android

Look and Find Elmo on Sesame Street

Download iTunes or Download Android

Nampa Forest is a beautifully illustrated app filled with lovable characters and lots of disco dancing. There are no scores and no winners and it’s a great app. You can read my full review of Nampa Forest here.

Lego Duplo Train

It’s Lego, it’s Duplo, it’s trains and it’s free. What more do you need! This app is lots of fun for the little ones. They can make their own train tracks, drive the train, load the wagons and build the bridges – so much fun!

Download Android  Download iTunes

Daniel Tiger’s Grr-iffic feelings

Download Android or  Download iTunes

There’s a reason that this app was a 2015 Parent’s Choice Foundation Gold Award Winner. The app focuses on dealing with feeling and emotions in a fun and entertaining manner. This is another paid app, but well worth it. There are very few apps dealing with this issue well, and this one is definitely worth the investment.

Download Android or  Download iTunes

Nighty Night Circus

This app is by the makers of the Monkey Preschool app reviewed earlier. In this app there are lots of things to fix and problems to solve and it’s perfect for ages 2 and up. Lots of rewards and praise in the app too!

Download iTunes   Download Android

We will be sharing more great toddler apps soon. We are always reviewing new apps. f you have an app that you love please let us know in our Facebook Group.

If you are looking for free iPad apps for toddlers you can find some great ones HERE. 

Best Books for Toddlers 

14 educational apps for kids for free

My son goes to kindergarten, but now he is in self-isolation at home.

Maria Kolenkova

found something to do with the child

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I continue to work remotely and try to keep my child busy in order to earn easy money.

During the first week of self-isolation, I wanted to teach him how to play chess and study English in traditional “tutorials”. But too formalized classes turned out to be boring. After them, my five-year-old son said: “Mom, please, let’s not play anymore. ”

Therefore, I have collected games that develop logic, thinking, memory, teach counting and writing, but at the same time are interesting for the child.

Cut The Rope

Age: 2-4 years
What will teach: Logically think
Price: free
download or open: Android, iOS, desktop

Green monstrik Nyami from the same name cartoon character loves candy. The whole game is built on this: you need to feed the hero. But to do this is not so easy. The child needs to cut the ropes that the candy is tied to and watch how gravity works, in which direction the sweet will fly off or swing. Complicating the passage of the level are bubbles that can pick up the candy and take it upstairs – then you have to start over.

The logic and laws of physics in the game are not presented boringly and formally, but are explained in practice. The creators of the game marked it 0+, and even kindergarteners can really handle the very first levels. But then it can be difficult for younger students.

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English, programming and logic: 9 educational online games for children

Drawing

Age: 2-7 years old
Learning to draw: