These days, finding a kid-friendly app is a tedious task. With millions of games and activities available, how can you possibly balance app research with more demanding parental duties?
To make it easy for you, below are a few popular app reviews and suggestions for your growing kids!
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Geometry Dash (Lite)
Price: Free, regular version is $1.99
Rated: E for Everyone by ESRB
Category: Arcade game
Age Recommendation: 8+
Rating (stars): 4.8/5
Made by RobTop Games
Available for Google Play and on the Appstore
The game is a mixture of bright colors, geometric shapes, and tons of fun! It’s a fast-paced platform where you will travel through many challenging worlds filled with every shape imaginable! When moving through the levels, your shape will slide along the screen as you race to dodge, fly, and flip over spiky obstacles. The game includes many entertaining features, like soundtracks, customizable characters, and rewards! The app will not only amuse your child, but can help with improving reflex skills and basic geometry knowledge. A good fit for both boys and girls!
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Plum’s Creaturizer
Price: Free
Rated: E for Everyone by ESRB
Category: Educational/Creativity
Age Recommendation: 3+
Rating (stars): 4/5
Made by PBS
Available for Google Play and on the Appstore
** 2016 Kidscreen Award - Best Learning App
In this app, kids of almost any age have the freedom to make cutesy creatures! There are over a billion possible combinations, fit for any age or gender. All parts are based off of real animals, and after finishing off a creation, the kids can take pictures with their critter outdoors! This app allows you to point your camera at anything, and have the creature sniff, eat, or nest within the frame! Your kid will love getting closer with nature, while their imagination runs wild!
Sea Stars
Price: Free
Rated: E for Everyone by ESRB
Category: Action game
Age Recommendation: 5+
Rating (stars): 4.3/5
Made by HotHead Games Inc.
Available for Google Play and on the Appstore
** #1 Runner game in over 45 countries!
A great interactive app for any sea-loving kid! The premise is this: an aquatic animal of your choice (different options as more coins are earned) races through the deep blue to retrieve as many coins as possible before stopped by sea-jellies or rocket crabs! Dive deep, somersault, and leap into the air during your ocean adventure! The app offers the chance for kids to learn about different dangers of the ocean (such as stinging jellyfish and pinching crabs). The bright colors and ocean sounds will keep any kid delighted for hours!
“I think that all kids will love this game, it’s way different than all the other apps out there!” - Lindsay, age 12
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Papa’s Pizzeria To Go!
Price: 99 cents
Rated: E for Everyone by ESRB
Category: Strategy
Age Recommendation: 10+
Rating (stars): 4.3 / 5
Related: Papa’s Freezeria, Papa’s Cupcakeria, Papa’s Taco Mia, Papa’s Burgeria,
Made by Flipline Studios
Available for Google Play and on the AppStore
Originally only available online at coolmathgames.com, the game became so popular that it was able to extend its presence onto the AppStore and Google Play Store. This app presents kids with the ability to practice time management, organization, direction following, and mathematical proportions. The educational values immersed in the fun game are well worth the low price, as your child will be captivated by a kid-friendly version of the restaurant business. Other forms of the game created by the same company include a milkshake, taco, cupcake, and burger parlor.
“I love Papa’s Pizzeria, but the Cupcakeria and Freezeria are my favorites. They’re more girly, but they let me express my creativity and keep me busy!” - Emma, age 14
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Flow Free
Price: Free
Rated: E for Everyone
Category: Strategy/Puzzle
Age Recommendation: 8+
Rating (stars): 4.3 / 5
Made by Big Duck Games LLC
Available for Google Play and on the AppStore
Flow Free is a simple game that has a player connect two dots from across a board. Sound simple enough? Not quite - there are multiple lines to be drawn all over the board, and none can intersect! It’s a truly challenging puzzle that will help kids with critical problem-solving skills, while entertaining them as well! The levels progressively get harder, which will also enhance your child’s strategic skills. A great game to kill time anywhere you go!
“I played the game almost every day, it helped me as a stress reliever from school! It’s addicting!” - Emma, age 14
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