I've had this app on my list for Good Free App of the Day since it came out but with the recent update it's a must-download for teachers, therapists, homeschoolers and also any parents who want to use flashcards to teach children new information or test them on things they already know.
It's another amazing free app from Grasshopper Apps which they plan to make even better with subsequent updates.
** Only the app's developer can control when an app is free or not. All apps that we post as Good Free Apps of the Day are verified to be free at the time of this post. We make no guarantees otherwise. **
When you open Bitsboard you see a few boards that you can play with to get started.
Press and hold on items to delete ones that may not be needed. You can of course create your own board from scratch but before you do, make sure you check the catalogue first.
The catalogue has in it tens of thousands of cards and pre-prepared lessons on topics as varied as money, telling time, learning languages, sight words and others.
You can scroll through the board options, or use the search function to find something by topic.
Once you find a board, you can preview its contents before downloading via the cloud. You can then add new cards to the board if required.
If there are cards in the board that you don't need for a lesson or review, no need to delete them - it's easy to just select the ones you need and keep the others for possible later use.
If you don't find the board you're looking for and create your own, you can add it to the catalogue to share it with others.
There are currently two ways you can review content with your child or student. In Flashcard mode, there are lots of different ways to present the content. Labels can be shown as entered or in all upper or all lowercase.
There are lots of display options - words or images only, images then words, etc.
There are also many options for card progression including autoplay with different timed intervals, touch and swiping. All of the cards have audio labelling provided, you only need to record it yourself if you create new cards.
Creating new cards is simple - you can either take a picture with your device or use an existing photo on your camera roll.
In addition to flashcards there is a Photo Touch game in which the child has to correctly identify an object from a number of cards shown. You can set the minimum and maximum number of cards that you want the child to see as part of this game.
This photo touch board is teaching children different things about Canada. Sadly, the top two cards I have never personally seen but the bottom three I can confirm I have seen in Canada - hockey, Haida totem poles and poutine. Mmmmm poutine...
From iTunes:
★★★★★ If you had to pick only one educational app, choose Bitsboard! ★★★★★
Bitsboard is both an app and global platform of millions of teachers, parents, students, and lifelong learners.
Want to learn a new language? Use Bitsboard!
Want to help your kids succeed in School? Use Bitsboard!
Want to help your students thrive in class? Use Bitsboard!
Want to learn vocabulary faster? Use Bitsboard!
Bitsboard is a place where learning is FUN, SIMPLE, and a BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE
Bitsboard offers free access to tens of thousands of gorgeous flashcards and carefully curated lessons across dozens of languages. No matter what you want to teach (sight words, English 101, German 101, Telling Time, etc.), you will find it on Bitsboard. All of the content on Bitsboard is 100% FREE.
What makes Bitsboard unique?
With Bitsboard, creating your own study materials is incredibly simple. You just add the word (e.g. apple) and a gorgeous picture and audio of the item automatically appear; it's almost magical. When its time to share a custom set of flashcards across devices, just upload everything in one click to the Bitsboard catalog and then simply download the board you created from any device directly from the Bitsboard catalog.
NEW ADDITION
Game 1: Photo Touch
One of the most popular educational games on the App Store with millions of downloads has just been integrated into Bitsboard!
But wait... there is more... COMING SOON - Dozens of Games in one App!
While the current version of Bitsboard is just limited to Photo Touch and Flashcards, Bitsboard will soon integrate dozens of the leading educational apps in the App Store. We will soon be adding the following games.
✔ Learn to Spell - Little Speller the most popular game to learn how to spell will soon be integrated into Bitsboard
✔ Learn to Read - Little Reader the most popular game to learn how to read will soon be integrated into Bitsboard
✔ Learn to Write - The A+ Spelling Test the most popular game to master your weekly spelling list will soon be integrated into Bitsboard
✔ Bingo - Another all time favorite on the App store will soon be integrated into Bitsboard
✔ Sentence Maker - The most popular app on the App Store in regards to learning how to construct sentences will soon be integrated into Bitsboard
✔ Memory Cards - Another all time favorite game will soon be integrated into Bitsboard
Why merge so many games into one app? Simple, now you only have to customize your content ONCE and your can then use it for any of the above games all within one app. Not only that, the fastest way to learn is to use different parts of your brain and by interacting with the new content across multiple games you accelerate learning and prevent students from getting bored.
But wait, there is more...
WHY EVERYONE RAVES ABOUT BITSBOARD
✔ The Bitsboard catalog offers FREE instant access to tens of thousands of lessons and flashcards that have been carefully curated by experts from all over the world.
✔ Adding new flashcards is magical. Just add the word and voila - a selection of gorgeous images automatically appears. WOW!
✔ The most customizable and personal learning app yet
✔ Gorgeous boards and pictures will keep you hooked for more
✔ Rapid updates and improvements - Bitsboard keeps pushing out an update based on user feedback two times per month
✔ You can now create a Bitsboard account with or without Facebook
COMING SOON
✔ Dozens of games in one app
✔ Detailed user tracking for accelerated learning
✔ Universal app with iPhone and iPhone 5 support
Deanne Shoyer is the mother to twin boys on the autism spectrum, blogs at smallbutkindamighty.com, has two history degrees and looks a lot less hip than her avatar.
Every day we pick what we affectionately call the Good Free App of the Day, an app that we have downloaded, tested and certified: It can't have a ton of ads or just a little content with in-app purchases.
It also has to be good.
We then present them to you to read, download, and share and, based on which ones got the most hits from you, here are your Top 100 Free Apps for Kids! Enjoy!
Please also see our Top 10 Preschool Apps (staff picks), Top 10 Free Apps for Learning Letters, Deanne's Top 10 Free Apps for ASD Kids, Top 12 Apps for Mom, Editor's Top 10,Reader's Choice Top 10, and Top 10 Addition Apps.
(** indicates that the app contains in-app purchases/is very closely tied to a purchase or has ads)
1) LEGO App 4+ (build a vehicle and then use it in activities)
2) Open Wide Snap (we rated five stars)
4) National Geographic Explorer
5) ** Toddler/Preschool Flash Cards (warning! now has ads!)
7) Hide Run Growl (we rated five stars)
8) Little Stars - Toddler Games (letters, numbers, shapes, colors, words)
9) Play 123
11) ** Playful Minds: Math (5-8 years old)
12) Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally Appisode
13) ** Build a Word Express
16) Learning Games for Preschool to Kindergarten
17) ** Curious George at the Zoo for iPad (now only one area free, the rest in-app)
18) Rover (flash-enabled web browser for kids)
19) Disney's Jake's Never Land Pirate School
20) Scholastic's Sushi Monster (addition and multiplication)
21) I Can Write 2 (make sentences about images)
22) PBS Kids Video (all their favorites, U.S. only)
23) ** Brain Quest (from the people that make those card thingees)
24) ** Thomas & Friends - Engine Activities
25) Collins Big Cat Story Creator books (eight apps!)
26) Miss Spider apps (Bedtime Story and Tea Party)
27) Toca Kitchen Monsters (all kids need Toca Boca)
28) ** Goodnight Safari (baby animals!)
29) Rocket Speller
30) ** Toontastic (we rated five stars)
31) ** Scribble Press (make an book!)
32) ** Puzzingo
33) Touch the Sound
35) Lego Duplo Jams
36) Little Finder
37) Color Uncovered (please don't let your dog drive)
40) Bluster! (McGraw-Hill)
41) ** Math Vs. Zombies
42) ** Spy Mouse
44) ** Let's Color (drawings come to life)
45) ** Alphabet Tracing
46) eggzoo
48) Rocket Math Free (free version of one of our Top Picks)
49) Green ABCs (previously cost $30)
50) Monster Physics Lite (five star app)
51) ** BrainPop Featured Movie (No. 1 on our Editor's Choice list)
52) Story Creator
53) Kids Learning - Photo Touch Learning Concepts
54) ABA Flash Cards & Games - Emotions
55) ABC Mouse Zoo Sets 1, 2 and 3
56) Buzzle
57) 6-in-1 Children's Games (lite version)
58) ** Sock Puppets
59) ** Monkey Drum (do you need more than a monkey with a drum?)
61) ** MeeGenius (six ebooks for free!)
64) Lego Duplo Zoo
65) Scooby-Doo Whos Are You? by Hallmark (Zoinks!)
66) Feel Electric (The Electric Company is back!)
67) ** Booksy (one of our Top Picks)
69) Tim and Tom
70) Kids Learning - My First Numbers Counting Game
71) Wood Puzzle Brain Challenge
75) Jack and the Beanstalk (modern version of the classic tale)
78) Sprout's Good Night Star (nighttime routine, brusha! brusha! brusha!)
79) Stewie The Duck Learns To Swim
80) Chipper's Rainy Day Adventure
81) ** BrainPop Jr. Movie of the Week
82) ** Motion Math - Hungry Fish
83) Little Stars - Word Wizard
84) Adventures of the 7Wonderlicious Girls (girls doing their best, helping others, being brave, learning and feeling good about themselves)
85) Fisher Price's Laugh & Learn Animal Sounds
86) The Land of Me - Story Time
87) JibJab Jr. Books
88) Fisher Price's Lets Count Animals
89) Bean Bag Kids present Little Red Riding Hood
90) Astrid & Siri
91) The Lorax Truffula Shuffle (U.S. only for some reason)
92) Squiggles (bring scribbles to life, one of our Top Picks)
93) Kraft Macaroni & Cheese - Dinner, Not Art
94) The Icky Mr. Fox/Mr Fox and Mr. Rabbit
95) Hallmark's Christmas All the Way
97) Little Bird's Internet Security Adventure
98) PaddleDuck Color and Story App
100) Mini Mining
We've done our best to only include apps that are permanently free, but sometimes developers do change their minds, so please leave a comment if you find an app that's no longer free.
(** indicates that the app contains in-app purchases/is very closely tied to a purchase or has ads)
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