Smart Apps For Kids

Maths Castle: Review

 

 

Bottom Line: Kingdom Rush for kiddies. A tower defense game that uses math facts to earn powerful defenses to protect the kingdom from invading armies. Free Lite version to try before you buy.

Little Genius: Review

 

 

Bottom Line: This app, full of visually-based activities that non-readers can easily interact with and have success at, is perfect for the Little Genius at your house but it doesn't offer anything we haven't seen before.

Jubitron the Girl Robot: The Lovely Little Picnic - Review

 

 

Bottom Line: Whimsical animations and unexpected interactions (stretching an alligator's tongue!) make this e-book a fun choice for younger children (2-6), but it needs additional settings.

Zachy the Robot: Quest for the Museum Treasures - Review

  

  

Bottom line: an incredibly well done and fun app with an amazing amount of information for amateur paleontologists. Who knew minerals, fossils and dinosaurs could be so much fun?

Ready for Preschool: Animal Words Puzzle Up - Review

 

 

Bottom line: Cute animal pictures, dull app. There isn't enough here to keep even a preschooler interested for more than a few minutes.

I Need My Monster: Review

  

  

Bottom line: An interactive ebook version of an award-winning monster-under-the-bed print book. This imaginative version really adds scary dimension to the shivery story. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Mathtopia+

 

 

Bottom line: A fun, addicting game for students of all ages who need to improve speed and accuracy of math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division). Free Lite version.