Smart Apps For Kids

Top Apps to Keep New Year's Resolutions **UPDATED for 2015 with 23 FREE apps!

Making New Year’s Resolutions is a popular activity for many around the world, and with that in mind, here is my Top Ten Resolutions list along with some apps that may help the resolutions be successful past January.  Some are focused on families, while others are specific for parents. Happy New Year!

**UPDATE: Well, 2014 is complete! I use four of these apps on a regular basis, and thought I'd look to see what could be added for a new year. So, I added a fresh app to the top of each resolution, but left in the previous apps, which are all still great options. Now there are 23 FREE apps, along with a handful that are worth paying for.

Good Free Apps of the Day: Six apps by Gazoob!

We have featured Gazoob's Read with Biff, Chip & Kipper app several times before, and I found out today that they have five additional apps for FREE!  Their apps help toddlers and preschoolers to learn to read, and there is also a British sign language storybook made by children who are deaf.

From Smart Apps for Android: GoalTracker is free and it will help you keep up with those pesky New Year's resolutions. Plus $110 worth of free apps!

Happy New Year to each of you! I hope you are having a restful, refreshing holiday. Just a short post today, but first:

Did y'all know Amazon has $110 worth of apps set free for the New Year. Just go here to see the whole list. It's not just throw-away apps either. We're talking Angry Birds Star Wars II and Kingdom rush, just to name a couple. Take a few minutes to download some of these great apps.

Normally, I'm the kind of person who doesn't make New Year's resolutions. But this year, I've decided that it couldn't hurt to set few goals for myself. So I thought it might be a good idea to check out the apps available to help me out with keeping up with my goals and perhaps give me a little push when I need to be reminded. GoalTracker is free and it allows you to set multiple separate goals like saving money or going to bed early or working on living a healthier lifestyle.

Read more about it at Smart Apps for Android. - Kelli

Top 50 (actually 47) Totally FREE Kids Apps on iTunes (no in-app purchases!) — Updated December 31

Keep up-to-date with what's movin' and shakin' on the App Store with this list of the Top 50 most downloaded completely FREE apps (with no in-app purchases) available on iTunes as of May 19, 2014. You will find apps for babies, preschoolers, toddlers, students, educators and therapists — that covers 99.9 percent of our readers, so what are you waiting for?

**Some of these apps are free for a limited time only** 

 

Top Book App for Kids: Read books together with video chat and a shared reader with Story Bug!

 

 

Bottom Line: A well-designed video chat with shared books makes Story Bug a great option for traveling parents and distant relatives to share reading together. Don't miss out on bedtime stories just because mom is traveling for work. And with Story Bug, no need for both parties to have the same book. The books (great for kids from babies through about age 8) are available in the app!