50 Free Educational Apps for Kids

Believe it or not, there are TONS of free educational apps for kids. Yup – FREE!

And all of these apps for kids are guilt-free because kids will be learning!

And, like I mentioned, they’re free. (We love that.)

Here ya go  . . .

Free Educational iPad Apps

Sushi Scramble 
OUR FAVORITE GAME!!! Develops language skills through a multiplayer word-building game where 2 to 4 players collaborate or compete to “serve” up the most words or longest word. (on Google Play)

Lumio Farm Factor
I like how this shows the multiplication — that it’s basically groups of numbers added together but faster. It’s for very beginning multiplication learners.

Mathmateer
This is a fun game-based way to practice math operations such as: numbers, addition, subtraction, telling time, money, and more.

Sushi Monster 
Lots of levels of math practice in this one — 7 addition levels, and 5 multiplication levels. The goal is to get faster and faster. A sushi monster in the middle of two circles – outer circle have numbers on sushi pieces.  The monster has a number on him which is the target number. Players pick the numbers on the outer circles that either combine up to that number. In addition, if you get it write the monster eats the number, if you get it wrong, you can keep trying. We think this is lots of fun.

Alien Assignment
We think this is such a fun app – you’re sent on a riddle-like scavenger hunt to help the aliens repair their space ship. When you find the items, take a photo using your device’s camera.

WWF (World Wildlife Federation) Together
Wow is this a beautiful ebook! Lovely background music accompanies gorgeous photography with well-written, digestible facts about animals.

BrainPOP Featured Movie – BrainPOP®
I’m very impressed with the quality and learning videos – kids love these!

DIY Sun Science 
Activities are divided up into any day, sunny day activities like make your own sun cookie with step by step photos of directions with information about the topic plus related videos and how to make a UV detector. Fantastic. Very well-made and explained, makes science seem fun.

Build a Body 
Another great body app – drag organs to their correct places in the body. If you have the right spot, it snaps into place. Each time you touch an organ, it tells you information about it. Switch between digestive, respiratory, skeletal, nervous, excretory and circulatory systems. A+++ for this fantastic learning app!

CyberChase Shape Quest 
Pick between Patch the Path, Feed the Critters, or Hide and Seek. Print the game board from the PBS Kids website here if you want to play that. Hide and Seek is fun – you must find the squares, or triangles, or shapes with six sides. Feed the Critters  is like Angry Birds where you have to angle the dog bone to launch to the animal. Some of the functionality isn’t great – it’s hard to get back to the home screen.

Leo’s Pad
Leo’s Pad is a favorite with my 8 year old although it’s marketed to “preschoolers”. The app is free and then you can purchase more episodes which are early-learning skills and curriculum in the form of interactive, animated stories.

Learn with Homer 
A free and fun learn to read app for kids ages 3 – 6 with games and stories.

Play 123
A top-rated preschool app for learning colors, shapes, and numbers.

Toonia TwinMatch 
This is very much like Majong for little kids. Match the titles of fruit – but only the ones on the outside edges can be matched and removed. Totally absorbing & addicting. We really like it – it’s a great 1 person puzzle game.

Puzzle Planet 
The free version has three puzzle categories: Great Cities of Earth, Scratching the Surface (landscapes), and Sticks and Stones (architecture). When you pick a picture, you’ll have 3 levels of difficulty. Drag the puzzle pieces into the rectangle to complete the puzzle. Entertaining and great for spacial skills.

Addition & Multiplication Number Bubbles
Find the numbers that make the product at the top of the screen. Fun.

Multiplication for Kids
I’m not crazy about this app – it’s decent for what you pay (nothing). I think the cartoonish illustrations would be more appropriate for younger kids .

Splash Math 3rd Grade 
The Splash Math apps always provide great games for each math concept. I really like that if you get something wrong, they tell you the correct answer. That way you’re not practicing incorrectly over and over again.

Todo Math 
Start at the beginning levels of number tracing and follow along their prescribed curriculum.

Angle Asteroids 
Blast incoming asteroids and develop an intuition for angles. Who doesn’t love blasting asteroids? (on Google Play)

Pizza Party 
Split up the treats at a pizza party – and get to know your fractions. From easy (1/2) to harder (reducing 4/8) this is a great learning game. (on Google Play)

Equator 
Collaborate to bring balance to the equator. Test your math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and order of operations) and play through four seasons.(on Google Play)

Madagascar ABC 
Trace letters in the savannah in the most unique ways (follow the flowers or steaks) and you’ll hear the letter, the letter sound, and words that start with that letter. Trace the letter again and you’ll hear an alliterative sentence using that letter. The third time you trace, the trail will be gone so you try to do it on your own. But, if you mess up, it gives you help. Now you’ll hear a song with lots of words that start with the letter. Another option is to decorate letters with stickers with things that start with that letter. Like the other game, you’ll hear the letter and it’s sound. I love how much reinforcement the app provides for learning the letter. The last game is a Sticker Safari with binoculars. A super app for kids ages 3-5.