The 24 Game is remarkable for the way in which it stimulates and builds logical thinking and problem solving skills. Each problem, known as a game card, starts off displaying four numbers. The goal is to achieve the number 24 by creating a series of equations using basic math operations, one pair of numbers at a time. Each number can be used only once in this process. The genius of the game resides in both the simplicity ...Read more

This is easily one of the best educational apps we've seen, with artwork, animations and game play that engage children to the fullest. Each of the app's four distinctly different games follows a simple but clever format in which a charming black-and-white illustration morphs into a gorgeous full-color animation as soon as the word activity is completed. Each animation acts out the sentence in which the sight word was con...Read more

BOSEbuild Speaker Cube takes children on an extraordinary educational journey through which they learn about the science behind how speakers work. An easy-to-use mobile app guides kids as they put the kit's high-quality physical components through various configurations, building, testing, and modifying as they go. Each section of the app unlocks the next, and the hands-on experiments contained within these segments immed...Read more

As the makers of this delightful and highly effective free app well know, becoming a skilled programmer isn't so much about learning code as it is about developing a way of thinking that enhances problem-solving in any context. The Foos are tiny, adorable characters, each of whom has a range of abilities, some shared, some unique. The games are entirely non-verbal. By manipulating graphics, kids issue a series of commands...Read more

Easy Animation Studio extends Crayola Color Alive's ability to bring drawings to life by giving kids full control over their animation via a repositionable mannequin included in the set. After coloring in a favorite character and scanning it into the app, kids control the digitized character's movements using the mannequin. Because the app automatically fills frames between poses, it only takes a few positions of the mann...Read more

This fun, interactive app makes learning the letters and associated sounds of the alphabet a joyful and enriching experience. Tapping any letter of the alphabet (all 26 of which are onscreen at all times) triggers a distinct play activity that incorporates the letter name, letter sound, and an example verb that starts with that letter. Each letter becomes an interactive mini-game/story in which youngsters engage with cust...Read more

Children learn and play the day away while helping Doc McStuffins and her stuffed animal friends treat toy pets. Doc's clipboard helps us choose which toy pet will be seen next. After a quick, knowledgeable diagnosis by Doc, kids help take temperatures (while petting toy animals to keep them calm), x-rays, change batteries, replace screws, and lots more. In the midst of all this healing and caring, kids engage in fun acti...Read more

One of the many things that make this app such great fun is the player's sense of being part of an unfolding story, rich in humor and detail. The lovable goofiness embodied by Dory's character permeates the action, eliciting an unusually high number of smiles per minute from players. At the beginning of each level, Dory prompts the player to select and remember two objects that later become part of the story in highly amu...Read more

The fun educational activities contained in this free mobile app enable children to playfully explore life undersea and learn about marine biology along the way. Kids join Dot, a copperband butterflyfish, in adventures in which they meet a host of varied and sometimes exotic sea creatures. Players match silhouettes to actual sea life, learn important facts about the creatures and invite these new undersea friends to join ...Read more

Kadho English is a carefully constructed learning vehicle that helps children build a strong English language foundation, step by enjoyable step. This free app provides a delightful mix of adorable animated characters, buoyant background music, and a multitude of letter- and word-based games that keep kids happily engaged. The intuitive interface allows multiple children to log into the app over time and tracks their prog...Read more

The exceptional look, feel, and functionality of this free app make it a delightful way for kids to experience the joys of making music. The app opens to reveal a colorful garage interior with a stage-like performance area. Across the bottom of the screen are a dozen fun, animated characters, each with a different musical instrument. Children tap and drag these characters onstage, where they launch into playing their vari...Read more

This app is great fun. Exciting onscreen action is one of many ingredients that make it highly compelling and more than a little addictive. Another is that the various super heroes representing the player onscreen can be mixed and matched in the MixLab before doing battle, resulting in hybrid heroes like Groot with the Hulk's arms and legs. The right mash-up can give a player the edge they need to overcome super villains ...Read more

'Magical' is the word that springs to mind with respect to this app, and not just because it takes place in Whisker Haven. There is a quality to the play that is strikingly simple yet rich with possibilities. Kids care for the pets (9 Palace Pets are featured) through bathing, playing, feeding, cleaning, and a host of other activities. And while the ongoing interplay steers children towards specific activities at various ...Read more

Star Wars - Heroes Path is, in a sense, a battle of wits between player and machine. Each time you move a heroic Star Wars character towards their goal, the app produces an enemy counter-move, a game of cat-and-mouse that can have dire consequences for either side. Outwitting the enemy requires familiarizing yourself with the tools and perils of the current virtual landscape, which happen to change with every round of act...Read more