50 best kids tablet apps
The child begins to poke at the tablet before he speaks. So why not make the most of your time with him?
Pics did their best and selected the top 50 educational apps for iOS and Android. No thanks :o)
Letters and counting
Uchubuka
The classic game for learning to read. The kid will be able to spell the names of the animals. Letters are spoken as, in fact, letters and phonetically, as sound. This helps the child to better perceive and remember information.
Skazbuka
This is perhaps the best educational application in Russian. The tasks are clear, but there is no excessive simplification inherent in other cognitive games. Very cute characters and nice animation. To learn the next letter, you need to go through a whole adventure. Moreover, the levels of the game are interesting to pass even several times, they do not bother.
Introduction to Mathematics
With this application, you can start acquaintance with the exact sciences. In an easy game form, the child will learn to read and understand numbers from 0 to 9, distinguish even from odd, get the skills to solve simple examples and learn the basic principles of mathematics.
sweet math
With the help of simple (and delicious!) objects, the child will learn to count and perform simple mathematical operations. The application teaches mindfulness, develops logic, observation. Good for getting ready for school.
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ABC HD
Nice app for learning the alphabet. Each letter is voiced and illustrated with a fun interactive picture. The child learns to recognize letters, remembers and learns their order in the alphabet.
bukvario
Bright, colorful alphabet well helps to remember letters and sounds, develops concentration. The application is illustrated with both hand-drawn pictures and photos of animals, which is very useful for the development of the baby.
Photo safari
During the game, children learn the names of animals and the alphabet. It is necessary to look for animals, take pictures of them, and collect your photo album. There are both domestic and wild animals. Fully voiced application, clear interface, more than 50 animals.
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Learn 123
The child will be able to correlate the number of objects with the number, build sequences of numbers and, in addition, learn to solve simple examples. The application develops memory and logic. It will become good addition to the math textbook and help prepare the child for school.
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five ducklings
A simple educational game with animated ducklings singing a fun counting song. Clockwork tune, funny characters, interesting pictures- all this will easily hold the attention of the child. Unbeknownst to himself, he will master not only simple, but also reverse counting.
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minutes
The application teaches the child to determine the time by the clock in a playful way. The kid will not only learn to navigate by the arrows, but also correlate events (rise, breakfast, dinner, etc.) with certain time and part of the day.
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Learning the alphabet!
Cool app for learning the alphabet. Unlike many, it has really very nice pictures and understandable analogies. You can also play alphabet! Each element is animated. And, by the way, it will be interesting not only for your baby to listen about letters and look at cute forest (and not only) heroes. For example, we ourselves are stuck on the application. Twenty minutes minimum.
Educational games
hedgehog adventure
Educational game for children from four to six years old. The child, together with the main character, solves logic puzzles and performs various interesting tasks. The application trains attention, visual memory and spatial thinking.
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smart kid
The application includes a number of educational games. You can guess animals by silhouette, collect puzzles, solve riddles and much more. The choice is offered different topics: farm animals, cars, garden, etc.
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Puzzles - Fixiki and Fixiklub
This game will especially appeal to young fans of the Fixies. The child will collect puzzles of varying complexity with frames from their favorite cartoon. The application develops visual memory, fine motor skills and coordination of movements.
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Collection of children's games
The name of the application speaks for itself. It contains a large number of various children's games that develop logic, memory, attentiveness, reaction, etc. Toddlers will learn to count, explore different shapes, recognize new animals and memorize plant names.
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Sago Mini workshop
In this game, the kid will be able to create one of 15 creative projects himself. To help him a whole set of tools: a saw, a hammer, a wrench and much more. During the game, the child will measure, saw off, hammer nails and perform a lot of other interesting tasks, and as a result, he will be able to show off his craft to his parents.
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robot factory
This game will be interesting for younger kids school age. The child will be able to create his own robots and test them in action (whether he flies, walks, etc.) If something goes wrong, the robot will explode or break.
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Mosaic
A simple game for the little ones. The kids are always happy to collect mosaics. There are a lot of them here, the pictures differ in complexity and number of elements. This is much more convenient than buying a bunch of plastic mosaics for your child.
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Cubes
There are two game options: to collect a picture from the cubes or to find a pair. In the first case, abstract thinking develops, the ability to see big picture from fragments, in the second - logic.
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nighty night
Very kind and even touching game. The kid must put all the animals to sleep and turn off the light for them. Moreover, each character is unique, with their own funny emotions. How can you not go to sleep yourself if all your friends have already fallen asleep?
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Tutorials from Olesya Zhukova. Learning to think
The application contains a training game course based on the book "Teaching a Baby to Think" by a specialist in child development Olesya Zhukova. Includes mini-games for the development of speech, logic, attention, thinking, etc. There are tasks even for children from six months.
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Gofanchik
A puzzle for children from two to six years old, which was created using elements of the Montessori method. The child will learn new words, letters, colors, planets and much more. The kid will be able to play without the participation of adults, developing self-confidence.
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Science experiments for kids
An easy way to tell and show your child about 500 facts from the world of science. The application will be interesting for children from 5 to 13 years old. Each experience is shown and explained in detail here. Some experiences are so incredible that they can be shown as magic tricks.
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Mini-U: Mysteries
Very cute animated book with riddles. Answers can be both sound and text with the ability to switch. If the child cannot solve the riddle, then it is enough to rub a special window, and there will be a clue.
Human body
The application will help explain to the child the structure of the human body. And you can see the work different systems In action. How food moves through the digestive system, how the heart beats, blood flows through the veins, etc.
We sculpt animals and heroes of fairy tales from plasticine
The application contains detailed step by step instructions for modeling from plasticine so that the result is small masterpieces. This is a great opportunity to captivate a child not with virtual, but with quite tangible art.
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Children's situations
Here the child is offered different life situations and options for responding to them. The kid must figure out what to do in each case. Essentially, this old game into edible - not edible, good - bad. There are topics such as communication with adults, friendship, help, stereotypes of behavior, etc.
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Learning shapes
A simple game for preschoolers will help you learn easily geometric figures. Bright illustrations and funny rhymes will make the learning process fun and enjoyable.
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Star Walk
An app that will appeal to both children and their parents. Using geolocation, "Star Walk" determines which stars are currently visible in the sky. Just raise the tablet to the sky and it will show the constellations that can be found in the sky.
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Animals and plants
Jurasic Life
This game introduces kids to dinosaurs that lived on earth millions of years ago in a fun way. The kid will collect bones of prehistoric animals like a real archaeologist. Lizards can be assembled, painted and read a lot of interesting things about them.
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Pets' corner
This amazing app, created famous artist Chris Neiman, is a combination of fun animation and educational slides. The child will recognize new animals and see how they react to his touch. What will the elephant do in the bathroom? Can a dog break dance? All answers are here!
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Ocean MarcoPolo
The child will be able to build his own coral reef and explore the underwater world, heading from the coastline to the seabed. The kid will explore the habitat of different marine species and observe how they interact with each other.
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Animal game
The application is suitable for the smallest users. It includes a whole range of exciting games: puzzles, hide and seek, hidden surprises. With the help of this toy, children will learn the names of animals, will be able to develop logic, as well as thinking and counting skills.
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Animals
This is a playground and a zoo at the same time. The kid will get acquainted with different animals in their natural habitat. Also, the child will be able to play at nine interactive games They teach new words and counting.
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Tobby: Animal World
Great application for studying the animal world. It will help develop the mindfulness and logic of the child, expand the vocabulary and replenish his knowledge of animals. The kid will help Tobby the owlet to look for his family and find out along the way Interesting Facts from the life of animals.
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What grows in the forest
A colorful encyclopedia describing the plants of the European forest. The child will go on a journey, learning the names of flowers, berries, trees, mushrooms, etc. along the way. Then you can go to a real forest and test your knowledge in practice.
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Find and show the animal - hide and seek with Rex
The child will help the cute puppy Rex look for animals in the forest, in the meadow and even in the sea. Here you can listen to poems about animals to get to know them better.
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Let's know the world
A good educational game for the little ones. The child will be happy to look at high-quality bright photographs and recognize new animals and objects. You can simply look at the cards or answer questions by choosing the correct picture.
We have prepared a selection for you mobile applications, thanks to which you can learn programming anywhere. Share applications that are not included in this list in the comments!
Udacity
Khan Academy
SoloLearn
SoloLearn is a range of mobile applications that teach the user how to program using special games. SoloLearn apps are available free of charge for the iOS and Android platforms.
Coursera: Online courses
Free courses from the world's leading universities on Coursera are now available as apps for Android and iOS.
EdX - Online Courses
We couldn't pass up these great resources, which also aim to teach programming in a fun way.
Code Combat
One of the most popular games for teaching programming. The application is often used in educational institutions for development training. Contains courses for all ages.
Code Wars
A service where you can compete in programming with other participants. Users are available various languages to write code and tasks to be completed.
If these resources seem interesting to you, we advise you to take a look at our free online games that will teach you how to program.
(32 ratings, on average: 4,22 out of 5)Tutorials for mobile devices in recent times are gaining popularity. This is not surprising given the accelerating world we now live in. There is not enough time for anything, so many try to make good use of the trip in transport or standing in line. The android platform provides a wide range of applications for your own education, but we tried to select the most interesting of them.
1. Word of the day
In the first place in our top educational apps for android is the app for expanding vocabulary. Now languages are so actively mixed and developed that it becomes very difficult to keep track of them. This application every day will offer you to learn a new word and its meaning.
2. Learn English 6000 Words
Good app for learning English. The program is designed in such a way that the user receives a set of the most used words in the English language, with phonetic transcriptions, pictures and pronunciation.
3. Countries of the World + Quiz
A very useful application from which you can get basic information about all countries of the world. Among other things, it also has a quiz that will help you find out how well you know geography.
4. GeoGebra
The list of the best educational programs for android continues with a very advanced application for learning mathematics at all levels. In it you will find manuals on geometry, algebra, arithmetic, statistics and much more.
5. Chemist Free
Kemist is a great application for those who study chemistry, a program that is essentially a virtual chemistry lab. In it, you can carry out any chemical reactions and analyze the equations of these reactions.
Study of foreign language is an integral part of education. This app could be great. study guide in learning French, Italian, Spanish or Chinese. It provides ready-made flashcards to improve vocabulary and audio tests to practice pronunciation.
Moreover, this application is free.
3. Evernote Peek
Creating "cheat sheets", or rather, memory cards, is a tedious process for which most students do not have enough time. The Evernote Peek app will take care of most of this work. The app turns your iPad and its Smart Cover into flashcards. And don't worry if you don't have a case, the app creates a "virtual case".
Strengthen your memory easily and for free.
4. Frog Dissection
Gutting frogs in biology class may be fun for some, but for others it can be an obstacle to getting a high grade - it's hard to count on success in fighting the urge to vomit. This application allows students to get rid of the smell of formaldehyde while studying the anatomy of a frog. Bright 3D visualization allows you to study the structure in detail internal organs animal.
Application cost: $3.99.
5. Graphing Calculator (graphic calculator)
Graphing calculators are expensive, but perform homework without his calculations, it is almost impossible. Instead of buying the calculator itself, consider getting an app that lets you replace it.
It quickly plots multiple equations at once using its own data entry keyboard. It allows you to create graphs of polar and parametric equations and many others. In addition, you can take screenshots of the calculator screen and send graphs via e-mail.
The application costs $2.99, which is much less than the price of a real calculator.
6. Math Formulas (mathematical formulas)
Want to keep your trigonometric formulas separate from your algebraic ones? This application will become your assistant in mathematics.
The app stores frequently used formulas categorized by math section, allowing you to quickly and easily easy access to them. In addition, you can create a section that will contain "favorite" formulas. Information about formulas is also provided with figures, if necessary, as in the case of geometry.
The app only costs $0.99.
7Easel SAT Prep Lite
The SAT (School Assessment Test) is one of the most important tests in an American high school student's career. This application allows you to prepare for it without problems and spending money.
The application consists of three sections (math, text analysis and grammar), each with 25 questions and a "Show Me" feature that explains how to arrive at the correct answer.
Instead of spending hundreds of dollars on test preparation books, you can use this app for free.
9. Studious
The Studious application is designed to organize the schedule of daily classroom and homework. The application allows you to set deadlines for completing tasks and remind you of the approach of tests and exams.
Forgetting to put your phone on when entering class silent mode? The app will “silence” it according to the schedule in the calendar.
The app is available for free in the store Google Play.
10 World Atlas
This app is essential for geography lessons. It provides a high resolution images with detail and precision.
The app provides students with information about each country, including capitals, flags, and government. There is an option to switch between three different map styles, including Classic, Antique and Satellite.
World Atlas costs $0.99.
Sibling rivalry.
Golden Rule for parents - do not compare children with each other. And give everyone your affectionate nickname.
In smartphones, you can now find many features that help in your studies - a diary, a calculator, and solution books, and subjects for the GIA or the Unified State Examination. We have made for you an overview of the most useful applications for students.
Already in the first grade, many children go to school with a mobile phone, high school everyone has it. And although many mothers are against mobile phones, it is better not to fight children's desires, but to use mobile phone for the benefit of learning - with the help of applications. In smartphones, you can now find many features that help in your studies - a diary, a calculator, and solution books, and subjects for the GIA or the Unified State Examination. We have made for you an overview of the most useful applications for students.
With technical point vision in the general view they can be divided into those that work only on iOS (on iPhones), those created for Android (this system is installed in Samsung smartphones, HTC, Nokia, LG and many others) or work both there and there.
Readers
iBooks (iOS) Huge Library e-books, uploaded or downloaded on iPhone. The interface is stylized as a bookcase. On each shelf of this cabinet are the covers of the loaded books. You can make bookmarks to continue reading from this place, you can make extracts and notes, you can create your own collections of books. We already have all the classics included in the school curriculum.
Books out loud (iOS)
Aichitalka (iOS, Android)
And a library and bookstore. Unlike iBooks, there are many books in Russian. There is a search by genre and category, and while reading, you can display the content of the book at any time, leave a comment about it in the store, change the font, background, backlight brightness and text alignment settings, save your favorite quote and start searching in the text.
Calculators
Free Graphing Calculator (iOS)
In the application, you can perform arithmetic operations with numbers, extract roots, use logarithms, use trigonometric functions, convert one unit of measurement (area, acceleration, etc.) into others, plot graphs along the X and Y axes. There is also good reference on basic mathematical terms and formulas. In our opinion, a real find for algebra classes.
Reference books
Lexica (iOS)
Dictionary with over 50,000 words. In addition to the meaning of a word, you can check it according to spelling and lexical norms. Its useful to note convenient search the right word. Another advantage is that you do not need to connect to the Internet every time you access the dictionary, the entire vocabulary database is already loaded on your iPhone.
Formula (Android)
Reference book and solution book of some problems in algebra and geometry. In addition to entering data, the display also shows the formula by which the answer is calculated. For schoolchildren, this is important - it is easier for them to understand the essence of calculations.
GDZ 2.0 - ready-made homework (Android, iOS)
The application gives access to the solutions of tasks from 200+ textbooks in the main subjects for grades 5-11 - algebra, geometry, physics, chemistry, Russian, English, German.
The creators note that the GDZ application is a reference, not a replacement independent work student, and recommend using it only to verify solutions obtained by one's own efforts.
Diaries and schedules
iStudio Pro (iOS)
A digital diary where you can create and edit your schedule, create reminders for upcoming exams or meetings. The program is synchronized with standard calendar iOS. The schedule can be displayed monthly or weekly. There is The address book, which allows you to add key information about each teacher (at least his email and phone number). The student will appreciate the opportunity to add holidays and vacations.
Schedule Deluxe (Android)
The application has three main functions. The first and main one is the class schedule with an unlimited number of items, and each item can be painted in a different color. You can view the schedule both by day and by week. The second function is grades and exams, which allows you to keep track of grades. The third is homework, with the ability to set priorities for their implementation.
Dictation (Android)
The application is designed to prepare for vocabulary dictations. The application interface is extremely simple, incorrect answers are displayed in red.
individual items
Math Helper (Android)
The application includes: linear algebra (operations on matrices and solving systems of linear equations), vector algebra (vectors and figures), probability theory, as well as numbers and sequences. All information is available in Russian.
Cheat sheet: Russian language (Android)
A real pantry for Russian language lessons - a list of rules from 1956 (valid to date).
Chemistry (Android)
The application allows you to solve chemical equations and chains, and get reference information, including the periodic table and the solubility table.
SimplePhysics (iOS)
Educational game in which you can learn about the action of physical laws. The player's task is to design a structure according to these laws and test it for durability.
USE History Dates (Android)
With the help of the program, you can strengthen your knowledge of history.
For each subject, there are many more applications to suit your child's interests. Android apps can be searched and downloaded on Google Play. Apps for iOS - on the AppStore or iTunes.
We hope that these apps will help your child learn easily and with interest. If you have any other useful applications, share in the comments!
