The Best iPhone Apps for Kids
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By NewParent.com’s Kerri Geringswald
Say goodbye to that purse or car full of games! These days, all you need to entertain your toddler is an iPhone and a bountiful selection of apps. We compiled a list of the best iPhone apps to prevent toddler meltdowns and entertain your little one on road trips, waiting rooms, in the grocery store, and anywhere else. We’re not sure who’s going to love them more…the parents or the kids!
NOTE: All of the apps below can be found in the App Store on your iPhone.
Do you have an iPhone app you love that we didn’t include? Tell us about it in the comments section below!
The Pianist
Ages 4 +
$3.99
Your little Beethoven can press 3D keys to create his or her own song. Once they’ve mastered their first concerto, they can then record it and play it back for all their adoring fans.
Love this beautifully organized baby closet- spotted at Shop 4 Mum and Bub 
Comment by Jared on Oct 11 2009 08:39:59:
Another good one is Doodle Kids… its free!
Comment by Morgan on Nov 03 2009 09:59:02:
I recently finished my animated storybook, Belindra – Vegetable Delivery.
While reading, you can click on the characters and the story animates!
The YouTube video gives you a good idea of how it looks. I hope you like it!
http://www.Belindra.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYglV_qhrEg
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=332123201&mt=8
Comment by Chris on Dec 02 2009 08:36:59:
We just released an original interactive storybook called “The Fuzzy Fierce Peach”!
Currently an iPhone and iPod Touch exclusive, this delightful original children’s story is about “The Fuzzy Fierce Peach”, who is sure he’s the biggest, boldest, bestest peach of all…certain to be the first peach picked this season! But when things don’t go according to plan, it’s up to his best friends, Juicy Fresh Peach and Wrinkly Old Peach, to help him understand that being first isn’t what’s important.
The story is fully configurable, with options to turn on and off the music, narration, story text, and character interactivity. This means your child can enjoy the story no matter the environment or situation: whether they’d prefer it read to them or to read it themselves, or even if they’d simply like a broad canvas with no story text with which to play with the characters, “The Fuzzy Fierce Peach” is sure to provide endless of hours of entertainment.
Find out more at: http://www.gooserhymesdesigns.com
Our get it on the AppStore: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-fuzzy-fierce-peach-animated/id340409061?mt=8
Comment by anusen on Dec 07 2009 04:03:02:
We have developed a handful of applications for kids and mainly focusing on education category.
Math Magic: Kids can learn as well as have fun with math. They can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and divisions. Random problems will be shown to the kids and they need to choose the correct answer
Word Magic: Kids need to choose the missing letters for the picture shown. Best suited for kids from UKG till 2nd standard. http://wordmagic.anusen.com
Math Series: Kids need to identify the missing numbers. The numbers could either be in descending or in ascending orders. http://mathseries.anusen.com
Match Magic: This application is best suited for younger kids < 6 years. They need to match the pictures/colors/count the numbers by identifying and matching them. http://matchmagic.anusen.com
Count Magic: This application is also suited for kids < 6 years. This app helps to kids to learn counting. They need to catch the number shown. As they keep counting, audio voice will help the kids in counting.
Think BIG: This app is kids in 5 to 10 age group. A group of numbers are shown. They need to pick up the largest or smallest number.
All of our games have rewards and stickers and scores built to motivate and encourage the kids.
Please check them out at http://www.anusen.com and videos @ http://www.youtube.com/kidsiphoneapps
Comment by pcsa on Mar 29 2010 05:30:15:
We have a few apps we have developed especially for toddlers. We are two grandmothers who wanted to do something educational for our grandchildren so we began to develop these apps. We would love to hear your suggestions. To get free ones and purchase any apps you can view our website for a list at http://www.pcsaed.com. The apps out there now are Bubble ABC, Bubble 123, Bubble Add, Bubble Spell and Bubble Time Clock. Expected soon are Bubble Words, Match Phonics, Match Words, Touch Phonics, and Touch Words. Our grandchildren love them but we are most interested in other suggestions and comments. .
Comment by Tapitu on Apr 30 2010 10:23:38:
Check out Savanna. It is scroll-and-touch-and-hear game from the African plains featuring twelve beautifuly animated animals including children favourite lion, flamingo, giraffe and elephant. Interface is completely frustration-free designed and tested for/by small kids (no more “Dad, it’s broken again” complaints).
Comment by Karen on May 17 2010 11:25:25:
Are you breaking your head trying to teach Math to your kids? Check out http://punflay.com/number_sense-appstore.html
This is an interesting application that would help your kids in learning math the fun way!
Comment by Jane on Jun 08 2010 09:41:46:
I would recommend Baby explorer for the ipad. Am sure your little one will love it!http://www.punflay.com/baby-explorer-appstore.html
Comment by Isabella on Jul 26 2010 04:29:47:
Recently I found two fantastic educational apps for kids
I recommend Color Me and Dots 4 Tots.
This app is a must have for anyone that wants to help their children learn and have fun doing it.
Look great on iPad!
My 3 yr old just loves it.