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The best Android apps for kids in 2019

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Trusting a toddler with your tablet or phone can be a risky business – we’ve seen several screens smashed by over-excited infants – but it's worth letting them play with it anyway, because Android can make an excellent tutor, entertainer and even an occasional babysitter. Just invest in a good case first. Here are some of our favorite Android apps for kids.

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  1. ABC Spelling
  2. Peppa Pig’s apps
  3. Drawing Pad
  4. Baby TV Mobile
  5. All the Toca Boca apps
  6. Minecraft: Pocket Edition
  7. Dr Seuss’s books
  8. Duolingo

ABC Spelling - Spell & Phonics

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ABC Spelling is a fun app that can help children to learn to spell. It is structured in a way that starts out very easy, so it is good for young learners but scales well. Pictures are on hand to help children and the interaction with the app is fun thanks to fill-in-the-blank-style mechanics. There are also sounds packed in to help children learn phonetics for letters to improve speaking accuracy and fluency as well. The best thing, though, is that ABC Spelling - Spell & Phonics is completely free and features no ads whatsoever.

Peppa Pig’s apps

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Peppa Pig, the pre-school porcine phenomenon, is perfectly suited to mobile devices: the simple artwork and cheerful soundtracks work brilliantly as apps. There’s Peppa Pig’s Golden Boots for feeding ducks and, er, visiting the moon; interactive storybooks such as The Great Egg Hunt; stargazing with Peppa Pig Stars; and drawing with Peppa’s Paintbox. I’ve just introduced my second toddler to the joys of Peppa apps, and it almost makes me feel bad about the bacon sandwich I had for lunch.

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The Peppa Pig apps are so good you might feel bad about eating bacon / © Entertainment One

Drawing Pad

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There are lots of drawing apps in the Play Store, but Drawing Pad was there long before most. Its selection of realistic brushes, pencils, pens, and stickers make it a lot of fun, and it works well with Samsung’s S-Pen too.

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Drawing Pad is huge fun and features realistic brushes and fun stickers / © Murtha Design

Baby TV Mobile

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If your satellite or cable broadcaster doesn’t offer Baby TV, this app is the next best thing: for $4.99 per month it provides access to more than 100 programs aimed at babies and toddlers up to the age of four. Many of the shows have been created in partnership with educational experts, and it’s all ad-free so you don’t need to worry about anything inappropriate popping up, such as ambulance-chasing lawyers and other undesirables, unlike with certain other TV channels.

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The BabyTV app is a subscription app, but it isn't too expensive / © BabyTV

All the Toca Boca apps

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If you have younger children, you’ll love Toca Boca. It's gentle, colorful apps are great for pre-schoolers and not so noisy that you’ll want to throw your device through the nearest window. Titles range from Toca Hair Studio and Toca Pet Doctor to Toca Builders, which is essentially Minecraft for five-year-olds. On the subject of which…

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Toca Boca's apps are absolutely delightful / © Toca Boca

Minecraft: Pocket Edition

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Minecraft is the LEGO of the 21st Century, aimed at seven-year-olds and older, and it’s different for every child who plays it. You can explore others’ worlds or build your own, create structures or craft weapons. The Pocket Edition supports multiplayer over Wi-Fi. It’s the perfect app for children, with just enough peril to be exciting but not enough to cause nightmares.

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This is Minecraft. You may have heard of it / © Mojang

Dr. Seuss’s books

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The nice people at Oceanhouse Media have brought the legendary Dr. Seuss books to life, but not too much life, so they’re not too exciting for bedtime reading. The titles are best suited to three- to five-year-olds, but we’re a good bit older than that and we loved them too. All together now: I do not like green eggs and ham! I do not like them, Sam-i-Am!

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Dr Seuss's books are well suited to mobile apps / © Oceanhouse Media

Duolingo

Duolingo promises “totally fun and 100 percent free” language learning. Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Swedish and English are all covered. It’s racked up countless awards and has been praised by the likes of the Wall Street Journal and TIME magazine. It’s based around very simple multiple-choice tasks and feels more like playing a game than learning. It’s great stuff.

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Duolingo: education cunningly disguised as a game / © Duolingo

What about you? Do you have favorite Android apps that your kids and you both love? Let us know below.

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David enjoys staying abreast of the latest technology and newest Android apps. Outside of the office, he can be found playing snooker and writing bad 00s indie songs.

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  • 4
    1nvent Nov 28, 2019 Link to comment

    My son will be happy, thank you


  • patelriya 3
    patelriya Nov 27, 2019 Link to comment

    You can now immerse yourself into the mystical aura of Halloween in just one click. A thematic update of Kid-E-Cats: Doctor by DEVGAME has been announced. The update contains new decorations and a new minigame.

    Kid-E-Cats: Doctor is a popular brand-based game, released in 2018 and listed in Top 10 family games for iPad and App Store.
    In the app, kids can become real doctors and discharge their immediate responsibilities of making the other cats healthy and happy! Once received a call from a patient, the player is going to need to get the first aid kit ready and head for the patient's house, dealing with various obstacles on the way.
    Pumpkins, bats, and ghosts - the symbols of the mysterious holiday - will be present in every part of the game.


  • marco sarli 39
    marco sarli
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    Nov 27, 2019 Link to comment

    My daughter is a fan of Roblox


  • Casey Murray 1
    Casey Murray Jun 11, 2016 Link to comment

    I'm a mom and a programmer and I'm hoping for a moment of your time - please take a look at my work and consider sharing it with your community? Approximately 90 puzzles over 9 landscapes. To unlock all packs for testing/review, tap the top bar on the main menu that says 'My First Puzzles' ten times and enter the secret code (3hfazJUD)

    My First Puzzles: Animals on the Google Play Store

    If you can, it is greatly appreciated!

    Thanks,
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  • Kasia Nowak 1
    Kasia Nowak Jun 8, 2016 Link to comment

    If your daughter or son used to love the crayola coloring pages, this is the app for you! Jump into a world where the imagination is the limit! No more spending money buying color boxes or crayons, you can give the same quality of entertainment to your children thanks to these virtual never ending coloring pages. Now everybody can see your kid’s art! Magic Finger Coloring Book


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    Szymon Klimaszewski Jun 1, 2016 Link to comment

    My niece loves the Soundible app. It's available in google play.
    It's super easy in use, and I like the child lock feature, so I don't need to worry, that she will leave the app by accident.

    Szymon Klimaszewski


  • 4
    Yogesh Dama May 2, 2016 Link to comment

    Releasing new Educational App: Learn By Fun,
    Combining 20 favorite Education apps into single app.
    playstore link:
    play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bhanu.abcdforkids


  • ABC game soft 2
    ABC game soft Mar 10, 2016 Link to comment

    Son (2.8) like the game - Tractors of the World: puzzle (for boys 3-10 y.o)
    on google play market


  • 4
    Phong Tran Jan 19, 2016 Link to comment

    I know a good sudoku game for kids named Sudoku Fruit Heroes. It's nice and easy.
    here is game screenshot
    http://i.giphy.com/l3nWpWgAhoHSOBDPi.gif
    and the game: https://apps.facebook.com/sudoku_fruit_heroes/


  • 1
    Samuel Smith Oct 6, 2015 Link to comment

    Really great list of apps for kids, thanks! My 2-year-old kid loves also playing Learn o‘Polis games. Simple and fun games to learn numbers, colours and fruits. I like their simple and clear user interfaces. Kid-friendly games (Y)


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    MobileApptelligence India Oct 3, 2015 Link to comment

    Thanks for sharing this article. Was searching similar contents on search engines for a case study. Many thanks.


  • 4
    Marcus Velasquez Sep 14, 2015 Link to comment

    Wow, theses apps are must downloads. They not just offer fun but also help kids develop their mental and tactical skills.


  • Fariha Tasnim 2
    Fariha Tasnim Sep 13, 2015 Link to comment

    Get fresh Android App @ #cynocraft

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