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ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
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Learning ratings
Best: Really engaging, excellent learning approach.
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App reviews for iphone, social studies, thinking & reasoning

30 results
  • Review
    The FREE Dictionary by Farlex

    Excellent reference with games, fun graphics, and more.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2013)
  • Review
    Historypin

    Sophisticated look back in time via geo-located images.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2013)
  • Review
    Fingerprint: Whole Wide World, Fun Learning Games for Kids 5-8

    Fun mini-games help introduce world cultures to young kids.
    AGE
    5
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2013)
  • Review
    Montessori Geometry

    Amazing starter geometry app is fun and comprehensive.
    AGE
    5
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2013)
  • Review
    FACTS FOR KIDS - a new fact every day

    Fun facts can inspire further learning and discovery.
    AGE
    5
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Quizlet

    Millions of user-generated flashcard sets; some can be iffy.
    AGE
    11
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Brave: Storybook Deluxe

    Visually beautiful retelling of movie, with fun extras.
    AGE
    7
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Plague Inc.

    Slow & steady kills the (human) race in disease-design app.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Pandemic 2.5

    Aim is to kill off humans with disease in slow, passive app.
    AGE
    14
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    AddictingGames

    Free game portal offers dozens of titles, many of them iffy.
    AGE
    15
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    FlipCards - Flashcard app for memory training

    Useful study tool's online database has some iffy content.
    AGE
    11
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Presidents vs. Aliens

    Fling presidential portraits at aliens in this wacky way to learn history.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Presidents By the Number

    Simple app has fun facts about presidents, American history.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Britannica Kids: Aztec Empire

    Get to know a past civilization, some of Mexico's history.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Britannica Kids: Snakes

    Packed with information about often-feared creatures.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Georific

    Challenging trivia game teaches geography, shares results.
    AGE
    14
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Final Fantasy III

    Pricey RPG delivers polish and depth of video game series.
    AGE
    12
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Science Fun to Go

    Repackaged material from kid author Seymour Simon's website.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Savings Spree

    Kids learn financial literacy through game-show action.
    AGE
    7
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Angry Birds Seasons

    Gameplay evolves with underwater physics of "Piglantis."
    AGE
    7
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Virtual City

    Robust building sim doesn't get bogged down in details.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire, Nook HD
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Stack the States

    Surprisingly fun geography education game.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Doodle Devil

    You play the devil in flip side of Doodle God.
    AGE
    16
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Game Dev Story

    Hidden instructions hamper fun in video-game company sim.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Shape Builder - The Preschool Learning Puzzle Game

    Whether or not you believe that puzzles help the brain, these colorful conundrums are super fun.
    AGE
    4
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2010)