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52 results
  • Review
    Brave Interactive Comic

    Comic-style fun geared toward older kids who love the movie.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    LEGO Super Hero Movie Maker

    Good tool for making stop-motion movies; LEGOs not required.
    AGE
    6
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Tapikeo HD

    Creative tool great for making personalized stories, games.
    AGE
    6
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Scramble With Friends

    Addictive word game safer to play with your own friends.
    AGE
    14
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Toy Story Showtime!

    Kids can learn word definitions via an entertaining tale.
    AGE
    5
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Pandora Radio

    Popular Internet radio app great for discovering new music.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Book Creator for iPad

    Simple app lets kids craft their own books to read or share.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Tales2Go

    Great audiobook service offers a ton of content, for a fee.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Color & Draw for kids HD

    Creative app full of choices, plus letter, number practice.
    AGE
    5
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Android, iPad, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Speech with Milo: Interactive Storybook

    Creativity makes this engaging learning app a favorite.
    AGE
    4
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    SpellBoard

    Great study tool offers options for various learning styles.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    the Town Musicians of Bremen - Interactive eBook & Story Creator

    Interactive pages, puzzles allow almost endless exploration.
    AGE
    6
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    123D Sculpt

    Push, pull, and paint iPad clay to make fantastical images.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Wonderful Days - Diary with Style

    Easier to use, more fun than similar apps, but not as fancy.
    AGE
    12
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    HowStuffWorks for iPad

    Popular, trusted resource covers mature topics responsibly.
    AGE
    12
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Animal Phone

    Playful interactions are limited without in-app purchases.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    iDiary for Kids

    Excellent journal-writing tool for creative kids.
    AGE
    7
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Strip Designer

    Anyone can become a comic book designer with this nifty app.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Hanging With Friends

    Hangman meets Scrabble, against online opponents.
    AGE
    14
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    ArtStudio - Draw, Paint and Edit Photo

    Create amazing art with ease; some nudes in online gallery.
    AGE
    15
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Scout's ABC Garden

    Very basic alphabet learning with cute interactive scenes.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Shakespeare In Bits: Macbeth iPad Edition

    An extraordinary study aid for mature-themed play.
    AGE
    14
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Twitter

    Powerful social tool, but use privacy, location settings.
    AGE
    15
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Dress Chica

    PBS Kids Sprout dress-up game is safe fun for children.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    StoryKit

    Kids can create and edit their own picture books.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)