20 apps to help your kids learn and play
Before we begin it's important to note that most free apps include direct links to social networking websites that are intended for an audience over the age of 13, as well as direct links to websites with the potential to browse any web page.
Free apps contain the option to make in-app purchases. It’s recommended that kids are supervised at all times while using these apps.
Card game where all the cards are laid face down on a surface and players take turns flipping two cards face up to reveal pairs of matching cards. A great app for older kids. Free — iTunes and Android.
This Irish app is designed to help children aged three to five with literacy, language development, maths and the creative arts. €0.89 — iTunes and Android.
One day everything in the colourful world of Paperland turned white! Colour in all the drawings with crayons to help get the colourful world back. Simple app, great for young kids. Free — iTunes and Android.
Dodge obstacles, collect kiwis and dash through cats to retrieve the Stolen Totem. This app is fun for kids of all ages although it was designed for a younger audience. Free — iTunes and Android.
Elmo needs help finding things that go honk, boing and clank.! With Elmo as a guide, kids can develop hand-eye coordination while having fun. App is best suited to children aged four and older. €1.79 Free — iTunes and Android.
Kids can now learn new reading skills anywhere with these 10 fun and engaging educational reading videos. Best suited to children four and older. €0.89 — iTunes and Android.
Kids create their own tangram dissection puzzles with the choice between a modern and two wooden graphical themes and hundreds of playable tangrams. ! This app is best suited to kids aged between six and eight. €1.79 — iTunes and Android.
Get ready to blast off on an epic jumping journey to collect coins, grab crazy powerups and dodge monsters to boost yourself to the edge of the universe and beyond. Free — iTunes.
This amazing adventure as you escape from Sugar Island. Avoid being captured by the cute but vicious monkey. Explore 45 levels. Free — iTunes and Android.
Players run through high speed levels packed with enemies and hazards as they try to destroy the devious Dr Eggman. €2.69 — iTunes and Android.
Seven mini games from Lego bundled together in one app. Suitable for children aged between five and 12. Free — iTunes.
Survival of the Angry Birds is at stake; you need to protect wild life through demolition gameplay. ! Free — iTunes and Android.
This delicious puzzle game has fruity challenges. Connect the cubes to create explosive fruit bombs. Over 215 levels with pirates, mermaids and other characters. Free — iTunes and Android.
This game is a match-three game. Each level has a game board filled with differently coloured candies. The basic move of this game is horizontally or vertically swapping the positions of two adjacent candies, to create sets of candies of the same colour. Free — iTunes and Android.
Experience the simple life of working the land and rearing chickens, pigs and other animals. Free — iTunes and Android.
Physics-based slide and fly game where players have access to 40 levels in five different worlds. The faster you go, the more stars you get. Free — iTunes and Android.
Drive, drift, jump and fly over your opponents.! €0.99 — iTunes and Android.
This physics-orientated game will keep kids entertained. Easy to play. Free — iTunes.
This simple pair matching game with funny animal pictures is great for younger app users with four levels of difficulty and four different worlds. Free — iTunes and Android.
Keep the burgers grilling and the hungry patrons smiling as you earn money! Free — iTunes and Android.
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