App Reviews - iPhone, iPad and Android Apps

GDevelop is a no-code coding platform used to produce popular apps and games found on different app and game stores. Its no-code nature makes it an ideal learning platform for kids who use it to understand how computer programs work without getting hung up on typing words and symbols precisely in a coding language.

Devices: Android, iPad, iPhone

Levelty is an app designed for parents with children between 4-8 as a reward system for undertaking simple tasks via a gamified planner. The app aims to help parents turn their parenting style into one of ownership on behalf of their child by incentivising them to undertake various tasks across the home. Levelty also has a free chore chart builder that allows you to create your own chore chart and print it.Levelty is for parents of this age range who want to use either a more formalised method of setting tasks and tracking them or to provide a reward system for their child in the tasks they are already doing.

Devices: iPad, iPhone

Solar System for kids is a safe and engaging educational app that that helps two to eight year olds learn about space and the Solar system. The app provides a comprehensive introduction to space and the solar system and all that it contains. There is age-appropriate educational content about each planet, including size, composition, and their unique features, presented in a clear and eye-catching manner for young learners. The app also includes various mini games and activities such as quizzes, puzzles, colouring pages, and memory games, all designed to reinforce learning in an interactive and enjoyable way. With its child friendly design featuring colourful graphics, playful animations, and intuitive navigation, Solar System for kids encourages exploration and discovery, making it easy for young children to use independently.

Devices: Android, iPad, iPhone

QuestionWell is an AI tool for teachers that you can access as a web app and integrates with Google and Microsoft cloud storage. It takes input material and turns it into a quiz for students, which you can distribute in many different formats, including popular learning management systems and school tools. The input can be any text you can paste into QuestionWell documents and images in popular formats, third-party websites, or an online video. The quizzes include multiple-choice, fill-the-gaps, and short-answer questions.

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Spell Wizards Spanish is an engaging online educational app designed to encourage and enhance spelling skills among primary-aged children (4-11 years old) and early secondary students (11-14 years old). It combines learning with fun through an easy-to-use and intuitive interface, where children listen to sentences, type the missing spellings, and receive immediate feedback on their efforts. This digital tool - also accessible via webbrowser - helps to engage children in learning, evolving into a comprehensive digital aid for spelling improvement.

Devices: Android, iPad, iPhone

Buzzlet is an app that allows for shared communication for non-verbal individuals or those with limited expressive communication. Buzzlet teaches receptive and expressive vocabulary and supports users in creating complete sentences as well as using quick responses to contribute to simple conversations. Buzzlet helps a listener to reply to the user of the app to support two-way mutual communication and interaction.There are many circumstances in which Buzzlet can support children. Teachers, occupational therapists, speech therapists and those in various rehabilitation roles should consider the app an additional tool to help children.

Devices: iPad, iPhone

Fitness for Kids is an app that encourages healthy and fun physical activities for children and their families. It offers a variety of expert-designed workout programs focused on promoting correct posture, spinal health, and overall well-being.The app’s publishers claim over 20 years of experience in the fitness industry leading to an app that provides safe and effective exercises suitable for kids of all ages and fitness levels. Whether the goal is weight loss, muscle building, or improving posture, Fitness for Kids makes fitness accessible and enjoyable without needing equipment. This app review examines how effective Fitness for Kids is for engaging kids to lead healthier lives.

Devices: Android, iPad, iPhone

Switch 4 Schools is an educational website hub that allows educational providers to understand, support, and grow emotional intelligence in their students and help young people improve their self-regulation. It does this by assessing where students currently are at any given time in these areas and providing age-appropriate, curriculum-linked resources to help support and grow these areas.

Devices: iPad, iPhone

Team+ is a unique, web-based application that empowers students to work more effectively within group scenarios. The application will monitor group members, reduce team conflict, increase participation, promote individual accountability, and learn the skills they will need in the outside world. It works well in any academic setting and includes collaboration tools and social networking features to help students stay connected and execute group work activities.

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sQworble is a unique and engaging word puzzle app that combines elements of both games with the added challenge of jigsaw puzzle gameplay. Enjoy hours of entertainment with this app, suitable for both children and adults, featuring impressive graphics and a fresh twist on traditional word games. Are you a fan of word games such as crossword puzzles or Scrabble? If so, you will love sQworble. Available for free on both iOS and Android platforms, sQworble offers in-app purchases and may include ads. Don't wait any longer – download sQworble today and start tackling those challenging puzzles!

Devices: Android, iPad, iPhone

Salfeld is a parental control app to aid parents in ensuring a safe and controlled digital environment for their children. It caters to a growing need among parents to protect their children from inappropriate content, excessive screen time, and the potential dangers of  unsupervised internet use. The app is built to give parents peace of mind by providing them the tools to monitor and manage their children's computer and internet usage effectively.  The Salfeld app focuses on content filtering, ensuring children are shielded from harmful or inappropriate websites, thus providing a safe online environment. The app also includes  functionalities for setting specific computer and internet use limits to limit and control  screen time. This feature allows parents to enforce healthy digital habits, including  designated offline times or bedtime rules. Furthermore, Salfeld empowers parents to control access to specific programs and applications, ensuring children only engage with  content suitable for their age and developmental stage. 

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Dyslexia.ai is designed to support users struggling with reading, spelling and rhyming. Dyslexia.ai has interactive sections to support learning different reading, spelling and rhyming areas, making it a comprehensive experience for improving those skills. Each activity is short and snappy, keeping engagement interest and promising accumulative rewards. Dyslexia.ai is free to download and has various purchase options.

Devices: iPad, iPhone

SpeakEasy: Home Speech Therapy is a fantastic app for parents to use to support their children who have speech delays, learning needs, autism, or indeed any child from 0 to 5 years old. Created by a speech-language pathologist, its approach is to empower and educate parents to support their kids rather than add further screen time for kids.

Devices: Android, iPad, iPhone

ClashMates teaches kids to study through quiz-style reviews of Advanced Placement (AP) test preparation through competition. It allows students to compete in subjects such as AP Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, and US Gov & Politics.

Devices: Android, iPad, iPhone

Buddy.AI promises one-on-one speaking practice to help young children with English language development. For native English-speaking families, Buddy.AI helps grow kids' vocabulary and improve their fluency. We have focused on this purpose during this review; however, the app would also fulfill the needs of children who speak other languages as they build their knowledge of English as an additional language.

Devices: Android, iPad, iPhone

Stop Motion Studio is a unique utility app that allows users to create their own animation using a mobile phone or tablet. This app’s simple interface and tools make it perfect for hobbyists and children as long as they have the patience and dedication needed for creating stop motion animation. You can create stop motion animations using one of these Stop Motion Apps. Stop Motion Studio is compatible with a wide range of devices, including iPhone, iPad, macOS, Android, Windows, Chromebook, and Amazon Fire devices.

Devices: Android, iPad, iPhone

Explore Art History is an independently produced app made for the love of the subject and in support of The Rush Medical Center, dedicated to research in all movement disorders. All profits from the app go to this worthy cause.

Devices: iPad, iPhone

Math World VR is a virtual reality math app with 12 mini-games that link math practice with throwing darts, firing arrows, throwing axes, and punching bubbles. As a sit-down virtual reality experience, it works well in the home and classroom and provides practice in foundational math knowledge and skills at varying difficulty levels. Math World VR is a leading candidate for making virtual worlds educational.

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Motivating kids to learn and practise Math and its associated skills can be difficult, especially if it is not a topic that immediately appeals to a child. Math and Logic takes a broad approach to relevant skills and knowledge by covering add, subtract, multiply and divide operations, patterns, problem-solving, logic and more.

Devices: Android, iPad, iPhone

Ello teaches kids how to improve their reading with interactive books and a fun, attention-capturing platform. Ello is an app that pairs with grade-level books and is easy to start. It uses speech recognition technology to listen to your child read and offers prompting to help them phonetically sound out words when they get stuck.

Devices: Android, iPad, iPhone