Whether you want to keep up with schedules or keep them busy, iPhone has lots of child- and parent-friendly apps to help keep everybody happy.
Wanna play?
There’s always fun to be found with Kidtivities. Scroll through 40 great activity ideas you can enjoy with your 2- to 6-year-old almost anywhere. Search by indoor or outdoor activity or shake for something completely random. And keep younger kids amused with Peek-A-Boo Baby Rattle a colourful and fun app that makes your child’s favourite animal noises with a poke or a shake of your iPhone.
Available on the App Store
Did you know?
You can prevent your kids from stumbling across the wrong things on iPhone: Tap Settings to add parental controls that ensure your kids only see what you want them to.
Early Learner.
School is wherever you are with Preschool Adventure. Enjoy five different learning activities with your toddler in one great app—including shapes, sounds, body parts, matching and colours.
Available on the App Store
Make it count.
Download Cute Math and let your little ones get an early start on their maths. They’ll have a blast learning number sequence and addition and subtraction concepts as they drag apples into baskets, line up penguins, count parachutes and more.
Available on the App Store
Family Fun.
Your kids aren’t the only ones who’ll enjoy singing along to Wheels on the Bus. Board the bus to spin the wheels, open and close the doors, swish the wipers and even record your toddler singing along. And don’t be surprised if you get hooked too. For even more family fun, download Scoops. Flick and tilt to see how many ice cream scoops you can catch, but be sure to avoid the vegetables. The higher your score, the faster the scoops fall.
Available on the App Store
Baby talk.
Your baby’s first words could actually be said with their hands. With Signing Time ASL Dictionary Flash Cards you and your child can flick through 145 kid-friendly flash cards and learn signs for everything from apple to zebra. It also lets you tailor quizzes to whatever level you like – and turn on “vibrate mode” for when you need to guess again.
Available on the App Store
Listen in.
With Babyphone, you can bring a baby monitor with you wherever you go. Just select a phone number from your contacts list or tap in a new one and your iPhone will call it as soon as the baby awakens.
Available on the App Store
A little advice.
Need a little help communicating with your toddler? Download Parenting Preschoolers and you’ll have access to great parenting advice whenever you need it most—whether you’re at home or the supermarket.
Available at the App Store
Keep a log.
Sleep-deprived mums and dads will be happy to discover Baby Log. This super-organised app helps keep track of feedings, naps, baths and diaper changes. Or make up a new category and keep track of that too. You can even export the data and get an overall view of the week’s stats. Baby Daily Log Pro is another great way to remember all the details of your baby’s day. In addition to tracking daily activities, it’ll also keep a log of your baby’s growth and temperature, store photos, let you record and play back your baby’s first words and more.
Available on the App Store
Learn to read.
Learning has never been more fun with apps like ABC Animals. These engaging, interactive flashcards teach young children to recognise, say, and print the alphabet. Tap to hear the letter name, associated animal name and phonetics. Then download FirstWords: Animals and your little one can push letters into place to form words — and bring colourful birds, lions, and 32 other animals to life. Make story time interactive with Bumblebee Touchbook and your little one can push letters into place to form words—and bring colourful birds, lions and thirty-two other animals to life. Take learning up yet another notch with Bumblee Touchbook. Touch the words of this adorable bumblebee story to hear them out loud and watch them animate. Or sit back and enjoy the 3-D animated short movie.
Available at the App Store
Animal Farm.
Your toddler will have tons of fun guessing which animal is hiding in the Peekaboo Barn. Tap to open the barn doors to see a new animated animal pop out and learn its name and sound. Download Zoo Box and there’s even more animal fun to be found. This addictive app is filled with 38 funny animals and insects—from owls and roosters to mosquitos and frogs. Just rotate the screen to hear their silly sounds.
Available on the App Store
Mix and Match.
Keep the kids entertained anywhere with Animatch. This addictive game helps them build cognitive skills as they try to match up super-cute animal graphics and sounds. For even more fun, add The Hidden Park. This interactive game gets them outdoors and lets their imaginations run wild by creating a fantasy world full of animated creatures, fairies and dragons, all in your local park.
Available on the App Store
Get them a Puppy
Not ready for the real thing? Download FooPets Marley Puppy and adopt a virtual yellow lab based on the one from the movie Marley and Me. With just a tap, kids can feed, pet and play with this adorable pup. And the best part is he doesn’t shed
Available on the App Store
