The coolest apps for kids

Adventure into the rainforest by exploring life in the Brazilian Amazon.
$4, play.google.com

Examine different creepy-crawlies by making them twist and turn.
$4, iTunes

View photos and videos, and learn about endangered animals like pandas and polar bears.
Free, iTunes

Kids can create and play their own instruments while learning about colours and sounds.
Free, iTunes

Preschoolers will love this singalong book with more than 100 interactive elements.
$4, play.google.com

Introduce kids to basic reading concepts through video clips and short lessons.
$5, apps.microsoft.com

Children build fun shapes from puzzle blocks to make the Bops sing and dance

iTunes

This storybook app works for various skill levels. Kids can read the story or listen along.

play.google.com

Kids can draw their own stories with virtual markers, then record their voices for extra fun.

iTunes

This creative app lets your child play narrator while tuning up their reading skills.

$4, iTunes

Tap on each picture to hear the word, then play the match-up game.

$2, iTunes

Teach babies six months and up simple words using fun graphics and sounds.

$2, play.google.com

Explore rooms in Caillou's house, dragging and dropping puzzle pieces to complete the scenes.
Where to Buy?Free, iTunes

Fill in the missing details on 26 animals, including their paws, tails, noses and ears.
Where to Buy?$2, iTunes

Tots will love building, driving and racing fire trucks, monster trucks and two trucks.
Where to Buy?$2, iTunes

Shoot a video, choose a still, then magically reveal parts of the video through the image with a swipe.
Where to Buy?Free, iTunes

A guide to what's growing in the garden, with diary-like features to track each plant's progress.
Where to Buy?$4, iTunes

A customizable weather app to track the five-day forecast or look up the UV Index.
Where to Buy?$3, iTunes

Explore different habitats as Geo collects fun animal facts and adopts their traits.
Where to Buy?Free, iTunes

With a trophy by adding and subtracting the animals and the fruit in the tree.
Where to Buy?$1, iTunes

Sing, record and remix your favourite songs with Sharon, Lois and Bram.
Where to Buy?$1, iTunes

Run a daycare for baby animals, where you must feed, entertain and put the critters to bed.
Where to Buy?Free, Google Play
Free, iTunes

Count ducks, match letters and guess sounds with Wallace the dog in this preschool app series.
Where to Buy?Free, iTunes

Learn words, practise spelling and discover careers in this '60s-styled interactive book.
Where to Buy?$2, iTunes

Tickle and play with characters while using the camera to transform yourself into a cute creature.
Where to Buy?$1, iTunes

Kids engage visually compelling and memorable poems featuring fun, unique animals.
Where to Buy?Free, iTunes

With the help of Fancy Nancy, learn to create, perform and record your very own ballet routines.

Where to Buy?$2, iTunes

Take part in exciting activities (like building a snowman) while learning about the four seasons.
Where to Buy?$2, Google Play
$2, iTunes

Learn about a new vegetable, fruit or other healthy treat as they entertain when you open the fridge.
Where to Buy?$2, iTunes

Play along with more than 100 fun characters as you colour, match shapes and practise spelling.


Where to Buy?$3, iTunes

Buy e-books and view video field trips that will introduce your kid to new people and places.
Where to Buy?Free, iTunes.com

Copy the notes that the frogs croak in a new TVO app proven to strengthen a kid's memory.
Where to Buy?Free, Google Play
Free, iTunes.com

Soar through the ocean and conquer the Shark Mafia using seven different fish in a game of strategy.
Where to Buy?Free, Google Play
$1, iTunes.com

Children can experiment with letters, sounds and words with these adorable alphabet characters.

$1, iTunes

Help Redford save his siblings by following the trail of forest gems and stolen coins.

Free, iTunes

Take flight with a captivating canine! Collect points and dodge obstacles as you chase your feline foe.

$1.30, iTunes

Guide Burger Cat through 60 levels using tools (like a magic wand) to collect cheeseburgers.
$1, iTunes.com

Help sharks save Sally by launching them at sneaky rubber ducks.


Where to Buy?$1, Google Play
$1, iTunes.com

Feed the octopus, but avoid the dangerous cramp-fishes and jellyfish.
$1, iTunes.com

Use Lucas' Locomaster to transform him into weird creatures, like the Sillphant.

Free, Google Play
$3, iTunes.com

Help D.W. choose nutritious snacks to maintain energy as she guides a friend back to Unicorns.

$2, iTunes.com

Control the coaster, collect coins and navigate tricky tracks using power-ups.

Free, Appszoom
$1, iTunes.com

The stage is yours in this creative app: Dress the characters, choose the setting and direct your play!
Where to Buy?Free, iTunes.com

Set off on an adventure with Stella and Sam in this interactive story where you can play games and explore nature.
Where to Buy?$2, iTunes.com

Watch Munch the chameleon change colours as you guide him through more than 60 levels in his search for lunch.
Where to Buy?$1, Google Play
$1, iTunes.com

Lights, camera, action! Make your directorial debut with stop-motion movies sourced from your own photo library.

Compatible with iPad
Where to Buy?Free; iTunes.com

This app records your voice as you draw so you can create and play back illustrated stories.


Compatible with Android, iPhone & iPad
Where to Buy?$2, Ollapp
$2, iTunes.com

Hop your way across the Australian outback to save your joey from greedy zookeepers.


Compatible with Android, iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad
Where to Buy?Free, Androidpit
$1, iTunes.com

Help Sammy the Skunk find out what his friend swallowed by matching silly objects.

Where to Buy?$1, Google Play
iTunes

Go on a wild adventure across Africa tracking down the thieves of a rare mummified aardvark.
Where to Buy?iTunes

Test your photography skills as you explore wild habitats in search of feathered friends.
Where to Buy?$1, Google Play
iTunes