From an early age, children can use educational applications. They know how to use a smartphone or tablet, and can open their favorite applications before they master the primer. There are lots of apps available for mobile platforms, but not all of them are suitable for children. For example, many have paid content, and if the child does not understand that each time he sends real money, this can create problems for parents.
Kaspersky Lab Blog Compiled list of educational apps for kids on Android and iOS. Free and paid games made it into the Top 10.
10. Minecraft
It is impossible to write about mobile games for children without mentioning Minecraft. This is an awesome educational game that will last almost indefinitely. You can play it in one of two main modes - survival and creativity. In the first player, you need to collect resources and build buildings in the daytime in order to survive at night, which is full of monsters. In creative mode, there is nothing dangerous, the player can explore the world, fly and build fantastic designs. Minecraft is suitable for children who are seven years old or older.
9. Math Academy and Word Academy
Training programs that combine hands-on exercises with games and rewards to give your child an additional incentive to succeed. Useful for children from 3 years.
8. Dr. Panda
This is a series of free mobile gaming applications. For example, in the game Dr. Panda in Space a child can explore outer space, discover asteroids, new planets, and maybe even a black hole. Games are suitable for children aged 3+.
7. Cut the Rope
Om Nom craves sweets, and the player's task is to provide the little glutton with sweets by cutting the ropes on which they are suspended. From level to level, making it all the more difficult. A fun and funny game develops fine motor skills, reaction, spatial thinking and the ability to build logical chains in children.
6. Star Walk Kids
The cartoon-style interface app will tell young astronomers everything they need to know about stars, planets and constellations. Using the built-in gyroscope, you can bring the map on the screen in accordance with the stars visible from your location. The age limit is 3+.
5. Monument Valley
An educational mobile puzzle game in which the player needs to take Princess Ida through the intricate mazes of optical illusions and unusual objects. To search for hidden passages in levels, the player has to interact with the environment. This interaction includes moving platforms and poles, and the creation of bridges. The “Valley of Monuments” develops innovative thinking in children. You can play from the age of three.
4. Limbo
The only game from the list of the best children's mobile games with an age limit of 16+. The main character is a boy in a desert world with a small variety of colors (black, white and shades of gray). A logical game that requires jumping over obstacles and performing simple tasks requiring ingenuity and attention.
3. The Human Body
The application is intended for children who want to learn how the human body is organized and functions. Every part in this educational mobile game is interactive: the heart beats, the lungs breathe, the skin feels, and the eyes see. The game is available only in the App store and has an age rating of 4+.
2. Toca Boca
This is a studio developing games for tablets and smartphones. The developers claim that their applications help children develop their imagination. This is easy to verify by downloading at least the Toca Nature mobile game, in which you can create your own world, populate it with animals and complement the landscape with forests, mountains and lakes. Children of 4 years and older can be the god of the microworld.
1. Machinarium
The most fun and developing mobile game for children from 3 years of age and older has become a useful app in the genre of quest. Great graphics and music, a good message of the game, and funny characters - this is what makes Machinarium interesting for users of all ages. The player’s task is to return a small robot that has ended up in a landfill to the Robot city of Machinearium.
