Best educational apps on Reddit
154 reviews from r/homeschool, r/workingmoms, r/toddlers and 13 more subreddits
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#1
Duolingo
4.6
(13)
"He’s also really loved Duolingo ABC and Khan Academy Kids. He is non-verbal and Khan Academy Kids is helping a lot with his language development."
"To teach kids to read. Our 3 year old lovessss it!"
"Duolingo/DuoABC is awesome especially with the early phonic stages."
"My son really likes the DuoLingo app for kids!"
"Duolingo"
"The same people behind Duolingo, but teaches little ones letters, words and how to read."
"The same people behind Duolingo to teach kids letters, words and how to read."
"Duolingo is great if your kids are learning a foreign language."
"My daughter still likes it and watching a 2 year-old get excited about spelling is pretty fun!"
"Duo ABC by Duo Lingo is also recommended."
#2
Khan Academy
4.9
(12)
"Khan Academy Kids is awesome. My preschooler has been using it for a while and she loves it - plus it uses evidence-based activities (eg phonics to teach reading). And it’s free."
"Khan Academy Kids is great."
"Khan Academy for kids is fun, and free without ads."
"Khan academy"
"Kahn Academy Kids is great and free."
"We really liked Khan Academy."
"Khan Academy Kids is an excellent educational resource for children!"
"Khan Kids is great for pre-K to first grade."
"It’s wicked awesome and always free as well as Ad free."
"Khan Academy offers a wide range of subjects including K-12 math, reading, history, and coding, all for free."
#3
Khan Academy Kids
5.0
(10)
"We also have khan academy kids which seems really good."
"Khan Academy Kids is great."
"Khan Academy Kids."
"The best recommendation I can give is more Khan Kids time."
"The Khan Academy kids app is free with no ads."
"Khan Academy Kids. Lots of lessons involving tracing numbers and letters."
"Khan academy kids."
"Khan Academy Kids is also a great resource."
#4
PBS Kids
4.7
(9)
"It’s a lot of fun games with an educational spin but not really lessons or anything like that."
"Pbs kids game app is great top!"
"PBS Kids has a pretty cool app and it’s free"
"We love the PBS Kids Games app in our house."
"My son loves the PBS Kids games app."
"PBS Kids Games has some educational/ fun games"
"I like PBS kids games (free app) and Noggin (monthly fee)."
"The games are enjoyable and safe for our almost 4 year old."
"Teach yo kids the right way, (pbs kids)"
#5
Teach Your Monster to Read
4.5
(6)
"It's been pretty rad for boosting kid's phonics and other language skills."
"Teach your Monster to Read is fantastic."
"The kids I know all love this game, apparently really good for an early start on reading too."
"Teach your monster to read, etc."
"May be a little too young but check out Teach Your Monster to Read"
"They give the app away free multiple times a year."
#6
Apple
5.0
(5)
"My kids love playing with this app! I want them to be bilingual."
"An engaging educational app for toddlers with alphabet poems and animal rhymes."
"Checkout Montessori Classroom. It's a great app!"
"We like the Crayola create and play app. It has simple video games, educational videos, and lots of painting stuff."
"The app allows kids to create stories by drawing and recording their captions, making learning interactive and fun."
#7
Baby Bus
5.0
(4)
"The first aid game is a fun way to learn about health and safety."
"The games cover important topics like fire safety and healthy eating."
"The dentist game is great for teaching kids about dental health."
"My daughter loves Baby Bus games, especially Baby Panda World. They build good habits and kind words."
#8
Starfall
4.8
(4)
"Starfall is a super engaging and educational app for preschool-3rd graders. It's the only app I let my 3.5 yo use."
"Starfall is great for letters, numbers, shapes, and reading."
"It's fab. My teacher sister recommended it."
"You pay annually but it’s very reasonable."
#9
IXL
3.8
(5)
"Intensive practice helped him teach himself math."
"IXL is good for repetition."
"I use IXL with my high schoolers all the time! I don’t know if it has the milestones you’re hoping for."
"IXL is dull looking but it doesn’t disregulate smaller kids and keeps them focused on math or grammar."
#10
ABC Mouse
4.5
(4)
"I can get ABC mouse for free through our public library so maybe check into that."
"ABC Mouse is very educational."
"ABC mouse is good."
"It's a nice educational app if they do the exercises."
#11
PBS
4.0
(4)
"PBS used to have an app with games that I liked."
"PBS is also great."
"There are lots of good ones and some mindless clicking ones."
"The PBS games are cool, also I search chemistry demonstrations or science explanations on YouTube."
#12
Hooked on Phonics
4.7
(3)
"Hooked on Phonics is great for preschoolers too"
"Paid with free trials, Hooked on Phonics is an excellent resource for learning."
"Great trial experience for phonics learning."
#13
Amazon
4.7
(3)
"We enjoy that one a lot."
"It comes with LOADS of educational stuff built in to it. She loves it."
"My son loves the variety of math games and Toca games available through the subscription."
#14
Kodable
5.0
(2)
"Fun way to learn technology."
"My 5 year old is obsessed with Kodable. It's puzzles and games that are meant to teach logical/design thinking as a precursor to learning coding skills."
#15
Epic
5.0
(2)
"Fantastic for reading engagement."
"Epic, getepic.com."
#16
Prodigy
5.0
(2)
"A great app for improving math skills."
"Its fun even for adults. They offer math and English. You have to solve problems to battle and level up your characters."
#17
Reading Eggs
5.0
(2)
"We've recently subscribed to reading eggs, my son (who has a speech delay) has already learnt a lot from it and asks to play on it every day."
"Reading Eggs has worked well for my autistic granddaughter."
#18
Bimi Boo
5.0
(2)
"My daughter loves Bimi Boo related apps. Equazzler is great for helping with addition!"
"The Bimi Boo apps are great for kids to practice mathematical reasoning and are enjoyable."
#19
Endless
5.0
(2)
"Endless ABC has been amazing for my 3yo."
"Endless 123 has been amazing for my 3yo."
#20
Duo ABC
4.5
(2)
"Duo ABC. It teaches phonics and reading."
"DuoABC, PBSKids Games, Khan Academy Kids, ABCya, Duolingo Math."
#21
Pok Pok
4.5
(2)
"There are tons of different activities and games within the app and my daughter could spend hours exploring the environments."
"We love Pok Pok - it’s not “educational” in the traditional sense but has lots of open ended activities"
#22
Sago Mini
4.5
(2)
"The school one is educational but all are super cute and fun!"
"Sago Mini World is lovely."
#23
Moose Math
4.0
(2)
"Moose Math."
#24
Pet Bingo
4.0
(2)
"Pet Bingo."
#25
Ms. Rachel
5.0
(1)
"Another vote for ms Rachel on YouTube. Free"
#26
Hellowonder
5.0
(1)
"They've built an awesome app for kids!"
#27
Kurzgesagt
5.0
(1)
#28
MIT Scratch
5.0
(1)
#29
Lego
5.0
(1)
"My kids love them."
#30
BBC
5.0
(1)
"Sago Mini are great."
#31
Lego Duplo
5.0
(1)
#32
SplashLearn
5.0
(1)
"Is an excellent choice."
#33
Luvinci
5.0
(1)
"My daughter plays 'Luvinci Kids Learning' these days, and she loves it!"
#34
Numberblocks
5.0
(1)
"Mine loves Numberblocks: Hide and Seek."
#35
Busy Shapes
5.0
(1)
"My son and I love Busy Shapes."
#36
Homer
5.0
(1)
"Homer!"
#37
Ologo
5.0
(1)
"Ologo! This app is simple but really, really fun and effective."
#38
PBSEONS
5.0
(1)
"PBSEONS on youtube has excellent biology videos."
#39
Cosmic Kids
5.0
(1)
"It’s incredibly engaging and fun. We do it together from time to time."
#40
Preschool Prep
5.0
(1)
"Great for teaching sight words, digraphs, blends, and math facts."
#41
iNaturalist
5.0
(1)
"The app uses the camera to identify different plants, bugs, and other animals. It has challenges to earn badges, so that could be fun."
#42
Logic of English
5.0
(1)
"Helped my autistic boy learn to read by 4."
#43
Faimily
5.0
(1)
"It's a 4-in-1 AI solution for parents that teaches important lessons while sparking creativity."
#44
EnlightenXR
5.0
(1)
"An ad-free, 3D animal-filled world in augmented reality that ignites curiosity in children."
#45
Dreambox
5.0
(1)
"My kids love Dreambox for math!"
#46
5.0
(1)
"His science projects are freaking amazing! My sons have loved him for many years."
#47
Word
5.0
(1)
"Great successes with literacy practice."
#48
Various Educational Apps
5.0
(1)
"This video showcases 11 great apps that are perfect for helping children learn to read!"
#49
Kidzovo
5.0
(1)
"Another great app to consider is Kidzovo. Its new & its like an interactive curated youtube for kids."
#50
Star Walk
5.0
(1)
"Star Walk is very good, there's a Kids edition too."
#51
Dream English
5.0
(1)
"Fun for car rides and streaming."
#52
Shree
5.0
(1)
"You can try this app, it helped my kid."
#53
Seterra
5.0
(1)
"Seterra is an excellent tool for learning geography!"
#54
Very Hungry Caterpillar
5.0
(1)
"They are great! There is one that has a game that teaches your kid to spell their own name after you type it into the app during set up."
#55
TocaBoca
5.0
(1)
"They're digital 'toys' as opposed to games, which is a science-backed way for kids to learn."
#56
Brain Pop
5.0
(1)
"We also use Brain Pop for all subjects."
#57
First Start Reading
4.0
(1)
"Here’s a few suggestions: All About Reading, First Start Reading, Phonics Pathways, Phonetic Zoo"
#58
Phonics Pathways
4.0
(1)
"Here’s a few suggestions: All About Reading, First Start Reading, Phonics Pathways, Phonetic Zoo"
#59
Phonetic Zoo
4.0
(1)
"Here’s a few suggestions: All About Reading, First Start Reading, Phonics Pathways, Phonetic Zoo"
#60
Audio Stories for Kids
4.0
(1)
"I have developed an app with audio stories for kids - and some are educational."
#61
Play it Back
4.0
(1)
"I made an app called 'Play it Back' that records audio and plays it in reverse."
#62
TPT
4.0
(1)
"Boom cards cheap on TPT"
#63
Pluralsight
4.0
(1)
"Pluralsight if you’re in any way involved in IT"
#64
Crayola
4.0
(1)
"We downloaded a Crayola game thru Apple Arcade and my daughter loves it."
#65
TappyToys
4.0
(1)
"I’ve been working on an app for kids that like to learn new animal names called 'TappyToys - Learn animals'."
#66
Busythings
4.0
(1)
"Its not an app. My 3yo plays on my touch screen laptop. I login using my library membership card."
#67
RV App Studios
4.0
(1)
"Games made by RV App Studios are great for 18+ months (depending on the game) and completely free with no apps."
#68
Human Anatomy VR
4.0
(1)
"Está bastante bien, con módulos profesionales y educativos"
#69
Cartoon Story
4.0
(1)
"An application with interactive cartoons and educational games, without ads, suitable for iPad"
#70
ABCmouse
4.0
(1)
"Second to Numberblocks & ABCMouse."
#71
Lucas & Ruby
4.0
(1)
"My 3 year old also loves the Lucas & Ruby games from RV AppStudios."
#72
CBeebies
4.0
(1)
"CBeebies app is free."
#73
ChessKids
4.0
(1)
"Our favorites are chesskids, ABCmouse, epic, marcopolo, duolingo abc."
#74
Ploppy Pairs
3.0
(1)
"I made a small card matching game for kids/toddlers, not sure it’s educational enough for you but maybe it can also help to learn memorizing things better"
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