Appysmarts.com Best Apps for Young Brains


Best apps for kids for learning abc.


Below you will find the best, high quality educational apps for kids for developing early literacy skills. The Appysmarts editors choose only top applications for iPad and iPhone suitable for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners (0-6+) containing features and activities strengthening early reading and writing ABC skills such as:


  • letter tracing

  • letter recognition

  • reading aloud

  • alphabet flashcards and puzzles

  • putting letters of the alphabet in the correct order

  • learning phonics, letter shapes and letter sounds

  • spelling words etc.


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Best apps for tracing letters


The Alphabet - play & learn

The Alphabet - play & learn

Price: free (was 1.99$)

iPhone + iPad

Overall Score: 58/100

version reviewed: 1.0

reviewed:


Best for: Education, Attention & concentration, Early literacy, Interaction, Language

What is it/what do you do with it: a set of interactive flashcards for alphabet learning/practice.

What we liked: simple graphics, animations and sounds. Simple operation. No distracting elements.

What we didn't like: only capital letters. Limited interactive features.

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  • Educational value:
  • 2
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  • 10
  • 13
  • (years)
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Alphabet & Spelling kids games - Android version

Alphabet & Spelling kids games - Android version

Price: free

May contain in-app purchases
Android

Overall Score: 53/100

version reviewed: 1.4.2

reviewed:


Best for: Education, Attention & concentration, Early literacy, Eye-hand coordination, Interaction, Language, Thinking & problem solving

What it is: a set of 3 activities for developing early reading skills.

What you do with it: the 'bears' game: recognize and match uppercase and lowercase letters, the 'penguins' game: form syllables by combining vowels and consonants, the 'seals' game: spell the words by placing letters in the correct order. The progress in each game can be tracked separately for each user of the app (requires registration).

What we liked: the concept (combining simple game-like activities with learning), cute characters, the rewards system, stats/progress tracking, automatic adjustment of the difficulty levels, audio instructions and clues.

What we didn't like: the way the learning material is chosen (pre-programmed or random, you can't choose a particular set of letters or words). The activities are rather simple and can quickly become repetitive. Audio instructions get lost in the background music.

Bottom line: an interesting approach to teach literacy skills with game-like activities.

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  • Length of play:
  • Educational value:
  • 2
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  • 6
  • 8
  • 10
  • 13
  • (years)
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Kids ABC Letter, Spelling, Literacy & Phonics game

Kids ABC Letter, Spelling, Literacy & Phonics game

Price: free

May contain in-app purchases
iPhone

Overall Score: 53/100

version reviewed: 1.1

reviewed:


Best for: Education, Attention & concentration, Early literacy, Eye-hand coordination, Interaction, Language, Thinking & problem solving

What it is: a set of 3 activities for developing early reading skills.

What you do with it: the 'bears' game: recognize and match uppercase and lowercase letters, the 'penguins' game: form syllables by combining vowels and consonants, the 'seals' game: spell the words by placing letters in the correct order. The progress in each game can be tracked separately for each user of the app (requires registration).

What we liked: the concept (combining simple game-like activities with learning), cute characters, the rewards system, stats/progress tracking, automatic adjustment of the difficulty levels, audio instructions and clues.

What we didn't like: the way the learning material is chosen (pre-programmed or random, you can't choose a particular set of letters or words). The activities are rather simple and can quickly become repetitive. Audio instructions get lost in the background music.

Bottom line: an interesting approach to teach literacy skills with game-like activities.

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  • Length of play:
  • Educational value:
  • 2
  • 4
  • 6
  • 8
  • 10
  • 13
  • (years)
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PlaymeABC for iPhone

PlaymeABC for iPhone
by Centerwave Inc.

Price: 1.99$

May contain `more apps` links
iPhone

Overall Score: - /100

version reviewed: 2.0

reviewed: not reviewed yet


What it is: a set of animated alphabet flashcards.



What you do with it: tap a letter to see how it is formed and hear its name and sound. Tap again for simple animations and sounds illustrating the letter e.g. pizza, penguin and pen for 'p', horse, hand, hammer for 'h' etc (3 examples for each letter).



What we liked: both letter names and letter sounds included, multiple examples for each letter, nice clear illustrations, subtle sound backgrounds, ease of use, no distracting elements.



What we didn't like: a bit limited interactivity (just 'touch and watch') - may not offer enough incentive to go through all the letters. Some of the animations are very simple.


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