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Jul 28 3 Educational & Fun iOS & Android Toddler Apps That Are Free To Download & Completely Ad-Free.

Have you been looking for educational and fun apps for your toddler? Are you tired of ‘strange ads’ showing up in some apps whilst your child is engaged with tracing baby shark? Here are some tried and recommended iOS and Android apps for your toddler.

Educational apps not only develop your child’s cognitive skills but also helps your toddler in phonological awareness , letter writing and vocabulary.

These apps are free to download and play (no subscription or packages) with zero ads. No need to break the bank with these apps. They have quality user experience, easy for your toddler to engage with and also have screen time management features (that’s so key). The best educational apps are fun whilst inspiring curiosity in your child.

A Few Parental Control Tips Though:

Turn on Screen Time features on your main phone privacy settings to help reduce the amount of time your child spends on each app. It’s recommended that 15 minutes is the best time but we parents know that we have crossed that line a few times.
It’s important to engage with your child on these apps to familiarise yourself with the content as well. This also helps your child to connect with you as a parent and helps build their communication and interaction skills. Don’t just give them the phone and leave them at it. Watch and play alongside whilst giving hi-fives on each accomplished activity. It’s actually a stress-relieving activity to engage in especially after a few stressful zoom meetings.

Fisher Price Learn & Play (Powered by Homer)
A fantastic iOS & Android app for babies up to 5years of age.. It’s fantastic in design and so easy to swipe through the activities which include Letters & Shapes, Song-Singing, Colouring, Animal Sounds, Stickers etc. It’s interactive and highly responsive. Puppy which is the main character in the app and you’ll find him singing and talking in most of the activities. He also interacts with other diverse animal characters such as Monkey & Elephant. You also have the Parents View where you can play ambient sounds for your child’s nap time or select a particular viewing screen for him/her. Find the Android version here and the iOS app here .

2. Khan Academy Kids

This kid-safe and educational app is amazing and it comes at no surprise that it’s an Editors Choice app on the AppStore. If you haven’t downloaded it yet, then get right to it! It’s excellent in helping build your child’s math skills at a basic level and reading skills as well. It has a whole library of phrases, alphabet phonics tracing, numbering and lettering activities which also accessible offline or when you have run out of data! Which parent wouldn’t like this? Priceless! It’s suitable for toddlers from 2-8 years. It’s completely ad-free and doesn’t require any in-app purchases. Download the Android version here . The iOS app can be found here .

3. Fish School

Such a cool education and fun app for toddlers between 2-5. A Khan Academy developed app, its simple & colourful in design making it interesting for your toddler to be engaged whilst learning. Fish School takes your child underwater and uses colourful exotic fishes to teach alphabets, letters , numbers , colours and so much more! Switch easily from Letters to Alphabets on the bottom left corner and teach your child to do same. Find the Android app here.

These are my top 3 recommendations for you if you are a new toddler parent looking for apps that help in your little one’s education whilst keeping them occupied whilst you are on that zoom call.

Don’t forget to engage with them as well! It’s very important for their overall development.