Carissa's App Picks for Kids

High-quality apps you can feel good about using with your child.

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Featured App

Barbie Color Creations

StoryToys

Reviewed on 7/31/23

Freemium on iOS | Google Play | Amazon

With all of the hype about the recent Barbie movie, why not try out a Barbie coloring app? In the free version of this app, users can color a limited number of Barbie illustrations (including a Barbie with an artificial leg and vitiligo). There's a wide variety of colors, tints and shades as...

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Age group: Preschool, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5

Topics: Amazon, Art, Characters, Diversity, Google Play

SoundMemo

Mixtvision

Reviewed on 1/6/16

Paid on iOS

note: this app may not work with newer devices.

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Age group: Preschool, Grades K-2

Topics: Animals, Concepts, Early Literacy, Family Play, Games

Sago Mini Music Box

Sago Mini

Reviewed on 12/21/15

Paid on iOS | Google Play | Amazon | Windows

A music box that allows users to choose the pace and rhythm of songs. Tap with one finger and hear one note at a time (played in a higher register if you tap the upper part of the screen, in a lower register if you tap lower on the screen), tap with multiple fingers to hear more complex...

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Age group: Baby/toddler, Preschool

Topics: Amazon, Animals, Early Literacy, Family Play, Google Play, NBC15, Rhymes and Songs, Things That Go