Welcome to App Friday, our weekly link exchange of family-friendly apps. The summer is in full swing, and so is this long list of apps. We have everything from textbooks, to storybooks, to hospital games, science and speech therapy. Browse the list to see what works best for you. To connect with the developers, don’t miss our live weekly gatherings on the App Friday Facebook Page. Enjoy!
Participating Apps
Clicking the links will take you to the app description, which has more information about each app. Parents and teachers, please preview the apps to understand the features before making it available in your home or classroom. Promotional pricing lasts until 8pm US PST Friday, unless extended by the developer.
- Abilipad $9.99 (going back to $19.99 on Saturday)
- BigMouth Keep Fit (speech therapy movements), $.99 (Bigmouth Sounds on sale too)
- Buzzle (drag & drop shape matching puzzle), FREE + In App Purchase
- Chemistry from the Ground Up (iBook Textbook, middle school), FREE
- Dr. Panda’s Hospital (mini games with hospital role-play theme), $.99
- Fun Science Lab (toy factory of science experiments!), $.99
- Kid n Play Animal Puzzles (game for 2 to 6 year olds), FREE
- Kidiplay Match (memory matching games), $.99
- Kids 1st Shape Puzzle (play in English or Hebrew), $.99
- Learn Spanish with Little Blue Jackal (bilingual storybook), $.99
- Mini Train for Kids (build your own track, but watch for the bombs!) FREE always + In App Purchase
- Math Evolve (arcade style math game), pending price change to $.99
- Mosaicly (create art with mosaic tiles), FREE always + In App Purchase
- Mrs. Judd’s Games – all three – FREE!
- Place Value from the Ground Up (iBook Texbook, math grades 1 – 3), FREE
- PlaySquare (touchable television), FREE for a limited time
- The Adventures of Slibby the Snail (storybook), $.99
- The Champion Hare (storybook about sportsmanship), $.99
- The Fourth Dimension (interactive book that covers mathematical concept of 4th dimension), $.99
What About Android?
Here are some featured apps that are also available for Android. The Android platforms (i.e., Nook, Amazon, Google Play) can have different price change mechanics than iOS, so not everything listed on Android is at sale price. This is a heads-up, in case you have phones or devices that support the Android platform.
- Math Evolve (arcade style math game) is also available on Google Play & Amazon App Store
- Dr. Panda’s Hospital (mini games with hospital theme) is also available on Google Play & Amazon App Store
- Learn Spanish with Little Blue Jackal – K.RL.1; K.RIT.2; K.RFS.2
- Place Value from the Ground Up – 1.NBT.2; 1.NBT.4; 1.NBT.6; 2.NBT.1; 2.NBT.3; 2.NBT.5; 2.NBT.7; 3.NBT.2
- Math Evolve – 1.OA.6; 1.OA.8; 2.OA.2; 3.OA.4; 3.OA.5; 3.OA.6; 3.OA.7; 4.OA.4
Community News
- Jellybean Tunes App Report: Volume 38
- MWA Banner has wings!
- Informative blog post from Kindertown about helpful features in educational apps
- Abitalk, apps for phonics and early learning, have specials running every week.
- Don’t miss the Summer of Fun & Learning at Technology in Education
- Join us on Twitter using the #appfriday hashtag to Retweet your favorite apps!
Connect With Developers on Facebook
Join app developers on the App Friday Facebook page for some real-time conversation. Gatherings start at 10:00am San Francisco time, and 10:00am Paris time. Once on the page, select Highlights > Posts By Others, to view the conversation.
- 10:00 am Paris time – Hosted by Ole of AppsandKids, and Natalie of iHelpSNKids
- 10:00 am San Francisco time – Hosted by Adam, the teacher who created Math Evolve
- World Clock for timezone conversions
Winner of 50 App Giveaway, To Be Announced this Friday
Link Exchange
Add links to your favorite apps, blog posts, Facebook pages – or any link that covers family-friendly apps. Please include the app name (or page name) in the Link Title, your email, and a URL. Thanks for participating!
Hi Guys,
If you can, make sure you join us for the download party at 10 a.m. PST on the App Friday Facebook page for some promo codes from developers, discussions about educational apps, and lots of good people: http://www.facebook.com/AppFriday
I will be hosting and would love to see you there!
Sincerely,
Adam Coccari
Hi Adam,
I am delighted with the response to our first ever app on App Friday and would love to give away some promo codes to see what people think of the app. Who do I submit them to.
Many thanks, Hilary, West Cork Ireland. Complete Novice.
Hi Hilary, you can distribute them on the app friday facebook page if you like. –Lorraine