THE BEST EDUTAINMENT APPS FOR YOUR KIDS

We've rounded up five of the best edutainment apps that will keep kids of all ages entertained and boost their brain at the same time!

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'Mom, Dad, I'm bored!' Sound familiar? Between work obligations, cooking and other daily household duties, it can be tough to keep the kids occupied. So, you shouldn’t feel bad about giving them digital devices to keep them entertained.

While these modern-day babysitters are fun and can give you a slight reprieve to focus on other things, they don't always offer an educational experience for your children. These educational apps are available for download through the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Duolingo ABC
Ages 3-6

Award-winning language-learning app Duolingo has been helping millions of people around the world grasp new languages since launching in 2011. Now, they have a phonics app aimed at helping kids learn to read.

Named the one of the '100 Best Inventions of 2020' by TIME magazine, Duolingo ABC features gamified exercises that cover phonics, handwriting, sight words and vocabulary. The app also teaches comprehension through funny, character-driven stories, engaging kids mid-story to encourage active reading.

Download on the App Store 
Get it on Google Play   

MentalUP Educational Games
Ages 4-11

This award-winning app features 1000+ mind games and brain teasers to improve your child's focus, visual attention and memory. The game can be personalised based on your child's age and abilities, so it caters to everyone.

The app doesn't just focus on mental fitness, kids can also choose from more than 500 physical exercises that target cardio, strength, balance and flexibility.

Download on the App Store 
Get it on Google Play   

Lightbot
All ages

Coding is considered to be the most important job of the future. What better way to introduce your kids to it and improve their technical and problem-solving skills than via an interactive app? The aim of the game with Lightbot is to programme robots to ​​light up all of the blue tiles in a series of mazes using different symbols and commands. Lightbot has 50 different game levels, so your kids will be entertained for hours.

Download on the App Store 
Get it on Google Play   

Prodigy Math
Ages 5-15

Learning maths can be hard and parents often get stuck when teaching their kids arithmetic. The smart creators of Prodigy Math know this, and have figured out a way to make working with numbers fun and fulfilling. This app covers content from every major maths topic and covers 1,500+ skills from Grade 1 through to Grade 8.

Players must engage in math duels with in-player characters that involve answering questions tailored to their learning goals. The app borrows elements from role-playing games such as Pokemon, which helps to make the learning a lot more appealing.

Download on the App Store 
Get it on Google Play   

Fish School
Ages 2-5

Little learners have especially short attention spans, but preschoolers will love Fish School, which will take them on an underwater journey through eight activities. They will learn letters, numbers, shapes and colours as they play with animated fish in the app. The creators of the app, Duck Duck Moose, have a variety of similar apps available if the underwater theme isn't their scene.

Download on the App Store 
Get it on Google Play   

Khan Academy
Ages tweens upwards

Khan Academy prides itself on being an education app for everyone, and older kids especially will benefit from this app. If there’s a topic they want to learn about – no matter how basic or advanced – chances are Khan Academy has a video lesson for it.

Browse thousands of interactive exercises, videos, and articles at your fingertips, across subjects that include maths, science, economics, finance, grammar, history, politics and more.

Download on the App Store 
Get it on Google Play