The following educational iOS apps are free today. Apps that are newly free today are listed in italics at the beginning of each category. Apps of exceptional value or use are bolded. Download the apps as soon as possible as they can go to paid status at any time.
Once you download a free app, you'll enjoy its free price forever. For example, a paid app that you download today for free will remain free when you re-download it in the future, even if its price has gone back to paid. So, if you think you might ever want a particular free app, even if you don't need it right away, go ahead and download it while it's free, wait 24 hours, and then delete it from your device. You'll always own the app as free after that. Or download it on your computer in iTunes and don't install it on your device.
Art/Creativity
- Origami Flowers (normally $1.99)
- The awesome coloring App ColAR has released 5 new FREE pages for the holidays. You will need to update the app as well.
- Algodoo (amazing physics simulator app that lets you invent things with gears, motors, lasers, springs, ropes, and even water and then test it; normally $4.99)
- Buttonize - World Is a Button (create art with virtual buttons; normally $0.99)
- Night Zookeeper Story Pairs (normally $0.99)
- Night Zookeeper Teleporting Torch (delivers free daily drawing activities to your iPad; normally $2.99)
- Tiny Artist Animals (normally $2.99)
- Tiny Artist Water (normally $2.99)
Cross-Curricular
- Coursera (enroll in free online courses; new app)
- eduClipper (new wonderful app)
- GamePress - Create. Share. Play. (create your own games with coding; normally $9.99)
- SpeakingPhoto (combine pictures with audio and instantly share one or a slideshow via text, email, or social networks; normally $1.99)
- TxSTAAR Student Prepatory Materials (sample of their other materials; normally $19.99)
ELA
- ABC Alphabet Phonics Order (normally $2.99)
- Spelling Millionaire 2 (normally $0.99)
- Clever Connections Vocabulary (normally $4.99)
- Crossword Adventure for Kids (normally $1.99)
- Daily Poetry (normally $1.99)
- Elephant Feed (a multiplayer game that allows students from anywhere in the world to compete with each other while matching synonyms; normally $0.99)
- The Fab-Phonics 'Rap and Tap' for iPad (new app)
- Kids Crossword HD (normally $1.99)
- Kids Puzzlingo HD (crossword puzzles; normally $1.99)
- Killer SAT Grammar (normally $2.99)
- Memory and Alphabet HD (beginning spelling; normally $0.99)
- Octopus Feed (a multiplayer game that allows students from anywhere in the world to compete with each other while matching homonyms; normally $0.99)
- Sight Words List (normally $4.99)
- Sky Fish Phonics (normally $1.99)
- Universal Word Wheel (normally $3.99)
- World's Worst Pet - Vocabulary (more than 1,000 Tier 2 words at six different levels; new app)
ESL
- Idiom Stories (normally $0.99)
- Kids Stories in English: Little Red Riding Hood (normally $0.99)
Foreign Language
- Mirai Spanish (normally $4.99)
- French - Speak and Learn Pro (normally $9.99; IA purchase is also free today)
- Learn French FlashCards for iPad (normally $14.99)
- Learn German FlashCards for iPad (normally $14.99)
- Learn Spanish Audio FlashCards (normally $14.99)
- Learn Spanish FlashCards for iPad (normally $14.99)
- Verb Challenge Spanish (normally $1.99)
Games/Entertainment
- Disney Hidden Worlds (find objects in favorite Disney scenes; new app)
- Dr. Who: Say What You See (normally $2.99)
- MouthOff (normally $0.99)
- Oz Tales StoryGame (normally $2.99)
- Roxie's Puzzle Adventure (beautiful and detailed puzzles; normally $1.99)
- Angry Birds Star Wars II (normally $0.99)
- Kids Beads (normally $1.99)
- Logical Solution (new app)
- Puzzles & Jigsaws Pro (normally $6.99)
- Tolva and Ting's Moods (normally $2.99)
Health/PE/Sports
- The Facts of Life (normally $2.99)
- Matt and Fat (normally $0.99)
- Zepp Baseball (new app)
Holidays
- 123 Kids Fun Snowman (new app)
- Christmas Jam (normally $2.99)
- Gogo Sing Christmas Carols and Card (cute app; normally $2.99)
- 12 Days of Gifts (this is an app that, starting Dec. 26, will give you one free app, movie, or song a day from iTunes; install it now as sometimes Apple gives gifts early)
- Advent Castle (nice Advent calendar)
- Build a Teddy Bear - Send a Hug (with your photos; new app)
- Christmas Activity Book (interactive book; normally $0.99)
- Christmas Eve (interactive book)
- Christmas Matcher (normally $0.99)
- A Christmas Miracle (interactive book; normally $3.99)
- Doodle Jump Christmas Special Free (new game app)
- Fiete Christmas (new Advent calendar app)
- Friends of Christmas Island (interactive book; normally $1.99)
- Frosty's Playtime: Christmas Preschool Learning Games for Kids (nice new app)
- Henry's Christmas Adventures (interactive book)
- Holiday Advent Calendar HD (normally $0.99)
- Holiday Countdown - 3D Interactive Sticker Book (new app)
- Kids Christmas Pattern Game (normally $0.99)
- Kids Christmas Snow Globe
- Kwanzaa Puzzles
- Learn to Play: Xmas Songs (new app; IA purchase of $2.99 is free now)
- Learn with Homer (great reading app; holiday pack is free; others cost)
- Little Brown Bear's Advent Calendar (normally $1.99)
- Little Girl's Christmas (interactive book; normally $0.99)
- Menorahs by Kids
- Monster Christmas (interactive book)
- The Night Before Christmas (a really great version of the classic story; normally $1.99)
- On the First of December (wonderful story; normally $0.99)
- Pili Pop Christmas
- Pocket Art Lab (create photo cards; normally $0.99)
- Santa's Home
- Santa's Little Helper - Christmas Book (interactive book; normally $0.99)
- Stranger at Christmas (interactive book; normally $0.99)
- Talking Reindeer. (normally $0.99)
- Terry Santa - Special Christmas Present World Delivery Service (new geography app)
- Toca Hair Salon - Christmas Gift
- Twas the Night Before Christmas - Christmas Edition (interactive book)
- Twinkle Bells (cute new music and book app)
Interactive Books
- FREE iStoryTime Book - The Smurfs 2 Movie Storybook
1 - Open iStoryTime Library on your iOS Device
2 - Find and select the book Sid the Science Kid Trouble with Germs in the Store
3 - Tap on "Click here if you have a story code," enter "STORYBOOK" to get your Free book!
Don't forget to create an account to get four additional free books! - God's Love: A Bible Storybook (normally $3.99)
- Going to the Dentist (normally $2.99)
- PeterPan HD (normally $1.99)
- Pixel and Parker (normally $2.99)
- The Three Little Gators (normally $1.99)
- The Tree I See (normally $2.99)
- Ant in Her Pants (great book for early readers; normally $4.99)
- Banana Cat Storybook for iPad - Cheesecake Learns to Drive (normally $3.99)
- Bebedepot - Interactive Stories for Early Childhood Development (normally $6.99; all six in-app purchases are free today, so make sure you download them today)
- Behind Jack & the Beanstalk (normally $4.99)
- Black Jack: A Moving Novel (new app for older students; unlock all chapters today for free)
- Book Puzzle Emma in Africa (normally $0.99)
- The Carnival of the Animals (lovely music; normally $3.99)
- Earth Dog Story (normally $0.99)
- Fergus Ferry HD (normally $3.99)
- Fiancé of Miss Mouse (new app)
- Flutter: Speech Activated Story (normally $1.99)
- The Global Game Changers (normally $4.99)
- Grimm's Hansel and Gretel - 3D Interactive Pop-Up Book (normally $2.99)
- Heidi: A Home for Heidi (normally $0.99)
- Jack and the Beanstalk - an Interactive Children's Storybook (normally $1.99)
- Joe the Monkey (normally $0.99)
- Just Me and My Mom - Little Critter (normally $1.99)
- The Kiddles (app is always free; download all 6 books for free today; normally $1.99 each)
- Lazy Larry Lizard (great interactive book; normally $3.99)
- Little Red Riding Hood in HD (normally $1.99)
- Maya the Bee: The Princess Fly (normally $0.99)
- Noah's Ark Playable Coloring Book (normally $1.99)
- Nursery Rhymes with Story Time (normally $0.99)
- Nutcracker and the Mouse King (normally $1.99)
- Owney: Tales from the Rails (wonderful book series; normally $2.99)
- Princess and the Pea - an Interactive Children's Storybook (normally $1.99)
- Robots for iPad (great book; normally $0.99)
- Shout Science (great science interactive book; normally $3.99)
- Sign Me a Story (new app)
- The Story of the Little Red Hen (normally $0.99)
- This Monster: Creatures that Love Color (normally $1.99)
- Three Billy Goats Gruff - an Interactive Children's Storybook (normally $1.99)
- Vicky the Viking: Contest of the Chieftains (normally $0.99)
- Washington HD (not just another biography; full of tons of interactive elements; normally $4.99)
- What Is Today? (normally $0.99)
Math
- Crackers and Good (great app for critical thinking; normally $3.99)
- Greater Gator (cute app; normally $0.99)
- iCalculus (normally $0.99)
- Math Word Problems - Addition and Subtraction for Kindergarten and First Grade Pro (great app; normally $3.99)
- Numerals for iPhone (normally $0.99)
- Telling Time (normally $2.99)
- 123 Ninja - The First Number Slicing Game for Kids (new app)
- Addition+ (good app; normally $2.99)
- Alan's World 2: Math Games for 1st Grade (great app; normally $2.99)
- Algebra Advanced (normally $2.99)
- Algebra Equation Builder (normally $1.99)
- AnimalWatch (good app for word problems; normally $3.99)
- Any Triangle (normally $0.99)
- Bugsy's Math Quest (wonderful app; normally $2.99)
- BuzzMath Middle School (great app; normally $2.99)
- Calculus Intro (normally $2.99)
- Dragon Shapes: Geometry Challenge (normally $2.99)
- Easy Learning - Math for Children (normally $4.99)
- Exploring Mathematical Rudiments: Addition (normally $0.99)
- Exploring Mathematical Rudiments: Division (normally $0.99)
- Exploring Mathematical Rudiments: Multiplication (normally $0.99)
- Exploring Mathematical Rudiments: Subtraction (normally $0.99)
- Fraction 1 (good app for learning to reduce fractions; normally $0.99)
- Fraction Basics (normally $1.99)
- Fractionville (new app from the University of West Florida for grades 3 to 6)
- Geometry Pro! (normally $2.99)
- Help Math (great new app to help ELL students with math)
- Hey Math! From Singapore (excellent new app for word problems and problem solving)
- Intro to Math, by Montessorium (normally $4.99)
- IXL Math Practice (great app for grades PreK through 6th grade; normally $2.99)
- K12 Equivalence Tiles (normally $1.99)
- Mathbeat (normally $0.99)
- Math Dojo 2 - Fun Subtraction Games for Kids (normally $2.99)
- Math Dojo 3 - Fun Multiplication for Kids (normally $2.99)
- Math Dojo 4 - Fun Division Game for Kids (normally $2.99)
- Math Heroes 1 - Basic Operations (normally $2.99)
- Math Logarithms (normally $0.99)
- Math vs Zombies - Educational Games for Kids (normally $2.99)
- Multiply and Divide (normally $0.99)
- NBA Math Hoops (great new app)
- Number Line, by the Math Learning Center (new app)
- Number Skillz (normally $2.99)
- School Calculator for Kids (normally $0.99)
- Sort the Fractions (normally $1.99)
- Teachley: Addimal Adventure (wonderful app; normally $3.99)
- Thinking Blocks Addition (great modeling app; normally $1.99)
- Thinking Blocks Fractions (great app; normally $1.99)
- Thinking Blocks Multiplication (great app; normally $1.99)
- Thinking Blocks Ratios (great app; normally $1.99)
- Time Pairs (normally $0.99)
- Visual Algebra Puzzles (great app; normally $1.99)
Music
- The Barber of Seville by ToC (great educational app with the story, music, and games; normally $2.99)
- Carmen by ToC (story, music, and games; normally $2.99)
- Carnival of Animals: Music Education for Your Kids (new app)
- Kangaroo Jump! Leap! Bounce! Music Education for Your Kids (new app)
- Lion King Parade: Music Education for Your Kids (new app)
- Pearl Guitar (normally $2.99)
- Trainer HD - Bass Edition (normally $2.99)
Photography
- ClapCamera Pro (normally $1.99)
- KoolrPix Animal Story (normally $0.99)
Primary/Preschool/Toddlers
- Franklin & Friends: Talk and Playset Premium (normally $1.99)
- Grandma's Kitchen (good app; normally $1.99)
- Puzzingo Food Puzzles Games (normally $1.99)
- Shape Up! - Busythings (good app for learning to trace; normally $0.99)
- Teaching and Games - Riddle Train (normally $3.99)
- ABC Alphabet Tracing (normally $0.99)
- ABC Wildlif (normally $2.99)
- Banana Cat Preschool for iPad (normally $4.99)
- The Big Moving Adventure (new app from Sesame Street)
- Brain Trainer - Spot the Difference HD (normally $2.99)
- Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame (new app)
- Bugsy Kindergarten Reading School (good app; normally $2.99)
- Dress Me Up - Designer Kids HD (normally $2.99)
- E Is for Elephant - Alphabet Silhouettes (normally $1.99)
- Explore and Learn Shapes (normally $0.99)
- Felt Board - Mother Goose on the Loose (normally $2.99)
- GoKindergarten (normally $2.99)
- Learn ABC Phonics (normally $0.99)
- Learn Upper Case Letters (normally $0.99)
- Let's Make Soup with One, Some, and All (good app; normally $1.99)
- Live Puzzle! Sea Animals (normally $1.99)
- My Little Work - Garage (normally $1.99)
- Pepi Bath (normally $1.99)
- Preschool Playtime: Counting, Sorting, Colors, Shapes, and More Preschool Games for Kids (new app)
- Step by Step Getting Dressed with the Wonkidos (normally $3.99)
- TechStars Technology Education for Kids (new app)
- Toca Kitchen Monsters (normally $0.99; great for primary students)
- Toddler Alphabets ABCD to Z Flashcards (new app)
- Toonia Jelly - Learn about Colors, Shapes, and Emotions (new app)
- Want to Be (new app)
- WB Bubble Sort (great new app for categorizing and sorting)
- Zcooly Store (normally $2.99)
Productivity
- Daily Stocks: Stock Market Scans & Analysis (normally $29.99)
- Priority Matrix (normally $4.99)
- Speak2See (speech to text reader; normally $4.99)
Science
- The Elements: A Visual Exploration (normally $13.99!!!)
- Algodoo (amazing physics simulator app that lets you invent things with gears, motors, lasers, springs, ropes, and even water and then test it; normally $4.99)
- Earthlapse(science; normally $1.99)
- Star Tracker for Kids (normally $0.99)
- Astromist (normally $14.99)
- Atomium: Periodic Table (normally $0.99)
- Basic Electronics Stage 1 (normally $1.99)
- Click and Learn (great biology app with lots of videos; normally $1.99)
- Connectorium (a great game about systems; normally $2.99)
- Decode Mitosis (normally $0.99)
- Galaxies by KIDS Discover (great app; normally $2.99)
- Pocket Universe: Virtual Sky Astronomy for iPad (normally $2.99)
- Shout Science (great science interactive book; normally $3.99)
- Star Chart (normally $2.99)
Social Studies
- American History Games (normally $4.99)
- Earth Challenge (normally $1.99)
Special Needs
- Autism EducateMe (normally $1.99)
- mText2Speech (normally $1.99)
- Post Incident Learning (normally $4.99)
- Play Therapy Book (normally $9.99)
- Saying Goodbye (normally $3.99)
- Sign Me a Story (new interactive book app)
- Speak2See (speech to text reader; normally $4.99)
- Spectrum Strategies (new app)
- Step by Step Getting Dressed with the Wonkidos (normally $3.99)
- Talkulator (talking calculator; normally $0.99)
- Therapy Report Center (normally $1.99)
- Timer Talk (normally $1.99)
- Touch-Emotions (new app)
- Winston Show (chat with Winston in a fun talk-show format; normally $2.99)
Teacher
- Fun Timer (normally $0.99)
- Nice Bear Naughty Bear Reward Chart for Children (normally $2.99)
- NMC Horizon EdTech Weekly (get weekly tech updates; normally $0.99)
Miscellaneous
- Homework Stopwatch HD (normally $0.99)
- Chicken Soup for the Dieter's Soul HD (normally $0.99)
- Light-Bot Hour of Code(great new app to get your kids coding easily)
- Nice Bear Naughty Bear Reward Chart for Children (normally $2.99)
- Score Keeper HD Pro (normally $1.99)
- Web Guardian (web browser for kids that gives you control over when and how long they surf; normally $1.99)
