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
- Sand Magic (normally $1.99)
- Animation HD (normally $0.99)
- ScrapPad - Scrapbook for iPad (normally $4.99; IA purchases available)
- Stickit (make stickers from your own drawings; normally $0.99)
Cross-Curricular
- Cell Storming Presenter - Media Driven Mind Mapping, Brainstorming, and Presentation (normally $1.99)
- eduClipper (fabulous app that's always free)
- Homework Hero by ChaCha (new app)
- Make Beliefs Comix (new app)
- Make It - Create and Share Your Own Educational Games and Activities with Anyone, Anywhere (normally $4.99)
- NewsBug (new app for young readers that brings them daily updates on interesting facts and events from around the world in a highly visual format)
- SpeakingPhoto (combine pictures with audio and instantly share one or a slideshow via text, email, or social networks; normally $1.99)
- Thinking Time - Cognitive Training for Kids Free (new app)
- YAKiT Kids (make any photo talk; new app)
ELA
- Grammar Wonderland (Elementary) (normally $2.99)
- 10th Grade English Vocabulary (normally $0.99)
- Antonym Match (normally $0.99)
- Clever Connections Vocabulary (normally $4.99)
- Compound Word Match (normally $0.99)
- Diary DIY (new app)
- Double Letter Match (normally $0.99)
- Elephant Feed (a multiplayer game that allows students from anywhere in the world to compete with each other while matching synonyms; normally $0.99)
- English Verbs!! (new app)
- Gaudi's Secret: An Interactive Adventure through Reading (normally $1.99)
- Grammar 4 Writers - Elementary Subjects and Predicates (always free)
- Grammar 4 Writers - Secondary Subjects and Predicates (always free)
- Grammar Fun!! (new app)
- Homophone Match (normally $0.99)
- Invitation Card DIY (new app)
- Jumbled Sentences 9 (new app)
- Kids Crossword HD (normally $1.99)
- Kids Puzzlingo HD (crossword puzzles; normally $1.99)
- Killer SAT Grammar (normally $2.99)
- Let's Get Ready to Read! (normally $1.99)
- Meerkat Spell (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)
- Phonics Fun 9 (new app)
- Phonics Fun 10 (new app)
- Phonogram Sounds (new app)
- Sight Words List (normally $4.99)
- Singular and Plural Match (normally $0.99)
- Sky Fish Phonics (normally $1.99)
- Space Voyager Letters: K, First, and Second Grade Vowels, Consonants, Alphabet Order, & Upper/Lower Case (normally $2.99)
- Spelling Bee (normally $0.99)
- Spell Sam Spell! Spelling Game for Kids (excellent spelling app; normally $1.99)
- Synonym Match (normally $0.99)
- Universal Word Wheel (normally $3.99)
- Vocabulary Builder 10 (new app)
- Vocabulary Builder 11 (new app)
- Word Board (normally $0.99)
- Writeable (normally $0.99)
Foreign Language
- Learn Spanish Audio FlashCards (normally $14.99)
- Learn with Miaomiao: Chinese (normally $2.99)
- Mirai Spanish (normally $4.99)
- Nicole and Tommy, Spanish - Vocabulary for Children (normally $0.99)
- Primary School Chinese App Book 1 (normally $13.99)
- Speak Chinese! (normally $3.99)
Games/Entertainment
- Brave Fireman HD (new app)
- Dress the Duchess (new app)
- The LEGO Movie Experience (new app)
- MouthOff (normally $0.99)
- Surgery (like Operation; normally $0.99)
- Tolva and Ting's Moods (normally $2.99)
- Where's My Mickey? XL (Disney app; normally $2.99)
Health/PE/Sports
- Argus - Motion and Fitness Tracker (normally $1.99)
- The Johnson & Johnson Official 7 Minute Workout App (normally $1.99)
- Toothsavers Brushing Game (normally $0.99)
Interactive Books
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (new app)
- Ant in Her Pants (great book for early readers; normally $4.99)
- Awesome Pinky B My BFF (normally $0.99)
- Baba Yaga (normally $1.99)
- 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)
- B for Bear (normally $1.99)
- Big Yellow Taxi (normally $1.99)
- Bluebeard (normally $1.99)
- Book Puzzle Emma in Africa (normally $0.99)
- But That Won't Wake Me Up (normally $1.99)
- The Carnival of the Animals (lovely music; normally $3.99)
- Colin's Journey through Cancer (normally $0.99)
- Danny Dimple Dares to Dream - Soccer (interactive book; normally $1.99)
- Discovery Familia Storybooks - Doki Explores Space (normally $3.99)
- Earth Dog Story (normally $0.99)
- Fergus Ferry HD (all 24 stories are free today; normally $89.99)
- Fickle Flocks (normally $1.99)
- First Day of School (normally $1.99)
- Flutter: Speech Activated Story (normally $1.99)
- The Global Game Changers (normally $4.99)
- Heidi: A Home for Heidi (normally $0.99)
- Henry Hopper (normally $0.99)
- Hide & Squeak (normally $0.99)
- The Human Face of Big Data Tablet App (interactive book for older students and adults; normally $2.99)
- I Feel Super (normally $0.99)
- I Imagine (new app)
- Jack and the Beanstalk - an Interactive Children's Storybook (normally $1.99)
- The Jungle Book - Story Reading for Kids (normally $1.99)
- Just Me and My Mom - Little Critter (normally $1.99)
- Latin 1 (normally $11.99)
- Lazy Larry Lizard (great interactive book; normally $3.99)
- Licorice (normally $1.99)
- Little Red 52+Riding Hood in HD (normally $1.99)
- Maya the Bee: The Princess Fly (normally $0.99)
- Me in a Storybook: Farm Story for Kids (normally $0.99)
- Mr. Punch in the Escape (normally $1.99)
- Ninjasaur (comic book; 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)
- Oh Mommy - Singing Animated Picture Book (normally $2.99)
- Oh the Snowmanity! HD (normally $1.99)
- Owney: Tales from the Rails (wonderful book series; normally $2.99)
- Pete and the Secret of Flying HD (normally $1.99)
- PJ's PJs - Giraffes! (normally $2.99)
- PlaySquare Presents WordWorld's A Christmas Present for Dog (normally $1.99)
- Princess and the Pea - an Interactive Children's Storybook (normally $1.99)
- Princess Rainbow (normally $2.99)
- Robin HD (normally $1.99)
- Robots for iPad (great book; normally $0.99)
- Seedonia HD (normally $1.99)
- Sheldon's Adventure (normally $1.99)
- Shout Science (great science interactive book; normally $3.99)
- Sparky Shark (normally $0.99)
- Spy Sam Reading Book 1 (normally $0.99)
- The Story of the Little Red Hen (normally $0.99)
- Three Billy Goats Gruff - an Interactive Children's Storybook (normally $1.99)
- Tree of Dreams (normally $2.99)
- Vicky the Viking: Contest of the Chieftains (normally $0.99)
- The Wee Adventures of Shabu Shabu - Book 1 - The Jade Legend (normally $4.99)
- The Wishingtooth: Storybook Adventure (new app)
- Zoozoo Readables HD (normally $2.99)
Math
- Everyday Mathematics Baseball Multiplication 1-6 Facts (normally $1.99)
- Everyday Mathematics Divisibility Dash (normally $1.99)
- Everyday Mathematics Monster Squeeze (normally $1.99)
- Fractions by Braining Camp (normally $0.99)
- Sail Through Math (normally $1.99)
- Addition+ (good app; normally $2.99)
- Alan's World 2: Math Games for 1st Grade (great app; normally $2.99)
- Algebra II Principles (normally $0.99)
- Algebra Advanced (normally $2.99)
- Algebra Equation Builder (normally $1.99)
- Algebrainiac: Linear Equations (normally $2.99)
- Algebrainiac: Math Vocabulary (normally $2.99)
- Algebrainiac: Multiplication Table (normally $2.99)
- AnimalWatch (good app for word problems; normally $3.99)
- Any Triangle (normally $0.99)
- Basic Algebra I Concepts (normally $0.99)
- Bedtime Math (great app for parents to use with their children; normally $1.99)
- BenkYou Math: Grade 1 (normally $0.99)
- BenkYou Math: Grade 2 (normally $0.99)
- BenkYou Math: Grade 3 (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)
- Complete 1st Grade Math Primer (normally $3.99)
- Converting Fractions (normally $4.99)
- Crackers and Goo (great app for critical thinking; normally $3.99)
- CutieNumbers (normally $1.99)
- CyberChase Shape Quest (new app from PBS)
- Door 24 - Math (wonderful new app for problem solving)
- Dragon Shapes: Geometry Challenge (normally $2.99)
- Easy Learning - Math for Children (normally $4.99)
- Elementary Geometry Concepts (normally $0.99)
- 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)
- Ezy Triangle (normally $1.99)
- Fraction 1 (good app for learning to reduce fractions; normally $0.99)
- Fraction Basics (normally $1.99)
- Fraction Division (excellent teaching app; normally $0.99)
- Fractionville (new app from the University of West Florida for grades 3 to 6)
- Fractor (normally $0.99)
- Geometry Pro! (normally $2.99)
- Hey Math! From Singapore (excellent new app for word problems and problem solving)
- IXL Math Practice (great app for grades PreK through 6th grade; normally $2.99)
- K12 Equivalence Tiles (normally $1.99)
- Just Numbers (normally $0.99)
- Kids Math Grids - Decimals (normally $5.99)
- Kindergarten Math (normally $0.99)
- Mathbeat (normally $0.99)
- Math Equations (new app)
- Math Exponents (new app)
- Math Logarithms (normally $0.99)
- Math Melodies (new app)
- Math Scholar (new app)
- Math Times Tables Free (new app)
- Math Wizard - Play Arithmetic Spells (normally $2.99)
- Math vs Zombies - Educational Games for Kids (normally $2.99)
- Money Matrix (American Currency) (normally $1.99)
- Monster Numbers: Math Adventure for Kids (great new app)
- Multiply and Divide (normally $0.99)
- My Puppy: Maths & Money (new app)
- NBA Math Hoops (great new app)
- Number Bond Blasters (new app)
- Number Crush (great new app)
- Number Line, by the Math Learning Center (new app)
- Number Skillz (normally $2.99)
- Numbers Up to 100 (normally $0.99)
- OoO Calc: Order of Operations Calculator (new app)
- School Calculator for Kids (normally $0.99)
- Schoolkit Math (new app with great math tools)
- 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)
- Trig Math Pro (new app)
- Visual Algebra Puzzles (great app; normally $1.99)
- Zcooly Mine (multiplication and division; normally $2.99)
- Zcooly Store - Ages 4-7 (normally $2.99)
- Zcooly Store - Ages 6-8 (normally $2.99)
- Zcooly Store - Ages 7-9 (normally $2.99)
- Zcooly Time Ranch (learn to tell time; normally $2.99)
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)
- Guitarism - Pocket Guitar (normally $2.99; IA purchases available)
- Kangaroo Jump! Leap! Bounce! Music Education for Your Kids (new app)
- Lion King Parade: Music Education for Your Kids (new app)
- Music Lesson Book II (normally $4.99)
- Pearl Guitar (normally $2.99)
- Xylophone Master (normally $1.99)
Photography
- Groopic (get the photographer in the picture; normally $1.99)
- Light Camera Pro (normally $1.99)
Primary/Preschool/Toddlers
- Little Fox Music Box - Kids Songs (normally $2.99)
- Numbers Memory Match! Numbers and Counting Game for Kids (normally $3.99)
- ABC Wildlife (normally $2.99)
- The Alphabet - Play & Learn (normally $2.99)
- Animals Alphabet Book (normally $1.99)
- Baboon Bert! (new app)
- The Bear Went Over the Mountain (normally $0.99)
- Bugsy Kindergarten Reading School (good app; normally $2.99)
- CutieMatch (normally $1.99)
- CutieMonsters (normally $1.99)
- CutiePuzzle (normally $0.99)
- Eency Weency Spider (normally $0.99)
- Felt Board - Mother Goose on the Loose (normally $2.99)
- Fred Shapes (normally $1.99)
- GoKindergarten (normally $2.99)
- Grandpa's Barnyard Band (normally $0.99)
- Imagination Box: Colors, Shapes, Numbers, and Letters (normally $2.99)
- Just ABCD (normally $0.99)
- Kindergarten Bingo: Letters, Numbers, Shapes, & Colors (normally $0.99)
- MatchVille (new app)
- Mr Gin(gerbread) Preschool (normally $0.99)
- Play & Learn (normally $1.99)
- Preschool Memory Match (normally $2.99)
- Princess Fairy Tale Coloring Wonderland (normally $2.99)
- Shapes+ (normally $4.99)
- Step by Step Getting Dressed with the Wonkidos (normally $3.99)
- Taamkru (new app for kindergarten students)
- Toca Kitchen Monsters (normally $0.99; great for primary students)
- WB Bubble Sort (great new app for categorizing and sorting)
- Wild, Wooly, Wonderful Critters (normally $4.99)
Productivity
- PDF Connect - Annotation, Scanner, Converter, Page Editor, and Form Filling (normally $5.99)
- SignIt Pro - Sign and Fill Documents on the Go (normally $1.99)
- SwiftKey Note (normally $1.99)
- Color Keyboard for iOS 7 (new app)
- File Manager Pro App (normally $4.99)
Science
- 3D Frog Skeleton (new app)
- 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 Meiosis (normally $1.99)
- Decode Mitosis (normally $1.99)
- Decode Stoichiometry (normally $1.99)
- Earthlapse (normally $1.99)
- Galaxies by KIDS Discover (great app; normally $2.99)
- Global Shark Tracker (normally $0.99)
- GM4L Back Skeleton (normally $0.99)
- GM4L Heart (normally $0.99)
- GM4L Lung (normally $0.99)
- GM4L Skeleton (normally $0.99)
- goREACT (new chemistry simulation app)
- Human Anatomy Game (normally $1.99)
- Lipa Train (primary; normally $2.99)
- Metamorphosis of a Frog (new app)
- Mr. D's Science Club (normally $0.99; IA purchases available)
- Pairing for Early Science Lite (normally $0.99)
- Pocket Universe: Virtual Sky Astronomy for iPad (normally $2.99)
- Shout Science (great science interactive book; normally $3.99)
- Solar System AR Book HD (normally $2.99)
- Star Chart (normally $2.99)
Social Studies
- American History Time Line (normally $0.99)
- American History Games (normally $4.99)
- Decode Constitution (normally $1.99)
- Earth Challenge (normally $1.99)
- Geography Drive USA (good app; normally $2.99)
- Geography Insight (normally $0.99)
- LittleBIG History (good timeline; normally $4.99)
- PairPlay Africa (normally $0.99)
- PairPlay Oceania (normally $0.99)
- PairPlay USA (normally $0.99)
- Pocket Congress (normally $1.99)
- Timeline AMH (normally $0.99)
- USALens (normally $0.99)
Special Needs
- 123 Token Me Solo (new app)
- Fun Time Timer (great new timer app)
- Little Star Learning Story Creator (new app)
- Montell (normally $0.99)
- Play Therapy Book (normally $9.99)
- Positive Penguins (normally $1.99)
- Post Incident Learning (normally $4.99)
- Saying Goodbye (normally $3.99)
- Sign Me a Story (new interactive book app)
- Step by Step Getting Dressed with the Wonkidos (normally $3.99)
- Therapy Report Center (normally $1.99)
- Timer Talk (normally $1.99)
- Touch-Emotions (new app)
- Voice4u Text-to-Speech (new app)
- Which Bill? (new currency app)
- Words in Pictures (normally $16.99; free subscription for two weeks)
- Writeable (normally $0.99)
Teacher
- GroupMaker (excellent app; normally $1.99)
- Make It - Create and Share Your Own Educational Games and Activities with Anyone, Anywhere (normally $4.99)
- VNC Viewer (normally $9.99)
Miscellaneous
- Architect (Create an App) (normally $32.99)
- Fun Time Timer (great new timer app)
- iRewardChart: Parents Reward Tracker Behavior Chore Chart (normally $3.99)
- Learn to Build Apps - 1 (normally $8.99)
- Learn to Earn Savings Planner for iPad (new app)
- Nice Bear Naughty Bear Reward Chart (normally $2.99)
- Positive Penguins (normally $1.99)
- The Potty Show (normally $1.99)
- QuickGame - Board Game Clock (normally $1.99)
- Web Guardian (web browser for kids that gives you control over when and how long they surf; normally $1.99)
- What's for Dinner? Kids (new app)