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.
Art/Creativity
- Finger Painter for iPad ($0.99)
- DrawKid ($0.99)
- Figuromo Kids: Castle ($0.99)
- Figuromo Kids: Owl ($0.99)
- Figuromo Kids: Robot ($0.99)
- Figuromo Kids: Simply Missy ($0.99)
- Imagination Box ($2.99)
- NGAkids Art Zone (new app)
Coding/Computer Science/Computational Thinking
- CodeQuest (new app)
- The Foos: Code for an Hour Free (new app)
ELA
- 8 Great Word Patterns Level 1 (new app)
- 100 Famous Audio Stories (new app with text and audio)
- Buzz Words - Learn to Spell ($0.99)
- Macbeth: Folger Luminary Shakespeare ($11.99)
- Phonics with Phonzy - Practice Letter Sounds and Words Aloud! (new app)
- Reading Buddy (new app)
- Reading Town 1 (new app)
Entertainment/Games
- Chinese Checkers Classic HD ($1.99)
- Incrediblock ($3.99)
- Tangaroos - A Tangram Puzzle Game for Fun and Education ($0.99)
ESL
- American English (Audio Course) ($3.99)
- MyET Talking Lion (new pronunciation app)
Foreign Language
- Gus on the Go: Arabic for Kids ($3.99)
- Learn Spanish Game by EasyTalk (new app)
- Spanish - Speak and Learn Pro ($4.99; IAP also available)
Health/PE/Sports/Safety
- Team Chooser ($0.99)
Interactive Books
- MrGlueStories (new app)
- Out of Somalia (Dagahaley: A Refugee Camp in Kenya) (new app)
- The Adventures of Little Munch - First Day ($0.99)
- Animal Tales by ResQthreads (create stories about your pet in this new app)
- Antonio's Amazing Adventure: Episode 1 ($1.99)
- The Cloud Factory ($1.99)
- Curious Christmas Star (a new app about energy)
- Ellie Rides ($0.99)
- Elly Book 1 - The Birthday Party ($0.99)
- Explore John Muir's Yosemite (new app)
- The Faerie Who Learned to Fly ($0.99)
- How Far Is Up? ($0.99)
- Introducing Aku & Kamu eBook HD ($0.99)
- I Stay Safe (new app)
- Joseph (new app)
- My Father Is a Sailor ($0.99)
- Narnia - The Magician's Nephew, Comics Based on Bible Story ($0.99)
- Read It Yourself with Ladybird: Interactive Reading Practice for Beginner Readers ($2.99; app includes four stories free; others available with IAP)
- Troll Olav ($2.99)
- Where the Sun Sleeps ($2.99)
Math
- Adding Antics (fun app; $0.99)
- eMath 1 - Functions and Equations (new high school textbook)
- Greater Gator (cute app; $0.99)
- Math Ahoy! ($0.99)
- MathTracks Basic (new app)
- Arloon Geometry (good new app)
- First Grade Math Greenbutton (new app)
- Geometry!! (new app)
- Math Quest Quiz - Fourth Grade ($1.99)
- Ordered Fractions: Compare and Order Fractions Game ($1.99; good multi-player game)
- RE@L Match Numbers & Counting ($1.99)
- Rods ($0.99)
- SolveForX ($0.99)
Music
- Bass Cat - Learn to Read Music ($4.99)
- Rhythm Cat Pro - Learn to Read Music ($4.99)
- Treble Cat - Learn to Read Music ($4.99)
- Miss Music Lessons (new app)
- Croco Band ($0.99)
- InstruNOTE Student (new app)
- InstruNOTE Teacher (new app)
- Little Musician - Musical Instruments ($0.99)
- Note Brainer Pro ($2.99)
- Practice+ Tuner, Metronome, Recorder, and More... ($3.99)
Science
- Arloon Anatomy (good new app)
- Arloon Chemistry (good new app)
- Chemio - A Student's Chemical Reference ($1.99)
- Classic Experiments in Science History (new app)
- Cooties+ (new simulation app that shows how infectious diseases are spread)
- GCX Structures (new app)
- Guppy Guppy Evolution (new app)
- Owls & Bats of Los Alamos (new app)
- Planets (new app)
- Science Quest 5 ($1.99)
- Science Quest - Fourth Grade Quiz ($1.99)
- Science Quest - Sixth Grade ($1.99)
- Science Quest - Third Grade Quiz ($1.99)
- Space Station Research Explorer (new app)
Social Studies
- iLearn Geography ($2.99)
- iStoryBooks American History Edition ($2.99)
- Kids Planet Discovery ($4.99)
- Minnesota in the Civil War (new app)
- Wild in Crisis (about ivory poaching; $9.99)
- World Map Puzzle for Kids (new app)
- TimeMaps World War 2 - Interactive History Maps, Battles and Key Characters ($2.99)
Special Needs
- Language Lab: Core Words (new app)
- aDyslexia (new app)
- ArtikPix Levels ($1.99)
- Expressions for Autism ($0.99)
- First Nouns (new app)
- Speak2See ($4.99)
Teacher
- Fun Timer ($0.99)
- Handouts: Simple Classroom Workflow (new app)
Toddler/Preschool/Primary
- Draw with Curious George ($0.99)
- I Learn with Transportation ($2.99)
- Category Carnival (new app)
- Everyday Grooves (new app from the Fred Rogers Center; great for transitions)
- Flash Cards Wonderland (new app)
- Letterland Stories: Annie Apple ($1.99)
- The Lost Kids ABC (new app)
- My Sticker Playtime - Scene Creation Free (new app)
- Pocket Charts! Happy Thanksgiving! Match Game ($0.99)
Miscellaneous
- Alien Assignment (solving puzzles around your home; from the Fred Rogers Center)
- Houston Travel Guide - AR with Street and Metro Map 100% Offline ($2.99)
- MaroonToken (social psychology experiment; new app)
- Quotely ($1.99)
- Texas State Driver License Test Practice Questions (new app)