Expert Review
The world at your fingertips, including some iffy content
Grades
9–12
Price
Free
Platforms
Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Windows, Web
Juggle tasks easily with simple organizing app
8–12
Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire, Chrome, Web
Solid but pretty dull multiplication practice with a few tricks
4–8
Android
Virtual bulletin board lets you share and collaborate with students
Free to try
Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Web
Basic tool for memorization but not much more
Pre-K–12
Paid
Android, Kindle Fire
Quirky cartoons, solid audio make vocab study fun and meaningful
5–8
Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
Slick subtraction in 3-D space has great tutorials, frustrating games
5–6
Free, Free to try
Android, iPad, Kindle Fire
Let kids time themselves with lots of cool options
2–12
Free, Paid
Solid word lessons reinforced by somewhat-stressful games
4–7
iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
Search engine with filtered results leaves room for critical thinking
6–10
Web
Creative hairstyling a cut above most style and fashion apps
Pre-K–1
Clip, color, and curl for creativity and embracing differences
Pre-K–K
Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
Pretend play meets social skills at this cute interactive gathering
iPad
Comprehensive early math practice with impressive customization
Snapshot polls and quizzes offer formative and summative assessments
3–12
Web, Android, Chrome, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch