In relation to our previous article – The Best iPad apps for Education, we have taken a deeper look into a whole range of educational apps for the iPad. Below is a list of our favourites!
Art/Design
- 2DIY – Create your own interactive resources, activities, games etc. Plenty of opportunity for children to plan, design and create.- FREE
- Doodle Buddy – Create your own pictures, or doddle over photographs, explore a variety of colour and styles. Then send to your friends when you’re done. – FREE
- Drawing Pad – Primarily an art app – with a wide range of art tools and additional features to download. – £1.49
- Dynamic Art – Graphical programming environment when you can create animations, music, artwork and interactions. – £2.29
- I can animate – Create exciting animation movies with stop-frame images. Once created you can share your movies to YouTube, Facebook and Dropbox. – £2.29
- Pinterest – Pinterest is an app that allows you to discover new ideas and images and save these into titled boards. You can also add your own images too. – FREE
- Photoshop Express – An easy and fast way to edit photos. You can create and save your images to then share them wherever you would like. – FREE
- PuppetPals2 – This app lets you create amazing animated cartoons. You can create short instructional videos with storytelling and more. – FREE
- Safari Tales, literacy skills through creative play – With a multitude of games with stickers to be collected. Many animals go on an adventure and your child can take it with them whilst learning in the process. – £2.99
- Vittle Free – Combine your voice, photos and your handwriting into your own videos. These they can be instantly shared with everyone. – FREE
- Vittle – Create your own videos, annotate the images, import PDF’s and use sophisticated storytelling techniques with Camera Lock tool. – £7.99
English/Literacy
- abc PocketPhonics: Letter sounds & writing – used in over 300 UK primary school, it teaches kids letter sounds, first words and handwriting. – £4.99
- Book Creator for iPad – Make your own ebooks and share it to the iBooks Store! – £3.99
- Comic Life – Create your own comics and customise it to your needs. Create enticing storylines with a visual journey. – £3.99
- iThoughts – Mind mapping tool for the iPad. You can use this for brainstorming, collecting notes and more. – £8.99
- My Story Book Creator – Create books that will record your voice and promote literacy and creative-thinking. You can then share your creation to iBooks. – £2.99
- Note Taker HD – You can make as many notes as you would like and this app will shrink your writing for you so you can fit more on the page. – £3.99
- Toontastic – Storytelling app that shares their own cartoons after they draw and animate them themselves. Easy to use and very engaging. – FREE
Classroom/Management
- 2Build a profile – Log the children’s achievements against the curriculum targets. You can take photos for evidence and tag the children’s names. – FREE
- ClassDojo – A classroom management platform for teachers and parents to access and view the progression of the child. – FREE
- TinyTap – Make games, lessons, illustrates stories, music activities and more. Personalised education that is good for assessments and projects. – FREE
Maths/Numeracy
- IXL Maths Practice – Maths content for years from reception to year 13. With over 2,900 skills to learn and plenty of colourful prizes to be won. – FREE
- Microsoft Excel – Create and edit spreadsheets with formulas, Sparkline’s, tables, charts, PivotTables and more. Pick up from where you left off because Excel for iPad knows what you were working on last. – FREE
- Numbers – A spreadsheet app that allows you to add charts, images and text anywhere you would like. This app comes with iCloud built in. – £7.99
- Sushi Monster – Engaging games through mathematical games which test your strategic knowledge. Earn points for each correct answer. – FREE
Music
- GarageBand – Turn your iPad into a collection of touch instruments. GarageBand also has the ability to record, so you can create music on the go. – £3.99
Office/Word Processors
- Keynote – Presentation app that is complete with animated charts and transitions. With 30 inbuilt Apple themes to use, you can create beautiful presentation straight away! – £7.99
- Microsoft Word – Word documents that work perfectly across iPad’s and iPhones. Insert in images, charts, tables, footnotes and more. Then track your changes and work simultaneously with others on the same document. – FREE
- Microsoft PowerPoint – PowerPoint presentations look exactly the same as they would on a PC. Use a built in laser pointer to help present. – FREE
- OneNote – Your own digital notebook. You can now record notes whilst on the go. – FREE
- Pages – A word processor designed exclusively for the iPad. Create any documents you like onto any of the built in templates. – £7.99
- Paper – Notes, Photo Annotation, and Sketches by FiftyThree – Capture your notes, sketches and photos. Paper is basically a wall of sticky notes. – FREE
Programming
- Bee-Bot – Develop your programming skills through directional language and sequences. Earn stars through successful levels. – FREE
- Blue-Bot – Step by step programming with the drag and drop ability. Kids can record themselves saying commands, and this is stored. – FREE
- Daisy the Dinosaur – Basic computer programming using drag and drop, suitable for kids of all ages. – FREE
- Hopscotch – Make your own games! Then publish them! With easy how-to videos, you can create any game you want. – FREE
- LEGO Movie – Bring your LEGO characters to life with this movie maker app. With many tools that are easy to use, you can create a movie and then share it online. – FREE
- Move the Turtle – Learn the beginning stages of programming. This app is designed for ages 5+, and children are rewarded with for succeeding in levels. – £2.99
- Pyonkee – Create your own games, stories and animations. You can also import videos and voice recording into these. A real programming environment. – FREE
- ScratchJr – Make characters move, sing and dance through programming designed for 5-7 year olds. Make interactive stories and games. – FREE