Top 10 development applications for children on Android and iOS

From early childhood, children can use developmental applications. They know how to use a smartphone or tablet, and can open their favorite applications before they master the primer. There are a lot of applications available for mobile platforms, but not all of them are suitable for children. For example, many have paid content, and if the child does not understand that every time he sends real money, this can create problems for parents.

Kaspersky Lab's blog has compiled a list of developing applications for children of on Android and iOS.Free and paid games hit the Top 10.

10. Minecraft

It is impossible to write about mobile games for children without mentioning Minecraft. This is a terrific development game that will last almost endlessly. You can play it in one of two main modes - survival and creativity. The first player needs to gather resources and build buildings in the daytime to survive a night that is full of monsters. In the creative mode, there is nothing dangerous, a player can explore the world, fly and build fantastic designs. Minecraft is suitable for children who are seven years or older.

9. Math Academy and Word Academy

Tutorials that combine practical tasks with games and awards to give your child additional incentive to succeed. Useful for children from 3 years.

8. Dr. Panda

This is a whole series of free mobile gaming applications. For example, in the game Dr. Panda in Space a child can explore outer space, discover asteroids, new planets, and maybe even a black hole. Games are suitable for children aged 3+.

7. Cut the Rope

Am Nem thirsts for sweets, and the player's task is to provide sweets to the little glutton by cutting the ropes on which they are suspended. From level to level, it is becoming increasingly difficult. Funny and fun game develops in children small motor skills, reaction, spatial thinking and the ability to build logical chains.

6. Star Walk Kids

The application with the interface in the cartoon style will tell young astronomers everything useful to know about stars, planets and constellations. Using the built-in gyroscope, you can bring the map on the screen according to the stars visible from your location. Age limit is 3+.

5. Monument Valley

Developing mobile puzzle game in which the player needs to spend the princess Ida through intricate labyrinths of optical illusions and unusual objects. To search for hidden passages in the levels, the player has to interact with the environment. This interaction includes moving platforms and pillars, and the creation of bridges."Monument Valley" develops non-standard thinking in children. You can play from the age of three.

4. Limbo

The only game from the list of the best children's mobile games, which has an age limit of 16+.The main character is a boy who is in a deserted world with a small variety of colors( black, white and shades of gray).A logical game that requires jumping over obstacles and performing simple tasks that require wit and attention.

3. The Human Body

The application is designed for children who want to learn how the human body works and functions. Each part in this developing mobile game is interactive: the heart beats, the lungs breathe, the skin feels, and the eyes see. The game is available only in the App store and has an age rating of 4+.

2. Toca Boca

This is a studio that develops games for tablets and smartphones. Developers say that their applications help children develop imagination. This is easy to verify by downloading at least a mobile game Toca Nature, in which you can create your own world, populating it with animals and adding to the landscape with forests, mountains and lakes. May be children of 4 years and older can be God of the microworld.

1. Machinarium

The most fun and developing mobile game for children from 3 years and older has become a useful application in the genre quest. Magnificent graphics and music, a good message of the game, and funny characters - that's what makes Machinarium interesting for users of all ages. The task of the player is to return the small robot, who happened to be in the dump, to the city of the Machineries robots.