Best Android Games for Kids
Kids games is a bit of a weird topic. Kids mature faster these days than before and many older kids are probably more interested in popular games like Fortnite.
Kids love playing games in their spare time. And modern day smartphones are powerful enough to double up as really good portable gaming devices. But deciding on the best and most interesting games to play can be a little tricky. Every game on this list is perfectly safe for kids and most of them don’t have things like micro-transactions.
To help you out, we’ve curated a listing of the best Android games for kids!
1. ABC Kids - Tracing & Phonics
(Android, iPhone, iPad)
ABC Kids is one of the better (and free) Android games for kids. It’s a simple game that teaches things like the ABCs, how to read, and the difference between upper case and lower case letters. The games are super simple and reward kids with in-game stickers for completing the various tasks. This one is obviously for younger kids around Kindergarten age. The developers, RV AppStudios, have a bunch of other decent kids games for learning other stuff.
Price: Free
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codeSpark Academy is a kids game with some real educational value. It helps teach kids the very basics of coding through simple counting games. You would think that this game is for older kids, but it seems like kids in early grade school would do just fine with it. Basically, if they’re old enough to play Minecraft, they’re old enough to play this. The game also features daily rewards for completing puzzles, three profiles per game download (for those with multiple kids), and no advertising or in-app purchases.
Price: Free with in-app purchases
3. Dr. Seuss's ABC
(Android, iPhone, iPad)
Dr. Seuss’s ABC is a newer kids game and, as the name implies, it helps teach kids how to read. The game includes a story line that takes kids from A to Z and there is an augmented reality element so you can use your phone camera, point it at a table or something, and play with the game characters that way. Each level in the story is replayable so kids can go back and play their favorite chapters whenever they want. It’s newer so there may be a few bugs we didn’t catch, but it’s cheap and it’s something different.
Price: Free with in-app purchases
Duck Duck Moose is another developer on Google Play with a bunch of educational Android games for kids. Some of the better games include Fish School, Duck Duck Moose Reading, and Moose Math. The games have educational content consistent with their names. Thus, the games help teach kids to read, basic math, and Fish School focuses on colors, shapes, problem solving, other stuff. The games are all free as far as we can tell so it’s a good budget option for parents as well.
Price: Free with in-app purchases
Developer Originator has a few really good educational Android games for kids. They include Endless Alphabet, Endless Reader, Endless Wordplay, Endless Numbers, and Endless Spanish. As you can imagine, the games cover words, letters, reading, and foreign language along with some mathematics. It’s mostly for younger kids around Kindergarten age and younger. The games are relatively simple to play. All of the apps are free, although there is a $29.99 version of Endless Reader if you want the extra content.
Price: Free with in-app purchases
Kids Academy is a massive developer of kids games for mobile. They have a huge collection of kids games and most of them have educational value. You’ll find games for reading, counting, shapes, music, animals, puzzles, preschool, and a lot more. This is a great one stop shop for a ton of educational content for kids and they even have an all-in-one app that helps you browse the various games and apps.
Price: Free with in-app purchases
Khan Academy Kids is one of the newer educational Android games for kids, comparatively speaking. It’s by Khan Academy, renown for its free learning platform for adults. The kids version has a variety of mini-games that help teach a bunch of subjects, including reading, literacy, language, math, logic, and expression. It’s entirely free with no in-app purchases, ads, or subscriptions and that helps make it an appealing choice for parents. Kids get a bunch of cute, colorful animals that deliver each lesson and there are a bunch of mini-games to help make the learning more fun. It’s mostly for preschool level kids up through Kindergarten or first grade. Thus, the games are sufficiently simple.
Price: Free
MentalUP has various entertaining games for Android devices which have educational value. The first game has 13 mini-games with learning experience for kids ages two through nine. The second game is mostly an interactive puzzle game. They are both quite popular and people seem to like them. Plus, you can buy merch on Amazon if your kid really likes it.
Price: Free with in-app purchases
PBS Kids is quickly turning into a huge developer of educational Android kids games. The company has games for many of its shows and a dedicated PBS Kids Games app with a bunch of educational content. We recommend the PBS Kids Games game first linked with the button below. It features over 100 mini-games with lessons for science, math, reading, and more. Plus, it interacts with PBS Kids programming in case you want a good one-two punch with what your kids watch on TV.
Price: Free
Starfall is a free public service that helps children learn how to read. The app basically does the same thing. There are a variety of games that help teach kids reading, comprehension, letters, and other things revolving around literacy. The official website has a bunch of content as well if you have a tablet or computer. The free version gives you some basic content. There are various subscription tiers if you want some more advanced stuff. The home membership is the cheapest at $35 per month. The more expensive tiers are for teachers and schools.
Price: Free with in-app purchases
If we missed any great Android games for kids, tell us about them in the comments!
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