We have seen many websites offer their own take on the TOP FREE APPS for Education and can safely conclude that most of these are productivity and learning support tools. Apps such as Google Maps, Google Search, Evernote, Twitter, Pocket, Earth Viewer, Kindle, Google Chrome, iBooks, Google+, TweetyPop, Flipboard, iTunes U, Google YouTube and dare I say Facebook are often in the list.
To get a true picture of the top free apps for education, one has to go back to their iPad or iPhone and look in the AppStore. You can find a wealth of information there with regards to ratings and ranking of apps in the different categories. Apple has also made it easier for you by sorting the apps according to PAID or FREE. However, it will only show you the apps for the AppStore in your designated region or country.
I am sure that there are feeds from Apple that list these apps and how they rank in the different AppStores, internationally. While I couldn’t locate this feed, I found a website that presents a simple form to generate the list on demand.
100 Best Free Education Apps
Here is what we were able to extract from iOSappStats, the top 100 Free Education Apps for iPads based on the AppStore in UK followed by those on the AppStore in US.
Stats for Top Free iPad Apps (GB) The Top 100 – Category: Education |
# 1 | Adventure Academy (Get) by Age of Learning, Inc. | |
# 2 | Duolingo – Language Lessons (Get) by Duolingo | |
# 3 | Times Tables Rock Stars (Get) by Maths Circle Ltd | |
# 4 | Simply Piano by JoyTunes (Get) by JoyTunes | |
# 5 | Disney Coloring World (Get) by StoryToys Entertainment Limited | |
# 6 | Minecraft: Education Edition (Get) by Mojang | |
# 7 | World of Peppa Pig (Get) by Entertainment One | |
# 8 | LEGO® DUPLO® WORLD (Get) by StoryToys Entertainment Limited | |
# 9 | Colouring and drawing for kids (Get) by Bimi Boo Kids – Games for boys and girls LLC | |
# 10 | Math Learner: Cool Maths Games (Get) by Fun Games For Free | |
# 11 | Elevate – Brain Training (Get) by Elevate, Inc. | |
# 12 | HOMER Reading: Learn to Read (Get) by Homer | |
# 13 | Epic! – Kids’ Books and Videos (Get) by Epic! Creations Inc | |
# 14 | Quizlet Flashcards & Homework (Get) by Quizlet Inc | |
# 15 | Go Explore from CBeebies (Get) by BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited | |
# 16 | Baby games for 2,3,4 year olds (Get) by Bimi Boo Kids – Games for boys and girls LLC | |
# 17 | Sumdog (Get) by Sumdog Ltd. | |
# 18 | Kahoot! Play & Create Quizzes (Get) by Kahoot! AS | |
# 19 | Google Classroom (Get) by Google LLC | |
# 20 | Meet the Numberblocks! (Get) by Blue-Zoo | |
# 21 | Toddler games for girls & boys (Get) by Bimi Boo Kids – Games for boys and girls LLC | |
# 22 | Mathletics Students (Get) by 3P Learning | |
# 23 | Lingokids – English For Kids (Get) by Monkimun Inc | |
# 24 | ClassDojo (Get) by ClassDojo, Inc. | |
# 25 | BBC Bitesize – Revision (Get) by BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited | |
# 26 | Toddler games for 3+ year olds (Get) by Bimi Boo Kids – Games for boys and girls LLC | |
# 27 | Cars Game for Kids 3 year olds (Get) by Amaya Soft MChJ | |
# 28 | Elmo Loves ABCs Lite (Get) by Sesame Street | |
# 29 | Toca Life: World (Get) by Toca Boca AB | |
# 30 | TED (Get) by TED Conferences LLC | |
# 31 | Get Creative from CBeebies (Get) by BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited | |
# 32 | Yousician – Your Music Teacher (Get) by Yousician Ltd | |
# 33 | DoodleMaths: Primary Maths (Get) by EZ Education Ltd | |
# 34 | Toddler puzzle games for kids (Get) by Bimi Boo Kids – Games for boys and girls LLC | |
# 35 | Baby piano for kids & toddlers (Get) by Bimi Boo Kids – Games for boys and girls LLC | |
# 36 | Busuu Language Learning (Get) by Busuu Limited | |
# 37 | NumBots (Get) by Maths Circle Ltd | |
# 38 | Maths Champions lite for kids (Get) by Nicolas Lehovetzki | |
# 39 | Toddler games for kids apps jr (Get) by TOYA TAP: PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN FREE LEARNING PUZZLES GAMES FOR KIDS TODDLERS LTD | |
# 40 | Photomath (Get) by Photomath, Inc. | |
# 41 | Learning games for preschool (Get) by TOYA TAP: PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN FREE LEARNING PUZZLES GAMES FOR KIDS TODDLERS LTD | |
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