The Best iPad Reading Apps for Preschoolers

To say my son is addicted to the iPad is an understatement. I mean what’s not to love. He has every show kid’s show known to man at his finger tips along with every new “it” game. He has mastered the NetFlix app along with beating me in Angry Birds. But I knew I needed to get some educational apps for him. I scoured the list of iPad Reading Apps for Preschoolers to find the very best ones!

Now when he’s not glued to the cartoons or playing games, I find him hitting the educational apps and really enjoying them. He’s only three but he loves books. He loves to be read to. He loves to do picture walks and has shown a true interest in learning to read. We frequent the library often for new books to read but I figured why not tie in one of his favorite things to do with the reading.

There are so many iPad Reading apps for preschoolers to choose from out there but, so far, here are his favorites. Wanna hear the best part? Most are free!

Best iPad Apps for Preschoolers

The Best iPad Apps for Preschoolers

1. The Three Little Pigs: The classic story is given a modern edge. There are so many interactive qualities of the story: touch the pigs to hear additional dialogue and help the wolf blow the pigs’ houses down. You can choose to listen to the story or read it yourself. Price: FREE

 

2. Preschool 15 in 1 : Think of this as Preschool in an App. There are 15 different categories to choose from, such as Math and Reading. This app has such a variety that your preschooler will not tire of it! I know mine doesn’t. Price: $0.99 

 

3. The Cat in the Hat {Lite}: Another classic children’s book turned into an App. The only downside of the lite version is that it only contains the first ten pages of the book but that hasn’t stopped my kiddo from loving it. You can buy the full version as well. As the story is narrated, the words are highlighted so it is easy for children to follow along. There is also a read on my own version. Price: FREE for the Lite Edition; $3.99 for the Full Version


 

4. Sparklefish: The Mad Libs for youngsters! Complete funny stories with nouns, adjectives and verbs. You can even record your voice to complete the story. Four different stories are included and the possibilities are endless. Price: FREE



 

5. PlayTales: PlayTales stories are designed to help develop children’s creativity and intelect. These stories will have the youngest ones entertained and more interested in reading with 100+ titles and 8 languages avaialbe to them inside the PlayTales catalog. Price: FREE

6. Starfall: This is by far E’s favorite game. He even chooses to play this over watching a show! The app version of Starfall is the “ABCs” section of the Starfall website. The activities motivate through positive reinforcement and play. Price: $2.99 {and totally worth it!}

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  1. Love this. Are these good for the iPhone too? My daughter is the same, reading along some snow white story app as I type. I’d love to find more. While she loves the games, I find her wanting thebook ones more and more.
    Great post! Thank you.

  2. Another app I would suggest is A Jazzy Day. Though its primary focus is teaching young children about jazz music, it also features a storybook. The app itself can read aloud to the user while he/she follows along, or the user can read the material without audio.
    http://www.themelodybook.com/a-jazzy-day

  3. I’m still looking into getting an iPad but this is almost what I’ve been researching. I want to get books for my kinderguarden that are in Spanish. Do you know if the iPad has them?

  5. My five year old son’s favourite is Bogga Alphabet: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bogga-alphabet/id525392151?ls=1&&mt=8
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  6. I just got an iPad and I’ve been kind of stingy with it (thieving children), but if it can encourage reading then I’m all for it. I’m going to check out some of these for my preschooler. I know that the StarFall website has been recommended for my school age daughter.

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  10. Thanks for posting. perfect timing since I just bought an ipad! Is netflix worth it? I don’t watch a ton of movies (I never have the time) but are there a lot of kids shows on there? I haven’t done netflix in 4 years (the old fashioned in the mail kind). So I might sign up for it again now that I have the ipad!

    1. The only reason why we keep Netflix is because the 4 year old loves watching shows on it. There are a ton of kids’ shows available: Blue’s Clues, Thomas, Power Rangers, Curious George, all of his favorites! Plus, it means we get to watch what we want on the TV.

  11. Okay so I finally have my iPad and just downloaded all of the apps and Netflix!!!! Thanks!!! My credit card is going to have a lot of charges this month. Ha!!!

  12. Hello there thanks for the list, been searching for free educational apps for my son its a helpful list!

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