It may give them square eyes, but Apple's iPhone and iPad also seem to be great teaching aids with a range of toddler-minded apps in store. We take a look at some of the best.
Developer: Sai Services
This app includes 400 flashcards including alphabet cards, numbers and colours, as well as featuring real photos and labels for each picture. Available in either English or Spanish.
This app hopes to achieve the lofty goal in its title displaying drawings of objects with an audio guide when touched. A great introduction to reading and language with fruit, numbers, animals, shapes, letters of the alphabet, objects from the beach, colours and sports.
Great graphics, real photos of animals and audio that plays real animal noises. Though beware, Tantrumapps has stupidly created several versions of the app that either feature all 36 animals in one app or the option to buy separate apps and GET RIPPED OFF!
Cartoon drawings of animals with a detailed audio guide. You touch the screen and it says “this is the sound a cow makes ... Mooooo” (it uses real animal sound recordings). The app includes 24 different animals and the sound of 12 vehicle motors.
An interactive book, but not your traditional take on Old MacDonald. Highly interactive, allowing tots to poke or slide objects on the screen to see what happens. Our only complaint was soft volume on an iPod Touch.
Arrange letters to spell the names of animals. This app reads out the letters as you place them, has animated pictures of the animals, and makes the animal noise when you get it correct. A Lite version is also available with three animals for free.
Multiple choice word puzzle with four pictures. Hear the word spoken and match the fruit. Features drawings of the fruit, and encouraging audio whether you're right or wrong.
Three games featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and friends. Matching mission, cargo mazes and engine puzzles. Cargo maze was a hit with our Thomas-loving, app-reviewing toddler.
Memory-style game with zoo animals. Features cartoon-like drawings of the animals and includes cute sound effects like the snapping jaws of a crocodile.
Features photos of each item and includes numbers, animals, shapes, colours, letters, vehicles and food. Choose voice in English or Spanish and shows both English and Spanish spelling.
