ChoreMonster: make chores fun for kids!

“ChoreMonster: make chores fun for kids!” is developed by ChoreMonster. It is free to download and has no in-app purchases. It is compatible with the iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone and requires iOS 6.0 or later.

ChoreMonster makes chores fun by engaging and rewarding your kids!

• Kids earn points by completing their chores
• Earn rewards like ice cream, an hour of Xbox, or a camping trip
• Win monsters at the Monster Carnival (over 250 available, more being added monthly!)
• Parents manage their children’s chores and the rewards they can earn
• Takes the tension out of household chores

Don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what ChoreMonster users are saying:

“Set the kids up on @ChoreMonster. So far it’s a hit in the household with K wanting to complete a week’s worth of chores by 8:00 am.”

“Incredible things happening since I installed @ChoreMonster app. My boys can’t wait to help around the house!”

“Day one of using @ChoreMonster and the kids were pumped…woke up early to log on and asked for more chores when I tucked them in.”

…or these popular publications:

“We now give fewer ultimatums, engage in less browbeating, and have more time to relax…with the kids!” — Mister Mom Blog

ChoreMonster “…makes it more likely that the trash can is emptied, the toys are put away, and the vegetables are consumed…” — The New York Times

“The makers of ChoreMonster have worked hard to get the app accessible for younger hands and minds.” — Geek Dad/Wired Magazine

We’ve been covered by Mashable, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, and more.

ChoreMonster is best for ages 4 through 12, but works with ages 3 through 15. If you need help teaching your kids how to do chores, check out our companion app, ChorePicker.

Your kids will beg to do their chores! Download ChoreMonster today.

iPhone/iPod Link: ChoreMonster: make chores fun for kids! – ChoreMonster

iPad Link: ChoreMonster: make chores fun for kids! – ChoreMonster

Curious Ruler

“Curious Ruler” is developed by Curious Hat. It is free to download and has no in-app purchases. It is compatible with the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch and requires iOS 6.0 or later.

Measure and compare objects around you!

Free for a limited time!

With Curious Ruler, children can explore and measure objects around them and learn about sizes, units of measure, and proportions.
Curious Ruler is both a useful utility and a great educational tool that supports Measurement and Data Core Standards.

• Simply pick a known reference object in Curious Ruler, like a coin or a sheet of paper, then select an object you’d like to measure.
• Place these objects side-by-side and take a picture.
• Curious Ruler provides sliders to measure the objects and compares their relative sizes.
• Switch between the US and Metric measurement system.

Did you know that the iPad 3 is as long as 27 pennies?
With the Curious Ruler you do!
The interaction is limitless, fun and educational.

The app is designed for ages 3-8.
No external links.
No In App purchases.
No Social Sharing.

36 Reference objects to choose from including:

• US and World coins and paper bills
• iPhone and iPad
• Credit Card
• Crayon
• Lego and Duplo bricks
• CD/DVD
• US and A4 paper sheets
• soccer, tennis, basket, baseball, golf, football balls
• soda can

About Curious Hat
Curious Hat is the world’s leading developer of innovative family application for iOS. Played by children and their parents around the world, Curious Hat apps have raised the design bar for playful, educational apps at home and in school. For more information about Curious Hat and its portfolio of apps, visit http://www.curioushat.com.

iPhone/iPod Link: Curious Ruler – Curious Hat

iPad Link: Curious Ruler – Curious Hat

SpeakaZoo

“SpeakaZoo” is developed by ToyTalk, Inc. It is free to download and has no in-app purchases. It is compatible with the iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone and requires iOS 6.0 or later.

OVERVIEW
Welcome to SpeakaZoo, the only zoo where the animals talk with you! From vampire bats to dolphins, talk to and take care of 18 original characters in four habitats ranging from forests to oceans.

SpeakaZoo includes:

• 18 original characters written and designed by an award-winning creative team. 
• Four natural habitats: The Serengeti, forests, tropics, and underwater.

SAFETY & PRIVACY
In order to offer characters that talk with you and your family, we capture audio recordings necessary to create the play experience. ToyTalk makes online safety and privacy a priority. To put you in control of your child’s recordings, and as outlined in applicable laws including COPPA, we require parents to create an account for secure log-in and management of your family’s account and all data associated with it.

iPhone/iPod Link: SpeakaZoo – ToyTalk, Inc.

iPad Link: SpeakaZoo – ToyTalk, Inc.

Be S.M.A.R.T

“Be S.M.A.R.T” is developed by Mikhail Nikonorov. It is free to download and has only one in-app purchase of $1.99 to upgrade to the full version. It is compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and requires iOS 6.0 or later.

Be careful not to confuse this app (“Be S.M.A.R.T”) with the full version app (“Be S.M.A.R.T.”). Yeah, they are spelled nearly identical, however, the full version has a period after the T while this app, the lite version, does not.

What helps people achieve their goals? Yes, the right goal setting! How to set the goal in a right way? It’s simple! Use the most well known system in the world – S.M.A.R.T. A lot of successful companies and people use this system for many years. Now it is available for iPad and iPhone and you can set your S.M.A.R.T. goals whenever you need it! This application will help you to learn about S.M.A.R.T. system, to set the goals for you and also other people and prepare action plan for each goal. You can track the progress, correct the actions if needed and finally achieve the goal.
This Lite version of application provides:

1. Description of SMART principles

2. Examples of wrong goals and SMART goals

3.Ability to set 3 goals for you and 3 for other people (for example for your employees)

4. To each goal could be assigned a category: Career, Family, Health&fitness, Knowledge&skills and etc. To leave in harmony person should set goals in different categories.

5. The goal could be priorities from extremely low to extremely high

6. You can set the time when the application should remind you to update the status

7. Achieved goals will go to the box of achieved goals, so you could see what is your progress

8. Not yet achieved goals you can see in the box of current goals.

iPhone/iPod Link: Be S.M.A.R.T – Mikhail Nikonorov

iPad Link: Be S.M.A.R.T – Mikhail Nikonorov

iHeartRadio for Auto

“iHeartRadio for Auto” is developed by Clear Channel Management Services, LP. It is free to download and contains no in-app purchases. It is compatible with the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch and requires iOS 6.0 or later.

iHeartRadio for Auto, iHeartAuto for short, is a free version of the iHeartRadio digital radio app specifically designed for use in your car, truck or SUV.

The iHeartAuto radio app for iPhone offers free music in an all-in-one, free internet radio service. Stream your favorite live radio stations or create commercial-free Custom Stations featuring songs from the artist you select and similar music.

Simply connect the iHeartAuto app to your vehicle equipped with Ford SYNC AppLink or NissanConnect to get started. Installed an aftermarket radio in your car? iHeartRadio for Auto also supports Clarion Smart Access, Pioneer AppRadio, and Kenwood GPS Navigation Systems.

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THE BEST OF LIVE INTERNET RADIO
Listen to more than 1,500 of your favorite live radio stations from coast-to-coast including pop, country, hip-hop and R&B, rock, talk, news, sports, and more. Browse radio stations by music style and location, then hit the scan button to move from radio station to radio station within a format.

CREATE YOUR OWN STATIONS
Simply pick a song or artist to create your own commercial-free Custom Station featuring free music from that artist and similar ones. Choose from our catalog of over 15 million songs and 400,000 artists. Use iHeartRadio’s exclusive Discovery Tuner to control how much variety you want in your music.

ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, ALWAYS FREE
Take your favorite radio stations and iPhone music wherever you go. Log in to iHeartRadio for free through email or Facebook to make iHeartRadio uniquely yours. Create, save, and share your internet radio stations from wherever you access iHeartRadio.

iPhone/iPod Link: iHeartRadio for Auto – Clear Channel Management Services, LP

iPad Link: iHeartRadio for Auto – Clear Channel Management Services, LP

iHeartRadio – Stream Free Music & Internet Radio Stations

“iHeartRadio – Stream Free Music & Internet Radio Stations” is developed by Clear Channel Management Services, LP. It is free to download and contains no in-app purchases. It is only compatible with iPad and requires iOS 6.0 or later.

Listen to your favorite radio stations or create your own with iHeartRadio — the only app you need to stream live radio and enjoy commercial-free custom music stations.

Discover on-demand audio from your favorite shows and personalities. We have brand new shows and classic episodes for you to enjoy.

“The best streaming radio app” (CNET)

“iHeartRadio works flawlessly…listening to actual radio stations couldn’t be much simpler” (About.com)

#19 Free App of All Time (iTunes)

Features:

• LIVE AM/FM RADIO: Thousands of radio stations covering pop, country, hip-hop and R&B, rock, talk, news, sports & more!
• COMMERCIAL-FREE CUSTOM MUSIC STATIONS: Create your custom stations with over 18 million songs from more than 450,000 artists
• SHOWS & PERSONALITIES: On-demand talk radio episodes from great names in news, sports, finance, comedy & entertainment

Log in via email or Facebook to create custom music stations, save live radio stations and access your favorites from wherever you use iHeartRadio. It’s fast, easy and FREE!

iPad Link: iHeartRadio – Stream Free Music & Internet Radio Stations – Clear Channel Management Services, LP

Duolingo – Learn Languages for Free

“Duolingo – Learn Languages for Free” is developed by Duolingo. It is free to download and does not contain in-app purchases. It is compatible with the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch and requires iOS 6.0 or later.

I use this app in my free time to learn Spanish and I love it!

Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, and English. Totally fun. Totally free.

PC Magazine Editors’ Choice for Language Learning: “Among iPhone apps for learning or practicing a language, you can’t beat Duolingo.”

“Far and away the best free language-learning app.” —The Wall Street Journal

“We’ve also tried a few other methods such as book learning and Rosetta Stone, both of which bombed. That’s why I jumped at the chance to try Duolingo. And believe me, it’s addictive.” —FluentIn3Months.com

Duolingo is changing the way people learn languages.

With Duolingo, you learn a language completely free, without ads or hidden charges. You have fun while you learn, leveling up and competing with friends. You have the opportunity to translate real-world texts in the language you are learning, and in doing so, help us translate the Web into other languages.

Yeah, it’s pretty sweet.

iPhone/iPod Link: Duolingo – Learn Languages for Free – Duolingo

iPad Link: Duolingo – Learn Languages for Free – Duolingo

Cobook Contacts

“Cobook Contacts” is developed by FullContact Inc. It is free to download and contains four in-app purchases, each costing $2.99. It is compatible with iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone and requires iOS 6.0 or later.

Cobook is the unified address book that brings together contact info from your phone, social networks and other sources.

Highlights:

• Syncs with iPhones’s standard Contacts app
• Integrated Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Instagram, AngelList, LinkedIn and Xing social network profiles (note – some of these integrations available as in-app purchases)
• Organize contacts with tags
• Email or message a group of contacts
• Share contact info via email

iPhone/iPod Link: Cobook Contacts – Cobook

iPad Link: Cobook Contacts – Cobook

iHeartRadio – Free Music & Internet AM/FM Radio Stations

“iHeartRadio – Free Music & Internet AM/FM Radio Stations” is developed by Clear Channel Management Services, LP. It is free to download and contains no in-app purchases. It is compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad and requires iOS 6.0 or later.

Hailed by CNET as “the best streaming radio app,” iHeartRadio keeps you connected to your favorite radio stations everywhere you go. We offer thousands of radio stations covering pop, country, hip-hop, R&B, rock, talk, news, sports, comedy and more. Or build your own station to play exactly what you want to hear from our catalog of over 18 million songs from more than 450,000 artists. With iHeartRadio, you’ll have the only app you need to stream live AM/FM radio and listen to commercial-free custom music!

“iHeartRadio works flawlessly…listening to actual radio stations couldn’t be much simpler” (About.com)

Looking for music to work out, chill out, or road trip to? Try iHeartRadio’s Perfect For feature and find hundreds of stations tailored to your every mood.

Follow a show or host you can’t get enough of? With our Shows & Personalities, you can listen to on-demand episodes from the best in news, sports, finance, comedy and entertainment.

iHeartRadio is easy to use, and best of all, free. Try it today, and see for yourself why we’re in the All Time Top 20 for iTunes Free Apps.

iPhone/iPod Link: iHeartRadio – Free Music & Internet AM/FM Radio Stations – Clear Channel Management Services, LP

iPad Link: iHeartRadio – Free Music & Internet AM/FM Radio Stations – Clear Channel Management Services, LP

LetterSchool Lite

“LetterSchool Lite” is developed by Sanoma Media Netherlands B.V. It is free to download and has no in-app purchases. It is compatible with the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch and requires iOS 6.0 or later.

Read my review of LetterSchool Lite on my Apps 4 Education blog.

HOW IT WORKS
Kids practice essential skills as they play four exciting games per letter/number:

INTRO – discover the letter’s shape, name and sound
TAP – learn where to start, change direction and finish by tapping the dots
TRACE – learn the letter trajectory by tracing it
WRITE – test your knowledge by writing from memory

PLAY TO LEARN…

• how to write letters and numbers
• letter names and sounds
• uppercase and lowercase letters
• manuscript handwriting style
• count to 10
• fine motor skills
• eye-hand coordination
• the foundations of literacy and numeracy

This free app contains all the features of the full version for a subset of letters and numbers. You’ll find the complete alphabet, the numbers 1-10 and a few more games in the full version.

FEATURES:

• many awesome games with different learning approaches
• two challenging levels for twice the fun and twice the practice
• impressive free-form writing in advanced level
• highly effective visual and auditory feedback
• stunning graphics, exciting effects and sleek animations
• characters at maximum scale regardless of device orientation
• choice out of three most popular typefaces in handwriting education
• scorekeeping: star-tokens and self-written characters in menu
• progress and settings stored for up to three players

Recommended for ages 3–7

iPhone/iPod Link: LetterSchool Lite – Sanoma Media Netherlands B.V.

iPad Link: LetterSchool Lite – Sanoma Media Netherlands B.V.