Some of our favorite kids’ apps make the leap from iOS to NOOK.

by Jeana | Best Apps, Educational Apps

It’s always great when great iOS kids’ apps that we feature here make their way over to different platforms. More education and entertainment for everyone! That’s why we were thrilled to hear that Nosy Crow, makers of really terrific kids e-book apps...

Best app for printing from iPad? Reader Q&A

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

What is the best printing app for iPad 2? -DanielleThough my kids look at the iPad as one big play surface, I’ve found that I can get some real work done on it, especially now that I’ve added an iPad keyboard/stand which turns my tablet into a mini...

The moment we’ve been waiting for. Instagram comes to the web!

by Jeana | Best Apps

If you’ve been hearing the buzz about Instagram web profiles, we’ve got the scoop. As you know, there are a plethora of amazing things we have seen done with Instagram, aside from the awesomeness of its photo app, of course. We’ve featured turning...

Sortable helps you compare the best cameras, phones, tablets and more. Coincidentally, we hear the holidays are coming up.

by Jeana | Best Apps

I’m already seeing commercials for holiday shopping which means that I should really start thinking about my gift list. (At least according to the marketers out there, ha). And here’s when great shopping comparison sites come in handy.I like the idea of a...

Beautiful stationery for business emails. Only digital.

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

As someone who often sends birthday notes and thank-yous through emails and texts (sorry Emily Post), I fell in love with the beautiful Cartolina app back when it first launched. Well now Cartolina has launched a new app that still allows you to send electronic...

A cool iPad app that keep math fresh for kids

by Eva Glettner | Best Apps, Educational Apps

A lot of readers ask us about great math apps for kids. (Cut The Rope only counts sort of) I’ve found a great one that’s equal parts science lesson and math course with a sprinkling of cool graphics thrown in for good measure. My kids are digging this...

Teaching kids that no, vegetables don’t come “from the supermarket.”

by Shari | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Let’s face it, most of our children think carrots grow in a refrigerated display case in a grocery store, so any chance to teach them about seeds, soil, sun and watering is a plus.My family and I are urban folk through and through, which means that my...

Time Warp Camera, formerly known as Keepsy, adds a jaw-dropping feature

by Jeana | Best Apps

If you’re already a fan of the Keepsy app for creating photo print books directly from your iPhone, your world is about to get seriously rocked. It isn’t enough that Keepsy allows you to create printable photo books directly from your iPhone, but now, the...

Toca Tailor: Like Project Runway for kids.

by Pilar | Best Apps

Time to make it work! Toca Boca, our favorite Swedish app developer is at it again with Toca Tailor, their newest release that makes kids the head of their own design house. [don’t miss a limited time discount on this app!] In Toca Tailor, four...

The amazing new Crayola DigiTools for iPad – you may never get your tablet back again

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Kids

It’s official: I may never get my iPad back from my children. Now that there is a new Crayola app that combines all the fun of drawing and coloring with all the brightness and beauty of the tablet screen, my iPad has subtly drifted from the land of...

HISTORY Here, there and everywhere.

by Pilar | Best Apps

Wouldn’t it be cool if there was an app that could tell you about exciting historical places you might not even known were there? Like, right now? Right here, where you’re standing? Meet HISTORY Here. Developed by The History Channel, it’s packed...

Smash Party is four four four games in one

by Eva Glettner | Best Apps, Educational Apps

If you’re like me, if you’re plunking down cash for an app, you really want it to be worth it. So an app with four games in one has my name all over it. And when all four games are educational for the kids, my heart swoons. Smash Party is just...