iOS apps

Why would a parent consider a selfie app ? Let us count the ways. First off, the eleventy bazillion visitors you'll want to capture memories with this holiday. However, unless you have a camera shutter remote for your DSLR or phone (hint…

When I discovered the Gyft app for Android and iOS earlier this year, it fast became one of those apps I was always showing my friends as one they need to download. I adore that I can save all my gift cards right there, protecting my poo…

If your kids are budding creative types, but they still love to get techy with their masterpieces, you'll want to check out this cool new app that allows them to add voiceover narration to their photographs or artwork. Because next Spiel…

If you have been so busy decking the halls that you haven't gotten around to sending Christmas cards, have no fear! Time is ticking, but you can send cards online using your iPhone, Android phone, tablet or computer, with help of these 6…

I wrote last year about where to print Instagram photos , considering my penchant for taking adorable photos of my kids on my phone and then...doing absolutely nothing with them. Has anything changed for me in a year? Of course not. That…

The Geography Drive USA app is one of our favorite fun ways for kids to learn about geography, and so we were excited to see the release of their newest educational kids' app— Geography Drive Arcade . This is a mini-arcade version of the…

Bedtime is about to become so much more fun for your kids, should the be Disney fans which at last count is....all of them. Disney, Phillips, and Apple have teamed up to create the incredibly innovative Disney Friends of Hue Storylight .…

If your kids are no longer enchanted by SIRI, there's a new robot in town that is ready to enter their iPhone and make things fun again. Known as ROMO , this programmable robotic pet is part educational, part adorable, and part little fu…

As a book lover, I'm excited about the different ways technology has made it convenient for avid book readers, especially with ebook subscription services. We can read on our phones while we're on the subway, we can immediately download …

The browser KidZui has been one of the best ways for kids to explore the Internet safely for a few years now, and we're so excited to learn they're going mobile with the new KidZui app. Especially with all those new tablets and devices c…

Clumsy Ninja , the long-awaited app from London tech gurus NaturalMotion has finally arrived, and I'm betting it's how a lot of kids will be spending screen time over the holidays. To be honest, you might catch me sneaking away to my roo…

If there's one word to describe my life since becoming a mom of two, it's scattered. And also distracted. And busy. Luckily, there's now a terrific new app called The Daily Mom that aggregates all the news that parents need to know onlin…

My kids don't know much about marine life. I'm not sure why this is—maybe because we're landlocked and don't have regular exposure to the ocean. Or maybe because children's book illustrators tend to favor more cuddly, furry creatures for…

With the iPad Air as one of our top tech gifts of the year, if you've got one coming your way--or hey, even an iPad 2, iPhone 5S or iPod--we wanted to help you out with some of our very favorite must-have apps to get you started. Here ar…

It's no secret there are few solid Hanukkah songs out there. In fact you could probably count them on one hand with a few fingers to spare. But this year we are in luck as Mibblio , the fantastic app developer who has been making excelle…

Even with the busy holiday season here, I'm bound and determined to set aside some personal time for momma to keep me sane. For me, that means reading a lot more. Like, a lot more. So I'm really excited about the ebook subscription servi…

I'm not kidding you when I say that every year, I plan to do one of those cool advent calendars with little toys or candies in every counting-­down window, and every year, I don't follow through. (Sad face.) That's why this adorable adve…

My kids have been poring through the holiday catalogs that are flooding my mailbox, circling everything they want for Christmas. Plenty of which might be junk. Since Consumr is currently the number one app for consumer reviews in the App…

Taking a road trip with kids any time of the year can be an ordeal, but especially during the holidays, what with all of America doing the same thing on the exact same days. That's where travel apps come in to make our lives so much easi…

When I started working in children's publishing over a decade ago, I would never have imagined that children's authors would be able to create an interactive book experience for kids like what Hullabalu , creators of the über-successful …

E ditor's Note: Kindred Prints has changed focus from creating photo books to photo printing services for app developers. Especially as the holidays approach, I find photo books make perfect gifts for so many people. But man, they're not…

I'm a sucker for Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang, especially at holiday time. Not only do I love the nostalgia, watching the same shows I watched as a child, but the humor and messages never get old. I think I might love the new e-boo…

Really young kids aren't ready for their own cell phones yet, but we love the idea of being able to communicate remotely with our elementary age kids while they're with a babysitter or just send them a funny message while they're playing…

Our OhAppy Day! series gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Chef Daniel Boulud shares his favorites. And he had trouble narrowing them down! "I am just starting to try the Sleep Cyc…