New Apps for Kids in 2026

Bringing LEGO creations to life like never before

Powered by the new SMART Brick, this platform brings creations to life using sensors to react to movement and play. It is screen-free and compatible with existing sets.

Point at anything to learn its name in any language

Kids point the camera at anything — a cup, a teddy bear, a guitar — and Cakeword cuts it out into a sticker, says its name in the language they're learning, and adds it to their Word Dex. 100% on-device AI. No accounts, no ads, no data…

A POS system for kids to play pretend restaurant/shopping.

Kids Cash Register is a fun educational app that teaches kids math skills through interactive store simulations. Features 10 different stores, custom games, and engaging learning experiences.

A little cat who loves being read to

Yomi is a little cat who gets fed when kids read stories aloud. Speech recognition listens along, kids can tap any tricky word to hear it, and a simple wizard lets them make up their own stories to read back. Real stories come at three…

Kid friendly paper toys, free to decorate and COPPA safe.

Paper Critters bridges digital creativity with hands-on play. Kids design custom paper toy characters online using full sticker controls, then print them as ready-to-assemble crafts with built-in cut and fold lines. Fully responsive…

A personal world built around your child’s imagination

The rebuilt Storytailor turns children’s ideas and drawings into recurring characters and illustrated stories for families, educators and care teams. Read or listen together, explore unfamiliar words with Wonder Words™, and keep going…

A world for kids to explore along their favorite characters

Netflix Playground is a new standalone kids games app for children 8 and under. It is included with a Netflix membership, has no ads or in-app purchases, works offline, and launches with games built around characters like Peppa Pig…

A storytelling tool for raising bilingual kids

Are you raising bilingual kids? Do you want your children to grow up hearing the languages you speak at home — not just the language of the country they live in? Do grandparents, yiayia, nonna, or loved ones live far away but still want…

Take a car, a rocket, even your body apart in 3D

School tells children what happens. Kholo lets them open it. Pull a car, a rocket or the human body apart in 3D. Read real Python line by line before running it. Work through English stories at your own level. Build something from parts…

Track baby's first foods and reactions

Track baby first foods, complete 100 foods before 1, log allergens, and keep possible reaction notes for pediatrician conversations.

AI-assisted storybooks, now with full creative control.

Authors can now directly edit and refine their story text after generation, instead of being locked into the first output. They can revise wording, adjust flow, improve scenes, and continue shaping the manuscript inside AlsonAI. Users…

From bedtime story to animated short film.

AlsonAI turns original stories into illustrated books—and now animated shorts. With our new Gemini Omni-powered video pipeline, creators can bring characters to life as cinematic scenes, book trailers, read-aloud videos, YouTube Shorts…

A deaf baby elephant who fingerspells any word in ASL

Ellie is a deaf baby elephant who signs with her trunk. Give her any word and she'll fingerspell it for you — one letter at a time, with big, friendly captions. Choose your manual alphabet: ASL, Libras, or BSL (her sister Tunk helps with…

Turn any idea into step-by-step 3D building instructions

Craftsman Agent is an AI Agent that turns ideas into buildable instructions. Describe what you want — a LEGO yacht, Minecraft trap, or custom figurine — and Craftsman generates a 3D model with step-by-step building instructions and…

Your Kid's Smartest Friend

A place for kids to ask questions, think out loud, and follow their curiosity with insights that help parents understand them better.

100 classic books, quizzes & read-aloud — free via libraries

A deaf baby elephant who fingerspells any word in ASL

Take a car, a rocket, even your body apart in 3D

A personal world built around your child’s imagination

Stop juggling. Start living.

“Where learning challenges become magical adventures ✨”

A little cat who loves being read to

Kid friendly paper toys, free to decorate and COPPA safe.

Turn poetry and spoken word into illustrated books.

Ireland’s family activity finder

From bedtime story to animated short film.

AI-assisted storybooks, now with full creative control.